Gillard "appalled" at Govt's handling of alleged rape

Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard has told an Adelaide audience that she is “absolutely appalled” at how former political staffer Brittany Higgins has been treated after going public about an alleged rape in Parliament House, and is “terrified” that young women will now be dissuaded from pursuing a career in politics.

Libs "some way off" addressing cultural problems, Birmingham told ex-staffer

SA Liberal powerbroker Simon Birmingham told his former staff member Chelsey Potter in 2018 that a party-wide conversation about inappropriate behaviour towards women was likely “some way off” – after she complained of experiencing “appalling, absolutely revolting behaviour”, according to correspondence seen by InDaily.

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Gillard "appalled" at Govt's handling of alleged rape

Libs "some way off" addressing cultural problems, Birmingham told ex-staffer