Posted on 02/07/2022 8:38:15 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
Australia's political leaders have formally apologised to all those who have experienced sexual harassment, sexual assault or bullying while working in federal parliament.
The statements, made in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, were the first recommendation of an independent review conducted last year into the workplace culture within parliamentary offices.
The review was sparked by former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins's rape allegations.
It found there was a "boys club" culture of "bullying, sexual harassment and sexual assault", and that one in three staff working across parliamentary offices had experienced sexual harassment.
It was one of a number of inquiries called by the government after Ms Higgins alleged she was raped in Parliament House in 2019 and spoke out about the way her complaints were handled by the government afterwards.
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They gonna apologize to folks they’ve mandated to get vaxxes?
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