Gaetjens pauses Higgins’ inquiry following legal advice Community & Social Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) secretary Phil Gaetjens has suspended his ‘who knew what, when’ inquiry into claims of an alleged rape at
Higgins’ alleged perpetrator to face court August 6, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The 26-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted Brittany Higgins has been summonsed to appear before the ACT Magistrates Court next month, police have revealed. Officers
AFP received advice on Brittany Higgins investigation last month, DPP reveals July 29, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold has refuted claims made by the Home Affairs minister and the head of the Australian Federal Police regarding
Government accepts Foster Review recommendations in full July 26, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The government has announced an independent complaints mechanism for serious incidents at Parliament House will be up and running within the next six weeks. The
Low politician participation revealed in interim report for review of workplace culture in parliament July 20, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture An update on the progress of the inquiry into how MOP(S) Act employees, parliamentarians, and any other person contracted to work inside parliament house are
Australian MPs can opt to participate in one-hour sexual harassment training July 16, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture Critics have slammed the basic training for people working at parliament house that will be implemented in response to the alleged historical rape of staffer
Labor wants retrospective powers for new parliamentary complaints mechanism June 23, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Federal Labor has responded to Stephanie Foster’s review of the parliamentary workplace by advocating for a broader remit to be given to a proposed parliamentary complaints
DPP receives Brittany Higgins evidence June 22, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold has received a brief of evidence relating to the alleged rape of former ministerial staffer Brittany Higgins. The
Judge orders mediation in Dutton defamation case June 17, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture Federal Court Justice Peter White has ordered that defence minister Peter Dutton and Shane Bazzi, the refugee activist the minister brought to court for a
PM&C official’s review calls for trauma-informed complaints processes at Parliament House June 7, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Culture A review into the handling of workplace complaints at Parliament House has found current processes ‘are not fit for purpose’ for responding to serious incidents,
Premium Insights and analysis PMO report re Brittany’s partner should not surprise June 2, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Federal The four-page report prepared for Prime Minister Scott Morrison by his chief of staff John Kunkel into whether media advisers working in Prime Minister’s Office
AFP received influx of government-related sexual misconduct complaints this year May 25, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Culture The Australian Federal Police has this year received 19 separate allegations of sexual misconduct involving federal politicians and staffers within a three-month period, Senate Estimates
Report on parliamentary processes for responding to sexual assault handed to government May 25, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Culture Senior public servant Stephanie Foster has made a number of recommendations following her review into processes for responding to serious incidents at Parliament House, including
Brittany Higgins slams lack of departmental action following alleged rape May 25, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Culture Brittany Higgins has accused the Department of Parliamentary Services of being ‘negligent’ following revelations that, in the more than two years since the former ministerial
