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The Liberal staffer who allegedly raped Brittany Higgins did not have his employment terminated until 10 days after leaving the office of then-Defence Industry Minister Linda Reynolds.
The official termination date has been revealed in answers to questions on notice provided by the Department of Finance in response to a Senate estimates hearing in March.
Ms Higgins alleges she was raped inside the ministerial office of Senator Reynolds on 23 March, 2019.
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Labor Senator Katy Gallagher had questioned officials about the termination date during a previous estimates hearing.
The answer to the question on notice responds: "I can confirm the employment of the individual in question was terminated on 5 April 2019 on the grounds of serious misconduct."
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By Colin Packham
CANBERRA, April 30 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Scott Morrison met on Friday with a former government staffer who alleges she was raped by an unnamed male colleague while working in parliament, as Australia's government faces mounting public anger over its handling of the complaint.
Brittany Higgins, who filed a police complaint in March over the alleged rape in 2019, described the meeting as "difficult", while Morrison said he was pleased to hear her views on how to make parliament a safer workplace.
Morrison has struggled to placate public anger amid several allegations of sexual abuse, discrimination against women and misconduct in parliament in recent months.
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Former political staffer Brittany Higgins speaks to the media as she leaves the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices after meeting with Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Sydney, April 30, 2021. — AAP Image via Reuters
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CANBERRA, April 30 — Prime Minister Scott Morrison met today with a former government staffer who alleges she was raped by an unnamed male colleague while working in parliament, as Australia’s government faces mounting public anger over its handling of the complaint.
Brittany Higgins, who filed a police complaint in March over the alleged rape in 2019, described the meeting as “difficult”, while Morrison said he was pleased to hear her views on how to make parliament a safer workplace.
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