Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins has signed a major book deal to share her experiences surrounding an alleged sexual assault in a ministerial office in 2019.
Ms Higgins was working as a media advisor to then-Defence Minister Linda Reynolds when she claims she was sexually assaulted by a male Liberal Party staffer in the minister’s office following a night of drinking.
Ms Higgins said, “this book will shine a light on the culture inside the corridors of power and provide a firsthand account of what it was like surviving a media storm that turned into a movement".
The book will be published by ‘Penguin Random House’ with the company CEO saying she was “moved” by Ms Higgins’ story.
However, the book deal has sparked some criticism given the alleged sexual assault incident is currently under police investigation.
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Kerri-Anne Kennerley has addressed the parliamentary sexual misconduct scandals that have rocked Canberra in recent weeks.
The TV veteran, 67, told The Daily Telegraph s Confidential in a recent interview that men in general are not to blame when it comes to sexual violence against women. Most [men] are actually fantastic. They want to help, they see the reasoning (behind inclusive discussions), the former Studio 10 host said. There is only a small percentage of people who clearly have issues in their life.
Weighing in: Kerri-Anne Kennerley (pictured), 67, addressed the parliamentary sexual misconduct scandals in Canberra in a recent interview with The Daily Telegraph s Confidential - and said that most men are actually fantastic and want to help
Now, almost a decade after Gillard’s famous intervention, this institutionalised sexism is back in the spotlight after a former female politician told The New York Times (NYT) that the Australian parliament was “the most unsafe workplace in the country”.
Amid a growing list of misconduct and even rape allegations, PM Scott Morrison has enlisted Australia’s sex discrimination commissioner to investigate the country’s political culture.
#MeToo moment
has arrived, late but strong, like a tsunami directed at the country’s political foundation”.
A tidal wave of testimony has poured in since a former political adviser claimed in an interview with TV channel Network 10 in February that she was raped by a senior colleague in Australia’s Parliament House.