Staffer Brittany Higgins allegedly raped in minister's Parliament House office | ABC News

Federal parliament's been rocked by claims a female staff member was raped inside a minister's office.
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News.com.au has reported that a man working for then-defence industry minister Linda Reynolds took a 24-year-old female media staffer into Parliament House after a Friday night drinking session in March 2019 and allegedly raped her inside the defence industry minister's office.
Her story follows those of other women who have spoken out about the inappropriate treatment they experienced working at Parliament House.
The junior staffer, Brittany Higgins, was just four weeks into her role at the time. Ms Higgins told the ABC the information contained in the news.com.au report was accurate.
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