Ms Higgins revealed allegations to news.com.au and Channel 10's
The Project on Monday she was raped by a male staffer in then-Defence Industry Minister and current Defence Minister Linda Reynolds' ministerial office in the early hours of March 23, 2019.
Today, she released an explosive new statement as more details were made public about her alleged sexual assault.
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Brittany Higgins has alleged she was raped in Parliament by a colleague and was left with little support, prompting Prime Minister Scott Morrison to order a review of how workplace assault allegations are dealt with.(Supplied/Nine)
"I have only been made aware of key elements of my own sexual assault as a result of coming forward publicly with my story," Ms Higgins said in the statement.