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Brittany Higgins was hospitalised following “months of sustained political pressure”.
“Love, love, LOVE each other,” Tame said on Twitter.
“We may never truly know the depth of another’s pain, but that isn’t necessary to show compassion for a fellow being.”
Both women are, of course, survivors of sexual assault, and both women have bravely gone public with their stories in order to enact change. However, Brittany Higgins has faced an additional – and enormous – pressure on account of her alleged rape taking place within Parliament House.
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Her account has triggered protests, inquiries, weeks of Senate Estimates hearings, and an investigation as to whether the Prime Minister’s Office “backgrounded” journalists in order to cast doubt on her story. (