News by Samantha Maiden  The former director of security operations at Parliament House quit his job in the wake of the tragic alleged rape of Brittany Higgins after raising concerns over how the matter was handled. News.com.au understands that Peter Butler, a former sworn New South Wales Special Constable through his work with transit police and in the NSW Sheriff s office, has raised concerns over the March 23, 2019 incident for years. A secret parliamentary inquiry into security at Parliament House has spent months canvassing how the alleged rape was handled, receiving confidential submissions from former and current security guards.
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Subscriber only WORKING side-by-side with politicians became a dream for Brittany Higgins when she was studying public relations and business at Griffith University. The lifelong Gold Coaster was drawn to politics after a mentorship program through the university. Ms Higgins would then intern with Bonney MP Sam O Connor, helping out in his office while she was still at university. It was there she would hear about a Canberra-based job with former Moncrieff MP and Minister for Defence Industry Steven Ciobo. She would remain working for him until he retired from politics in 2019. Ms Higgins then went to work for Defence Minister Linda Reynolds.