Brittany Higgins won her claim over the way she was allegedly treated by her former bosses, Coalition senators Linda Reynolds and Michaelia Cash, after she disclosed her rape to them.
Former prime minister Scott Morrison stepped out of the heritage-listed mansion in Sydney sporting a Cronulla Sharks cap and light winter vest on Saturday.
Greens senator Larissa Waters has repeatedly asked the government whether the alleged perpetrator was sponsored for a new pass to enter Parliament House in association with his post-politics jobs.
On Tuesday, the prime minister, Scott Morrison, confirmed the alleged attacker had not been given a new pass to enter parliament. His old pass was cancelled on 27 March 2019, one day after his employment was terminated.
But senator Simon Birmingham said the government could not guarantee he had not been signed in since then on a one-off visitor’s pass to temporarily visit the building. One-off sign-ins are recorded in handwriting on a paper system, and cannot be easily searched, Birmingham told the Senate on Tuesday.