Mr Gaetjens said there were no signs that staff were not co-operating with the inquiry. I am not going into the details of an inquiry that has not been completed, Mr Gaetjens said. It includes some highly personal information that I think would invade privacy. Labor Senator Penny Wong asked what personal information was involved when it was It s hardly a transparent inquiry, she said. Did I hear you right? You will keep the interviews confidential?, she said. How is Ms Higgins and the public to know who knew what and when if you ve given an undertaking of confidentiality?
Prosecutors are set to receive a brief of evidence within weeks relating to allegations former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins was raped inside Parliament House.
Police have received 40 complaints of sexual misconduct involving MPs or political staff since Brittany Higgins publicly alleged she was raped in parliament.
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Police have received 19 new complaints about potential crimes involving federal MPs and political staffers, including a series allegedly committed in government buildings.
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw revealed the new reports on Tuesday, telling a Senate estimates hearing a brief of evidence on the Brittany Higgins rape case will soon be handed to prosecutors, potentially paving the way for criminal charges.
Former political staffer Brittany Higgins. A brief of evidence on her rape case will soon be handed to prosecutors.
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Separately, Scott Morrison’s chief of staff said he had found no evidence senior members of the Prime Minister’s staff had spread damaging information about the former Liberal staffer’s partner, according to a newly released internal report.
The report from John Kunkel, Scott Morrison's chief of staff, into whether the Prime Minister's office briefed against Brittany Higgins' partner David Shiraz has been drafted with Jesuitical subtlety.