The safety of women in Parliament has to be above politics
By Nicolle Flint
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When I recently announced my decision to leave Federal Parliament at the end of this term, my greatest hope was that by doing so I might help to support the change so desperately needed in politics in our nation.
On Wednesday morning, I started to believe that hope was a reality.
Nicolle Flint during question time at Parliament House.
Credit:Andrew Meares
Women’s safety in politics is not just an issue for the government, or the Liberal Party or the National Party or the Labor Party or the Greens.
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