Brittany Higgins broke down in tears during a meeting with Scott Morrison as she described the intense isolation she felt in the months after her alleged rape.
The former Liberal staffer met the Prime Minister on Friday afternoon to discuss her plans to make workplaces safer for employees at the Commonwealth Parliamentary offices.
The hour-and-a-half meeting was emotional for the 26-year-old who admitted she found it difficult to return to her former workplace.
While speaking to Mr Morrison about the failings in the system , she revealed she briefly lost her composure. It was explaining how insular the system is when you ve gone through a trauma and trying to report it and how vulnerable you are and how few protections you have, Ms Higgins told news.com.au.
Brittany Higgins has met with Prime Minister Scott Morrison for the first time since she made public claims she was raped by a colleague inside Parliament House more than two years ago.
Speaking after the meeting at the Commonwealth Parliamentary offices in Sydney on Friday afternoon, Ms Higgins said the discussion between the pair was robust .
The ex-Liberal staffer met Mr Morrison to discuss her plans to make workplaces safer for employees. The Prime Minister acknowledged that the system has let me down and we were in agreement that there needs to be reform, Ms Higgins told reporters. It was a difficult conversation to have on a personal level. It was very hard to come here. We discussed that there needs to be better safeguards for staffers where there are power dynamic issues between parliamentarians and individual staffers.
Brittany Higgins will meet with Prime Minister Scott Morrison to discuss her plans to make workplaces safer for employees.
The former Liberal staffer, who claims she was raped by a colleague in Parliament House in 2019, is due to meet Mr Morrison at the Commonwealth Parliamentary offices in Sydney on Friday afternoon.
She has already met with Labor leader Anthony Albanese and was pictured leaving his offices alongside her boyfriend, former journalist David Sharaz.
Former political staffer Brittany Higgins (centre) alongside boyfriend David Sharaz (right)
The former Liberal staffer, who claims she was raped by a colleague in Parliament House in 2019, is due to meet Mr Morrison at the Commonwealth Parliamentary offices in Sydney on Friday afternoon
Brittany Higgins has revealed her six demands to help stamp out sexual assault, harassment and workplace exploitation in federal politics.
The former Liberal staffer, who claims she was raped by a colleague in Parliament House in 2019, wants to meet Scott Morrison next week to discuss her proposals.
The prime minister has previously said he would be happy to meet Ms Higgins but despite numerous discussions his staff are yet to confirm a date.
Brittany Higgins has revealed six demands to help stamp out sexual assault and harassment in federal politics
Brittany Higgins six demands
Set up an independent complaints body