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  • Australia promised on Monday to provide quick answers in an investigation into their parliaments.

  • Workplace culture sparked by internal allegations of sexual assault Two female workers in Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Liberal Party said last week they had been raped by the same man in 2019 in 2020.

  • The unnamed man is a former Liberal party worker, local media reported on Monday a third accusation against him feeling pressure on the country's leadership.

  • Finance Minister Simon Birmingham is leading three internal inquiry.

  • Obviously all of these allegations are incredibly traumatic and distressing on underpin theme, the crucial work that needs to be undertaken, Thio give UH poor women or people confidence in relation thio the processes and procedures that are there to enable him to support them.

  • Thio report such instances such that perpetrators and defenders can be brought to justice.

  • None of the accusers have formally filed a police complaint, but one Britney Higgins has spoken publicly about her alleged rape on last week said she would file a complaint soon.

  • The third woman, who was unnamed, told local media she had been assaulted in 2016, she said.

  • I believe his actions constitute sexual assault because he performed or tried to perform sexual acts on me while I was severely intoxicated and unable to provide valid and informed consent, she added.

  • The incident happened outside parliament, Mr Speaker, as we've consistently said.

  • Morrison said he first learned of the alleged complaints last week and quickly launched to the workplace culture inquiry in response to public outrage they sought to provide.

Australia promised on Monday to provide quick answers in an investigation into their parliaments.

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