“It’s not surprising to me at all. Coverup culture,the abuse of power,is not unique to Parliament,” she said.
“It’s not necessarily individual cases,it’s the issue itself that is going to keep inspiring me to do this work. I was doing this work before it dominated the national stage. It is heightened right now because it’s happening in the centre of our country in Parliament but like I said,it’s not unique to Parliament. It happens everywhere.”
Ms Tame declined to comment on the allegations by former Liberal party adviser Brittany Higgins who says she was raped by a male colleague in Defence Minister Linda Reynolds’ parliamentary office in 2019.
However,she responded to Mr Morrison’s decision to frame his response to Ms Higgins’ claims by referring to a discussion he had with his wife,Jenny,who encouraged him to view the situation “as a father first”.
“It shouldn’t take having children to have a conscience. Actually,on top of that,having children doesn’t guarantee a conscience,” Ms Tame said.
She said she had drawn hope over recent weeks that people were finding the courage to speak about their own experiences with sexual assault.