Former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins says there has been a turning point in changing the toxic workplace culture in federal parliament.
On Thursday, a code of conduct for parliamentarians and their staff came into force, a recommendation of the landmark Set the Standard report by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins.
The report was initiated after Ms Higgins went public with allegations she had been sexually assaulted inside a ministerial office by a then-colleague which sparked a national conversation about parliamentary culture.
