The Latest Breaking News from Brittany Higgins

Scott Morrison sorry for ‘the many terrible experiences’ detailed by former Liberal staffer during her time working at Parliament House

It took four months before I began to come to terms with the fact I had been sexually assaulted.

The 2021 Australian of the Year tells press club the intimidating behaviour felt familiar to her as a survivor of grooming and abuse

As an historian of the Australian women’s movement, the past two years have been extraordinary to witness. Not only are we living through a once-in-a-century pandemic, which has had profoundly gendered effects, we have also experienced a feminist insurgency that has placed the issue of women’s safety, and men’s abuses…

The pair delivered scorching speeches in front of a packed out room on Wednesday.

A day after Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised in parliament for the treatment of women who had suffered sexual abuse there, a prominent campaigner said she wanted to see action more than words.

Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame have given incredibly powerful speeches at the National Press Club, responding to Scott Morrison's apology.

Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins both used their speeches at the National Press Club to keep the focus on the need for society and government to take real and meaningful action to keep abuse victims safe, and to support those who choose to come forward.

Scott Morrison apologised to Brittany Higgins in parliament yesterday. Today, she and the former Australian of the Year spoke in Canberra.