Brittany Higgins

Incredible. 🤯

After being ignored, sidelined and marginalised, brave women in Australia’s armed forces are speaking up about Defence’s failures to act on sexual violence against its own people. theage.com.au/national/abhor…

'“We were seeing this disturbing pattern emerge: as more survivors came forward, the perpetrators who harmed them were using retaliatory defamation lawsuits to threaten them.” newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…… The plaintiffs in such suits didn’t have to win for the efforts to be successful. Powerful men often have more resources to wage legal battles than their accusers. And the suits allowed them to cloud public opinion about even the most verifiable claims. “These retaliatory lawsuits were designed to drain survivors of financial resources, re-traumatize them through lengthy proceedings, and really intimidate them into silence,” Stender said. Some men had the means to hire private investigators to find incriminating information on survivors, to deploy media campaigns designed by public-relations firms, and to mobilize their online followers.

🚨National Anti-Corruption Commission statement on Brittany Higgins settlement: "no evidence" any part was "subject to any improper influence by any Commonwealth public official... therefore no corruption issue" No difference in how matter was handled under Labor/Liberal govts

An ex-staff member of Dorinda Cox says workplace complaints about the WA senator remain unresolved, despite the prime minister's insistence they have been addressed. ab.co/4ksP9f9

One in three Australian men admit to committing intimate partner abuse. Today’s report from Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) is a shocking reminder of the increasing prevalence of gendered violence in our community. It has to end.

I firmly believe the first step to confronting an issue is to talk about it. So, join us for a conversation that matters. 🙏 For more info ▶️ tinyurl.com/yc8nu7cw (2/2)

I’m honoured to deliver the annual Give Where You Live ‘Conversations That Matter’ address on June 5th. 🎙️ Aus has gone through significant social upheaval following the #MeToo movement. There is something in the water + in 2025 the backlash to progress is well underway. (1/2)

There has been extensive community consultation over years — started in 2021. By pausing this legislation indefinitely, without any clear explanation, further proves that the govt isn't taking the concerns of the women in the state seriously. (2/2) 📰: tinyurl.com/2hhwspev

The QLD Govt has indefinitely paused the state’s workplace sexual harassment reforms that were set to come into effect this year. This shouldn’t be a partisan issue. (1/2)

You can’t lie when you sell someone a chicken, but it’s legal to lie in political advertising in Australia. The deliberate spread of misinformation by parties and other groups was a prominent feature of the recent election. We have to fix this problem in the 48th Parliament.

@abcnews Oddly enough — I do agree with this headline.

Retiring Liberal senator Linda Reynolds labels the party's federal election campaign a "comprehensive failure", blasting it for not doing more to increase female representation. ab.co/43dIDCx

I’ve been carrying this story of rape, sexual assault, bullying and discrimination in parliamentary workplaces for a long time. Thank you to ⁦@SharriMarkson⁩ for the opportunity to tell it. skynews.com.au/australia-news…

@thebigjohnnyd @SteveWi91390414 @Leo_Puglisi6 @6NewsAU This is horrific. Rape culture continuing to be perpetuated by smearing those who dare speak out. Thanks for calling it out.

@BrittHiggins_ @SteveWi91390414 @Leo_Puglisi6 @6NewsAU Here is an article on it with some more detail theage.com.au/national/oxfor…

NEW: After withdrawing from tonight’s Kooyong candidates forum to attend an event with shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, residents have been sent an automated text from Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer giving them a “chance to quiz me” @6NewsAU

@thebigjohnnyd @SteveWi91390414 @Leo_Puglisi6 @6NewsAU Stop?! This cannot be real. 🫠

@SteveWi91390414 @Leo_Puglisi6 @6NewsAU she spread rumours to slut shame a woman after that woman accused someone of sexual assault cherwell.org/2014/09/24/ame…

BIG news: ‘The ACT Integrity Commission has found the man who led the Board of Inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann engaged in "serious corrupt conduct".’ abc.net.au/news/2025-03-1…

Yesterday, the man who threatened to kill my family was sentenced. It’s not the first time he’s threatened harm to others - including journalists, minority groups and an MP. Online death threats are never okay & have a real world impact on those who are on the receiving end.

BREAKING: A court in France sentenced the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot to a maximum 20 years of imprisonment for drugging and raping her and allowing other men to rape her while she was knocked out, in abuse that lasted nearly a decade. apnews.com/article/france…

EXCLUSIVE: How Independent Legal Representation could help victim-survivors: “When the defence obtained my medical & counselling records outside of the appropriate process, no one even noticed … having a lawyer would have been a huge asset then.” news.com.au/lifestyle/real…

Today, the Victorian Government will debate new justice reforms that will mean victim survivors will no longer need to be cross-examined at committal hearings. We've put together an explainer about why these reforms will make a difference: sasvic.org.au/news/cross-exa…