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Brittany Higgins meets Scott Morrison, says he agreed system let her down over rape allegation

Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins says she had a “robust” discussion with Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a meeting this afternoon.
Key points:
- Ms Higgins said she had a “frank and honest” discussion with Scott Morrison
- She said he agreed the law that covers political staffers needs to be reformed
- She wants new provisions to protect staffers and an independent body created for HR complaints
Ms Higgins, who alleges she was raped by a colleague in a minister’s office two years ago, said the conversation was “very difficult on a personal level” and that Mr Morrison had ” acknowledged the system had let me down”.
“It was an honest and frank discussion. It’s important that we had it,” she said.
Ms Higgins said the pair also talked about…
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