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Lucy Turnbull and Thérèse Rein urge PM to set up independent authority to review sexual harassment complaints
Prominent Australian businesswomen Lucy Turnbull and Thérèse Rein have urged Prime Minister Scott Morrison to establish an independent authority to review sexual harassment complaints in Parliament House.
Key points:
- Ms Turnbull and Ms Rein said the authority must be given full independence to do its job
- Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins has already flagged it is likely to be a recommendation of her current review into Parliament House’s culture
- Ms Turnbull and Ms Rein supported moves to protect the privacy of those providing information to Ms Jenkins’s review
The two women, who are also both wives of former prime ministers, told Afternoon Briefing they were dismayed by the thought their young granddaughters might later…
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