A former Liberal staffer has made a formal police complaint about her alleged rape amid reports of a second incident allegedly involving the same man. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says allegations a second woman was sexually assaulted by the same man who allegedly abused former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins inside Parliament House are distressing and upsetting. He also said he perceived broader problems with the “workplace culture” that exists in Parliament House that must improve. But the opposition leader has slammed the government for treating Higgins’ assault as a “political problem” rather than a criminal offence and appointing Morrison’s former chief of staff to lead a review. Higgins on Friday said she was proceeding with a formal complaint to federal police over the alleged rape, which occurred in early 2019 inside the office of now-Defence Minister Linda Reynolds. Higgins has, since the incident, resigned from her job as a Liberal …
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