Disgruntled staff from the Department of Parliamentary Services will have their concerns put to Secretary Jaala Hinchcliffe at a long-awaited Senate estimates hearing on Friday.

Liberal Senator and shadow special minister of state James McGrath has been taking anonymous tip-offs from DPS employees after posting a call-out on social media.

One email sent to the tellusthetruthaboutdps@gmail.com account, seen by The Canberra Times , outlined "serious concerns about DPS" including "widespread bullying and discrimination".

The former DPS employee said their concerns were based on "both my own experiences there and those of the many current and former DPS staff who have shared their stories with me".

They claimed the department was plagued by a "culture where staff are scared to report wor

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