Victorian Animal Justice MP Georgie Purcell says she was repeatedly sexually harassed inside the walls of parliament, becoming the latest of a string of female MPs to speak out about workplace experiences.
Purcell, 33, made the admission in front of upper house colleagues this afternoon whilst speaking in support of a bill that would forbid the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases of workplace sexual harassment.
The MP said she was first sexually harassed at Spring Street in her first year as a staffer, aged 26.
"Someone came into my office for a discussion and I bent over to get something from the fridge and he remarked to me, in my member of parliament's office, 'if you do that again, I won't be responsible for what happens next'," Purcell said.
That was one of a "litany

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