Brittany’s tale was first revealed on February 15, 2021, followed by an explosive interview with The Project’s Lisa Wilkinson.
Brittany, a former Liberal Party staffer for defence minister Linda Reynolds, told shocking details of her alleged rape by a colleague in a ministerial office.
Other women also came forward with their own distressing claims of sexual harassment within Parliament House. The litany of alleged sexual crimes was met with outrage and fury, and within weeks, thousands attended the March4Justice rallies across the country, calling for an end to gender-based violence.
Lisa Wilkinson claimed Brittany had “changed forever the lives of countless women”. 2021 Australian of the Year Grace Tame – herself a survivor of sexual abuse – called the outrage the “change now gripping Australia”.
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