Jo Tarnawsky alleged she was frozen out of her senior staffing role in Richard Marles' office after complaining about her colleagues' behaviour.
"During the flight home from an official trip to Ukraine in late April, I raised concerns, privately, with the deputy prime minister about some bullying behaviour within the office," she said.
Tarnawsky said she was asked to take several weeks of leave but when she returned was informed she could "never return" to her role.Tarnawsky claimed she was "prevented from doing my job, unable to access my office unless I provide 24 hours notice and warned to stay away from the DPMO"."The way I have been treated has been cowardly, cruel and completely unnecessary."
"The prime minister has committed the government to parliamentary workplace reforms, to ensuring the safety of women in this building and to higher standards in the ministerial code of conduct," Tarnawsky said.
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