Australia: Filtered Videos of Parliament Employees Performing Sexual Acts on Premises

Videos of Australian government employees performing sexual acts in parliament They were released on Tuesday, amid great unease over sexism in politics. One of them involves a man masturbating in a deputy’s office.

Following its broadcast, the Prime Minister Scott Morrison He called these behaviors “scandalous”. However, the same Morrison is under the magnifying glass for the way he handled an accusation of rape by an employee against one of his former colleagues.

The material, which apparently they came from a group discussion between officials was revealed by Channel 10. The complainant who provided the images to the media He was identified under the pseudonym “Tom”.

He detailed how much these employees used the parliament’s prayer hall for sex and they even brought prostitutes into the building. He also admitted that the exchange of pornographic photos of themselves was frequent.

The Minister for Women, Marise Payne, considered that the disclosures reinforce the need for an investigation into the work culture in the establishment. Its counterpart in the industry, Karen andrewsShe said she was “completely tired” of sexism.

By mid-March, tens of thousands of people participated in a campaign of demonstrations entitled “# March4Justice” (March for justice) to denounce sexual violence and demand gender equality.

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