Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

Unfortunately for Mr Ashby, there was no adequate complaint and reporting process for this sort of behaviour in parliament until after the Jenkins review a decade later. Even the Department of Finance has acknowledged this, and yet the department plays an active role in preserving this appalling culture. Politicians do the dirty business, and the department gags victims with nondisclosure agreements. It's a well-oiled machine that enables political Harvey Weinsteins to go on their merry way with hardly any consequences or accountability. It's a disgusting ecosystem of abuse and suppression, enabled by the systemic role of the department in covering up misconduct by both sides, and it's in desperate need of its own inquiry. What the public don't realise is that Slipper was a prolific predator who was allowed to exploit young male victims unhindered, and his recurring conduct was enabled by the Department of Finance, with payout after payout.