An important apology has been made. What needs to be done next?

Last week Scott Morrison and other members of the Federal parliament apologised for instances of sexual abuse and harassment that had occurred in parliament workplaces. The apology came from one of the recommendations of the Jenkins Report. What will happen with the other 27 recommendations?

After the Prime Minister’s apology Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins spoke of the need for action not words in reforming parliamentary culture. Source: Source : Feb 2022Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS

Writer and activist Kate Walton was an organiser of the March 4 Justice in Canberra.  She explains to Sri Dean the significance of the apology and the importance of changing the power relations that enable toxic behaviour and sexual abuse to occur not only in Parliament but in the broader community.

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An apology was one of the recommendations in the Jenkins Report, How achievable are the other recommendations? Source: Source: April 2021 Sam Mooy/Getty Images