Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologized to former civil servant Brittany Higgins for accusing a colleague of raping her in the Houses of Parliament, BBC News reports.

According to the publication, the head of the Australian government also issued a formal apology to other victims of sexual harassment and bullying.

At the end of November 2021, it was reported that, according to a report by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins , more than a third of Australian Parliament staff had been sexually harassed. The investigation began after Higgins announced the rape in the office of the country's defense minister.