Politics, like the entertainment industry, is lagging far behind the rest of society in its handling of workplace sexual harassment and bullying. We need a significant cultural shift in society so that women can feel safe and so that when they make a complaint it is taken seriously.

The allegations against Luke Foley are serious and they are unacceptable.

I am concerned that this issue has drawn out and caused such distress and anguish for the journalist at the centre of it....