In a move that has been likened to high school, Premier Daniel Andrews held closed meetings with female MPs, and will meet male parliamentarians separately to discuss Spring Street’s culture and standards.
Fowles was booted from Labor caucus this month but no complainant has yet come forward to police, and he has rejected any wrongdoing.
In response, Andrews met with female MPs in the Labor caucus to discuss these topics and was planning to hold a similar meeting with male MPs next week.has spoken to several people in the meeting who wished to remain anonymous because of the sensitive nature of the conversation. One MP said the alleged incident with Fowles had shown parliament “could do better”, but the conversation with the premier was positive and focused on possible solutions to make people working in politics feel safer.
One senior Labor figure said the decision to hold the male and female meetings separately reminded them of high school.former Ringwood MP Dustin Halse Former Justice Party MP Tania Maxwell last year asked the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to probe allegations of sexual harassment and bullying on Spring Street, with the commission proposing to meet with the Speaker in the lower house and the President of the upper house.
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