A political staffer who alleges she is being bullied out of her job as chief of staff to Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles does not plan to launch litigation but says she wants him and others to be held accountable.

With her body trembling as she addressed the media, Jo Tarnawsky claimed she was bullied by staff members who worked under her, and that when she complained to Mr Marles, she was ostracised from her job, which pays between $200,000 and $250,000 a year.