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Women must feel safe enough to call out harassment: PM

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Scott Morrison has expressed fears for his own two daughters as he condemned the alleged sexual harassment scandal in the High Court and said women needed to feel safe enough to call out such treatment.

With the High Court in turmoil after an internal inquiry found former judge Dyson Heydon had harassed six associates, Mr Morrison said such behaviour, wherever it occurred, was appalling.

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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com

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