Women unimpressed by PM’s belated apology to Higgins

Scott Morrison’s attempt to clear two major issues for the Coalition before the election - its attitude towards women and its religious freedom laws - left younger female voters unimpressed.

Former staffer Brittany Higgins watches as Scott Morrison apologises for the bullying, harassment and assault of political staffers. Federal Parliament livestream

Hannah Wootton and Tom McIlroy

Feb 11, 2022 – 4.11pm

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Watching Scott Morrison apologise to Brittany Higgins for the mistreatment she faced in the halls of Canberra’s Parliament House, Kate DeSalvo had one response.

“It’s bullshit,” the 28-year-old Central Coast social worker said. “Too little, too late”, DeSalvo said, dismissing the landmark statement of acknowledgment this week as just another example of “Scotty from Marketing” – a floundering prime minister making claims that will not be backed up by action.

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Hannah WoottonColumnistHannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in Melbourne.

Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau ChiefTom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent.