Brittany Higgins partner tweets he’s ‘angry and sad’ to be forced out of Canberra

The boyfriend of Brittany Higgins has tweeted he is “angry and sad” that he and the alleged rape victim are being forced to leave Canberra.

Brittany Higgins’ boyfriend has tweeted he is “angry and sad” that he and the alleged rape victim are having to pack up and leave Canberra “forever”, in a since deleted tweet.

David Sharaz posted the tweet on Saturday night, nearly three weeks after his former Liberal staffer partner alleged a colleague raped her in a minister’s Parliament House office in March 2019.

Mr Sharaz’s tweet read: “I moved to Canberra more than a decade ago thinking it would be my forever home.

“And in a few days I return to pack up our apartment to leave forever.

“I’m angry and sad. Sad that our leaders attack instead of address, support and amend.

“Angry that things won’t change.”

Mr Sharaz, whose Twitter page is hashtagged #IStandWithBrittanyHiggins, deleted the tweet after 9am on Sunday.

He has been unemployed, along with Ms Higgins, since giving up his job over fears of government reprisals.

The former Sky News and SBS Canberra press gallery journalist had gained a new job this year working for a media monitoring firm.

David Sharaz tweeted he’s ‘angry and sad’ at being forced to leave Canberra ‘forever’.

Brittany Higgins and her partner David Sharaz are both now unemployed as the ex-Liberal staffer fights for justice over her alleged rape.

But he resigned over fears the Scott Morrison administration might punish the company he worked for by scrapping government contracts.

His new bosses had been supportive, but he accepted his job, which involves seeking government contracts, was no longer tenable.

This meant he and Ms Higgins, who says she was also forced to leave her job on the staff of Senator Linda Reynolds, are both unemployed and have had to end the lease on their Canberra flat.

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David Sharaz (right) with Brittany Higgins says they are packing up their apartment and being forced to leave Canberra.

“A lot of women I know aren’t watching current events obsessively because they want to know all the details, all the minutiae.
They are watching for one purpose.
They want to know if anything can, or will, change.” https://t.co/p7v6fE3Ulq

— David Sharaz (@SharazDavid) March 5, 2021

Liberal senator Linda Reynolds is under intense pressure to quit after her ‘lying cow’ comment about Ms Higgins was revealed. Picture: APH via NCA NewsWire

Brittany Higgins had to leave her job.

Ms Higgins with the PM during her employment. Picture: ABC News.

This week Ms Higgins, who says she was forced to choose between her job and seeking justice, suffered a further blow regarding her former employer.

It was revealed that the embattled Senator Reynolds had referred to Ms Higgins as “a lying cow” on the day news.com.au exclusively revealed her rape allegations.

Senator Reynolds has since apologised over the comment, but calls for her resignation over the Brittany Higgins case have grown.

The senator has extended her leave from parliament, which coincides with the absence of Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter, who last week denied claims by a now-deceased woman who said she was raped a 16-year-old in 1988.

In another tweet last week, David Sharaz quoted a column written by Canberra gallery Guardian reporter Katharine Murphy about the culture of misogyny in the national capital.

Mr Sharaz repeated Ms Murphy’s words which said, “A lot of women I know aren’t watching current events obsessively because they want to know all the details, all the minutiae.

“They are watching for one purpose. They want to know if anything can, or will, change.”

Mr Sharaz has previously told news.com.au’s Samantha Maiden he has “no regrets” standing by his partner as Ms Higgins fights for justice.

Since her revelations, more women have come forward alleging they were sexually assaulted by the same former Liberal party employee, who has since been sacked.

“I have absolutely no regrets in choosing to support my partner and I will continue to do so,’’ Mr Sharaz told news.com.au.

“The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. Being supportive is the least that I – or any other partner of a victim-survivor can do.

“Brittany – and many others deserve better.”

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