Rache,

You were lying because the ABC discussed the contents of the letter as well.

Secondly, other than the ramblings of a psychotic and delusional woman, there is not a scrap of evidence against Porter. Not a jot of physical evidence, no complaint, absolutely bugger all.

There was far more evidence against Shorten who never stood down.

"It’s a curious thing to watch something unravel. To watch, as if in time-lapse photography, a crack traverse the full length of a wall in what feels like the blink of an eye.

It is equally odd to watch men obfuscate as they attempt to defend the indefensible, and women declare themselves complicit by their silence.

Federal Labor is self-immolating as it tries to deflect serious and growing allegations of bullying and intimidation – specific allegations and those against the party and its culture more broadly. Labor, which has traded heavily on being the only party in which all women are safe, valued and championed, is unravelling as it attempts to avoid accountability.

This is no longer about a singular set of allegations made by a woman sadly departed.

The revelations about how Victorian senator Kimberley Kitching was treated by her own came not only following her death but also in the wake of damning and brave allegations by Victorian MP Kaushaliya Vaghela. Most recently, former MP for the federal western Sydney seat of Lindsay Emma Husar detailed similar experiences, claiming to have been on the receiving end of toxic, unchallenged bullying within federal Labor. I suspect there will be more. Courage fuels courage."

shadowminister,

Bullying claims by female Liberal
MPs have been routinely dismissed by colleagues and
have been painted as "the cost of doing politics."
It's been painted as just something
that happens to men just as much.

Julia Banks, Julie Bishop, Linda Reynolds, Lucy Gichuhi are
just some of the Liberal MPs who've tried to raise issues
within their party. Liberal male politicians routinely
talk about the "pressures" of politics - often using
phrases like "robust discussion."

Things do need to change - especially with more women entering
this male dominated space.

shadowminister,

Talking about courage fuelling courage:

http://bbc.com/news/world-australia-48197145

Keneally has had the absolute gall to "honour" Kimberly Kitching in parliament. Sickening!

Foxy,

What we see is Labor's moral high ground crumbling beneath them. Albozo's denial and refusal to investigate the bleeding obvious has shown that Labor's standards of decency apply only to their opposition.

As for Labor's women, the term "mean girls" will follow them for the rest of their political careers.