Victorian Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell has alleged she has been sexually harassed in Victorian parliament when working as a politician and a staffer.

Purcell’s comments, made in parliament on Thursday, make her the latest female parliamentarian to speak up during two weeks of harrowing stories while debating laws related to family violence and sexual harassment.

Purcell made the allegations while speaking about the government’s proposed laws limiting the use of non-disclosure agreements to cover up harassment and assault in the workplace.

She said one of her own experiences of harassment happened during her first months as a political staffer when she bent over to get something out of the fridge in her office.

Purcell said a man present, who did not work in that office, said

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