00:01A political storm in 2021.
00:04If it can happen in Parliament House, it can truly happen anywhere.
00:09The public focus had shifted onto the culture inside Parliament of bullying and sexual harassment.
00:14In July that year, then-Federal Labor staffer Georgia Tree told a podcast her own party had issues.
00:20You would have people offhand say,
00:22oh God, like, you know, we probably shouldn't go too hard on X because what about, like, the skeletons in
00:31our closet?
00:32Ms Tree, now out on the hustings as WA Labor's candidate for Secret Harbour, described at the time a culture
00:38of silence in Canberra.
00:39It's like the Catholic Church, right? Like, we don't want to taint the brand, so let's deal with everything in
00:44-house and everyone just shut up.
00:47As I said five years ago, no organisation is above reproach.
00:51Any workplace in this country, in the world, will absolutely not be perfect. We can always do better.
00:59She says the culture has since improved in both federal and state Labor, and Parliament in general, in part due
01:05to her advocacy.
01:06It's something I'm incredibly proud of, and I 100% stand by my comments.
01:11Despite breaking from party lines at the time, Premier Roger Cook is backing the candidate's past comments.
01:17OK. What it shows is that Georgia Tree stands up for her community. She doesn't take bullcrap. She calls it
01:23out when she sees it.
01:24A sentiment shared by some voters in Secret Harbour deciding who will replace Paul Papalia.
01:29Anyone that calls out crap deserves a couple of plaudits.
01:36I think that's really brave. I think that more people should do it.
01:39Though it's done little to persuade those looking for change in the Labor stronghold.
01:44They say things, but I don't think they follow through.
01:46I used to be a huge fan of Labor, but yet I also have drifted over to One Nation.
01:51The window to win them back narrowing, with the by-election now less than three weeks away.
01:56The window to win them back narrowing, with the by-election now less than three weeks away.
01:57The window to win them back narrowing, with the by-election now less than three weeks away.
01:58The window to win them back narrowing, with the by-election now less than three weeks away.
02:00The window to win them back narrowing, with the by-election now less than three weeks away.
02:01The window to win them back narrowing, with the by-election now less than three weeks away.
02:01The window to win them back narrowing, with the by-election now less than three weeks away.
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