Brittany Higgins criticises federal inaction as Victoria moves to protect victim-survivors’ counselling records

Exclusive: State government commits to strengthening laws as Higgins labels Albanese government’s response to women’s safety issues ‘disheartening’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Victorian government will strengthen laws regarding the use of victim-survivors’ confidential communications after a push by advocates including Brittany Higgins, who described her experience of having counselling records subpoenaed as a “violation”. In an interview with Guardian Austra