I am leaving Parliament because I can no longer serve as a Minister, and I can no longer serve as a Minister because some of my actions have not been congruent with the expectations we should all have of Ministers or anyone in a position of power or leadership. As Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety and as a leader in my office, it was not appropriate to have a private relationship with a staff member in a department that reported to me and who worked directly with my office. We must recognise not only the imbalance of power involved but also the impact such a relationship can have on a workplace. That's why I have to go. Anyone who thinks otherwise hasn't been paying attention. Just because it was tolerated in the past doesn't mean it ought to be in 2020.