Pressure is mounting on Attorney-General Elise Archer as further details of the state government's alleged treatment of a key Ashley Youth Detention Centre whistleblower emerge.
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Whistleblower Alysha has detailed her story in a lengthy opinion piece, calling on Ms Archer to deliver her justice after a long workers compensation battle.
It follows prominent lawyers Greg Barns SC and Fabiano Cangelosi - a former Labor candidate - criticising the state government's handling of the matter.
Mr Cangelosi said it raised questions about Ms Archer's performance and Mr Barns said government claims it could not intervene were "bulls..t".
It started when employee Alysha began raising the alarm about alleged sexual assaults at Ashley.
"I was met by efforts to cover up the allegations and discouragement in reporting to Tasmania Police," Alysha wrote.
"What followed was a campaign of escalating bullying, culminating in physical assault at work and a car swerving and nearly hitting me in the staff car park.
What followed was a campaign of escalating bullying, culminating in physical assault at work and a car swerving and nearly hitting me in the staff car park.
- Alysha
"I was pregnant at the time. I miscarried soon after.
"Brokenheartedly, I sought workers compensation.
"Soon after, my workers compensation claim was referred to the office of the solicitor general, who have had carriage of it since."
Alysha said what followed was a litany of failures by arms of the state overseen by Ms Archer.
With her case still unresolved, she says she is close to breaking point.
Alysha went on to discuss what happened afterwards.
She detailed some of her pleas to Ms Archer, saying: "I won't survive this as it is currently being dragged out and fought for inexplicable reasons."
"All that I want, and deeply deserve, is to disappear and be given the opportunity to recover.
"You are denying me the ability to recover."
Asked what she wanted to achieve through the workers compensation case, Alysha, whose name has been withheld, said she wanted an apology, an honest conversation with Premier Jeremy Rockliff about what had occurred and how and no more gaslighting.
She said she also wanted to be thanked for what she had done for the state's children and for the case to be settled immediately, so "I can recover from trauma the state's negligence has caused".
- An opinion piece by Alysha appears on Page 12, with and an extended version from 6am on Wednesday at www.theadvocate.com.au