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PM rules out action against ministers over sex allegations

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison won't take action against senior ministers Alan Tudge and Christian Porter, saying the pair had not breached ministerial standards despite a bruising investigation into conduct in Canberra.

Mr Tudge, the Population and acting Immigration Minister, apologised after ABC TV's Four Corners program alleged he had an affair with a staffer in 2017, before rules banning sex between ministers and their taxpayer-funded staff were introduced.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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