‘Nothing short of sl*t-shaming’: Senator lashed
A Greens senator has been slammed for allegedly directing an “outrageous” slur against a parliament colleague, a comment she later retracted.
Parliament assault claims
Follow the latest on the sexual assault allegations from Parliament House in Canberra.
‘He is just over it’: Porter to ‘quit politics’
After a bruising year, ex-Attorney-General Christian Porter is set to make a major career move, with an announcement possible.
Taxpayer to pay $120k bill for ABC journo’s tweets
ABC journalist Louise Milligan will pay Queensland MP Andrew Laming over tweets suggesting he “upskirted” a woman – and the public will foot the massive bill.
Lucas flags independent inquiry into ‘unfair’ GST
Treasurer Rob Lucas says Australia’s GST system is unfair, and he will set up an independent review to get his federal counterparts to act.
World-first plan: Sex pests to be swiped off dating apps
NSW Police have asked dating apps to use artificial intelligence to identify aggressive and coercive language and refer any sexual reports to detectives, in a world-first proposal.
The new dos and don’ts of your workplace
Phrases like “throw like a girl” are out and employees have longer to make complaints under new workplace harassment laws. Here are the old and new rules.
The new dos and don’ts of workplace sexual harassment
Phrases like “chuck like a girl” are out and employees have longer to make complaints under new workplace harassment laws. Here are the old and new rules.
Nationals look for candidate after ‘imperfect’ MP quits
Nationals in the Upper Hunter electorate have begun early strategising ahead of a byelection caused by the resignation of MP Michael Johnsen, who denies raping a sex worker.
MP hits back as Tame blasts ‘fake rape crisis tour’
Liberal senator Amanda Stoker has responded to Grace Tame who criticised her inclusion in the Prime Minister’s new-look cabinet.
Sex workers not ‘up for anything’
A Sydney sex worker says money exchanging hands does not mean “blanket consent” and women in the industry are not taken seriously when reporting assaults.
Payne: ‘I haven’t experienced harassment’
Scott Morrison’s new “prime minister for women” Marise Payne has used her first day in the job to defend the handling of Andrew Laming.
What the Cabinet reshuffle means for SA
The Cabinet change has bumped SA Senator Anne Ruston into an added role for women’s safety – but the reshuffle has other implications for the state.
Woman goes to cops over Laming upskirting picture
Scott Morrison’s cabinet reshuffle aimed to promote women has been overshadowed by the ongoing scandal surrounding Bowman MP Dr Andrew Laming.
‘Watershed moment’: Star’s blunt message to Canberra
Hollywood actor Rachel Griffiths has called on politicans to do better to stop violence against women, after a string of parliamentary sex scandals.
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‘Actions matter more’: Plibersek questions PM’s women’s summit
Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek has questioned whether a summit addressing key issues facing women would lead to change given the federal government had failed to act on existing recommendations.
Sex toy found in Parliament House desk drawer
A sex toy and other intimate items have allegedly been found in a desk drawer in a Parliament House office used by one of the men embroiled in the Canberra sex scandal.
More staffers could be sacked over lewd acts
The whistleblower who exposed male staffers allegedly performing lewd acts on female MPs’ desks has passed on more information to two senators.
Morrison has only made Canberra’s sexism crisis worse
If the measure of a man is how he acts under pressure, what does it say about Scott Morrison’s actions on TV, asks Edwina Bartholomew.
Police to interview MP over rape allegation
Member for Upper Hunter Michael Johnsen is to be interview by police over rape allegations, which he strongly denies.
Jodi McKay: ‘I knew about rape claim 18 months ago’
Labor Leader Jodi McKay said she knew an allegation Nationals MP Michael Johnsen raped a sex worker 18 months before it was raised in parliament.
‘I was wrong’: PM sorry for false harassment claim
Scott Morrison says he deeply regrets airing an incorrect rumour of harassment to defend himself.
Sex, booze, power: Inside Parliament House’s ‘toxic’ culture
Insiders have revealed the combination of factors that have contributed to a toxic culture inside Canberra’s Parliament House.
PM just let down sexual assault survivors like me
As a sexual assault survivor, watching Scott Morrison squander a powerful moment by weaponising a woman’s ‘harassment’ complaint was profoundly disappointing, writes Clare Armstrong.
Guard ‘found Brittany Higgins naked’ after alleged rape
A Parliament House security guard who says she found Brittany Higgins naked on a couch was horrified when she later learned the former staffer alleged she had been raped.
Porter’s female legal team subject to unfair ‘hate mail’
High-profile barrister Sue Chrysanthou and solicitor Rebekah Giles will work for Attorney-General Christian Porter in his defamation case against the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan, a move that has led to both of them receiving unfair vile abuse.
Letters and emails detail historical rape claim
The woman who accused a Morrison Government Minister of raping her left behind a raft of emails and letters before she took her own life in Adelaide last year.
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