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A confirmed COVID-19 case travelled from Melbourne to several areas of New South Wales while potentially infectious, and a friend of Christian Porter's accuser has threatened to sue the former attorney-general for defamation.
A grey war with China?
Good morning, early birds. High likelihood of physical conflict with China according to one of Australia s top military commanders, and chief medical officer
Paul Kelly has warned the
Morrison government that Australians stranded in India could die. It s the news you need to know, with
Chris Woods.
Peter Dutton and Home Affairs Secretary
Mike Pezzullo,
Adam Findlay, told special forces last year that China is engaged in “grey zone” warfare against Australia i.e. through cyberattacks and/or political influence and urged them to plan for the “high likelihood” this may spill over into physical conflict.
Scott Ryan of a “incident” captured by CCTV footage taken on the night
Brittany Higgins was allegedly raped in March 2019, but says he only knew it involved a security breach, not an alleged crime.
As
news.com.au recounts, CCTV tracked Higgins’ and her alleged assailant’s movements on the night in question, and was the subject of negotiations between the AFP and parliamentary officers, who did not want it released without agreement.
7.30’s
Leigh Sales noted that Ryan asked the inspector general of intelligence and security to examine the CCTV footage in June 2020; as
Crikeyexplained in our list of unanswered questions over the government’s response, the senate president says he was told of “an incident” the week after it allegedly happened, then full details on Friday, February 12, ahead of
Lawyers urge Scott Morrison to take their advice on how to handle the allegations against Christian Porter, and NSW Corrective Services Commissioner Peter Severin has defended the decision not to announce that two Indigenous Australians died in custody in Sydney last week.