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As Plibersek sought to give female staff a public assurance that complaints would be dealt with seriously, Scott Morrison urged his party room to stick together after a torrid month where allegations of sexual assault have rocked the government. Morrison – who has been under pressure over his handling of the allegations – likened the government’s current position to a walk along the Kokoda Trail. “We’ve been on narrow paths before, colleagues, and we’ve walked them together,” the ...

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 ins...

Adler’s Rolodex draws a political crowd to Monash launch Save Share It’s been two years since publisher Louise Adler and Melbourne University Press pointedly parted ways. So it must have been with some measure of whiplash that some of Melbourne’s more prominent citizens received an invitation from Adler and MUP to launch Adler’s latest project. Of course, not that MUP, one or two slips of the tongue aside. Monash University Publishing (same acronym, different outfit) asked ...

Pressure mounts on Senator David Leyonhjelm to apologise over sexist comments

The problem isn’t just the Canberra bubble - it’s all our bubbles We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss The problem isn’t just the Canberra bubble - it’s all our bubbles It is up to you, as much as your political representatives, to confound the challenges that have made our politics ‘harder’ than it used to be. By Scott Ryan Normal text size Very large text size Recent years have seen electoral results and other p...

Whitmer administration very likely to extend ban on in-person office work beyond April 14 Gentex Corp. The Zeeland headquarters of Gentex Corp. remains empty as employees for the automotive and aerospace industry supplier continue working from home because of the Michigan Occupational Safety & Health Administrations prohibition on in-person office work if it can be done from home. State workplace safety regulators are planning to extend emergency rules that have effectively banned most office w...

Extending office ban 6 months would be bad for Michigan, business leaders say Updated Mar 04, 2021; Posted Mar 04, 2021 Office workers must work from home when their work can be done remotely through at least April 14. Facebook Share Michigan businesses still aren’t allowed to have employees spend their days at offices if their work can be done remotely, and some are concerned the ban could be extended. “Zoom is nice, but it simply doesn’t replace the need for in-person work in complex ...

First home buyers are racing to buy — but rising prices put home ownership further out of reach Posted MonMonday 1 updated MonMonday 1 MarMarch 2021 at 10:30pm Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 3 (Emilia Terzon) Print text only Cancel First home buyers are helping prop up the property market during a pandemic — but a feedback loop is emerging where rising prices are simultaneously making it harder than ever for some...

The nation’s top cop has sent a strongly worded letter to the PM in the wake of the Brittany Higgins rape scandal over delays in reporting alleged crimes.

Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw wrote the strongly-worded memo as arguments rage about the handling of Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins rape allegations.