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Loading “The AFP was able to establish that both DPS and Parliamentary Security Services staff were involved in the response to this incident and that there were no disclosures of sexual assault made on the day of the incident and therefore actions taken by them were not in response to a suspected crime,” the AFP concluded in a written response. “Irrespective of the absence of criminality, the AFP liaised heavily with DPS regarding this incident and the way in which it was handled.” The...

Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins on Wednesday accused Scott Morrison of “victim-blaming rhetoric” – as the Prime Minister sought to explain why his own staffer failed to tell him Higgins had alleged she’d been raped. Malcolm Turnbull cast doubt on Morrison’s claim his office only knew of the allegation last week, saying it was “inconceivable” key members of the Prime Minister’s staff did not know earlier. Higgins, who worked for then defence industry minister Linda Reynol...

The Speaker and Senate President have joined the list of people told two years ago of an “incident” that Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins claims was rape.

Scott Morrison says his office was only told last week of the rape of a Liberal staffer in Parliament House, and denied there was a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

Authorities scrambled to meet a flight from Perth to Canberra carrying federal politicians who will have to self-isolate after a sudden lockdown in parts of Western Australia.

Preference whisperer Glenn Druery in lavish travel spend Save Normal text size Advertisement Controversial “preference whisperer” Glenn Druery charged taxpayers more than $150,000 in travel and other expenses while working as an adviser to then-senator Derryn Hinch, and also running a lucrative cash-for-votes business in state elections. Travel expense records obtained by The Sunday Age after a two-year Freedom of Information battle reveal a dramatic hike in trips Mr Druery took to M...

Last modified on Wed 27 Jan 2021 11.46 EST Sure, you could settle in for another rewatch of The Sopranos. Or you could use your TV time to venture beyond borders, into new Netflix territories, and take in the Turkish hitman caper 50M² instead. Our hero is Gölge, translated by the subtitles as Shadow. For viewers of a certain vintage, that name will instantly conjure the mental image of Ulrika Jonsson and John Fashanu surrounded by preening Gladiators in blue leotards. Not such a random as...

HOLLAND — The week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day its tradition for the city of Hollands Human Relations Commission to give out social justice awards to groups and individuals doing work that promotes equality, diversity and the flourishing of all people in Holland.This year, Gentex Corp., a Holland-based automotive parts manufacturer, was honored in the employment category with a social justice award for its new Spanish-speaking assembly line concept.The company developed recruitment,

Master of the Senate: Scott Ryan on politics, pandemics and good luck He may be on the cusp of leaving the upper chamber behind, but the Senator says it is more representative than the lower house. Senate President Scott Ryan during Lunch at Parliament House in Canberra.  Alex Ellinghausen Save Share Peruse the bookshelves of any political diehard and youre likely to alight upon the weighty tomes of Robert Caros The Years of Lyndon Johnson. Churning through the journalist and biographers four...

"Games People Play: New York" plays most of its games with the audience. It pretends to be a documentary about the filming of a pilot for a TV reality program, but it contains so much full frontal nudity, semi-explicit sex and general raunchiness that its impossible to imagine it anywhere on TV except pay-for-view adult cable. As a viewer, we intuit that it is more, or less, than it seems: That in some sense, the whole project is a scam. Yes, but a scam that involves real actors doing real thin...