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Speaking for the first time since the allegation was made public, the Prime Minister said he would not take any specific action beyond leaving the allegations in the hands of police.
âWe donât know for sure that she took her own life, we know for sure that sheâs dead. And there needs to be an inquest,â he told ABC Radio National on Tuesday morning.
NSW Police said last Friday it had set up a strike force into the womanâs allegation, but she had not signed a formal statement before her death.
âAfter strike force investigators were advised that the body of a 49-year-old woman was located at a home at Adelaide by South Australia Police on Wednesday 24 June 2020, the investigation was suspended,â the police said.
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Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw warned against speculating on the death and said the public could be confident in the police and authorities.
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