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Geriatrician Joseph Ibrahim was also on the panel and said he wasn t surprised there was a sexual assault within the walls of Parliament House. We know that there s a millennia of sexual violence towards women, that one in six women in our community are subjected to sexual violence, he said. To imagine this wouldn t occur in parliament is a nonsense, especially when parliament sets and condones a standard of really poor behaviour and a lack of respect for individuals.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison (pictured) said he only heard about the alleged rape on Feb 12
Revelations about the alleged rape have raised questions about how the incident was handled by the Liberal Party.
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New South Wales Independent MP Alex Greenwich will be introducing new Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation to State Parliament, which is expected to be debated later this year.
The Sydney MP says it s time for New South Wales to follow the lead of Western Australia and Victoria, both of whom passed similar legislation in recent years.
Queensland, Tasmania and South Australia are each also expected to pass legislation this year.
New South Wales certainly lags behind.
It will be the third time assisted voluntary assisted dying legislation has been debated in New South Wales Parliament, with bills being defeated previously in both 2013 and 2017. In 2017, the legislation failed to pass by just one vote.
South Australia’s Legislative Council recognizes Artsakh
ADELAIDE, Australia South Australia’s Legislative Council has joined the House of Assembly in recognizing the Republic of Artsakh’s rights to self-determination in a historic motion passed on Wednesday, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia.
The motion by the Australian state’s Upper House follows one passed by the Lower House two weeks ago and similarly “calls on the Federal Government to also recognize the Republic of Artsakh as the only permanent solution to the conflict to avoid further attempts of such military aggression.”
The motion was introduced by Legislative Council member Irene Pnevmatikos, with fellow lawmaker Tammy Franks also speaking in favor. Jing Lee also spoke on the motion, which was carried without dissent in a vote that ensured both parliamentary chambers in South Australia follow both chambers of the New South Wales Parliament in recognizing the Republic of Artsakh.
NSW One Nation Mark Latham pushes for legislative solution to Dendrobium mine rejection
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Mark Latham wants to see the IPC s decision to reject the extension of the Dendrobium mine overturned.
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One Nation s Mark Latham has foreshadowed a private members bill in the New South Wales Parliament to give the Planning Minister special powers to overturn the rejection of the Dendrobium mine extension.
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Mark Latham is proposing to give the Planning Minister additional powers
The NSW One Nation Leader has highlighted an apparent disagreement between the Premier and John Barilaro over the IPC s Dendrobium mine decision