Christian Porter s internal investigation into Dyson Heydon reveals more complaints
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MarMarch 2021 at 7:50am
Christian Porter launched an internal investigation into allegations against former High Court justice Dyson Heydon last year.
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An inquiry by the Attorney-General s Department into whether former High Court justice Dyson Heydon faced any complaints of workplace behaviour during his time as the trade union royal commissioner reported back last week, finding two former staff members made relevant disclosures but did not want the department to take any further action.
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In 2019 the High Court commissioned an inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment against former justice Dyson Heydon
Scott Morrison has announced he would support a coronial inquest into the death of the woman who accused Christian Porter of a historical rape, which he denies.
The Morrison government was left looking like an administration “in a shambles” this week, according to Sky News host Nicholas Reece.
“The mayhem flows from two rape allegations,” Mr Reece said.
“One involving staffers in Defence Minister Linda Reynolds’ office in 2019, the other relating to an accusation against Attorney-General Christian Porter back in 1988.
“The absence of two leading ministers cannot be sustained for very long, but neither Porter nor Reynolds have provided a firm return to work date.”
Mr Reece said an independent inquiry into the accusations against Christian Porter “could provide the PM with a way out”.
“If such an inquiry were to be conducted it would be appropriate for Porter to move to the backbench for a period, this helps the government in two critical ways,” he said.
“First, the debate about Porter would continue but the political impact would be far more muted. Second, it would trigger a reshuffle of the ministry which would
Australia to investigate parliament work culture after abuse allegation 2 minutes read
Sydney, Australia, Mar 5 (efe-epa).- Australia’s government announced Friday an investigation into parliamentary work culture after a former adviser of the ruling Liberal Party said she was raped by a co-worker inside the premises in 2019.
Senator Simon Birmingham said the investigation would be led by Kate Jenkins, sexual discrimination commissioner, who will deliver her final report in November with recommendations to change practices and parliamentary work culture.
“The Parliament of Australia must set the example to follow … it must reflect best practices for preventing and responding to any level of intimidation, sexual harassment or sexual assault,” Birmingham told reporters in Adelaide.
Two Australian ministers were reportedly present at the debating tournament, at which Attorney-General Christian Porter allegedly sexually assaulted a woman.