Grace Tame slammed the decision to appoint former Attorney-General
Christian Porter as acting leader of the House of Representatives, despite the high profile rape allegations against him which he categorically denies.
Christian Porter will be filling in as leader of the House of Representatives while
Peter Dutton undergoes a forced two weeks of quarantine after his sons attended a school subject to the Queensland COVID-19 outbreak.
Tame’s article, which was published in the Sydney Morning Herald, tackles Morrison’s “chilling apathy” towards survivors with this decision, and labels the promotion of Porter a clear “abuse of power”.
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A recognisable name – Lisa Hannan – cropped up on the Melbourne Magistrates Court list last week as a defendant in case number M11276622.
Known names do appear in the list from time to time – there are a few Scott Morrisons fronting court at the moment – but normally it’s not the famous persona.
Surely then this was not the same Lisa Hannan who is the current Chief Magistrate of the court? Yes, court staff informed
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A US marine says Australians were known to leave fire and bodies in their wake in Afghanistan
Australian soldiers from 2nd Commando Regiment told the ABC the US Drug Enforcement Administration refused to work with the November platoon in Afghanistan
It is unclear if the alleged killing is covered in the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force s inquiry
Josh flew 159 combat missions for the USMC s Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 (HMLA-469).
He has allowed the ABC to publish pictures of him but has asked that we don t use his real name because he fears retribution.
He has told ABC Investigations he was a door gunner providing aerial covering fire for the Australian soldiers of the 2nd Commando Regiment during a night raid in mid-2012.