Defence Minister Linda Reynolds will miss the next sitting fortnight of Parliament after extending her medical leave.
Ms Reynolds is facing calls to resign over her handling of a sexual assault allegation.
The Prime Minister is considering handing over her portfolio to Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton should Ms Reynolds not be well enough to return.
The 55-year-old politician has been admitted to hospital with a suspected infection. Attorney-General Christian Porter and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds are also on leave.
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There are so many answers to refute the claim that the rule of law prevents an inquiry into rape allegations against Attorney-General Christian Porter that itâs difficult to know where to start.
Attorney-General Christian Porter has vigorously denied the rape allegations.
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Last night on ABCâs
Four Corners, eminent Sydney silk, Arthur Moses QC, sounded a warning that âthe floodgatesâ would open if an inquiry into rape allegations against Christian Porter were to be held after the NSW police had declared that it would not proceed with a criminal investigation. Moses argued that such an approach would be âunprecedentedâ.
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