WA election: Record number of women set to claim seat in Parliament following landslide
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MarMarch 2021 at 4:47am
Lisa Munday, who unseated Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup in Dawesville, is one of the three MPs named Lisa who have claimed seats for Labor.
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After a Liberal party wipe-out, WA s Lower House will end up with more female MPs elected in 2021 than the total number of Liberal women, 25, to have ever sat in the WA Parliament.
There may also end up being more Lower House MPs named Lisa than Liberal party members.
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In a statement of claim lodged on Monday, lawyers for Mr Porter, who is on medical leave, seek damages, including aggravated damages, for a February 26 article published on the ABCâs website, headlined âScott Morrison, senators and AFP told of historical rape allegation against Cabinet Ministerâ.
ABC journalist Louise Milligan, who broke the story, is also named as a party to the lawsuit.
Mr Porter, who is not named in the ABC article, has retained a trio of high-powered lawyers, including Sydney barristers Bret Walker, SC, and Sue Chrysanthou, SC, and solicitor Rebekah Giles.
Attorney-General Christian Porter is expected to give evidence in the proceedings.