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MacroBusiness Access Subscriber Only Content at 9:20 am on March 5, 2021 | 147 comments Prime Minister Scott Morrison is in deep, deep trouble. He thinks he’s fighting a culture war when things have moved far past that. Australia is now the in throes of a generational shift that is rendering the Morrison Government obsolete. It is under sustained attack, quite rightly, from an extraordinary alliance of alleged sexual assault victims and supporters, prominent women in the press, the legal profession, and all decent blokes as well.  This is now a revolution not a political problem. Let’s ...

Last modified on Wed 3 Mar 2021 15.16 EST Good morning. The historical rape accusation against Australia’s attorney general continues to dominate the news headlines. Here’s what else is new, this Thursday. Scott Morrison is facing increasing pressure to establish an independent inquiry into the historical rape allegation made against the country’s top law officer, Christian Porter. The attorney general emphatically denied the allegation from 1988 during an emotional press conference on Wednesday. On 18 separate occasions Porter repeated that the complainant’s version of events “did ...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Police won't charge Australian minister accused of rape Police have ruled out investigating an unnamed Australian Cabinet minister over an allegation that he raped a 16-year-old girl more than 30 years ago By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press March 2, 2021, 11:16 AM • 4 min read Email this article CANBERRA, Australia -- Police on Tuesday ruled out investigating an unnamed Australian Cabinet minister over an allegation that he raped a 16-year-old girl more than 30 years ago. The decision by New South Wales state po...

Police not charging Australian minister accused of rape AP, CANBERRA Police yesterday ruled out investigating an unnamed Australian Cabinet minister over an allegation that he raped a 16-year-old girl more than 30 years ago. The decision by New South Wales Police adds pressure on Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to establish an independent investigation to examine the accusation. The accusation has created a cloud over the 16 men in Morrison’s 22-minister Cabinet and is feeding complaints of a culture within parliament that is toxic for women. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morriso...

Australian Attorney-General Pans Critics of Family Court Merger Attorney-General Christian Porter has panned critics of the impending Family Court merger, saying those opposing the move have a “vested interest” in maintaining the status quo. The Family Court’s merger with the Federal Court of Australia has received the Senate’s final tick of approval with support from crossbenchers Independent Senator Rex Patrick and One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson. The radical move brings the Family Court of Australia under the umbrella of a new entity called the Federal Circuit and Family Court (F...