Scott Morrison said he was confident she would keep her job despite copping criticism over her handling of Brittany Higgins' alleged rape allegations.  Â. Thursday March 04 2021, 9.00am, The Times. An independent commission against corruption’s investigation into the former Wagga Wagga Liberal MP is ongoing, and the premier appeared as a witness during hearings last year. Searle accused the premier of making decisions to fund the project that would “benefit” her “boyfriend”. They were paused during last month’s five-day lockdown and on Thursday the premier, Daniel Andrews, said more research was needed before that changes. At the same time, there’s nothing about [the alleged victim] that makes me in retrospect think she’s a fabulist. pic.twitter.com/ws5m9MJbzQ. At times the NSW premier looked uncomfortable and flushed as she was grilled about her ex-lover, who she was in a relationship with until last year. She also shared Facebook messages which refer to the couch in the senator's office, which the man insists is 'comfortable' as he invited her there. Giles has written to Reynolds signalling defamation action unless an apology is forthcoming. She indicated to me that she was determined to proceed with a formal complaint and I supported her in that decision. A teenager has died from a box jellyfish sting in Cape York, with marine biologist and jellyfish expert Dr Lisa-Ann Gerswhin saying it was a tragedy that could have been avoided. Durkin made it clear that he had not seen or heard anything that confirmed whether the allegations were true. Ms Higgins lodged a formal complaint on Wednesday, triggering an active police investigation into her alleged rape. In the clip, Australian Financial Review political editor Philip Coorey said the alleged rapist's defence lawyer would likely be combing the heavy media coverage. No. She said it was not the first or last time she received unwanted advances from male colleagues.Â, 'By that time, I was just so used to sexual harassment I just brushed it off,' she said.Â, Since Ms Higgins made her allegation public last week, three other women have come forward to accuse the same man of sexual assault or harassment, After speaking to officers from the local police station on Sunday afternoon, the woman said she received a call from the Australian Federal Police's Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team.Â. A young intern has detailed her experience with the man at … 'There was also a warning in that letter...  to the alleged victims: don't go through the media,' she said. Minister called former aide Brittany Higgins a ‘lying cow’ after rape allegation. I first became aware of the complainant’s allegation in December 2019. We have miserably failed, and this poor young man, and his family and his community, are paying the price for that failure. Per AAP, international flights into Victoria remain on hold, with the premier unable to say when they will resume. The woman, who was a virgin, said she was uncertain as to whether he was conscious or sleeping, but she bolted from the room into the hotel lobby toilet, where she discovered she was 'bleeding'.Â, Feeling embarrassed and ashamed, the woman made her way home and did not tell police, her family or friends.Â, Scott Morrison said he is confident Linda Reynolds will keep her job despite copping criticism over her handling of Brittany Higgins' rape allegations, Prime Minister Scott Morrison alongside Defence Minister Linda Reynolds and Water Resources Minister David Littleproud at Parliament House, 'I believe his actions on the night of June 29 and the morning of June 30 constitute sexual assault, because he performed or tried to perform sexual acts on me whilst I was severely intoxicated and unable to provide valid and informed consent,' she told The Australian.Â, 'I later realised I was so drunk, I was not able to give any consent', 'Hearing Brittany Higgins' story, it was so eerily similar, it made me think this person has a pattern of behaviour. Fifty-one people were murdered and a further 40 injured at the mosques in 2019. We never had proper sex. ' Â. Well, I just find it extraordinary and I think people will ask themselves: if they were in that position, would they read the documentation? The man adds he's usually 'a good boy' and has an essay to write. But, in the case of Brittany Higgins she did go to the media. Guardian Australia asked Reynolds’ office whether the minister would apologise to Higgins and retract the comments in the light of potential legal action. 'It's more the fact you've had pretty bad political fallout over the past fortnight,' she said. Higgins says those comments are “incredibly hurtful” and “never excusable”. It simply doesn’t work like that. I feel like he wanted to [take me there] because he wanted to show off his power. Mr Dutton confirmed Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw informed him about the alleged assault on February 11, four days before Mr Morrison says he was told. I have conveyed to the Australian federal police, the NSW police force and the South Australian police an offer to assist with any investigations. The prime minister, Scott Morrison, says he does not support the extension of a petroleum exploration licence that would allow for gas exploration off the coast of NSW between Sydney and Port Stephens. The embattled Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has apologised to alleged rape victim Brittany Higgins for calling her a 'lying cow'. The second alleged victim claimed she met the ministerial advisor in 2016 when he was working for Ms Reynolds during the election campaign. Berejiklian said the suggestion was “a disgusting proposition”, laughable, wrong “and frankly offensive”. 11.17pm EST 23:17 'Incredibly hurtful': Brittany Higgins responds to defence minister's comments 10.30pm EST 22:30 Family of Christian Porter accuser support inquiry into daughter's death Brittany Higgins was 24 years old and in her dream job as a ministerial media adviser to Defence Minister Linda Reynolds when she was allegedly raped by a … Kean said he and Trevelyan discussed “the contributions both governments intend to make in the lead up to and as part of COP26”. Cuomo's aides pushed health officials to rewrite review into nursing homes to cover-up true death toll, claims new reportÂ, ACB is SNUBBED by Liberal SCOTUS colleagues: Justice Breyer ignores tradition and dissents without 'respect' against her first majority opinion rulingÂ, Biden slammed as a 'HYPOCRITE' over Texas 'neanderthal' insult by Texas Lt. 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I think that’s the right decision.”. Brittany Higgins rape allegation: Fourth woman makes formal complaint. 'I never felt weird about that but there were other instances where he definitely pressured me. There’s all these things that we use in the more populated areas of Queensland, in Cairns, Townsville and Mackay. Now that the police have said that a criminal investigation cannot proceed, the issue does sit squarely with the prime minister. Brittany Higgins’ partner David Sharaz has spoken out on the conduct of the Prime Minister’s office in regards to her alleged Parliament House rape. Foreign Minister Marise Payne has taken over Defence duties while Ms Reynolds is on leave. Haha,' he wrote. The Defence Minister reportedly referred to Ms Higgins as “a lying cow” , which Ms Reynolds did not deny but said was in reference to “misrepresentation” of events in the media. 'Â, Ms Reynolds has been under fire for her handling of the incident and for not telling the Prime Minister.Â. Searle also asked when her relationship with Maguire had begun: Both you and Mr Maguire said you were in a close personal relationship from at least 2015 until at least August 2020 ... Mr Maguire says that relationship could have started as early as 2013 – that’s correct, isn’t it? Pressure mounts on the government for an inquiry into the historical rape allegation. Brittany Higgins with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. 'Nothing 'rapey' happened. I was a friend of the complainant. I was a member of the Australian high school debating team in 1987, along with Christian Porter, Matt Deeble and the woman who made the complaint. Durkin coached the alleged victim. Read the text messages Liberal staffer accused of raping... Liberal party staffer claims she was told it was 'her fault'... Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. Certainly, if I was in Mr Morrison’s position, I would have read the documentation. 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Ms Higgins' claim, which was formally stated to police on Wednesday, opened the floodgates for others to share their stories.Â. Ms Higgins posted on Twitter a clip from ABC Insiders where a panel discussed the issue. Defence minister Linda Reynolds has not denied calling Brittany Higgins a "lying cow" on the same day her former staffer went public with allegations she was raped. He’s calling on the prime minister, Scott Morrison, to hold an independent inquiry into the allegations levelled against the attorney general, Christian Porter. Matilda Boseley (earlier), Thu 4 Mar 2021 02.59 EST It lacks probity and it lacks integrity, doesn’t it? Bernard Lagan, Sydney. Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins has demanded a public apology from Defence Minister Linda Reynolds for saying she was a “lying cow” in remarks to staff in her ministerial office. Dr Gerswhin said Australia “needed to do better” when it came to resourcing and educating remote communities on the dangers of box jellyfish. Two more women accused the former government worker of rape after Ms Higgins went public last week, and now a fourth alleged victim has taken her story to Canberra police on Sunday. Her spokesperson replied: “I refer you to the statement provided by the Minister last night.”. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. The latest woman to come forward was with colleagues at Canberra's Public Bar in 2017 when the alleged rapist touched her thigh uninvited. Former Morrison government staffer Brittany Higgins plans to reactivate a police complaint about an alleged sexual assault by a colleague in the ministerial wing of Parliament House in March 2019. Brittany Higgins, the former media adviser to Defence Minister Linda Reynolds, this week revealed claims she was raped by a male staffer in Reynolds' Parliament House office in 2019 Brittany Higgins spoke out about her alleged rape on Monday in a TV interview which has prompted shock and outrage in Australia. 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'As a precautionary measure, Minister Reynolds has this morning been admitted to a Canberra Hospital,' a statement said last week. The fourth woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, told the ABC the 'really sleazy' alleged rapist stroked her thigh on a night out in 2017. Pressure is mounting on Defence Minister Linda Reynolds to quit after reports she called Brittany Higgins a ‘lying cow’. The opposition leader, Anthony Albanese, is speaking in Queensland. 'He refused and we argued and I told him five or six times that we couldn't have sex unless he wore a condom. “Policing received a report in April 2019 in relation to an alleged assault at Parliament House. He had not seen them alone together, he said, or been given any information to suggest there had been an incident between them. She was taken to a hospital in Canberra last week as a 'precautionary measure' relating to an existing condition on the advice of her cardiologist. She will return to her office in mid-March. The teenager’s death marked the first fatality from a box jellyfish sting since 2006. We don’t have those programs in place and I think we have absolutely failed our remote communities. Defence Minister Linda Reynolds reportedly described Brittany Higgins as a "lying cow" after the former Liberal staffer went public about a rape allegation against an ex-colleague. The hope of the prime minister that this could be just unseen or unheard, these allegations, and go away without a full and proper and transparent inquiry is just not realistic – it defies commonsense. Brittany Higgins went public with the allegation she was raped by a colleague in a minister's office nearly a week ago. Labor’s Adam Searle accused Berejiklian of failing to declare a conflict of interest when she met with her then-lover when she was the NSW treasurer. I want to try and avoid that at all costs. The woman replied: 'mmm, depends, do you tend to talk a lot whilst studying?'. Brittany Higgins is reportedly considering defamation action against the defence minister, Linda Reynolds. But that makes me feel really ill. Brittany Higgins, 24, alleged she was raped in Parliament House in 2019 Blasted 'politicking' and 'blame shifting' instead of action on broken culture Defence Minister … NewsHub reports police arrested the men after threatening a terrorist attack involving car bombs against Al Noor and Linwood mosques on 15 March, the second anniversary of the massacre at the two mosques. Come on'.'. Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has issued an apology to alleged rape victim Brittany Higgins after insulting her in front of staff. According to reports, police carried out search warrants at the properties in St Albans and Linwood shortly before 6pm on Thursday. The former intern shared an exchange of Facebook messages, where the man claims the couch in the senator's office is 'really comfy'Â, Brittany Higgins with partner David Sharaz, who quit his job amid her rape allegations against a former male colleague. When that work is completed, and when they can satisfy me that we can have a system where we have the lowest possible risk, then flights will start again. Brittany Higgins says she met with police shortly after the alleged rape in March 2019 The AFP's guidelines says it has to report "politically sensitive" investigations to the Home Affairs minister (Supplied: Brittany Higgins/ABC News: Emma Machan) It's nearly a … We are no longer accepting comments on this article. It was great speaking last night with UK Energy Minister @annietrev. I thank those colleagues, whether from the government or elsewhere, that have expressed their support for Linda and she certainly has mine,' he said. I ensured that the complainant was receiving appropriate support. Under-fire senator Linda Reynolds who has been grilled over the handling of Brittany Higgins' rape claims has been blamed for not telling the Prime Minister about the … She first met him at drinks where she got 'very drunk' and went back to his house. Ms Higgins, who has said she was not supported well enough after her alleged rape, wished Senator Reynolds a speedy recovery, Mr Morrison's comments came just hours after Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton admitted he knew about the alleged rape but chose not to tell the prime minister about it to avoid compromising a potential police investigation.Â. I know that this has been a devastating period for the woman’s family and close friends. Now it’s understood that Higgins has engaged the services of Rebekah Giles, a reputational risk specialist with her own firm. 'Now, you can put two and two together. My thoughts are with them. A series of MPs, including the Liberal MP Jason Falinski and fellow moderate Dave Sharma, want the application rejected. All rights reserved. When everybody else had left, the woman said she told him she was going to catch an Uber home, and he suggested they go back to his hotel room 'around the corner' instead, and he would 'look after her', she told The Australian. Ms Reynolds came under scrutiny for her handling of the matter and her treatment of Ms Higgins.Â, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has been released from hospital and is expected to take two weeks' leave in the wake of the Britany Higgins alleged rape scandalÂ. Brittany Higgins has responded to reports Defence Minister Linda Reynolds called her a "lying cow," saying it is evidence of the "toxic workplace culture" at Parliament House. Play it now. This blog has now closed, Michael McGowan and ', The woman says she will come forward to police to make a statement if it helps with their inquiries.Â, Brittany Higgins, then 24, has alleged she was raped by a colleague inside Parliament House in March 2019, Pictured: Prime Minister Scott Morrison during Question Time in the House of Representatives on February 22, Ms Higgins pictured with Senator Micahela Cash (left) former Liberal Party deputy leader Julie Bishop (right). That she would invent anything like that. It’s time for the prime minister to give both himself and Australians confidence that Mr Porter is a fit and proper person to hold the office of attorney general. There’s education programs, there’s stinger nets, there’s protective clothing. She claims the encounter occurred five years before the staffer allegedly raped Ms Higgins. EXCLUSIVE: Defence Minister Linda Reynolds faces defamation action from Brittany Higgins for "demeaning" and "belittling" comments unless she issues a public apology and withdraws the remarks. The premier is not accused of any wrongdoing, but on Thursday was repeatedly asked about the timing of her relationship with Maguire and why she didn’t declare it earlier. Her alleged rapist has checked himself into a private rehabilitation clinic after losing his job at a large corporation.Â. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Maguire paid $8,000 for the property a few hundred metres from the Cobb Highway in far western NSW. After they arrived, she passed out while laying on his bed and allegedly woke up with her clothes undone and the staffer allegedly lying on top of her. “Any messages of hate or people wanting to cause harm in our community will not be tolerated – it’s not the Kiwi way.”. He says that unless an inquiry is held, Porter will continue to face examination but it will only come via the media. How can you make a decision to allocate taxpayers’ dollars without disclosing that relationship? https://t.co/7ZpvfzGVUu. The inconvenience involved in that, I think, pales into insignificance when you think about ... a very easily transmitted virus, a changing virus, changing challenge, and the prospect of further lockdowns. I’ve spoken to the coach of the 1988 South Australian debating team, Anthony Durkin, about his recollections of the international debating competition at Sydney University at the centre of the allegations against Christian Porter, which the attorney general strenuously denies. Both the UK and NSW Governments recognise the need for strong action on climate change and the need for decisive leadership in developing net zero policies in the lead up to @COP26 #nswpol #auspol pic.twitter.com/bVn0hdtU19, The Morrison government was accused last week of “shamefully doing nothing” to increase its climate targets ahead of the 26th United Nations climate conference in Glasgow in November (COP26). The permit holders, Advent Energy and Bounty Gas, have sought to have the licence renewed for exploratory drilling. We reported earlier that former government staffer Brittany Higgins has hit back at her former employer Linda Reynolds’ referring to her as a “lying cow”. She was barely out of school at the time of the attack, which allegedly occurred after a night out drinking with the then-political staffer. But a whole lot of things, I think, that have been said in the past few weeks defy belief.
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