A female Coalition MP has come forward with a fresh allegation of sexual harassment, this time inside the House of Representatives. A female Coalition MP has come forward with a fresh allegation of sexual harassment, this time inside the House of Representatives. Nationals MP Anne...
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Emergency bid to contain QLD cluster
Brisbane residents will have access to urgent COVID-19 testing even when asymptomatic as fears grow over a cluster in the city. Queensland has confirmed 10 cases of the highly infectious UK COVID-19 strain, four locally acquired, plunging Greater Brisbane into a snap three-day lockdown. Federal...
Radio star sacked over Brittany slur
A veteran broadcaster who sparked fury with an offensive tirade against alleged Parliament House rape victim Brittany Higgins has been fired. Veteran radio broadcaster Jeremy Cordeaux, who called Brittany Higgins a “silly girl who got drunk” and questioned her story, has been sacked. The award-winning...
BREAKING: Radio host sacked for Brittany Higgins tirade
Veteran radio broadcaster Jeremy Cordeaux, who called Brittany Higgins a “silly girl who got drunk” and questioned her story, has been sacked. The award-winning host was branded a “dinosaur” online over the appalling comments on air on FIVEaa over the weekend about the alleged rape...
NRL staffer deletes tweet after Scott Morrison reaction goes viral
The Parramatta staffer who voiced her outrage about Scott Morrison attending Saturday night’s NRL game against Cronulla has reportedly deleted her tweet after sparking a frenzy on social media. An image of Eels sports scientist Tahleya Eggers with her arms folded, staring daggers at Morrison...
Scott Morrison receives more bad news
Scott Morrison’s approval rating has been smashed by voters amid a backlash led by Brittany Higgins and women’s fight for justice. Scott Morrison’s approval rating has been smashed by voters amid a backlash led by Brittany Higgins, sexual abuse survivors and women’s fight for justice....
National summit to tackle violence against women and their children
A national summit on violence against women will be discussed at a meeting of Women’s Safety Ministers next month, as the federal government deals with a political storm over rape claims. The summit was due to unfold in May last year to inform the next...
Bad news for PM: Popularity plummets
Scott Morrison’s approval rating has been smashed by voters amid a backlash led by Brittany Higgins, sexual abuse survivors and women’s fight for justice. After a fortnight that included mass marches across Australia and revelations that male Liberal staffers had “orgies” and masturbated on desks...
Fears hackers targeting Parliament
Australia’s cyber security chiefs are investigating whether a major outage of IT services at Parliament House is a cyber attack. Assistant Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie has revealed that the Morrison Government was forced to cut access to IT and emails at Parliament House to...
Australia’s cyber security chiefs investigating Parliament House hack
Assistant Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie has revealed that the Morrison Government was forced to cut access to IT and emails at Parliament House to protect against an incoming cyber attack related to an external provider. The major outage started around midday on Saturday with...