James Hooke,a former boyfriend of the woman,made a statement to police last month on the allegation. But the investigation remains closed.
The Liberal minister was not named in an ABC article at the centre of his defamation claim but his lawyers say he was identified via other means.
Tasmanian MP Sue Hickey said Liberal senator Eric Abetz said former federal staffer Brittany Higgins was “disgustingly drunk” — an allegation he denies.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is considering legal advice about Attorney-General Christian Porter in a step that could lead him to move the cabinet minister to a different position.
The proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission is more likely to protect politicians than expose corruption.
The Attorney-General’s model for an anti-corruption commission has been slammed as a sham and a “deliberate political diversion designed to shield the public sector,and in particular politicians and their staff,from proper scrutiny”.
David Anderson said he was confident the quality of the broadcaster’s coverage would be borne out in defamation proceedings launched by Attorney-General Christian Porter.
The lack of women in the Liberal Party will not fix itself.
AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw also told Senate estimates he personally briefed Prime Minister Scott Morrison about the allegation over the phone last month.
Rebekah Giles has become the go-to lawyer for powerful people whose lives have been blown apart by scandal
The Prime Minister has ended a difficult week by admitting defeat on what was supposed to be an important economic reform for his government.