The Attorney-General alleges the online article portrays him as the perpetrator of a “brutal” rape that contributed to a woman taking her own life.
A former Hale student has detailed the alarming attitudes of some male students towards girls as calls for better education on consent and attitudes to females gain momentum.
Lawyer Michael Bradley said the fact sexual violence is prevalent yet few perpetrators are ever prosecuted and punished showed a failure of the rule of law.
This brilliant,intelligent and sensitive woman has gained notoriety after her death,in the worst possible circumstances,when the statement she wrote detailing her allegations against Christian Porter came to light.
As women prepare to march on Parliament House in Canberra on Monday,the Coalition’s female parliamentarians have little to say on the issues that have spurred the anger. And the Prime Minister has missed an opportunity.
NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller told a state parliamentary hearing he would look into why the delay occurred as a document produced to parliament also confirmed police had chosen not to interview Mr Porter,nor any witnesses at the event before the alleged incident occurred in 1988.
No matter what the Prime Minister says,the disputed rape allegations against Attorney-General Christian Porter need to be investigated without delay.
James Hooke,now a senior managing director with Macquarie Group,said on Friday he had “clear recollections of relevant discussions” with both the woman and Attorney-General Christian Porter.
NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller says the force is reviewing the appropriateness of terminating a sexual assault investigation where the victim has withdrawn a complaint amid the allegations surrounding federal Attorney-General Christian Porter.
We desperately need a mechanism to restore civic trust – and an inquiry,though problematic,is the best we have.
The opposition may well press for an independent inquiry into the historical rape allegations against the Attorney-General next week,but the government could promptly seek the same kind of inquiry into former Labor leader Bill Shorten.