Long-time friends of the woman who accused the Attorney-General of raping her in 1988 stand by their belief in the truth of her account.
‘I think they can,’ Labor MP Anne Aly said,when asked if the two concepts could co-exist. ‘I don’t think they do now.’
If the Parliament is to launch its own inquiry into rape allegations against a government minister,here’s what it might look like.
Both Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Christian Porter say they did not read the account of the woman who accused Porter of rape. Why not?
The police statement came as the family of the woman who accused Attorney-General Christian Porter of raping her in 1988 says it would support an inquiry.
An individual case shouldn’t be used as a lightning rod for decades of injustice.
Australia’s desolate integrity landscape is in part the product of a culture of impunity driven by our elected representatives’ commitment to their own exceptionalism.
Former prime minister John Howard and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg backed the Prime Minister and minister’s handling of the allegation,which Christian Porter denied outright.
The rumour about Attorney-General Christian Porter spread in political and legal circles until it exploded into the public eye.
Women’s legal organisations and crossbench MPs say there still needs to be an investigation of the allegations levelled against Christian Porter,which he denies.
Attorney-General Christian Porter has denied allegations of rape and declared the rule of law would be worthless if people lost their jobs on the basis of accusations alone.