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Friday, 5 March 2021

The attorney general accused of rape.

 Podcast from The Guardian

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Christian Porter

Last Friday, it was reported that a current cabinet minister is at the centre of a historical rape allegation. On Wednesday, that minister – attorney general Christian Porter – came forward and firmly denied that allegation, stating that it simply never happened. Political editor Katharine Murphy explains how this allegation came to light and breaks down the prime minister’s response.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2021/mar/04/the-attorney-general-accused-of

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Reported by Katharine Murphy and presented by Laura Murphy-Oates. Produced by Ellen Leabeater and Joe Koning. The executive producers are Miles Martignoni and Gabrielle Jackson

Thu 4 Mar 2021 03.30 AEDT Last modified on Thu 4 Mar 2021 07.26 AEDT

In Australia support for sexual assault survivors is available at 1800 RESPECT, that’s 1800 737 732 . Children and young adults, parents and teachers can contact the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800, and adult survivors of child sexual assault can seek help at the Blue Knot Foundation. The crisis support service is Lifeline at 13 11 14.

Read Katharine Murphy’s reporting on this issue here:

  • Scott Morrison must call an independent inquiry into the Christian Porter rape allegation. It’s the only valid course
  • Christian Porter denies historical rape allegation, declaring he won’t step down
  • As gut-wrenching scandals shake the government, Scott Morrison fumbles when he should leadScott Morrison and Christian Porter
  • Photograph: Sam Mooy/Getty Images
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I was inspired to start this when I discovered old editions of "The Worker". "The Worker" was first published in March 1890, it was the Journal of the Associated Workers of Queensland. It was a Political Newspaper for the Labour Movement. The first Editor was William "Billy" Lane who strongly supported the iconic Shearers' Strike in 1891. He planted the seed of New Unionism in Queensland with the motto “that men should organise for the good they can do and not the benefits they hope to obtain,” he also started a Socialist colony in Paraguay. Because of the right-wing bias in some sections of the Australian media, I feel compelled to counter their negative and one-sided version of events. The disgraceful conduct of the Murdoch owned Newspapers in the 2013 Federal Election towards the Labor Party shows how unrepresentative some of the Australian media has become.
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