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Abuse campaigner says Australia's prime minister apology not enough

A day after Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised in parliament for the treatment of women who had suffered sexual abuse there, a prominent campaigner said she wanted to see action more than words.

Reuters

MP’s anti-vaccine offer on religion bill

The government is fighting a losing battle to win crossbench support and shepherd its signature religious discrimination legislation through parliament.

The New Daily

Anthony Albanese warns religious discrimination bill could ‘drive us apart’ as Labor pushes for amendments

Opposition confident it can make changes in Senate to neuter controversial statement of belief clause

The Guardian - AU

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Grace Tame accuses employee of government-funded organisation of 'threatening' phone call to protect Scott Morrison's reputation

Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins both used their speeches at the National Press Club to keep the focus on the need for society and government to take real and meaningful action to keep abuse victims safe, and to support those who choose to come forward.

ABC News

Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins in National Press Club address — as it happened

Scott Morrison apologised to Brittany Higgins in parliament yesterday. Today, she and the former Australian of the Year spoke in Canberra.

ABC News

Scott Morrison says Richard Colbeck has appeared before the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 'many, many times'. Is that correct?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison claims Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Richard Colbeck, has appeared before the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 on "countless occasions". Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Lower house sits late to continue religious discrimination bill debate – as it happened

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Why there's no magic jobless rate to increase Australians' wages

With the official unemployment rate now 4.2% – the lowest since 2008 – Prime Minister Scott Morrison has predicted a rate “with a 3 in front of it this year”. The Reserve Bank of Australia agrees, forecasting unemployment below 4% in coming months.

The Conversation

Liberals defend economy despite dent in conditions from Omicron

The federal government has boasted the economy has never been better following new data showing a dip in conditions due to Omicron disruptions.

The Canberra Times

Inquiry ordered into Grace Tame's claims

Claims a taxpayer-funded agency ordered Grace Tame to avoid criticising Scott Morrison at the 2022 Australian of the Year Awards are being investigated.

AAP

‘A moment to draw a line in the sand’: Advocates react to harassment apology

Reaction to the 'statement of acknowledgment' has been mixed, with Grace Tame rebuffing the apologies as “electioneering stunts”.

The New Daily

Scott Morrison faces question time grilling over government response to Covid aged care crisis

Labor sharpens attack on Coalition’s handling of pandemic and again calls for aged care minister Richard Colbeck to be sacked

The Guardian - AU

Australian PM apologises for ‘terrible’ parliamentary culture after Canberra’s #MeToo reckoning

Apology was recommended by landmark review into workplace culture of bullying, abuse, harassment and sexual assault

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison says he is sorry, but what has he learned?

Scott Morrison said his apology to Brittany Higgins was only the start of repairing parliament’s toxic culture. Australians will be watching for action

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The Conversation

Word from The Hill: On Scott Morrison's battle for Religious Discrimination Bill

As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team.

Al Jazeera

Australia’s Morrison apologises for sexual assault in parliament

PM apologises to ex-staffer Brittany Higgins who said she was raped by a more senior colleague in a minister’s office.

Evening Standard

Scott Morrison makes formal apology to Brittany Higgins ‘We are sorry’

Brittany Higgins broke down in tears after listening to Australian PM Scott Morrison apologise, ‘We are sorry’

The Guardian - AU

Liberal MP to vote against religious discrimination bill that fails to protect transgender students

Bridget Archer tells parliament she is ‘horrified’ and draft legislation ‘may risk lives’ while Ian Thorpe says it amounts to ‘state-sanctioned discrimination’

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Activist who demanded Scott Morrison be sent 'to the gallows' escorted into Parliament House by Craig Kelly

An Indigenous activist recently filmed calling for the execution of the Prime Minister has been escorted inside Parliament House by former government MP Craig Kelly.

The Independent UK

Australian leaders apologise to staff for abuse and bullying in parliament

‘I am sorry. We are sorry’, Australian PM Scott Morrison told parliament in a cross-party apology

The Conversation

Scott Morrison says 'sorry' to Brittany Higgins for 'terrible things' that happened

Scott Morrison has said “sorry” to Brittany Higgins during a parliamentary acknowledgement of victims of bullying, harassment and sexual assaults in the parliamentary workplace.

Reuters

Australia's parliament opens for election year with apology, PM under pressure

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday apologised to a political staffer who said she was raped in a ministerial office, after a review found half of parliamentary staff had experienced harassment, bullying or sexual assault.

The Guardian - AU

Daniel Andrews at odds with Scott Morrison over third vaccine dose for international travellers

People with only two jabs may face being able to travel into Victoria but not access services and hospitality

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‘I Am Sorry. We Are Sorry’: PM Has Finally Apologised To Sexual Harassment Victims In Parliament

Scott Morrison has acknowledged and apologised to victims of sexual harassment, assault and rape in Parliament, including Brittany Higgins.

ABC News

Parliament makes formal apology to victims of harassment, bullying in wake of Jenkins report

Australia's political leaders formally apologise to all those who have experienced sexual harassment, sexual assault or bullying while working in federal parliament — an action recommended by an independent review into the building's workplace culture..

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