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Australian PM condemned for 'shocking' response to sexual abuse claims

Sydney (AFP) - Two prominent advocates for sexual abuse survivors pilloried Australia's prime minister Wednesday, decrying "weasel words" and a response to widespread abuse that had not "measured up".

AFP

‘Bring it on’: Scott Morrison goads Labor into election character contest after questions over leaked texts

Prime minister challenged in question time over trustworthiness following leaked messages

The Guardian - AU

Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins: nine key moments from the sellout press club event

The 2021 Australian of the Year and the Liberal staffer who triggered parliament’s #MeToo reckoning did not mince words while putting politicians on notice

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Australia Day Council denies staff made ‘threatening’ phone call to Grace Tame

Grace Tame told the Press Club that receiving the phone call from the government-funded organisation reminded her of being assaulted as a child.

The New Daily

Grace Tame claims she received a ‘threatening’ phone call warning her not to criticise PM

The 2021 Australian of the Year tells press club the intimidating behaviour felt familiar to her as a survivor of grooming and abuse

The Guardian - AU

Government investigating 'threatening' phone call to Grace Tame

Women's Safety Minister Anne Ruston says the government is investigating Grace Tame's claim that she received a "threatening" phone call asking her not to say anything controversial about Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

ABC News

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.

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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

Platitudes and weak words slammed by Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame in their National Press Club address

Parliament’s culture of silence, the media’s choice of language, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison all came in for criticism.

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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 and the art of the virtuoso Christian dog-whistle

The prime minister bestowed 4 million taxpayer dollars upon his rapt Pentecostal audience with all the fervour of a pious pastor.

Crikey

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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The Guardian - AU

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

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Rule the schools

Good morning, early birds. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has obtained partyroom support for the religious discrimination bill despite an amendment that allows schools to expel transgender kids, and the Coalition is refusing to release a major report about the care workforce. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma…

The Conversation

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 Canberra Times

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.

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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.

The New Daily

‘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 Guardian - AU

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

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.

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