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Australia says politicians no longer exempt from sexual harassment rules

By AFP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his government would overhaul the country's sexual discrimination laws to make members of parliament, judges and public...

  • Australia's attorney general Christian Porter speaks during a press conference in Perth on 3 March 2021, after he outed himself as the unnamed cabinet minister accused of raping a 16-year-old girl. Picture: Stefan Gosatti/AFP

    Two Australian cabinet ministers demoted after dual rape scandals

    Christian Porter - the government's top legal officer and a former state prosecutor - is accused of raping a 16-year-old fellow student in 1988, an allegation he denies.

    25 days ago
  • Australia's Treasurer Scott Morrison attends a press conference in Parliament House in Canberra on 22 August, 2018. Picture: AFP.

    'Disgraceful' sex acts in parliament rock Australia's government

    The graphic images have prompted fresh outrage from female lawmakers and the Australian public, coming on the heels of the rape allegations that sparked mass nationwide protests.

    31 days ago
  • FILE: Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: AFP

    Australia must brace for more 'hard news', says PM as employment slumps

    Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the job losses were “heart breaking” and that economic numbers would get worse before getting better.

    344 days ago
  • FILE: This handout photo taken on 21 December 2019 and obtained on 22 December from the Australia Department of Defence shows an aircrewman monitoring the Tianjara fire from a helicopter in the Moreton and Jerrawangala National Park in Moreton. Picture: AFP

    Australia to hold wide-ranging enquiry into disastrous bushfires

    Australia has for months been battling hundreds of blazes that began in September which experts have attributed to climate change.

    428 days ago
  • FILE: Scott Morrison. Picture: AFP

    Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes Sydney

    His comments came after weeks spent refusing to speak about the link between climate change and deadly fires described by the emergency services as unprecedented in number and scale for the early bushfire season.

    519 days ago
  • FILE: This picture taken on 28 September 2018 shows farmer Matt Ireson checking a water tank on his property during a severe and prolonged drought outside the town of Booligal in western New South Wales. Picture: AFP

    Australia launches billion dollar drought plan

    Swathes of Australia have gone months without adequate rainfall, forcing farmers to truck in water at exorbitant cost, sell off livestock or leave their land to lay fallow.

    533 days ago
  • US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

    Trump asked Australia for help discrediting Russia probe

    An Australian government spokesperson confirmed Donald Trump asked Prime Minister Scott Morrison to investigate issues raised in Robert Mueller's probe.

    570 days ago
  • FILE: Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks to the media outside a polling booth during Australia's general election in Sydney on 18 May 2019. Picture: AFP

    Australia plans to censor extremist online content

    Speaking from the G7 in Biarritz Sunday, Scott Morrison said the measures were needed in response to the deadly attack on two New Zealand mosques in March.

    606 days ago
  • Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks to the media outside a polling booth during Australia's general election in Sydney on 18 May 2019. Picture: AFP

    Australia's conservative coalition secures parliamentary majority

    Morrison’s coalition defied forecasts to be re-elected on Saturday in what he called a political miracle.

    704 days ago
  • Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java on 18 August 2018. Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP

    Australia says 'state actor' hacked parties, parliament

    Prime Minister Scott Morrison told lawmakers security agencies looking at a hack of lawmakers 'also became aware that the networks of some political parties; Liberal, Labor and Nationals have also been affected'.

    795 days ago
  • Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java on 18 August 2018. Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP

    Australia recognises West Jerusalem as Israel's capital but embassy not moving

    Morrison also confirmed Australia’s support for a two-state solution with a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem.

    859 days ago
  • Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java on 18 August 2018. Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP

    'We failed them': Australia apologises to child sex abuse victims

    The state apology comes after a five-year Royal Commission that detailed more than 15,000 survivors' harrowing child sex abuse claims involving thousands of institutions.

    914 days ago
  • Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java on 18 August 2018. Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP

    Australia seeks to ban schools from expelling gay students

    The debate over personal rights is growing ahead of a crucial by-election for Morrison’s ruling Liberal-National coalition in the blue-ribbon Sydney seat of Wentworth on 20 October.

    923 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Strawberry sabotage akin to ‘terrorism’ - Australia PM

    Scott Morrison demanded a change in the law to put the perpetrators behind bars for 15 years.

    947 days ago
  • Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java on 18 August 2018. Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP

    Australia PM to chill backstage with US rapper Fatman Scoop

    Morrison, a staunch proponent of family values who has softened his image in recent years, was quick to respond, saying he was 'definitely keen' for the event but requested a family friendly rendition of the song.

    951 days ago
  • New Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison takes part in an oath-taking ceremony to become the nation's new leader at Government House in Canberra on 24 August 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Australian PM's own party defies him in selection of by-election candidate

    Scott Morrison’s Liberal party nominated Dave Sharma to run in the blue ribbon Sydney seat of Wentworth in the by-election, another sign of the deep fractures within the par

    952 days ago
  • FILE: Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Picture: AFP

    Former Australian PM resigns from parliament, government loses majority

    Malcom Turnbull last week said he would resign from parliament after he was ousted from office in a bitter party-room contest.

    965 days ago
  • FILE: Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: AFP

    Furious voters deliver damning verdict on Australia political chaos

    Scott Morrison was sworn in as the country's 30th leader late Friday after a bitter Liberal Party revolt against moderate Turnbull driven by a hardline conservative faction.

    969 days ago
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