Mr Gaetjens said there were no signs that staff were not co-operating with the inquiry. I am not going into the details of an inquiry that has not been completed, Mr Gaetjens said. It includes some highly personal information that I think would invade privacy. Labor Senator Penny Wong asked what personal information was involved when it was It s hardly a transparent inquiry, she said. Did I hear you right? You will keep the interviews confidential?, she said. How is Ms Higgins and the public to know who knew what and when if you ve given an undertaking of confidentiality?
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An investigation has found no first-hand evidence Prime Minister Scott Morrison s media team gave negative briefings to journalists against the partner of Brittany Higgins, finding such claims would only be based on hearsay .
Mr Morrison tabled the findings of the internal inquiry conducted by his chief of staff John Kunkel on Tuesday, following scrutiny from Labor senators over the government’s response to the allegations in Senate estimates. My chief of staff found in the negative, Mr Morrison said.
But the report’s language is less decisive, with Mr Kunkel stating he is not in a position to make a finding that the alleged activity took place based on the evidence before him.
Government grilled over delayed inquiry into alleged rape of Brittany Higgins
An independent inquiry into when the Prime Minister s office found out about the alleged rape of former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins will be handed down within weeks.
The secretary of the Prime Minister s Department Philip Gaetjens has been grilled at Senate Estimates over progress in his review, which he started on February 17.
The probe was then paused for two months following advice from the Australian Federal Police it could overlap with a criminal investigation into the incident, that allegedly occurred inside Parliament House in March 2019.
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Phil Gaetjens is heading an internal inquiry into Brittany Higgins alleged rape.(Sydney Morning Herald)
Police investigating Brittany Higgins’ allegation she was raped in Parliament House in March 2019 are close to handing a brief of evidence to prosecutors.