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Inaction over Porter rape claim undermines the PM
March 10, 2021 12.05am
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The Morrison government has presented us with a narrative that contains a number of red herrings and rabbit holes that seek to veer us away from forming a clear view about this controversial matter (“As Heydon inquiry witness, I must speak now”, March 9). Sharona Coutts’ opinion piece, on the other hand, expertly cuts through these distractions with a respectful yet incisive set of arguments that point out some simple truths: that an inquiry would strengthen, not weaken, the rule of law in this country, and that what is at stake for Christian Porter is a job, not jail.
PORTER BACKPEDALS
A spokesman for Christian Porter has conceded to
news.com.au that while the attorney-general does not recall any contact with his accuser after a debating contest weekend in 1988, “if there is some information that there was some form of contact in the early 1990’s, that is not impossible and it’s not a case of disputing that possibility.”
Porter told reporters during his denial of historical rape allegations on Wednesday that he had never met his accuser again, however the woman’s unsworn affidavit alleges they had dinner in Perth in 1994.
Separately, the woman’s family has released a statement issuing support for “any inquiry” that would shed light on her death, whether it be a coronial inquest or independent investigation.
Victoriaâs sacrifice appears to have been for nothing
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February 17, 2021 â 10.00pm
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LOCKDOWN ENDS
It will be no comfort to the thousands of businesses and millions of Victorians who can now pick up the pieces, after Daniel Andrewsâ latest âsnapâ lockdown (âVictoriaâs lockdown to end tonight, Premier announcesâ,
The Age, 17/2), to realise their sacrifices were for nothing, as the spread of infections from the Holiday Inn had already been contained within the small circle of close family contacts before it started. This upsetting fact emerged when the Chief Health Officer noted on the fourth day of the lockdown that the most recent and last two cases had acquired the infection eight days earlier. No positive cases have been reported from
The obliteration of all who inhabit our planet
January 27, 2021 â 10.30pm
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THE HOLOCAUST
Act now to ensure that we have a history left
It is indeed heart-warming, and it fills me with pride, to read two political opponents â the Liberalsâ Josh Frydenberg and Laborâs Josh Burns â â³â£co-penningâ³â£ an article which reminds us of the horrors of the Holocaust (Opinion, 27/1). I hope and trust this event is taught to all school students for eternity. Not only did millions die at the hands of the Nazis, the killings were indeed industrialised on a grand scale â unimaginable.