An Australian government minister will step down from Cabinet after an inquiry into abuse allegations against him by a staffer cleared him of misconduct, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said yesterday.
The inquiry’s findings came after Australia’s parliament began the year with an apology by political leaders to staff who had suffered abuse, bullying and harassment in parliamentary workplaces.
Two rights advocates responded to Morrison’s apology in a speech the next day saying that action was needed, not words.
Australian Minister for Education Alan Tudge, who had stood aside during the investigation, has chosen not to return to Cabinet, Morrison said.
Tudge is to