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by Peter Gleeson Premium Content  THE architect of the merger between the Liberal and National parties in Queensland has urged warring factions to look at the bigger picture otherwise the conservatives face more years in the political wilderness. Former Opposition leader and Newman Government Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said the Labor Party had learned from its mistakes of the past, having been largely in Opposition in Queensland from 1957-1989. They (Labor) learned about division and the benefit of unity, Mr Springborg said. As is almost always the case, the party is not the problem. It s personalities and I urge individuals to look beyond themselves and to the bigger picture. ....
Scott Morrison has received a great deal of criticism over the government’s handling of then Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins’ allegation she was raped by a colleague in a minister’s office. Now, if it’s possible, he faces an even worse situation, following the airing of an historical claim made by a woman – who last year took her own life – that she was allegedly raped by a man who is presently a member of the federal cabinet. In an anonymous letter to Morrison, friends of the woman called for him to order an investigation. The letter – also sent to Labor’s Senate leader Penny Wong and Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young – was reported by Four Corners late on Friday. ....
It still has a majority, but not a comfortable one. The Coalition’s block of 76 in a House of Representatives of 151 members means it does not possess a working majority on the floor. A vote would be tied if Labor and all crossbenchers opposed it. Its majority of one includes the Speaker, Tony Smith. He has a casting vote in the event of a tie – one that he would exercise in a procedurally conservative manner, to preserve the status quo. The Coalition’s position is not like that of late 2018, when it fell into minority government as things unravelled after the overthrow of Malcolm Turnbull. ....
The women who have been phoning and messaging me over the past week are furious, but it is so hard to get them to speak up publicly, writes Louise Milligan. ....