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After repeated accusations by Liberal Senators of collusion with #BrittanyHiggins, Katy Gallagher reminds them of the “message that this chamber is sending out to every other woman who might want to stand up”
Falls on deaf ears as Liberals get way out of control. #Senate
Falls on deaf ears as Liberals get way out of control. #Senate
They are lining up one after the other accusing & interrogating Gallagher, just like yesterday. Marise was a real Payne in the ass again.
Sarah Henderson asks if Gallagher had a “friendship” with David Shiraz.
Gallagher says it was a “professional relationship” & it would have been the case with a number of Senators.
Henderson asking if Gallagher was invited to Shiraz’ weddings, or ever invited him to any events
Gallagher says it was a “professional relationship” & it would have been the case with a number of Senators.
Henderson asking if Gallagher was invited to Shiraz’ weddings, or ever invited him to any events
How much longer do we have to
wait for anyone in the media to do their job & ask anyone in the LNP to release the Gaetjens Report? Can’t the fearful journos at least pull some straws & the unlucky duck has to ask the question? What do we have to do?
#BrittanyHiggins
wait for anyone in the media to do their job & ask anyone in the LNP to release the Gaetjens Report? Can’t the fearful journos at least pull some straws & the unlucky duck has to ask the question? What do we have to do?
#BrittanyHiggins
March 2021 Scott Morrison tells parliament “I have no doubt the opposition will be able to ask questions of him (Gaetjens) in Senate estimates next week”
That next week, Gaetjens was to update #SenateEstimates but said it had been halted & he couldn’t answer questions.
That next week, Gaetjens was to update #SenateEstimates but said it had been halted & he couldn’t answer questions.
We know Gaetjens said it was coz of the AFP, despite the AFP denying it in another Senate room on the same day
The AFP later, (if u ask me it’s coz there was noise around their conflicting evidence with Gaetjens) sent a statement saying they had in fact advised it be halted but
The AFP later, (if u ask me it’s coz there was noise around their conflicting evidence with Gaetjens) sent a statement saying they had in fact advised it be halted but
@australian 23 March #BrittanyHiggins is raped in the office of the Minister of Defence, Linda Reynolds by Bruce Lehrmann. Lehrmann had worked for Reynolds at one time. The office is quite near Morrison’s.
As soon as word travels, the office is cleaned.
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As soon as word travels, the office is cleaned.
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@australian At some time Ms Higgins is called for a meeting IN THE ROOM WHERE THE RAPE OCCURRED
4 April a meeting between Reynolds’ office & 2 others to nut out what was to be done.
5 April Lehrmann’s PH employment is terminated. Now, keep that date in mind. It’s important.
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4 April a meeting between Reynolds’ office & 2 others to nut out what was to be done.
5 April Lehrmann’s PH employment is terminated. Now, keep that date in mind. It’s important.
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@australian #ScottyTheGaslighter invites media to watch him pray. Sure thing. 21 April it rolls on up. Through the campaign, it’s been gleefully going along with the 🧢🍺 bad-Labor shtick. Meanwhile #CarparkRorts is occurring (#SportsRorts on steroids) @JoshFrydenberg knew all about it.
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Since the #BrittanyHiggins story broke a month ago, @abc730 has invited Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP for an interview more than 13 times. #abc730
#abc730 also invited every female member of Cabinet to join the program this evening. All of them declined but one - Industry Minister @karenandrewsmp. #auspol
"I've had a gutful of what has been uncovered in the last month ... I've had a gutful of disrespect for women over a number of years now, and I think it's a widespread cultural issue here in Parliament House." - @karenandrewsmp #abc730
“Too many of us believe women lie about rape. In fact, they rarely report it.” Source: Julia Baird, journalist, historian, broadcaster and author. Ms Baird hosts The Drum on ABC TV. 1/28 #March4Justice #GraceTame #BrittanyHiggins #KatharineThornton #Auspol
“For centuries we have upheld the hoary myth that women lie about rape. This is why it matters so much that Linda Reynolds shamefully called Brittany Higgins a “lying cow” in earshot of a group of people in her office.” 2/28
“The Defence Minster said she was not referring to her former staffer’s rape allegation but other statements Higgins made regarding the poor response from her superiors. It matters because when you call a person a liar, you undermine their credibility on all matters.” 3/28
#March4Justice will take place on March 15, 12pm at Parliament House in Canberra. The protesters will deliver a petition calling on the Prime Minister to act against gendered violence to female Members of Parliament. 1/23 #GraceTame #BrittanyHiggins #JusticeForKate #Auspol
“We are calling for 100,000 signatures on the March4Justice petition,” said founder and convenor Janine Hendry. The March4Justice petition has been organised in a wave of anger caused by the multiple allegations of rape, child rape, assault and harassment 2/23
Parliament House and the woeful Federal Government response including failure to report crimes to the police, cover-ups and harbouring of perpetrators in the Federal Governent. 3/23
🚨TIME FOR THE AFP TO HOLD A PRESSER:
@Lisa_Wilkinson
👉🏾Australian Federal Police took 2yrs to tell Peter Dutton about Brittany Higgins's rape allegation
@AusFedPolice WHY?
A Gov't source told the ABC that the AFP briefed the Home Affairs Minister after Ms Higgins flagged
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@Lisa_Wilkinson
👉🏾Australian Federal Police took 2yrs to tell Peter Dutton about Brittany Higgins's rape allegation
@AusFedPolice WHY?
A Gov't source told the ABC that the AFP briefed the Home Affairs Minister after Ms Higgins flagged
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with officers a few days earlier that she was considering going public with her story.
✴️DELAY COULD BE A BREACH OF AFP POLICIES:
In the wake of the AFP's raids on media outlets in 2019, it had established a new group known as the Sensitive Investigations Oversight Board
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✴️DELAY COULD BE A BREACH OF AFP POLICIES:
In the wake of the AFP's raids on media outlets in 2019, it had established a new group known as the Sensitive Investigations Oversight Board
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(SIOB), which considers matters that should be brought to the Ministers attention
The questioning in Parliament follows reporting in The Guardian, pointing to the AFP's own guidelines about "politically sensitive" investigations
A "politically sensitive matter" is defined
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The questioning in Parliament follows reporting in The Guardian, pointing to the AFP's own guidelines about "politically sensitive" investigations
A "politically sensitive matter" is defined
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🌟Brittany Higgins exposes @ScottMorrisonMP's FAILURE AS A LEADER
The Prime Minister’s first instinct was to see the story of #BrittanyHiggins
POLITICALLY.
He sensed the issue would be DAMAGING for his Government, & took the short cut of DENIAL.
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The Prime Minister’s first instinct was to see the story of #BrittanyHiggins
POLITICALLY.
He sensed the issue would be DAMAGING for his Government, & took the short cut of DENIAL.
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He wanted the public to know he wasn’t told by anyone in his office or his ministry [*clears throat*] before the news broke on February 15.
Now he's taken that argument to the strangest place of all, where he says he is aware of rumours on the Labor side, as well as his own
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Now he's taken that argument to the strangest place of all, where he says he is aware of rumours on the Labor side, as well as his own
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but NOT the SPECIFIC allegation of a VIOLENT CRIME against Higgins, committed just 50mtrs from HIS OWN OFFICE. #Scottyknew
His NEED to be BLAMELESS @ all times echoes the self-sabotaging stand he took during the Black Summer of Fires, when he said he DIDNT HOLD A HOSE MATE.
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His NEED to be BLAMELESS @ all times echoes the self-sabotaging stand he took during the Black Summer of Fires, when he said he DIDNT HOLD A HOSE MATE.
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🚨Man accused of raping #BrittanyHiggins in ministerial office RETURNED to Parliament House
A former colleague of the man who allegedly raped #BrittanyHiggins says he was temporarily ALLOWED BACK into parliament in 2019 as a registered lobbyist.
@AlboMP
@larissawaters
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A former colleague of the man who allegedly raped #BrittanyHiggins says he was temporarily ALLOWED BACK into parliament in 2019 as a registered lobbyist.
@AlboMP
@larissawaters
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The man had also been ADDED to the Government’s REGISTER of Lobbyists following his termination & STAYED on the REGISTER until May 2020.
A former colleague of the man said HE WAS in the building for a SMALL, PRIVATE EVENT associated with the 250th anniversary of Captain
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A former colleague of the man said HE WAS in the building for a SMALL, PRIVATE EVENT associated with the 250th anniversary of Captain
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Cook’s Endeavour voyage. (a small event, he should've stood out then🤔. Who signed him in?)
@AlboMP
@Tony_Burke
@SenatorWong
“He was there & SOMEONE would have had to SIGN HIM IN to the event,” the former colleague said, agreeing to speak only on condition of anonymity.
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@AlboMP
@Tony_Burke
@SenatorWong
“He was there & SOMEONE would have had to SIGN HIM IN to the event,” the former colleague said, agreeing to speak only on condition of anonymity.
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Pt1 of 5. "It says nothing about it telling me anything." Scott Morrison on the text message that indicated the PMO had been advised of alleged rape in 2019. Says PMC secretary investigation has been launched. #BrittanyHiggins #auspol
Pt2 of 5. "I've sought to be as open and honest as I can be about this matter. I've told you everything I know about this matter." Turns to issue of culture and workplace safety in media, legal firms and elsewhere. #BrittanyHiggins #auspol
Pt3 of 5. "That is not a matter that has been established." Scott Morrison says it is exactly as he said in the parliament, no advice to him about alleged rape in April 2019 but has asked department to look into the matter. #BrittanyHiggins #auspol
THREAD: 1. Here’s a message I received from another another Liberal staffer this morning, tweeted & anonymised with her permission: I am a former LNP ministerial staffer...culture is rife and accepted as an every day occurrence. And there is no recourse to have it dealt with...
2....because your job is constantly threatened & so is any future job you might want. There is also no proper oversight body & I know first hand if you try & raise any issues they will not be dealt with; but you sure will be. I think the current review...
3... needs to ask former staffers about their experiences. There is a reason we are former staffers and not current ones. I worry that any review using current staffers will be skewed. I am too scared to speak out publicly because I worry for my career into the future if I do.
A woman’s right to be free of rape or sexual assault should not be dependent on her relationship to a man. She should not have to be your daughter/sister/wife/girlfriend in order to be believed or to be free of sexual violence. #BrittanyHiggins
After I beat the fuck out of a man who sexually assaulted me in a club, a club manager asked me what happened and when I told him, he looked at my Beloved and said "Why didn't you let your husband take care of it?" I almost beat him up too feministgiant.com/p/i-beat-my-as…
“First of all, he’s not my husband,” I replied. “Also, this is my body, I take care of it.”
Patriarchy enables and protects men who sexually assault women, and it demands that only other men “protect” us. As long as we obey and behave in ways it approves of, of course.
Patriarchy enables and protects men who sexually assault women, and it demands that only other men “protect” us. As long as we obey and behave in ways it approves of, of course.
Ok I am gonna do a quick thead
This is a cultural problem, each time they say they will do something, and nothing ever happens #auspol
And yes, sometimes the shit that goes down in consensual, but there is a theme here isnt there #auspol
