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In one of the biggest legal sagas of recent times, Justice Michael Lee has delivered his verdict. What did he say?
Police officers stand guard as protesters approach Parliament House during a rally in Canberra.
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A clash of protesting groups are creating political tension in Australia.
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It feels like history was made in 2021. But it is hard to argue there has been concrete change at Parliament House … yet.
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Former staffer Rachelle Miller made sensational allegations on the last day of parliament for 2021.
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Words associated with madness and emotion are used against women to discredit them and undermine their authority.
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The media have great power in shaping our ideas of people, places and ideas that are beyond our experience. And some need to get much better at how they treat women.
Andrew Laming (second from right) with colleagues in the Coalition party room.
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Scott Morrison and Michael McCormack have both called for empathy training for MPs. But it has all the hallmarks of a human resources fad.
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Sussan Ley on being a woman in politics
Michelle Grattan discusses the role of women in government with Liberal MP Sussan Ley
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There are currently four separate inquiries into the shocking allegations made by Higgins. But it is also vital that the structural issues around ministerial staffers and accountability be addressed.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Former MP Kate Ellis on the culture within parliament house
Michelle Grattan discusses the culture of parliament house with former MP Kate Ellis.
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Higgins has said she also wants a central role in driving reform in the way Parliament House handles issues like her alleged rape.
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It is true federal parliament is an atypical work environment. But that does not make it “special” and therefore, beyond community standards.
Prime Minister Morrison said there was no evidence of electoral interference linked to a hack of the Australian Parliament House computer network.
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For many of us, this hack seems to have come out of the blue. But cyber measures targeting Australian government infrastructure are the ‘new normal’.
Parliament House is a citadel — the practices and representations of democracy have been segregated from the community.
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Why not turn the moat of parkland enclosing Parliament House into a new inner-city?