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Anthony Albanese and Daniel Andrews urge Labor faithful to campaign for Indigenous voice to parliament

Victorian premier calls referendum a ‘juncture in our history that calls on us to stand together’

The Guardian - AU

‘We will come back’: Dutton tries to rally battered Libs as third ‘groping victim’ names banished senator

Dutton has issued a rallying cry to Liberal Party faithful as allegations of misconduct against one of their own rock federal parliament.

The New Daily

Dutton to address Liberals after booting Vic senator

The federal council of the Liberal Party is meeting amid allegations of inappropriate conduct made against Victorian senator David Van.

The New Daily

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Liberals down but not out as Dutton rallies troops

Peter Dutton has acknowledged the Liberal Party is facing "dark times" but promises to lead it to success at the next federal election.

AAP

The Coalition’s women problem is writ large in a here-we-go-again moment that returns parliament to its darkest days

Talking up the grossness of politics is a losing strategy, and one that has already backfired for the opposition

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s politicians agree on one thing – it was a shocking week in parliament

Having spent two years trying to do better on sexual violence allegations, the damage will reverberate for some time

The Guardian - AU

Conservative Australian senator denies ‘another allegation’ of inappropriate touching

Main opposition party leader Peter Dutton comments on third allegation after he expelled David Van

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View from The Hill: Victorian Liberal Party to meet about allegations against Senator David Van

Peter Dutton on Friday declared Victorian Liberal senator David Van should leave parliament ASAP.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Pressure mounts on David Van to quit parliament; ex-VFL star found to have abused child; and the Ashes previewed

Female politicians across political spectrum offer support to Lidia Thorpe after senator’s assessment of ‘toxic’ culture in parliament

The Guardian - AU

Lidia Thorpe says she was ‘demonised’ after raising sexual assault allegations in the Senate

Independent senator claims she faced a pile on and media only took notice when a white woman made similar allegations

The Guardian - AU

Liberals to meet over David Van’s future as Peter Dutton calls for his resignation

Weekend meeting will discuss senator’s party ties as former colleague Amanda Stoker says she’s ‘fine’ and glad she spoke up

The Guardian - AU

You’ll never guess what David Van did before politics

Senator David Van’s reputation has taken a series of almighty blows this week. Maybe he should give his former employer a call.

Crikey

Senator Van Resigns From Liberal Party Following Multiple Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct

“I am deeply distressed and hurt that I have not been afforded procedural fairness in relation to these claims."

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‘Sooner than later’: Dutton calls for Van to quit

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has confirmed further allegations have been brought against Liberal senator David Van, calling on him to quit parliament.

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Oops! News Corp campaign to destroy Higgins takes out Liberal senator

After targeting Brittany Higgins and Labor, News Corp and the opposition have instead found that they’ve taken out one of their own in a disastrous week.

The New Daily

Dutton urges embattled Senator to quit, as third woman comes forward

Peter Dutton wants embattled senator David Van to quit parliament, after revealing a third woman has made accusations against him.

The New Daily

Women MPs speak out over parliament’s toxic culture

Parliamentarians from across the divide have raised concerns about the politicisation of sexual assault and misconduct allegations.

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Women MPs speak out over parliament's toxic culture

Parliamentarians from across the divide have raised concerns about the politicisation of sexual assault and misconduct allegations.

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'Sooner than later': Dutton calls for Van to quit

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has confirmed further allegations have been brought against Liberal senator David Van, calling on him to quit parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Liberals to meet on senator’s future; Stoker says she’s ‘fine’ – as it happened

Urgent meeting called for this weekend after allegations raised against the senator in parliament. This blog is now closed

Crikey

Former senator accuses Van of misconduct

Former Liberal senator Amanda Stoker alleges her then-Liberal colleague Senator David Van ‘inappropriately touched me … it was not accidental’, and a senior barrister says it could be impossible to find an impartial jury to try disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith with war crimes.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: new sexual harassment claim in parliament, hundreds missing in Greek shipwreck, Messi sees off Socceroos

David Van dumped from Liberal party room after fresh accusation about his behaviour, while Europe braces for one of its worst migrant disasters

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Liberals come a cropper when they try to dig afresh into the Brittany Higgins story

Two women ended up in tears in the Senate this week, as the Higgins imbroglio exploded yet again and in the process claimed a scalp.

The New Daily

Fresh allegation on Senator Van ends Parliament’s ‘abomination’ of a week

Senator Van denied the allegation, but said he had moved his parliamentary office away from Senator Thorpe’s in 2021.

The Independent UK

Australian opposition party expels senator over sexual misconduct allegations

Australia's main opposition party has expelled a senator after a female senator accused him of sexual assault in the latest evidence of a toxic culture in Parliament House that is hostile to women

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