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11.14pm GMT
Penny Wong finishes with this:
Mr Morrison is arguably the most powerful person in the land.
He sets sets standards that form cultural expectations. His actions and inactions shape the culture.
11.07pm GMT
Over in the Senate, Penny Wong is responding to Linda Reynold’s explanation to the Senate over the Brittany Higgins allegations.
Wong is speaking about the government response at large:
When serious allegations were made, as part of his political response Mr Morrison has threatened those seeking to hold his government to account that no party is immune to these issues.
Of course no party, no organisation, is immune from these horrific acts.
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