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Staff tested as SA parliament hit by COVID
The state parliament house library has been closed and several building staff sent home after an employee tested positive to COVID.
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The state parliament house library has been closed and several building staff sent home after an employee tested positive to COVID.
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A government staffer who complained about the alleged behaviour of then-Liberal MP Sam Duluk at a boozy Christmas function was told there was limited power for parliamentary or government authorities to intervene, according to documents obtained by InDaily.
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A takeover bid by the Liberal Party’s conservative faction and a lavish farewell for outgoing Governor Hieu Van Le have been put on ice as South Australia plunges into lockdown, but state parliament continued to sit today – sparking outrage from some MPs.
There is yet another sexual harassment claim in Parliament House, with Nationals MP Anne Webster making a complaint against somebody who harassed her last week.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has choked back tears as he vowed to clean up Parliament House culture, soon after his Minister for Children and Families said that a Coalition staffer sacked over a lewd sex act inside an MP’s office was “a good worker and he loved the place”.
South Australia’s Equal Opportunity Commission has finally been granted permission to launch an inquiry into the prevalence of harassment at Parliament House – three months after a report was supposed to be handed down.
Revised plans for a $600 million 27-storey office tower and retail complex at the redeveloped Festival Plaza are set to be approved by the state’s planning body today – despite concerns the proposed changes will “diminish” the heritage character of Parliament House.
