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Scott Morrison fights back tears as he pledges to improve the treatment of women in Parliament House
Scott Morrison has fought back tears as he pledged to improve the treatment of women in Parliament.
Key points:
- The Prime Minister has pledged to improve outcomes for women in Australia
- He said he will speak to all Coalition staffers today after one was sacked last night for a lewd sex act in Parliament
- But he also angrily rejected notions he had lost control of the issue
He defended himself against criticism stemming from his justification for his response to the Brittany Higgins rape allegation and how his wife had told him to imagine it was his daughter.
“Criticise me if you like for speaking about my daughters, but they are the centre of my life. My wife is the centre of my life,” he said.
But he also angrily rejected questions from…
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