Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

On a day when women are asking to be heard, Minister Porter is suing the female journalist and the ABC. That sends a message about silencing women. If this is designed to alleviate pressure for an internal inquiry, it won't work. Did the Prime Minister ask Minister Porter to launch the defamation action, and was it so that the government could try to brush aside further questions by claiming this matter is before the courts?