Here’s the introduction to the Guardian exclusive
Exclusive: Greg Hunt and Paul Fletcher were at the 1988 debating competition attended by the attorney general who has strenuously denied wrongdoing
Two cabinet ministers attended the 1988 university debating competition at which a woman has alleged she was sexually assaulted by Christian Porter, although members of the Morrison government insist they had no ongoing association with her.
Guardian Australia can reveal that the health minister, Greg Hunt, and communications minister, Paul Fletcher, attended the tournament – two of the numerous alumni of the tightknit world of university debating that graduated to high-profile careers in politics and law, including the attorney general who has strenuously denied wrongdoing.
Despite growing calls from across the political spectrum and the woman’s friends for an independent inquiry into the alleged sexual assault, which Porter denies, on Friday Scott Morrison remained opposed to such a probe.
Also this sort of beyond the pale stuff
Asked about details from the woman’s written statement, Porter accepted that they “may well have” gone to the Hard Rock Cafe, that it “sounds about right” that they went out dancing, and that it was “not impossible” that he had said she would make a good wife as she ironed a shirt.
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