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Feb 8 5 tweets 2 min read
looks like the prime minister has done a campaign event in the parliament making extremely high profile comments on a forthcoming criminal trial before the ACT Supreme Court.
he directly apologised to the [alleged] victim of a serious sexual offence for the terrible things that [are alleged to have] happened to her in the parliament. Image
verbatim, he is “sorry to Miss Higgins for the terrible things that took place here”.
the HoR Speaker just paused an answer to a question from Greens leader Adam Bandt on the transphobes bill, based on “concern” it may involve legal opinion.
Bandt says wot so no member can question the government on its bills in #qt [paraphrased].
Mr Speaker accepts this.
Morrison goes on a messianic flight of fancy about his bigotry bill. But. This little episode is probably a tell. The Speaker has not stopped questions on bills before. He seems rattled by the prospect of the prime minister offering “legal opinion” on the floor of the Parliament.

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