WHY IS KATY GALLAGHER FACING QUESTIONS?
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
or signup to continue reading
* The federal opposition says there is a potential case to be made that now-minister Katy Gallagher misled a Senate estimates hearing on June 4, 2021
* It says leaked text messages suggest the then-opposition senator knew of Brittany Higgins' rape allegation before it was made public in the media in February 2021.
WHO HAS RESPONDED?
* "I take my responsibilities to this place as a senator very seriously, and I have always conducted myself with the highest levels of integrity and I always will. I did not mislead the Senate." - Finance and Women's Minister Katy Gallagher
* "Allegations of sexual violence against women should be addressed in our justice system (and) they should not be cynically prosecuted in the public square for politics, as is sadly and increasingly being revealed in relation to these issues." - former prime minister Scott Morrison
* "It's a bizarre conspiracy theory that suggests that Labor is somehow at the centre of all of this." - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
* "I'm extremely concerned about the message this sends to women ... whether you are a political staffer, whether you are a cleaner, whether you work at Aussies cafe, whether you are a journalist, this is not OK." - Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young
* "It is increasingly clear that a group of Labor operatives conspired to maximise an allegation. It was absolutely brazen." - Opposition Leader Peter Dutton
* "We have a prime minister that thinks it's OK to have a minister for women who will politicise an alleged rape." - Deputy opposition leader Sussan Ley
* "The fact remains that those who owed Ms Higgins a direct duty of care had known of this for almost two years and did nothing to make changes or improve culture and safety in the workplace where this incident had occurred." - Senator Gallagher
* "The people trying to score political points out of this should be ashamed of themselves." - Senator Hanson-Young
* "We have a reminder at the moment that our opponents know no limits to opportunism. The real tragedy is the impact this will have on any woman contemplating coming forward." - Mr Albanese
Australian Associated Press
