Papers in Europe and the US report on ‘sexism in politics’ and how Scott Morrison has been ‘dealing awkwardly’ with the problem
As the Australian government responds to yet more revelations about toxic male culture inside parliament, newspapers worldwide have reacted in horror, with Germany’s Der Spiegel warning that the news has put Prime Minister Scott Morrison in “dire straits”, in a story headlined “Australia’s government is sinking into a scandalous swamp”.
This week, a whistleblower alleged that Coalition staffers were swapping videos of themselves engaging in sex acts in Parliament House, including on the desk of a female Coalition MP. The whistleblower claimed that the building’s prayer room was often used for sex and sex workers were invited into Parliament House by a former minister.
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