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Linda Reynolds: ‘I was just broken’
Linda Reynolds, former defence minister, said she had been “broken” by suggestions that she had covered up allegations of rape made by her former staffer Brittany Higgins. She described those allegations as false but said she was relentlessly pursued by Labor and the victim of a “political hit job”.
I was just broken. I was sobbing. I was inconsolable. Anne – my saving angel – bolted in … and so she just immediately took charge. She went out. I think she contacted Simon Birmingham, the [Senate] leader. It was so bad. I literally cannot remember whether I did actually get up for question time that day or I didn’t.
So he came up, took one look at me, took my vitals and he said, I’m ringing Canberra hospital. You’re going down. Anyway, we went down there and we couldn’t get in.
The pattern of forcibly removing boys who reach the ages of 10 or 12 from the camps, separating them from their mothers and siblings and taking them to unknown locations is completely unlawful.
Continue reading…Reynolds told the Australian she was the victim of a ‘political hit job’ over the Higgins scandal in parliament. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLinda Reynolds: ‘I was just broken’Linda Reynolds, former defence minister, said she had been “broken” by suggestions that she had covered up allegations of rape made by her former staffer Brittany Higgins. She described those allegations as false but said she was relentlessly pursued by Labor and the victim of a “political hit job”.I was just broken. I was sobbing. I was inconsolable. Anne – my saving angel – bolted in … and so she just immediately took charge. She went out. I think she contacted Simon Birmingham, the [Senate] leader. It was so bad. I literally cannot remember whether I did actually get up for question time that day or I didn’t.So he came up, took one look at me, took my vitals and he said, I’m ringing Canberra hospital. You’re going down. Anyway, we went down there and we couldn’t get in.The pattern of forcibly removing boys who reach the ages of 10 or 12 from the camps, separating them from their mothers and siblings and taking them to unknown locations is completely unlawful. Continue reading…