Minister Katy Gallagher Admits to Prior Knowledge of Higgins Rape Allegations, Denies Misleading Australian Parliament

Minister Katy Gallagher Admits to Prior Knowledge of Higgins Rape Allegations, Denies Misleading Australian Parliament
Australian Finance Minister Katy Gallagher speaks during a budget lockup press conference in Canberra, Australia, on Oct. 25, 2022. Martin Ollman/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has backflipped on her statement made two years ago that she had no prior knowledge of details surrounding Brittany Higgins’s rape allegation and denied misleading the parliament.

Gallagher confirmed that she was made aware of some of the allegations shortly before they were made public but “categorically rejected” accusations that Labor had known about it weeks beforehand and chose to weaponise the information.