Labor Bunkers Down As Opposition and Greens Push on Higgins and Housing

Labor Bunkers Down As Opposition and Greens Push on Higgins and Housing
Minister for Finance Katy Gallagher during question time in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 14, 2023. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Daniel Y. Teng
Updated:

The Labor government has been forced to bunker down after being buffeted on two fronts (in both the upper and lower house) by the opposition over the Higgins saga and the Australian Greens on housing affordability.

This comes after finance minister, Senator Katy Gallagher, faced claims she had misled parliament over her knowledge of Brittany Higgins’s rape allegations following her admission on June 13 that she had been informed about Higgins’s alleged rape—after denying the accusation—while proclaiming she had done “absolutely nothing” with the information.

Daniel Y. Teng
Daniel Y. Teng
Writer
Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
twitter
Related Topics