Thousands will go to Canberra, Australia, on Monday, to protest against Attorney General Christian Porter, a member of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government, after an allegation that he raped a girl when he was a teenager in 1988, reports Reuters .
Why does it matter: THE 43 planned protests across the country are likely to increase pressure on Morrison, who refused to consider an investigation into Porter after the police closed theirs on the grounds of lack of information. Porter has denied the charge and said he will not resign.
- A rally in front of the parliament building is expected to have about 85,000 participants, according to Reuters.
Morrison will no longer have two cabinet members when parliament resumes on Monday. Her defense minister, Linda Reynolds, is facing calls to resign for not reporting that a government official came to her with another allegation of rape against an unidentified colleague. Reynolds and Porter are on sick leave, according to Reuters.
- Both events spurred a reckoning and a national conversation about the sexual misconduct of Australia’s most powerful politicians.