Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister says he learned of Brittany Higgins's reported sexual assault on 15 February, but staff in his office knew about it two years earlier. The defence minister says he learned of Ms Higgins's reported sexual assault on 11 February, but it has been revealed his office knew about it for 15 months. Does the Prime Minister really expect Australians to believe that both the Prime Minister's office and the now defence minister's office knew about the alleged sexual assault for years and didn't tell their bosses?

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I can only say to the House what I have said on numerous occasions when these matters have been raised. I became aware on 15 February—and I've made that very plain—and my office became aware of it on 12 February. As the now Minister for Defence and then Minister for Home Affairs has made very clear, he became aware of it on 11 February. They are the facts.