前工作人员Fiona Brown起诉32人,包括Scott Morrison,指控2021年强奸指控后保持沉默和缺乏支持。 Former staffer Fiona Brown sues 32, including Scott Morrison, over silence and lack of support after 2021 rape allegation.

前总理斯科特·莫里森(Scott Morrison)是前工作人员菲奥娜·布朗(Fiona Brown)在联邦法院提起的一起案件中被点名的32名个人之一,他声称,在2021年布列塔尼·希金斯强奸丑闻之后,政府封住她的口,不支持她。 Ex-Prime Minister Scott Morrison is among 32 individuals named in a Federal Court case brought by former staffer Fiona Brown, who alleges the government silenced her and failed to support her after the 2021 Brittany Higgins rape scandal. Brown声称,她被排除在领导会议之外,无法对公众监督作出回应,而Morrison则否认向议会发表虚假声明。 Brown claims she was excluded from leadership meetings and prevented from responding to public scrutiny, while Morrison denied making false statements to parliament. 法院下令在4月底或5月初进行调解,并安排了两次听证会——一次是关于政府责任和损害的听证会,另一次是关于如果认定责任,将受到处罚的听证会。 The court has ordered mediation for late April or early May and scheduled two hearings—one on government liability and damages, another on penalties if liability is found. 政府大律师在准备辩护时要求更多时间与包括Morrison在内的被点名者联系。 The government’s barrister requested additional time to contact those named, including Morrison, as the defence is being prepared.