Defence Minister Linda Reynolds is extending her medical leave until April 2, drawing an angry response from Labor calling for her to resign.
Senator Reynolds has advised Scott Morrison of her doctor's assessment and will continue to consult with the prime minister as required.Calls for Linda Reynolds to resign after failing to deny reports she called Brittany Higgins a 'lying cow' The Senate sits for four days starting on 15 March, which is followed by a week of gruelling Senate estimate hearings.
under the sex descrimination laws it is illegal to sack someone whilst their on maternity or sick leave. Scott Morrison has done that by shifting her to another portfolio without her written consent. I don't know if Ministers are paid differently in other portfolios good question
lindareynoldswa is this right
Contented cow syndrome
A very weak defence!! To all a that put this garbage in a place of power you are going straight to the front line when the shit hits the fan!
Geez how long does it take to write a resignation letter?
Must go for sake of democracy
Can we see her doctors note?
NoPairs
MSMWatchdog2013 No pairs no pairs no pairs
MSMWatchdog2013 Must be nice to have unlimited sick leave when you do something that any private employee would have been immediately sacked for. LNPCrimeFamily Auspol
LNP forms coalition government with The Australian Rapist Party
MSMWatchdog2013 And her money and perks keep rolling in. Unlike if she were a worker.
talkingtothetv KKeneally not letting up on this one. Great work KK. Don’t let it go.
One can only wonder what squirrel Scotty for Marketing is going to throw at the Australian public to distract and confuse and draw attention away from the obvois. Or, perhaps, all the squirrels have bolted (or are on leave).
If Linda is absent because she is sick we should believe her unless we have seen her sick certificate that tells us otherwise.
Unfortunately, it seems that she can do whatever she likes under the regime. Accountability and integrity seem to have slipped out the door, possibly with the AG.
Convenient?
The weakest defence minister we ever have. What’s on earth a defence minister takes stress leave?
JonesHowdareyou Has she got a legit sick note?
JonesHowdareyou No pairs AlboMP they put this on themselves they have no one else to blame but themselves.
Hey , what’s matter with her
How convenient. The writing was on the wall weeks ago. Next she’ll shuffle herself to sit up the back & still pull a handsome wage. How these “pollies” live with themselves is beyond me.
as long as Labor's 'angry response' does not include not granting a pair, they can get stuffed.
Her Dr will give her anything she asks However this is not going to go away
lindareynoldswa RESIGN NOW!
would centrelink accept this? I think not...
I hope she is ok and gets well soon
Bloss55 Labor should save its breath & simply refuse to offer a pair for any of these 'sick' bastards. A vote of no confidence in the government would pass & we'd have an election. Does the ALP want to govern or not?
Bloss55 SBS the whole country should be angry & would if our media was not dominated by Murdoch Stokes & Costello protection racket for the LNPCrimeFamily
M.I.A.... It is odd that the victim in the Reynolds Office assault has not suffered any stress requiring time off or time out. As for Porter the alleged victim cannot. Are these two really suitable in their roles?
JonesHowdareyou What you mean is she won’t be back till May. This government is not functioning.
lindareynoldswa piss weak
How politically convenient. 😏😏😏
MinhKular Hmmmm.
Ag1ngTchr Stop her pay!
Once again a ScottMorrisonMP minister is unaccountable. If she can’t do her job she must resign. Worst government we have even had.
JonesHowdareyou But... the submarines.... and the... plane thingies.... and all that defending....
JonesHowdareyou Another cowardly retreat from this government. Contemptible
leftboomer And the public in general
The old Escape into Sickness Syndrome.
No leadership, no Attorney General, no Minister for Defence, evidently no Minister for Women, & no fcukn hope
Staying on sick leave is appropriate. It's what all the public services unions would recommend to their members.
Her position is untenable, her actions have been reprehensible. Every day she remains the Defence Minister is an indult yo those that wear the uniform. PM, one choice, get rid of her off the Cabinet or you will be decimated at the next election.
Quite convenient
Seriously Australia don’t you have any other BETTER candidate than her to be the Defence Minister? 🙄
Withdraw the pair and the pair for Coleman
And then she will have Easter!
A coward in charge of Defence .Make the absence permanent.
No pair
If I called a victim of rape a “lying cow” at my workplace and then took a month of sick leave, I’d be now looking for a new job with a very bad reference. There you go fellow Australians, I hope you’re happy with your tax money well spent on fat Linda.
Why don’t Albo and Tanya mention this letter
Ouch
ScottMorrisonMP claims she's doing a great job. Imagine how she'd be in a national emergency - first sign of self induced stress & it's off to bed for a long rest. Reynolds is what the LNP slogan 'keeping straya safe' looks like
Off to Bali then.. hmm?
Defence can’t defend itself, god forbid what would happen if we are at war
Just come out and call it hiding
These are the same people that expect us to just soldier on and bow to their bottom line.
Are they on sick leave together comparing notes?
Taking sick leave is a crime.
Her resignation is still required as is that if the AG. This government cannot function & has totally lost the confidence of the people. Time to step up ScottyfromMarketing, or step down. The liberals are committing professional suicide if they allow this debacle to continue.
Get back on with government. Wasting too much time & energy on a personnel matter that should now be in police hands for investigation. My tax money should be being spent on working on climate change, homelessness, poverty, education & health. Get the vaccine rolled out quicker.
Just take permanent leave...
Well that portfolio is not for weak heart n if u reckon ur heart is fragile wit common allegations then u need to drop that portfolio n walk away .. this Australia defence we talkin abt
I’d prefer the AG to be out of a job first, since he’s the alleged rapist.
who chucks a sicky and gets away with it, when everyone know they are taking it cos they want to hide cos they fucked up at work?
We r led 2 believe this is still all about her 'pre-existing cardiac issue.' If work pressures have potential 2 cause life threatening issues 4 Linda, she cannot fulfil role as defence minister or as an MP. She must resign 4 good of her health/constituents 2 enable by-election.
Stop fluffing. In the real world it is called Witness Protection
There is more to this than what the media is reporting & what the government is telling us 🤔
I wonder what would happen if Australia was suddenly in a stressful conflict situ
Reynolds must resign from parliament.
God forgive if Australia ever has to go on a War Footing, Minister of Defence on leave for stress, Attorney General on Medical Leave with an integrity flag, Rogue Premiers turning States into Personal Provinces, and a Prime Minister with no control of Federal Government.
Cut & run
So the Australian minister, of it's armed forces, is a coward?
Coward.
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