‘PERSONAL ISSUES’: Joyce accuser named as PM speaks out

Barnaby Joyce during a press conference in Armidale, New South Wales, Friday, February 23, 2018. Mr Joyce has resigned from the leadership of the Nationals Party as his party investigates an allegation of sexual harassment which he denies. AAP Image - Marlon Dalton. Use this content. by Victoria ...

Barnaby Joyce accuser’s identity revealed; reports

THE woman who accused Barnaby Joyce of sexual harassment has been named as a former recipient of the West Australian Rural Woman of the year award. The Weekend Australian has named the woman as Catherine Marriott, after her lawyer, Emma Salerno, told the newspaper she wants the ...

McCall: Abuse victims are not a threat to due process

In criminal cases (say, murder, to take a classic example), the burden of proof typically lies with the accuser. If I accuse a stranger on the street of murder, they are not taken to jail and given the death penalty. That's what the Due Process clauses in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments are meant to ...

Barnaby Joyce accuser a leader in WA farming sector

The woman who claims Barnaby Joyce sexually harassed her is a respected leader in the agricultural sector and a former West Australian Rural Woman of the Year. Catherine Marriott is determined that the Nationals follow her complaint through to its conclusion, her lawyer, Emma Salerno, said ...

French court denies rape-accused Ramadan’s release

Henda Ayari, 41, said she had decided to accuse him publicly after the #MeToo campaign against sexual abuse and harassment encouraged her to speak out. A feminist activist, she says Ramadan raped her in a Paris hotel room in 2012. The second accuser, an unnamed disabled woman, alleges that ...