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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Liberal Party, Sexual Assault Allegations</name>
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        <heading>Liberal Party, Sexual Assault Allegations</heading>
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        <name>Dr CLOSE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Port Adelaide</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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            <name>Liberal Party, Sexual Assault Allegations</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4622">Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:11):</by>  My question is to the Premier. Should someone who assaults women hold office as an MP?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
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            <name>Premier</name>
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          <question date="2019-07-31">
            <name>Liberal Party, Sexual Assault Allegations</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4338">The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:11):</by>  It's a very broad question. I would like to say unequivocally that we reject—</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Order!</text>
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        <name>The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4338">The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL:</by>  —bullying, harassment and attacks in any workplace—any workplace—whatsoever. It's completely and utterly inappropriate, but every circumstance is different. My very strong message to anybody who has been subject to any of these actions is that they should be directing their complaint to the appropriate authority and making sure that appropriate action is taken.</text>
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