Porter’s office then rowed back on the allegations. Email Joe at joe.aston@afr.com. She has covered federal politics from the Canberra press gallery for 21 years including the rise and fall of six prime ministers, seven elections and multiple leadership challenges. May 24, 2018 – 9.46am. Scandal-plagued Liberal MP Andrew Laming has requested privacy as he prepares to take medical leave and announces his resignation from politics. She has been based in Canberra as a political correspondent since 1998. ... view that is self evidently not shared by some Twitter users. Good morning. Reading a roll call of Australian dead in Afghanistan, the PM revealed it was the family of one digger in particular that moved him to weep. A veteran broadcaster who was fired for his slur against alleged Parliament House rape victim Brittany Higgins has doubled down on his comments. Scott Morrison warned reopening international borders while COVID-19 remains rampant could trigger a “dangerous situation”. Australia’s cyber security chiefs are investigating whether a major outage of IT services at Parliament House is a cyber attack. Email Joe at joe.aston@afr.com. Liberal MP Andrew Laming has been slammed for taking a photo of a woman without her consent. Striving for mediocrity in a world of excellence. Millions of Australians are set to be up to $2160 richer, with treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivering a massive cash boost in today’s budget. Scott Morrison is preparing to impose tighter rules on flying in and out of Australia as calls for a border ban with India grow louder. Shirley MacLaine was one of the great love affairs of Andrew Peacock’s swashbuckling life, which included three wives and a UFO hunt with the Hollywood star. She is a regular panellist on The Project and The Drum. Former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate has revealed the insult which left her “extremely distressed” during the media firestorm around her shock resignation. Labor leader Anthony Albanese has responded to reports of shocking male behaviour in the party and poor handling of past allegations. Brittany Higgins is set to meet with Prime Minister Scott Morrison today, and she’ll have two high powered people by her side. [1], Maiden was known for breaking exclusive political stories for News Corp papers until resigning in 2016. Friends of the terminally ill man Liberal MP Nicolle Flint says stalked her during the 2019 election campaign have leapt to his defence. Aussies will now be prevented from flying to India for weddings and funerals as the nation reels from an escalating COVID-19 crisis. Prime Minister Scott Morrison will meet with organisers of the March 4 Justice “in private” but will not attend the historic anti-rape rally in person. Samantha Louise Maiden is an Australian political journalist. Detailed Analytics for Samantha Maiden - @samanthamaiden - #auspol, #breaking, #covid19, #coronavirus, #newspoll. Until June 2018, she was a political reporter for Sky News Australia and was previously the political editor for a number of Sunday News Corp Australia newspapers including The Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Herald Sun and Sunday Mail. SAMANTHA MAIDEN: Joining us now to discuss all of this and more is the Australian Medical Association's Dr Michael Gannon. Mystery surrounds how former Christian Porter is funding his defamation case against the ABC in a trial that could cost millions of dollars. A Parliament House security guard on duty on the night of the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins has revealed how she found the Liberal staffer. Attorney-General Christian Porter has stepped away from some of his duties after the PM received legal advice over his defamation action. — Samantha Maiden (@samanthamaiden) June 28, 2018 Maiden, has been a member of Canberra’s press gallery for the past 20 years, and has also … Until June 2018, she was a political reporter for Sky News Australia and was previously the political editor for a number of Sunday News Corp Australia newspapers including The Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Herald Sun and Sunday Mail. The PM is under extreme pressure to dump the India flight ban before May 15, with Australia’s medical chief saying he gave no health advice to jail arrivals. ... “Twitter fuss” warning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Sam. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. The article is a hit job on Samantha Maiden and even talks about her school days trying to defame her but it also mentions other female journalists in a paragraph where Patrick says: A childcare relief package is promising to save families up to $125 a week, but there’s a sting in the tail for parents currently paying high fees. Teens as young as 16 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 jab – but there’s a massive shake-up coming for older Aussies. Just 24 hours after slamming the ABC’s report on a twerking dance troupe, the PM has performed his own bizarre dance routine for the cameras. Critics say the end of JobKeeper will leave Aussies in the lurch – but Scott Morrison justified the controversial move for one key reason. [2] She also appeared as a commentator on television news programs, including Today and Pyne & Marles [3] and is a known associate of Annabel Crabb. All times AEST (GMT +10). Lawyers acting for former Attorney-General Christian Porter have hit back at the ABC and Louise Milligan in a 14-page document. MICHAEL GANNON: Good morning, Sam. PM Scott Morrison has defended the pace of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout and rejects claims the government has ‘made a mess’ of it. A Senator has hit back at Australian of the Year Grace Tame, who slammed the Prime Minister for giving her a promotion. ... the makers have unveiled a Twitter character Emoji attached to … Scott Morrison has rejected claims he misled parliament after explosive revelations about the probe into Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape. Embattled Liberal MP Andrew Laming has rebuffed a claim he took a picture of a woman which showed her underwear. [8] She then wrote for the online newspaper The New Daily. ... Connect with Joe on Facebook and Twitter. What does that mean? A shock prediction buried in budget has revealed how much longer our borders will stay shut. Anthony Albanese has demanded Scott Morrison sack an MP for behaviour that the Prime Minister has branded ‘disgraceful’. A press gallery Twitter spat between Phillip Coorey and Samantha Maiden, and the Australian Financial Review's wrong button strikes again. Brittany Higgins has squared up to Australia’s leaders over “systemic issues” in politics, issuing un uncompromising call for action. Brittany Higgins revealed how talks with Scott Morrison became “quite tense” as their opposing views on a key point dragged out the discussion. Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins has sensationally sledged Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the Canberra March 4 Justice. Revelations surrounding major decisions by NSW police have emerged in a bombshell new document relating to Christian Porter’s rape allegations. Samantha Maiden has announced she has resigned from Sky News. It was the foul-mouthed tirade that prompted John Howard to sack Andrew Peacock from the shadow cabinet and an example of what politicians really say. Artist: Quint Buchholz. This doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. Lisa Wilkinson has slammed Pauline Hanson, after she called on women to stop “demonising men” while lashing out at Brittany Higgins over her alleged rape. E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Future schools funding arrangements Samantha Maiden: Now, the looming battle over public and private schools funding in Australia. All recounted in gory detail by seasoned political journalist Samantha Maiden in this gripping new book. Ms Maiden may be having some fun with her new witchcraft status, even changing her Twitter background to that of another famous witch. Scott Morrison has issued a stunning apology after furious backlash to his false claim about a toilet incident during a media conference. The TV presenter and former News Corp editor shared the news with her Twitter followers on Thursday afternoon. It was a week that began with the PM dumping targets for the vaccine rollout, then being accused of bullying and humiliating Australia Post’s Christine Holgate out of a job, before a twerking scandal involving HMAS supply. AFR hit job on Samantha Maiden backfires spectacularly The PM has gone on the attack, claiming the reason Australia’s vaccine rollout has been delayed is because 3.1m doses we bought didn’t arrive. TELEVISION INTERVIEW. Karma bus gets News Corp's Samantha Maiden again Joe Aston Columnist. After being slammed as too little, too late, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says childcare fee relief could be brought forward. She is a regular guest on the ABC's Insiders and The Project. Samantha Maiden goes radio silent. Controversial MP Andrew Laming threatened to terminate an ABC interview after a fiery radio clash about his shock health diagnosis. Samantha Maiden: Joining me now in Canberra is the Education Minister, Simon Birmingham. Ex-CEO Christine Holgate said she had been “suicidal” as she lashed out at chair Lucio Di Bartolomeo — but his response was swift. It’s a great look behind the curtain at the dark arts of an election campaign. Samantha Maiden’s run of scoops had left Morrison’s government, and the Prime Minister, in disarray. An email shared on Twitter by political reporter Samantha Maiden detailed the plan for a peaceful protest at the building’s meditation and prayer room at … She won a Walkley Award for her coverage of federal politics and Scott Morrison's secret bushfire holiday to Hawaii in 2020. Disgraced Liberal MP Andrew Laming should be kicked out of Parliament and not allowed to hang on until the next election, his colleague believes. Tony Abbott’s former chief of staff Peta Credlin has accused Liberal staffers of holding historical gay “orgies” at Parliament House. [10], "Sam Maiden could be going to the big house", "Pyne, Marles talk Assange, ABCC on new show", "Eat, drink and be literary with Annabel Crabb", "Sky News recruits Samantha Maiden as rumours have David Speers bound for ABC 7:30", "Peter Dutton apologises for calling journalist a 'mad witch' in text message", "News corp journo loses licence, avoids jail", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samantha_Maiden&oldid=1016476036, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 April 2021, at 11:23. Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has lashed Scott Morrison’s “pathetic” sledges about inner city elites in wine bars. SAMANTHA MAIDEN: So, just take us through. Furious female Labor staffers have taken aim at MPs and male staffers on a secret Facebook page, accused of sexually harassing them. [2] On 18 May 2016, Maiden was given a 12-month good behaviour bond, disqualified from driving for seven months, and fined $1000. Political journalist Samantha Maiden is the last person who should be sitting in judgment of workplace behaviour. She won a Walkley Award for her coverage of federal politics and Scott Morrison's secret bushfire holiday to Hawaii in 2020. Good morning. “Samantha Maiden reports fearless and admired, but is a controversial journalist in some circles. On February 15, journalist Samantha Maiden broke the story of the alleged rape of former media advisor Brittany Higgins, by a senior staffer. China has furiously responded to the news that Canberra has scrapped a major investment deal, slamming Australia as “unreasonable”. You can cancel those travel plans – again. But the broadcaster hit back at claims it was “creepy”. The government’s bizarre – and expensive – “milkshake” sexual consent ads have been quietly removed following intense backlash. Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has asked the Federal Court to throw out the ABC’s “scandalous” defence to his defamation claim. Scott Morrison has slammed false and “twisted” accusations he suggested female protesters should be grateful they didn’t live in a country where they could be shot. SENATOR FOR NSW E&OE TRANSCRIPT. Samantha Maiden: Let’s start with this story in The Australian newspaper today. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will announce changes to cover up to 95 per cent of childcare fees for second and subsequent children today. [9], Maiden was born in Adelaide and has three children. Michael Slater has offered to debate the PM, telling him to “come and witness the dead bodies” as the India flight ban faces a legal challenge. Samantha Maiden, political editor of news.com.au, who honed her steely reporting skills in the rough house of News Corp Thu 1 Apr 2021 18.44 EDT Last modified on Thu 1 Apr 2021 19.25 EDT — Samantha Maiden (@samanthamaiden) June 28, 2018 The tweet was accompanied by a studio selfie of Maiden and her son, believed to have been taken at Sky’s Canberra bureau. It actually says that enrolments are going down in the Broken Bay dioceses. Liberal MP Andrew Laming is lawyering up over reports he photographed a woman’s bottom after he was dumped from preselection last night. Scott Morrison has responded to Brittany Higgins’ call to meet her for face-to-face talks – and she has six demands for major changes. Pressure is mounting on Scott Morrison to fire a Liberal MP caught brutally trolling women on Facebook, with one left suicidal by his abuse. Samantha Maiden is the political editor for news.com.au. The assault allegedly took place on the couch in Defence Minister Linda Reynold’s ministerial office in March 2019, and the alleged perpetrator worked for Ms Reynolds, as did Ms Higgins. Trump legally can’t block Twitter trolls, and other media tidbits of the day. Read Next [6] The "witch incident" became internationally significant when Marvel's dark hero Jessica Jones tweeted encouragement to Maiden "welcoming her to the club (of mad fucking witches)".[7]. NSW Police have revealed why they never interviewed former Attorney-General Christian Porter over a 1988 rape allegation. She won a Walkley award for her coverage of federal politics and Scott Morrison’s secret bushfire holiday to Hawaii in 2020. The centrepiece of tomorrow’s federal Budget has been revealed, with $10 billion to be spent on road upgrades across Australia. Her first book, Party Animals was published in 2020. Scandal-hit MP Andrew Laming has said he will “step aside” after fresh allegations. news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site>news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site, Big win for ‘tradies, truckies, teachers’, Childcare cash splash could be fast tracked, ‘Dead bodies on the street’: Slater slams PM, Staffer sacked for masturbating files complaint, ‘Are you threatening me?’: Fiery radio clash, ‘Ridiculous’: MP responds to undie pic claim, ‘Deserves stern punishment’: China erupts, Former PM lashes ‘pathetic’ Scott Morrison, Peacock’s UFO hunts with Hollywood legend, PM to put national cabinet on war footing, PM drops clue about next big virus threat, PM rejects claim he ‘made a mess’ of rollout, Why Australia’s short on vaccines revealed, ‘Not informed’: Senator hits back at Grace, Sacked host doubles down, Brittany speaks, Trolling MP laughs off grovelling apology, Guard reveals ‘shock’ at finding Brittany, ’Done its job’: PM defends pulling JobKeeper, ‘Hell Yeah’: Call to overhaul sex ed for kids, Female Labor staffers expose sex ‘secrets’. [4] She joined Sky News in 2017, first appearing on 30 January 2017. Scott Morrison has outlined a new approach to reopening Australia’s border — and cautioned about a possible spike in cases. First actress to bag the honour? Australia’s international borders will be reopened sooner than expected, but there’s a huge wildcard driving uncertainty about when that will happen. A video showing a woman smearing a milkshake over a man’s face as part of a new school consent campaign has been slammed by experts. By lunchtime on Wednesday, #IStandWithSam was trending on Twitter, and Patrick and the AFR were groaning under the weight of a spectacular journo pile-on. The Australian Financial Review has come under fire after Senior Correspondent and Senior Douchebag Aaron Patrick wrote a hit piece on all female journalists with a focus on news.com.au editor and Walkley award winning journalist Samantha Maiden. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg faces a tax time bomb in next week’s budget - and it all comes down to the biggest winners from tax cuts. THURSDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2018. Samantha Maiden is the political editor for the New Daily. Find Samantha Maiden of News.com.au's articles, email address, contact information, Twitter and more LIVE NOW WITH SAMANTHA MAIDEN . The 29-year-old who says Queensland MP Andrew Laming took a photo of her bottom without her consent has made a formal complaint. Scott Morrison has dropped a big clue as to where the next threat to Australia’s vaccine rollout could come from. She has been based in Canberra as a political correspondent since 1998. The political probe into who knew what and when about the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins has been sensationally suspended. An MP who said sorry in Parliament for trolling women on Facebook laughed off the move, saying he “didn’t know” what he was apologising for. 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