Malcolm Turnbull says Australian cabinet minister accused of rape must come forward

Turnbull says unnamed minister, who is believed to have denied allegations to prime minister, must disclose what he knew and when

Malcolm Turnbull has declared the minister accused of rape in 1988 “owes it to his colleagues and the country” to make a public statement addressing the allegations because the current situation is “not tenable”.

The former prime minister told the ABC on Tuesday morning it was also “vitally important” for the unnamed minister to disclose to the public what he knew about the now deceased woman’s complaint and “when he knew about it”.

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