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The head of the agency set up to address bullying and harassment in parliamentary workplaces has outraged survivors by laughing while under questioning at Senate estimates.
Parliamentary Workplace Support Service chief executive Leonie McGregor, asked by Liberal Senator James McGrath if the agency received any complaints, burst out laughing as she replied: "We receive many complaints."
Jo Tarnawsky, who has alleged she was bullied and forced out of her former job as Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles' chief of staff, said Ms McGregor's behaviour in the committee hearing late on Monday night was offensive to survivors.
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Against the backdrop of nationwide protests, Israeli President Isaac Herzog's immunity during his four-day visit has been called into question in Senate estimates.
It was one of several queries during Monday's parliamentary scrutiny of the expenditure and administration of government departments and agencies.
Greens senator David Shoebridge has questioned the Attorney-General's Department (AGD) about what prompted legal advice to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to ensure Herzog's immunity from prosecution during his four-day visit to Australia.
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Legal groups push for Australian federal police to arrest retired general travelling with Israeli president
Doron Almog has previously faced arrest warrants over allegations he committed war crimes in Gaza in 2002, which he denies
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As opposition to the arrival of Israeli president Isaac Herzog in Australia intensifies – with mass protests planned and some Labor MPs condemning his invitation – a coalition of Australian and Palestinian legal groups has asked the Australian federal police to investigate and arrest one of his travelling party over historical war crimes allegations.
Doron Almog, a retired Israel Defense Forces major general who is expected to travel with the president in his capacity as chair of the Jewish Agency for Israel, has formerly faced arrest warrants over allegations he committed war crimes in Gaza in 2002.
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