Tony Abbott and she said versus he said

I find myself feeling quite uneasy about the Abbott as bully story from this morning's Sydney Morning Herald:
So there we have what the SMH writer correctly describes as "a hugely damaging allegation" for which there are two completely different versions. One witness says something happened and the other says it didn't.
How should an allegation like this one be fairly reported? Should it be reported at all?
Perhaps when we have access to the full Quarterly Essay piece by David Marr there will at least be an attempt to find some corroborative evidence to support Barbara Ramjan's version.


Comments

clarencegirl said…
It has to be said that in that same short time period (after election results were declared) it has been alleged in the media as late as 2004 that Abbott kicked in a glass panel door on univesity premises - something he hasn't denied.
So this present allegation co-incides with other reports of Abbott's extreme anger on the night.

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