Australian Prime Minister Bans Ministers From Having Sexual Relations With Staff

Australian Prime Minister Bans Ministers From Having Sexual Relations With Staff
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time on Feb. 14, 2018, in Canberra, Australia. Michael Masters/Getty Images
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Australian Prime Minister (PM) Malcolm Turnbull is changing the Ministerial Code of Conduct to ban ministers from having sexual relations with staffers amid intensifying pressure surrounding his deputy Barnaby Joyce over his affair.

Turnbull made the announcement at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra this afternoon, Feb. 15, where he reflected on Joyce’s affair with former staff member Vikki Campion, calling it “a shocking error of judgment.”