Australian PM bans sex between his ministers and staff

Australia Feb 16: Australian Prime Minister has made a surprise announcement on Friday and has banned his cabinet ministers from having sex with their staffers.

Australian PM Turnbull has said that "I am not here to moralize. But, we must recognize that whatever may have been acceptable or to which a blind eye was turned in the past, today, in 2018, it is not acceptable for a minister to have a sexual relationship with somebody who works for them,".


PM has added that " ministers regardless of whether they are married or single, must not engage in sexual relations with staff".

The PMs remarks assume significance because recently a scandal involving Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce with a staff member has broken out and created an embarrassment for the Australian PM.