Opposition Leader Peter Dutton confirmed he had been made aware of a third allegation of sexual harassment against the embattled Liberal senator,a day after booting him from the Liberal party room.
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The men and women charged with legislating to make the environment of Australian workplaces safer,ludicrously,seem unable to get their own house in order.
The fellow former Liberal staffer says the Coalition is using “their own women to tear down other women” and warned the leaking of Higgins’ text messages could have a chilling effect on victims.
Senator David Van has denied a claim by Amanda Stoker that he inappropriately touched her at a function at Parliament House three years ago.
When Lidia Thorpe spoke to the Senate on Wednesday with allegations of sexual assault,she set in motion a chain of events that led to Peter Dutton’s decision 24 hours later.
Even before the extraordinary turn of events in the Senate,a pall had again fallen over the parliament,reminiscent of the awful days of 2021.
Van maintained his innocence and accused Lidia Thorpe of “cowering under the umbrella of parliamentary privilege” as he agreed to leave the Liberal party room.
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe had in parliament accused Victorian Liberal senator David Van of “harassing” and “sexually assaulting” her.
Politicians have again proven to Australians that federal parliament is a toxic environment that can bring out the worst in all who work there.
The independent senator interjected in the Senate when Victorian Liberal senator David Van was speaking.