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The Tasmanian senator said she no longer felt “proud” to work at Parliament House and the only way to change behaviour was to have better leadership. “Whether the new year brings on better behaviour, who knows, although I doubt it because we’re going into an election, which is really unfortunate.” “You’ve got to watch your behaviour up here and we’re probably not doing that as well as we should be,” she said. Senator Lambie, who was on the receiving end of alleged “dog noises” and growling from a Coalition member earlier in the week, said there was a lack of respect in the Senate, which contributed to inappropriate behaviour. “Quite frankly, if we’re going to change the culture up here, when we have the highest office in the country, we need to make sure we’re leading by example.” “It’s one thing to apologise and one thing to make sure that you’ve learned from your actions that were probably not the correct actions to use,” she said. Independent senator Jacqui Lambie also denied hearing the statement, but she welcomed Senator Thorpe’s apology. Labor MPs Justin Hill and Matt Keogh said while they didn’t hear Senator Thorpe’s remark, the reported comments were inappropriate. “It does show in a week where we’ve had the Jenkins report talking about the importance of improving culture around this place, it’s important we all lead from the top.” “At least Senator Thorpe apologised and people accept responsibility for mistakes. “She (Senator Hughes) is a tough nut, she’s OK, but it’s personal and it’s not nice,” she said. Liberal senator Amanda Stoker told Sky News she was shocked when she heard the remark and Senator Hughes was distraught.
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“It’s that sort of intimidation, trying to shut people down by shaming them and embarrassing them and it has no place in public life and frankly I don’t think it has a place in the wider Australian community.” “It has no place in Australian society – much less in the Australian parliament and especially in the week when the Jenkins report came down,” he told Sydney radio 2GB on Thursday. Liberal MP Jason Falinski accused Senator Thorpe of “slut-shaming” and “intimidation”. The incident prompted harsh criticism, coming as it did just a day after Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins handed down a landmark report into sexual harassment in parliament.
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So, I apologise to the senator and also the Senate.” “I just want to unreservedly take back the comments that I made earlier when interjecting, and I apologise to that senator, Senator Hughes, wholeheartedly,” Senator Thorpe said. Soon after, she gave a more formal apology and retraction in the chamber. Senator Thorpe retracted her words, claiming she had “got a view of something over there that disturbed me”.
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“In the scheme of disgusting statements made in this chamber, that surely ranks at the top of them,” he said. But at the time, Coalition Senator Ben Small instantly protested what he said he heard, calling it “the most outrageous statement” directed at Senator Hughes. The reported interjection from Senator Thorpe, about 7.25pm on Wednesday, was not picked up by chamber video and audio recordings. Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has been accused of “slut-shaming” and intimidation, after she allegedly told a Liberal senator to “keep her legs shut” during a heated debate.Ĭoalition, Labor and crossbench members on Thursday morning criticised Senator Thorpe for reportedly aiming the slur at Liberal senator Hollie Hughes during a heated debate about people with a disability.