BREAKING: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has dumped Senator David Van from the Liberal Party party room, following allegations of sexual assault by Senator Lidia Thorpe yesterday. 9News MORE:
The Liberal senator has strenuously denied the claims made by Thorpe, labelling them as "completely unfounded" and "disgusting".
"At the outset, I want to make clear, very clear that I'm not making any judgement on the veracity of the allegations or any individual's guilt or innocence. I make that very clear.
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