Senator David Van has been booted from the Liberal party room, after allegations he assaulted and harassed Senator Lidia Thorpe. ElizaEdNews explains. 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... "I'm advised that the action at the time that was taken was to the satisfaction of both Senator Thorpe and the Greens Senate leadership team."
"There should be and must be an investigation into these outrageous claims so that they can be proved to be false," he said.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Peter Dutton removes David Van from Liberal party room after 'further allegations'Senator Van has accepted the decision, but continues to deny wrongdoing and has demanded an investigation into what he termed Senator Thorpe's 'outrageous' claims.
Read more »
Senator David Van removed from Liberal party roomBREAKING: 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:
Read more »
Lidia Thorpe accuses Liberal senator David Van of sexual assault and harassmentIndependent senator Lidia Thorpe has used parliamentary privilege to accuse Liberal counterpart David Van of sexual assault and harassment, a claim he 'utterly rejects'. 9News
Read more »
Lidia Thorpe accuses Liberal Senator David Van of sexual assault and harassmentBREAKING: Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has withdrawn accusations of sexual assault and harassment against David Van in the senate. Thorpe today used parliamentary privilege to voice her claim, to which Van “utterly rejects”. 9News MORE DETAILS:
Read more »
David Van expelled from Liberal partyroom over sexual assault allegationsVictorian senator David Van has been expelled from the Liberal partyroom, with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton revealing 'further allegations' had been brought to his attention since Lidia Thorpe accused Senator Van of sexual assault and sexual harassment.
Read more »