Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has used parliamentary privilege to accuse Liberal counterpart David Van of sexual assault and harassment, a claim he 'utterly rejects'. 9News
Van was speaking in the Senate about the handling of Brittany Higgins' rape allegations, when Thorpe began interjecting, calling out "perpetrator" and "you can talk".
"I can't because this person harassed me, sexually assaulted me and the prime minister had to remove him from his office.When given the floor again, Van labelled the accusation as "disgusting".
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