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Pauline Hanson’s chief of staff physically clashed with a former One Nation senator inside Parliament House, amid sexual harassment allegations which are rocking the party.
Key points:
- Brian Burston has accused Pauline Hanson of propositioning him numerous times
- Senator Hanson denied the allegations, saying “she’s not that desperate”
- Senator Burston spectacularly quit One Nation after a prolonged feud with Senator Hanson last year
Senator Hanson has denied sexual harassment claims from former colleague Brian Burston, dismissing them as “retaliation” and claiming she “can’t stop laughing about it”.
Images showed James Ashby and senator Brian Burston apparently trading blows on Wednesday night after Senator Burston levelled the claims against Senator Hanson.
Senator Burston made a series of claims in The Daily Telegraph about Senator Hanson’s behaviour towards him over the course of the past two decades, alleging she had acted inappropriately towards him numerous times.
It came after Senator Hanson told Parliament this week that an unnamed, married, male senator was the subject of a serious sexual harassment investigation.
Senator Burston told the Telegraph he believed Senator Hanson was talking about him, and denied the accusation.
Senator Burston told the newspaper of one incident in which he alleged Senator Hanson “rubbed her fingers up my spine” in 1998, and also claimed she had propositioned him on a number of occasions after his election to Parliament in 2016.
Senator Hanson responded to the claims on Sky News on Wednesday night.
“I can’t stop laughing about it,” she said.
“I’m 64 … but I tell you what, I’m not that desperate.”
Senator Burston spectacularly quit One Nation last year after a prolonged feud with Senator Hanson, with a dispute over the party’s position on company tax cuts appearing to be the final straw.
He joined controversial businessman Clive Palmer’s renewed political venture, the United Australia Party (UAP), shortly after.
The New South Wales senator is the only representative of the UAP in Federal Parliament, and is up for re-election at the next poll.
The ABC has contacted both Senator Hanson and Senator Burston for comment.
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