Senator Eric Abetz denies claim he made highly offensive comments about Brittany Higgins
by Katharine Murphy, Amy Remeikis and Adam Morton from World news | The Guardian on (#5FQFP)
Tasmanian speaker Sue Hickey alleged in state parliament the veteran Liberal senator made comments slut shaming' the former Liberal staffer
Tasmanian Liberal MP Eric Abetz has categorically denied an allegation he made highly offensive comments about the former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins.
In a statement made under parliamentary privilege, the speaker of the Tasmanian parliament, Sue Hickey, accused Abetz of slut shaming" Higgins, who has alleged she was raped by a former colleague in Parliament House, Canberra, in 2019.
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