Good afternoon. The fallout from the David Van sexual harassment allegations have rolled on today, with the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, calling on the Liberal senator to quit parliament.
The escalation comes amid news that a third allegation of misconduct by Van has been brought to Dutton’s attention, after claims in the Senate from independent senator Lidia Thorpe and former fellow Liberal senator Amanda Stoker. Van maintains Thorpe’s allegations are “disgraceful”, said he could not recall the events described by Stoker, and disagrees with Dutton’s decision to dump him from the Liberal party room.
