Peter van Onselen denies having a ‘woman problem’ and humiliating reporter Tegan George

Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen has told the ABC’s Virginia Trioli he does not have a ‘woman problem’ and has denied bullying reporter Tegan George. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Peter van Onselen, the political editor of Network Ten, has denied undermining and humiliating the network’s federal political reporter Tegan George and says a federal court case will show he is a strong advocate for wiping out sexual harassment in the workplace.

“No, no, absolutely not,” he said when asked by the ABC’s Virginia Trioli on Melbourne radio whether he bullied George, who reported to him in the Canberra bureau. “And when process plays out, I’ll be able to respond to it all through Channel 10. But I just can’t talk about it publicly. Now that it’s a court proceeding.”