Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe says she was mauled by the media and forced to admit she had a relationship with a former bikie when the pair shared only one kiss.
She previously said it was a mistake to not have disclosed the relationship, but changed her tune on Tuesday. “The committee emphasises the need for senators to be aware of their responsibilities to perform their roles in the public interest [and] to declare any possible conflicts,” the report said. Bandt’s office said Senator Thorpe spoke to the lawyers and decided on the term “briefly dated”, which she used to describe her relationship in her evidence to the committee.“Specifically, we met on 26 January 2021 at an Invasion Day rally and dated in March 2021.
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