Miranda Live: Staffer threat ‘wasn’t a brain snap’ says Michaelia Cash

MICHAELIA Cash has denied her threats to publicise unsubstantiated rumours about female staffers in Bill Shorten’s office were a “brain snap”.

MICHAELIA Cash has denied her threats to publicise unsubstantiated rumours about female staffers in Bill Shorten’s office were a “brain snap”.

Speaking on Miranda Live on Monday afternoon, the West Australian senator said former PM Tony Abbot’s suggestion her comments were a “brain snap” were incorrect.

“Absolutely not,” she said.

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“I was being asked by Senator Cameron to name staff members in my office and the point I was making you should never ever made staff members. Doug Cameron quite happily named my staff members and I was not going to stand for that line of questioning,” Cash said.

The Minister for Jobs reiterated she has retracted her comments.

“If I did offend people and as you said I withdrew the comments unreservedly full stop,” she added.”

But Ms Cash said she did not have a “brain snap”.

Senator Michaelia Cash says she doesn’t like to call herself a feminist.

While she stopped short of labelling herself a feminist, Cash said she was invested in working towards equality “every day of the week”.

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“Why don’t I label myself as a feminist because Miranda I believe in policy outcomes. I believe in delivering good policy. If it was merely labelling myself as a feminist would I be delivering good policy outcomes?

The WA senator was slammed in the media following her Senate estimates comments. Picture: AAP

“I will fight for equality every single day of the week”. Picture: Kym Smith

“I will fight for equality every single day of the week and that if means that I’m a feminist well yes I am but I definitely do not label myself ... And if that means I’m feminist well yes I am but I don’t personally label myself as one,” she added.

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