Everything you need to know about Leyonhjelm vs. Hanson-Young

HERE’S everything you need to know about the public stoush between Liberal Democrats Party Senator David Leyonhjelm and Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.

POLITICIAN David Leyonhjelm’s latest sexual taunts aimed at Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young have caused the Liberal Democrats Party Senator to be widely criticised.

Despite the heavy scrutiny, Senator Leyonhjelm is standing by his controversial remarks and is refusing to apologise, which is only adding fuel to the fire.

Here is everything you need to know about the David Leyonhjelm/Sarah Hanson-Young dispute.

THURSDAY

• The upper house debates Queensland senator Fraser Anning’s motion calling on governments to encourage women to carry tasers, pepper spray and mace to defend themselves from murderers and rapists.

• During the debate, Leyonhjelm tells Hanson-Young to “stop shagging men”, which he says was in response to her saying something like “all men are rapists”.

Hanson-Young approaches Leyonhjelm, he confirms his comments. She calls him a creep and he tells her to f*** off.

• The motion is defeated 46-5, with Leyonhjelm among the minority support.

• Hanson-Young’s calls for an apology are rejected by Leyonhjelm.

SUNDAY

• Leyonhjelm appears on Sky News and 3AW radio where he doubles down on his comments, before alluding to Hanson-Young’s private life.

• Sky issues an apology for broadcasting the “appalling” comments and suspends a producer for strap-lining them.

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MONDAY

• Senior Turnbull government ministers and Tony Abbott urge Leyonhjelm to apologise.

• Hanson-Young calls for Leyonhjelm to resign.

• Hanson-Young sends legal letters to Leyonhjelm, Sky News and 3AW and confirms she will take advice on whether his comments were defamatory.

Leyonhjelm tells her to “bring it on”.

• Leyonhjelm now can’t remember the exact wording of Hanson-Young’s parliamentary comments, but says they were along the lines of “men should stop raping women”.

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• Hanson-Young says any claim she said or inferred all men are rapists is a lie. “I said putting more tasers on the streets would not make women more safe from men”.

• Leyonhjelm lists extraordinary conditions for an apology. He will only say sorry and “forgive” Hanson-Young if she declares men aren’t collectively responsible for the actions of other men who commit violence and reverses her position on the weapons motion.

TUESDAY

• Hanson-Young accuses Leyonhjelm of “slut-shaming” her in an emotional radio interview.

• Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten call for Leyonhjelm to apologise, with both singling out his “offensive” language.

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• Leyonhjelm denies “talking about boyfriends” is slut-shaming. He again refuses to apologise.

• Leyonhjelm calls the prime minister a “pussy”. He says the issue is about misandry.

WEDNESDAY

• Leyonhjelm urges Turnbull to call out hatred against men and accuses Hanson- Young of being the worst offender of using unparliamentary language.

• Leyonhjelm says it’s silly to suggest he has a problem with powerful women.

• Leyonhjelm insists that using abusive language is “normal Australian behaviour” which he does regardless of gender.

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