Coalition staffer sacked for alleged lewd act on female MP’s desk previously worked for NT’s CLP government
THE Coalition staffer sacked after claims he committed a lewd sex act over a female MP’s desk in Canberra previously worked for the Northern Territory’s Country Liberal government
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THE Coalition staffer sacked after claims he committed a lewd sex act over a female MP’s desk in Canberra previously worked for the Northern Territory’s Country Liberal government.
The man, who was dismissed after revelations a ring of men had shared images of themselves committing lewd acts in Parliament House, previously worked for the Liberal Party in Opposition from 2008-2012, according to now-deleted info on his LinkedIn page.
He then went to work for the Country Liberal government in the Northern Territory in 2012.
Sources familiar with the matter said the move to the NT occurred after what one individual described as “appalling” behaviour and irreconcilable differences with former prime minister Tony Abbott’s leadership.
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