Opposition leader Peter Dutton said he is aware of more than the two allegations already on the public record.
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe said she felt "demonised" after alleging David Van assaulted her.This story contains allegations of sexual assault and may be distressing to some readers.
On Thursday evening, former Liberal senator Amanda Stoker joined Senator Thorpe in claiming Senator Van had inappropriately touched her in 2020 while she was a member of parliament. The Opposition leader said it was “in everyone’s best interest” for Senator Van to resign from parliament. Senator Lidia Thorpe says she will not be going to the police over sexual harassment allegations at Parliament House.Earlier, asked whether there were more than the two public allegations relating to Senator Van, Mr Dutton said: "Yes, and I'm not going it into that detail".
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