Retiring NT senator accuses former staffer of 'abuse' as she condemns bullying by all political parties
Outgoing Northern Territory senator Sam McMahon has used her final speech in parliament to call out bullying in politics, saying she quit the Country Liberal Party after allegedly being subjected to abuse by a former staffer.
In her valedictory speech, Senator McMahon called for "cruel behaviour" to be eliminated from politics. "It seems it's not a man thing, a faction thing, a party thing, but it certainly can be a political thing."
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