South Australian Greens MP Tammy Franks uses parliamentary privilege to level fresh allegations of sexual harassment, racism and homophobia at former Liberal MP Sam Duluk.
South Australian Greens MP Tammy Franks has used parliamentary privilege to level fresh allegations of sexual harassment, racism and homophobia at former Liberal MP Sam Duluk.Greens MLC Tammy Franks has raised other allegations against himMr Duluk has said the allegations are "salacious and designed to cause maximum political damage".
"We know he was described as a 'drunken pest' in the courts in his harassment of her, but we also know that that was the tip of the iceberg," Ms Franks told Parliament. "He said to a fellow member of Parliament, about a member of this chamber, 'He is not a real Aboriginal.'"He asked a woman in this workplace, her workplace, if she was having sex with me, meaning me."He threatened a woman in this workplace who took a photo of him until she deleted that photo."Ms Franks also used parliamentary privilege to allege "homophobic treatment" by Mr Duluk to a male parliamentary worker during a game of charades.
"I have heard many rumours, and I know others have in this place as well, of an incident of upskirting, which if true is a criminal offence."In a statement, Mr Duluk, now an independent, said the allegations were an attempt to destroy" his character.
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