Court blow for Pauline Hanson staffer Pauline Hanson’s right hand man has suffered a court blow as he pursues the federal government for $4.5 million over a sexual harassment claim.
Politics by Lane Sainty 29th Jan 2021 4:23 PM Pauline Hanson s right hand man has failed to overturn a federal government decision refusing to pay him $4.5 million in legal costs over a lapsed sexual harassment claim filed against the former Speaker of the House of Representatives. The decision declining to pay the whopping sum to the One Nation leader s chief of staff James Ashby holds up on review, a judge ruled on Friday.
Former Aussie MP Apologises After Complaint From International Students
Ex-federal speaker Peter Slipper has been forced to apologise to two international students over the content of a text message he blamed on jet lag.
The former Liberal National MP who left politics in 2013 apologised to the students after suggesting he might have them deported over a fees dispute.
The Legal Profession Board of Tasmania upheld their complaint against Slipper over the “indirect threat” and ordered a formal apology.
The students hired Slipper for legal work relating to a restraining order but after a dispute about a $650 fee, they parted ways with the now Hobart-based lawyer.
Former speaker Peter Slipper forced to apologise for threatening to deport international students
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Former speaker Peter Slipper now works in Hobart. (File photo - 2014)
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Former federal speaker Peter Slipper has been ordered to apologise to two international students after he suggested he might try to have them deported for failing to pay his legal fees.
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Peter Slipper resigned as Federal Parliament s speaker in 2012 amid allegations he had sexually harassed a staff member
He is now a lawyer and diplomat working from Hobart
The Legal Profession Board of Tasmania has upheld one complaint against Mr Slipper after he made an indirect threat to have two international students deported
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