‘Rubbed her fingers up my spine’: anti-Asian Australian politician Pauline Hanson made unwanted sexual advances during anthem, claims colleague Brian Burston
- Senator Brian Burston says right-wing firebrand Pauline Hanson sexually harassed him over two decades, dating back to an incident in 1998
- Burston’s comments came after he identified himself as the unnamed senator who was this week accused by Hanson of harassment
Australian Senator Brian Burston has denied allegations that he sexually harassed a staff member, as he retaliated against Pauline Hanson, the leader of his former One Nation party, by accusing her of making unwanted advances towards him.
After right-wing Senator Hanson used a speech in the Senate on Tuesday night to accuse an unnamed fellow senator of “serious sexual harassment”, Burston confirmed he was the politician involved.
But Burston told News Corp on Wednesday night that one of the reasons he left One Nation was because of sexual harassment over two decades from Hanson, a political firebrand who rose to prominence with anti-Asian, anti-Muslim and anti-immigration stances.
“Right back when we had our first One Nation AGM at the Rooty Hill RSL [in 1998], that was the first time she hit on me,” he said, of the unwanted attention.
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He claimed Hanson “rubbed her fingers up my spine” while listening to the national anthem and she had propositioned him after he was elected in 2016 at her home in Queensland and Canberra.