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Senator Cory Bernadi behaving ‘like an angry prostitute’, says Tasmanian Senator Jacqui
TASMANIAN independent senator Jacqui Lambie has likened Liberal backbencher Cory Bernardi to an “angry prostitute”, before apologising to prostitutes for the comparison.
Senator Bernardi has led the charge against Labor’s Sam Dastyari, who has come under fire for having a personal debt paid by a Chinese donor. He’s called on the Labor frontbencher to stand aside, suggesting the matter had the “stench of corruption”.
Senator Lambie said Senator Bernardi’s mock outrage was “like an angry prostitute lecturing us about the benefits of celibacy”.
“Before I receive unfair criticism from the sex workers, I apologise to them profusely for comparing them to Senator Bernardi — I know that is a really terrible low-down thing to do,” she told parliament today.
“Prostitutes are far more honest, sincere, humane, compassionate and better bang for buck than Senator Bernardi will ever be able to deliver.”
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AAP through Mercury