Senator Jacquie Lambie fails to keep ‘scandalous’ alleged details of her office conduct suppressed

Legal documents describing senator Jacquie Lambie talking about her sex life, using foul language and behaving aggressively in the workplace have been made public, despite the efforts of her legal team.

The material was contained in an initial court submission made by Rob Messenger, the Tasmanian senator’s former chief of staff.

Mr Messenger is taking Senator Lambie and the Commonwealth of Australia to the Fair Work Division of the Federal Court, claiming he and his wife Fern Messenger, who was Senator Lambie’s former office manager, were unlawfully dismissed in May 2017.

The court documents, obtained by the ABC, showed Mr Messenger’s initial statement of claim detailed a number of alleged incidents and complaints regarding Senator Lambie’s office conduct, including regular comments about her sex life, aggressive behaviour and use of explicit language.

He claimed Senator Lambie regularly announced to staff words to the effect “I desperately need a root”, and that “her excessive alcohol consumption could impact upon her work health and safety and that of the staff working within her office” …

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