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Lidia Thorpe has claimed a Greens MP patted her on her head leaving her feeling belittled and that she was sexually assaulted four times by Labor and Liberal figures.
The Indigenous senator made the claims on Friday as she addressed reports she made formal bullying complaints before stepping back from the Greens last month.
Ms Thorpe claimed she was bullied by two of her colleagues with one incident including a member patting her on the head in a demeaning manner.
She also alleged to have been sexually assaulted four times by Labor and Liberal figures in her first six months of becoming a member of parliament.
Lidia Thorpe has claimed a Greens MP patted her on her head leaving her feeling belittled and that she was sexually assaulted four times by Labor and Liberal figures
Ms Thorpe claimed the head patting was one of the reasons that prompted her to quit the Greens on February 6.
'I was patted on the head in the chamber by a Greens senator,' she said.
'I was completely demoralised and even thinking about that still, you know, hurts me.
