Modern Australian

Inquiry finds Husar behaved badly to staff but dismisses allegations of lewd conduct

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The inquiry into Labor MP Emma Husar’s conduct has upheld complaints that she behaved unreasonably towards her staff, but rejected claims of lewd conduct and misleading the parliament.

These are the central findings of the independent assessment by barrister John Whelan, commissioned by the NSW Labor party. The party said the legal advice,...