MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian former politician said she endured sexist comments by fellow members of the ruling party and inappropriate touching by a senior minister during her three years in office to 2019, the Sydney Morning Herald said on Saturday.
In a book excerpt published by the newspaper and an accompanying article, lawyer and former Liberal party member Julia Banks was also quoted as saying Prime Minister Scott Morrison's office sought to paint her as an emotionally weak woman, overwhelmed while in office, when she left the party to run as an independent.
