Pauline Hanson has called for police to investigate Lidia Thorpe after more footage emerged of the rogue senator clashing with patrons outside a strip club.
The One Nation leader weighed in on the saga Monday night after Daily Mail Australia released new CCTV footage showing Senator Thorpe marching repeatedly at a man and pointing in his face outside Maxine’s Gentlemen’s Club in Melbourne early Sunday.
Senator Thorpe has been suspended for life for her behavior – the latest in a string of recent controversies.
Senator Hanson believes no one, including Ms Thorpe, is above the law and has urged Victoria Police and the Australian Human Rights Commission to investigate whether action should be taken against her.
Ms. Hanson is the second senator to denounce the politician’s behavior after Jacqui Lambie previously urged Ms. Thorpe to seek advice.
It comes as deputy leader of the Greens, Mehreen Faruqi, condemned Ms Thorpe’s behavior in an interview with ABC News Breakfast on Tuesday morning: “I think no one should behave like this.”
Voices are growing to further investigate Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe’s outburst outside a Melbourne strip club
Senator Faruqi added, “People have been calling for an investigation…I’ll just show it and see where the investigation leads.”
Ms Hanson said: ‘I think the Victoria Police should examine that footage carefully to determine whether Senator Thorpe has broken the law.
“I think the people who fell victim to her abuse over the weekend need to come forward and make sure she is held accountable because the Senate has shown it is too cowardly to do that.”
“No one – certainly not an elected representative of the people – is above the law and I think many Australians would be appalled if a senator abused her privilege in this way.”
“While Senator Thorpe may not recognize the law or think other Australians belong here, the fact is that we all share public space, even if it’s a footpath outside a strip club in Brunswick at 3am on a Sunday morning, and we’ve got it right to be in it without being racially abused.”
One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson (pictured) has urged Victoria Police and the Australian Human Rights Commission to investigate
Federal Senator Mehreen Faruqi of the Greens condemned Ms. Thorpe’s behavior on Tuesday morning
The senators’ comments come after a new video was obtained exclusively by Daily Mail Australia on Monday afternoon.
The CCTV footage provides a bird’s-eye view of the rogue senator’s actions as she shouted obscenities at a group of men outside Maxine’s Gentlemen’s Club in northern Melbourne after 3am on Sunday.
The footage shows her walking out of the club and gesturing wildly to a group standing on the street.
Video, filmed by a witness and first published by 7News on Sunday, revealed that Senator Thorpe had pointed to the men and said, “You have a small penis.”
She then marches up to one of them, keeps her face just inches from his, and says: ‘you, you are marked’.
Senator Lidia Thorpe was seen multiple times for more, including filming the men (pictured)
The CCTV footage now shows that the disgraced senator went back several times – despite claiming she was wooed.
She walks to a waiting taxi, then returns for more before a friend pulls her away.
Just as she gets into a taxi, she returns to aggressively film the men, holding the camera in front of their faces.
Daily Mail Australia revealed on Sunday night that Ms Thorpe has been handed a lifetime ban from the strip club.
The venue’s general manager, David Ross, told this masthead that her behavior was “simply unacceptable” and that she had walked up to gamblers earlier in the evening to accuse them of “stealing her land.”
Senator Thorpe (pictured) was filmed unleashing an extraordinary spray on a group of men outside a strip club in Melbourne at 3am Sunday
At one point, the senator approaches one of the men and says, “You’re marked”
“She was very animated and argumentative,” he said.
“I think to the credit of our punters who were up front, they didn’t get aggressive and try to fix the situation.”
“I have never seen a racially inspired problem in our club before,” he said.
“People of all nationalities come to the club. I like to say that adult entertainment has universal appeal – it doesn’t matter what background you come from, it’s all entertaining. But she’s not welcome.’
David Ross, general manager of Maxine’s Gentlemen’s Club, said he had never seen a “racist-inspired incident” at the venue (pictured) before and was shocked by Senator Thorpe’s behavior
Mr. Ross has since written an official letter to Senator Thorpe’s office informing her of the lifetime ban.
“In the future, please do not attempt to enter the venue again, as being denied entry may result in further embarrassment,” the letter reads.
Senator Thorpe, who was out with a group of three friends for a 50th birthday party, had previously told 7News that she had been provoked and harassed by the men.
“It’s sad that people use anything to bring me down when we try to discuss important issues in this country,” she told the network.
Daily Mail Australia has repeatedly asked Senator Thorpe’s office for comment on suggestions that she was the one provoking gamblers.
Mr. Ross, the club’s general manager, (centre) has given Senator Thorpe a lifetime suspension
In the footage published by 7News, one of the men calls her a “racist dog” to which she responds “f*** you” before a friend stops her.”
She tells the men, “All I want to say to the black brothers out there and to everyone we fight…
“Any black man standing like that with the f****** white little c*** – you (sic) can all get f***** too!”
One of the men asks, “How the hell does someone get into parliament like you?”
She hits back: “We’ve been oppressed all our lives in this country and you let this dog talk…”
A member of the group told 7News that the senator was “out of control.”
It comes as the senator faces a chorus of criticism from her colleagues.
Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie said there was ‘no way out of this’ and suggested Ms Thorpe get advice during an appearance on Sky News on Monday.
“I think when you’re out so late and you put yourself in a situation like that, you better take responsibility for your actions,” Ms Lambie said.
‘You are a politician, and sometimes we make a mess, but not taking responsibility for it yourself is not very convenient.
“If you think you’re not doing it right, go do what the rest of us are doing — go get some counseling or psychology, because frankly, something needs to be done.”
“But this is what I would say to Lidia: You just can’t keep doing this.”
