{"id":27774,"date":"2018-09-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/christopher-pyne-addresses-liberal-bullying-accusations\/"},"modified":"2018-09-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T00:00:00","slug":"christopher-pyne-addresses-liberal-bullying-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/christopher-pyne-addresses-liberal-bullying-accusations\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Pyne Addresses Liberal Bullying Accusations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Liberal Defence Minister Christopher Pyne says the party is \u201chandling these matters internally\u201d following multiple claims of bullying in the wake of the recent leadership switch.<\/h3>\n<p>Julia Banks sensationally spoke of \u201cbullying and intimidation\u201d within the party when she announced she would not recontest the next election, and SA senator Lucy Gichuhi has threatened to name and shame bully colleagues in parliament.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere\u2019s been no complaint to the chief whip or to the prime minister about bullying by any of my colleagues,\u201d Mr Pyne told FIVEAA. \u201cIf such a complaint was received of course we would take it very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re handling these matters internally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anyone feels like they have been intimidated or stood over, of course that\u2019s unacceptable behaviour and we will make sure the people who are part of this are properly looked after and counselled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut no one has made complaint. I think it\u2019s time we put this issue behind us\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>LISTEN:<\/p>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/david-will\/interview-twotribes-5september2018\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liberal Defence Minister Christopher Pyne says the party is \u201chandling these matters internally\u201d following multiple claims of bullying in the wake of the recent leadership switch. 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