{"id":105237,"date":"2025-05-28T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T14:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=105237"},"modified":"2025-05-28T19:43:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T14:43:56","slug":"muslim-australian-lawmaker-says-she-was-urged-to-drink-dance-on-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/105237\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim Australian lawmaker says she was urged to drink, &#8216;dance on table&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan(National Times)- A Muslim lawmaker in Australia said Wednesday that she has complained to a parliamentary watchdog after a male colleague allegedly urged her to drink wine and &#8220;dance on the table&#8221;. Senator Fatima Payman \u2014 who said she does not drink alcohol \u2014 claimed the older colleague made a series of inappropriate remarks after he &#8220;had too many drinks&#8221; at an official function. He said: &#8220;Let&#8217;s get some wine into you and see you dance on the table,&#8221; Payman, 30, told national broadcaster\u00a0<em>ABC<\/em>. &#8220;I told this colleague, &#8216;Hey I&#8217;m drawing a line mate&#8217;, and moved on to making a formal complaint,&#8221; she said. It was not clear when the alleged incident occurred or who the colleague was. Born in Afghanistan, Payman is the first senator to wear a hijab inside Australia&#8217;s parliament, according to local media. Former political staffer Brittany Higgins in 2021 alleged she was raped by a colleague inside a parliamentary office, triggering protests across the country. A scathing review later found Australia&#8217;s parliament was rife with heavy drinking, bullying and sexual harassment. Independent Senator Payman split from the left-leaning Labor government in 2024 after accusing it of failing to help Palestinians in Gaza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- A Muslim lawmaker in Australia said Wednesday that she has complained to a parliamentary watchdog after a male colleague allegedly urged her to drink wine and &#8220;dance on the table&#8221;. 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