‘Cross your legs’ controversy escalates as Queensland MP Ros Bates demands $5,000 from state's health minister

LNP MP Ros Bates sends concerns notice to Labor’s Shannon Fentiman demanding an apology and money to cover legal costsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Queensland MP has raised the prospect of defamation action by sending a concerns notice to the state’s health minister over a social media post she claimed fuelled violent threats against her.An explosive stoush erupted last week after the shadow health minister, Ros Bates, shouted “cross your legs” while the health minister, Shannon Fentiman, was speaking about maternity services in Queensland parliament.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

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‘Cross your legs’ controversy escalates as Queensland MP Ros Bates demands $5,000 from state's health minister

LNP MP Ros Bates sends concerns notice to Labor’s Shannon Fentiman demanding an apology and money to cover legal costs

A Queensland MP has raised the prospect of defamation action by sending a concerns notice to the state’s health minister over a social media post she claimed fuelled violent threats against her.

An explosive stoush erupted last week after the shadow health minister, Ros Bates, shouted “cross your legs” while the health minister, Shannon Fentiman, was speaking about maternity services in Queensland parliament.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

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