Afghanistan born Aussie MP was urged to 'dance on table'

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 “dance on the table”.

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Senator Fatima Payman — who said she does not drink alcohol — claimed the older colleague made a series of inappropriate remarks after he “had too many drinks” at an official function.

He said: “Let's get some wine into you and see you dance on the table,” Payman, 30, told national broadcaster ABC.

“I told this colleague, ‘Hey I'm drawing a line mate’, and moved on to making a formal complaint,” she said.

It was not clear when the alleged incident occurred or who the colleague was.