Queensland: MP says she was drugged and sexually assaulted - BBC News

Brittany Lauga says she was attacked in her home constituency and that other women were, too.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, XImage caption, Brittany Lauga says she needs time to healBy Ruth ComerfordBBC NewsPolice in Australia have launched an investigation following a complaint by Queensland MP Brittany Lauga that she was drugged and sexually assaulted.

The assistant minister for health said she was attacked on a night out in her constituency of Yeppoon.

"This could have happened to anyone and tragically, it does happen to many of us," she said.

The incident follows protests that have taken place in response to recent violence against women.

Ms Lauga, 37, went to a police station and then to hospital on 28 April.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68957173

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