Senior Female Labor Senators Deny Bullying the Late Sen. Kitching

Senior Female Labor Senators Deny Bullying the Late Sen. Kitching
Senator Penny Wong reacts during the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Budget Estimates 2021–22 at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 2, 2021. Sam Mooy/Getty Images
Caden Pearson
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Australian senators Penny Wong, Kristina Keneally, and Katy Gallagher, all from the left-leaning Australian Labor Party (ALP), have denied allegations they bullied their colleague, the late Sen. Kimberly Kitching, up until she died on March 10.

Amid intense scrutiny and criticism, and after dodging questions along with other ALP colleagues, Wong, Keneally, and Gallagher released a joint statement on March 18, just days before Kitching’s funeral.

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