George Christensen hits out at ‘smear campaign’ over reports on Asia trips

Nationals MP identifies himself as the subject of police investigation, and says senior Labor MP behind allegations

The Queensland MP George Christensen has identified himself as the government MP who came under federal police scrutiny for frequent travel to southeast Asia, but has dismissed the reports as part of a “disgusting smear campaign”.

Christensen’s statement, posted to Facebook on Saturday morning, came in response to media reports in recent days about blackmail concerns over an unnamed federal MP visiting seedy neighbourhoods overseas known for drugs and prostitution.

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