Oliver Peterson: Australian correspondent on senator Lidia Thorpe receiving lifetime ban from strip club after altercation - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

An Australian senator is facing backlash after a confrontation outside a strip club.

Lidia Thorpe has been banned from the club for life after a verbal conflict with a group of men, while celebrating a friend's 50th on Sunday.

Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says it's put her reputation in doubt.

"An Australian senator out until the smaller hours of the morning at a strip club- horrible look. And look, lots of politicians today are being asked as well- is she fit enough to be in Parliament?"

Petersen says too many politicians are afraid to speak on the subject.

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