CANBERRA, Australia — A candidate in Australia’s upcoming general election quit his anti-Muslim political party on Tuesday after video of him groping and propositioning dancers in a U.S. strip club was broadcast on national television. It was the second time that Dickson and his party have been embarrassed and politically damaged by the Qatar-owned broadcaster. Dickson visited the strip club during the same trip. Hanson also accused Al Jazeera of trying to hurt her party, which opposes Muslim immigration, three weeks before an election. The party leaders accuse Al Jazeera of taking their comments, which were secretly recorded by a journalist posing as a gun lobbyist, out of context.

Source: Washington Post April 30, 2019 05:43 UTC