One Nation confirmed Ellis resigned on Wednesday morning, a day after Guardian Australia put the allegations to him and the party. Guardian Australia has confirmed that police retained a copy of messages from Ellis’s account when Kalaitzidis reported the threats. Ellis told Channel Nine of the case: “I did it, I own it, I take full responsibility for it. Ellis told Guardian Australia he didn’t have “anything to say about” the messages to Kalaitzidis. I don’t remember it.”Ellis declined to receive a copy of the exchange from Guardian Australia, saying: “This personal assassination really needs to stop.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2017 03:00 UTC