LABOR MP EMMA HUSAR ALLEGATIONS
July 19 - BuzzFeed reveals Labor MP Emma Husar is under investigation for bullying and harassment, including having staffers walk her dog and pick up its faeces
July 20 - Labor leader Bill Shorten says he didn't know about the investigation led by lawyer John Whelan
July 24 - Husar goes on personal leave
July 25 - It is revealed Husar took a taxpayer-funded limousine to visit her divorce lawyer, while government ministers call on Labor to sack her if the bullying allegations are proven true
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July 26 - Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese says he knew about the investigation for several weeks before it became public
July 27 - A former volunteer in Husar's office goes public to claim he was hospitalised after the bullying he received in her office
August 1 - Husar asks the parliamentary expenses watchdog to investigate her expenses after it was revealed taxpayers paid for her flight to Brisbane, where she saw a Bruno Mars concert
August 2 - Allegations from the Whelan investigation are revealed, including that she exposed herself to another Labor MP, sexually harassed staff members, employed a nanny in a taxpayer-funded role, and diverted Labor funds to her own bank account. Husar says the allegations are "absolute lies".
August 5 - Labor frontbencher Tony Burke says he knew about high staff turnover in her office, but not the details of specific allegations.
August 6 - Husar says the investigation is hopelessly compromised after a series of damaging leaks.
August 8 - Husar announces she will quit at the next election, saying she no longer thought she could hold her western Sydney seat.
