Apology ... MP Amanda Fazio / Pic: Jeff Herbert Source: The Daily Telegraph
Deeply hurt and offended ... Gold Coast businesswoman Liz Hamilton. Source: The Daily Telegraph
THE long-time partner of Tweed MP Geoff Provest was stunned and deeply offended by comments from an upper house MP likening her to a "B-grade porn star".
Gold Coast businesswoman Liz Hamilton, who runs her own events company, was accompanying Mr Provest to the NSW parliamentary ball last Thursday when upper house MP Amanda Fazio posted: "Geoff Provest has a date that looks like a retired B-grade porn star."
Ms Fazio has since deleted the remarks and yesterday issued a public apology.
"I am deeply sorry for the comments I made on Facebook and the hurt and offence they have caused," Ms Fazio said.
"The comments were wrong and completely unacceptable. I apologise unreservedly to Ms Hamilton and Mr Provest."
Ms Hamilton, who has been with Mr Provest for four years, declined to comment on the apology but said she remained hurt by the comments, releasing a photo of the dress in question.
"I'm stunned," Ms Hamilton said. "The only thing uncovered was my arms and neck, it was a full-length dress, no splits.
"I am really concerned my reputation is being damaged.
"I own my own company and I don't dress inappropriately.
"I MC events and always wear suits.
"This is deeply offensive.
"She's an intelligent woman and she knew what she was putting on Facebook.
"We should look up to people who are in parliament because they choose to be there - their partners don't."
Opposition Leader John Robertson said he did not plan to discipline Ms Fazio for the comment. "Amanda will issue an unreserved apology and we'll move on," Mr Robertson said.
He said given the current debate about misogyny in federal parliament "everyone is very aware of what's appropriate and what's inappropriate".
"I don't believe people in the Labor Party are sexist," he said.
But NSW Minister for Women Pru Goward said Mr Robertson had not gone far enough. "The Labor Party has played a political game with sexism. This is a wake up call," Ms Goward said.
"I think (Mr Robertson) needs to go a bit bigger than that ... and I think the best thing for (Ms Fazio) to do is to apologise in parliament.
"She is an elected representative. You cannot go around slandering people and saying things like that."
Mr Robertson had previously tweeted that Ms Fazio's comments were "inappropriate & offensive".
"There's no place for it," Mr Robertson wrote.
But Ms Goward has publicly asked the Labor Party to stop "cheapening" the debate on sexism.
"This is a big shot across Labor's bow, they have increasingly used (sexism) as an attack on us (the Coalition) for the last 20 years," she said.
"It is time they copped it."
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