Scandal plagued Husar to quit seat

BESIEGED Labor MP Emma Husar has sensationally announced she will quit federal Parliament at the next election following pressure over alleged bullying misuse of taxpayer funds.

Ms Husar continues to deny the mounting raft of allegations calling them “vexatious” and designed to smear her but conceded she was not perfect.

“I don’t know that my reputation will ever recover,” she said. “It’s a sad day, it’s a disappointing day for me and I’ve made the decision, the agonising decision that I won’t be re contesting Lindsay at the next election.”

Ms Husar said the investigation into dozens of allegations of bullying and harassment by former staffers had taken a toll on her family, sparking her resignation.

“Day after day, watching my reputation be smeared and my kids trolled online, that’s been incredibly tough,” she said.

“I’ve always said my kids are resilient and they’ve rolled with being in public life and accept that I’ve been busy at times.”

Ms Husar has vowed to fight the allegations which include claims she forced staff members to walk her dog and pick up its poo.

The single mother has been under siege for weeks after the allegations surfaced and faced immense pressure to resign from powerful figures inside her own party.

Barrister and Labor heavyweight John Whelan is expected to submit his investigation to the NSW ALP this week.

It is believed there are up to 44 allegations being investigated by more than 20 former staffers.

The severity of the allegation ranged from forcing staff to walk her dog to diverting campaign funds into a personal bank account and bullying her employees.

Ms Husar said she was so disturbed by the allegations that she vomited when she first heard them.

“When I heard that in the initial assessment I threw up,” Ms Husar said.

I DON’T KNOW THAT MY REPUTATION WILL EVER RECOVER

Another allegation is that Ms Husar flashed a staffer while in the office of MP Jason Clare. Mr Clare was playing with his young son at the time.

“It doesn’t just allege that I did something wrong to a grown up, but there was a child in the room, and that’s absolutely the lowest part of what’s gone on here,” she said.

The mother-of-three said she wasn’t going to “sit here and say that I’m perfect but did I do those things? Absolutely not.”

Opposition leader Bill Shorten has still refused to publicly censure Ms Husar.

“This has been a very difficult for Emma and her family. I respect the decision she’s made,” he said.