Australia: A former colleague has betrayed George Christensen as citizens attempted to distance themselves in the wake of reports of federal police seeing him as a blackmail risk.
The Australian Federal Police alerted then Interior Minister Peter Dutton in 2018 about the former Dawson MP's frequent visits to Southeast Asia.
It states that "(he) engages in activities which may put him at risk of compromising foreign interests."
Despite a source's concerns that Mr Christensen "became inappropriate overseas conduct potentially in violation of Australian law," no criminal activity was found after a "thorough assessment".
The former politician visited the Philippines for nearly 300 days over a period of four years from 2014 to 2018.
Due to his frequent visits, some of his co-workers incorrectly referred to him as a member of Manila.
Former colleague and current national leader David Littleproud called it a "sorry affair" in an interview with Nine.
It is a good thing that George Christensen is not in this Parliament because he has never been one of my friends, he said.
"I believe there are undoubtedly national security concerns here; I was not privy to those, but I do know that George had a heated discussion about his travel plans after.
"I know they were limited."
Ms Christensen previously referred to media accounts of her international travels as a vile blot.
After moving to One Nation and positioning himself in an unassailable position on the party's Senate ticket, he was expelled from the federal parliament in May.
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