Queensland MP claims she was drugged and sexually assaulted

Police investigating after Brittany Lauga allegedly assaulted in central Queensland town of Yeppoon

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Queensland Labor MP Brittany Lauga has alleged she was drugged and sexually assaulted in the central Queensland town of Yeppoon last weekend, and claims other women may also have been similarly attacked.

Lauga posted a statement on social media, saying she had contacted police early on the morning of Sunday 28 April.

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