Dorinda Cox questions cut short Sarah Hanson-Young press conference [Video]

An adviser to Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has cut short a press conference and claimed she “had to go to question time”, even though Senate question time is not being held this week because of committee hearings.

The adviser stepped in to help cut short the press conference after Hanson-Young was asked four questions by this masthead about bullying allegations made about Greens First Nations spokeswoman Dorinda Cox.

Cox has lost at least 20 staff from her office over about three years, with four former staff – Esther Montgomery, Sarah Quinton, Vivienne Glance and Lou Hendricks – putting their names to allegations against Cox and another 11 speaking anonymously to detail bullying allegations.

Hanson-Young also appeared to distance herself from Greens leader Adam Bandt over his handling of the complaints, arguing that “I don’t think the leader’s office has done …