By Frank Coletta for Daily Mail Australia and Aap Union whistleblower Kathy Jackson said her affair with union barrister Mark Irving was a mistake and and described having a one-night fling with him as nothing more than 'a charity shag' which would take place in a lounge-room with a barber's chair. Ms Jackson's comments outside the royal commission into union corruption follow her unsuccessful bid to prevent Mr Irving from cross examining her, claiming yesterday in an affidavit that he would be biased. But her claim was ultimately rejected by the commission. Speaking outside the commission today, she pulled no punches today, dismissing their brief affair of 21 years ago.
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'Forget the lover stuff', he was just 'a charity shag'
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Told Commission she had sex with Mark Irving in his apartment, which had a barber’s chair in the living room, after Friday night drinks.
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Kathy Jackson lashed out at her former lover after Royal Commission after another explosive day of evidence
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Sordid revelations from the HSU boss included likening the investigation into her alleged misuse of funds as 'judicial gang rape'
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She's vowed to never try and expose corruption again
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Wants all union officials to be investigated like she has been
Ms Jackson said she 'could not believe the audacity' of one-time lover Mark Irving, now the barrister for the @placeholder, cross-examining her before the commission about her alleged improper use of union funds.