Inside the complaints made against a Liberal senator’s husband

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The last time NSW senator Jess Collins surfaced in this column was after the Liberal Party MP had fired off a missive to her colleagues, bemoaning “factional hacks” who she accused of weaponising the Constitution to consolidate power.

So we can’t imagine the freshman senator has been loving what she’s been hearing about her husband, Ben Collins, who has recently been the subject of mounting intrigue on Macquarie Street over at least two formal complaints made to the NSW Liberal Party over his alleged intimidatory behaviour.

Two complaints seen by CBD claimed the behaviour of Ben Collins, dating back to November 2023, was “intimidating” and “aggressive”. Each raised the prospect of escalating the matter to police. Then, just last month, officers commenced an investigation after a report was made to The Rocks police station.

In a statement, NSW Police confirmed that officers had commenced an investigation involving Collins following “reports a 32-year-old man was [allegedly] threatened by another man known to him” on May 24, but said that no further action was taken.

That has not stopped Collins being the talk of Liberal circles for the last week.

The complaints were only the latest development of the saga, which has become the topic du jour in NSW state political circles.

Ben Collins’ run-ins with Liberal Party members date back to at least November 8, 2023, the day of North Sydney preselection. The following day, a........

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