Costello denies he assaulted Mendes on Thursday and says the journalists fell over an advertising placard as he was walking backwards.The incident was filmed by Mendes, who can be heard saying “you’ve just assaulted me,” and “it’s all on camera” in footage released by the Australian newspaper on Thursday evening.“The journalist there says it did happen,” Clare told the Seven Network.
“I wasn’t angry. Just like you blokes here if you’re backing back, and there’s a placard behind you, you can walk into it. I’ve seen it happen a million times. I’ve seen it here at Parliament House a million times – reporters back into the bollards and fall over.” In the footage filmed by Mendes, Costello ignores his repeated attempts to question him over the Nine situation as he follows him through the airport. Mendes falls while filming, although it is unclear from the camera angle why he fell.Costello continues to walk past him. Mendes follows Costello into the car park saying “that was quite violent behaviour, Mr Costello” while commenting that Nine journalists approach people in the same way Mendes approached Costello frequently as part of the job.
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