DARWIN, Australia – A senior Australian Senator who was handcuffed in his underpants to a pole during a drunken night in a Russian strip club said Wednesday he learned from the experience to ``always wear clean underwear."
Senator Nigel Scullion said he enjoyed his night out in 1998 in St. Petersburg where, as a professional fisherman, he led an Australian delegation at a global fishing conference.
The escapade was first reported in Australian newspapers Tuesday, a week after the 51-year-old married senator was elected deputy leader of the opposition National party. He was first elected to Parliament in 2001.
"It was a terrific night," Scullion told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.
"If you ever get an offer to go drinking with Icelandic whalers and Canadian crab fishermen, take them up on it," he said.
"Two important lessons out of life from that: don't let anyone handcuff you to a post and make sure you always wear clean underwear," he added.
News media reported Scullion struggled to break free from the pole as a fight broke out between Russian sailors and other patrons. He fled the club partially clothed.
"Everybody has a colourful past," said Scullion, adding he is not ashamed of his behaviour.
Scullion is the latest Australian legislator to face scrutiny over a history in strip clubs.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who was elected last month, made a public apology in August after revelations he had a drunken night in a New York City strip club in 2003 when he was a senior opposition MP.
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