"It was well known that he went to other bars in the areas,"she told Nine News,The AgeandThe Herald.

"The weakness of George is women. He would usually give allowances to these people.

"He would keep his job a secret but now we know he's a politician."

The bar advertises itself as an"adult entertainment service"and says it employs 100 female dancers and 50 female wait staff.

Mr Christensen,a committed Christian,says he met his now-wife April Asuncion while in the Philippines in 2017.

Nine News,The AgeandThe Herald have seen documents which suggest Ms Asuncion was an employee at the Ponytails bar.

An employment card shows her listed as an entertainer at the venue.

The Balibago Barangay Social Hygiene Clinic confirmed the documents were legitimate but a letter from Mr Christensen's lawyers on Monday said the documents were fraudulent and denied all claims.

Mr Christensen,who was re-elected in May with an 11.2 per cent swing towards him despite the controversy,has always labelled the scrutiny over his travels a"vile smear".

The AFP looked into Mr Christensen's travel for more than a year,including his visits to areas known for their active nightlife and bar districts.

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull received six briefings from then-commissioner Andrew Colvin after the former AFP boss directly raised the issue with the then-Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary Martin Parkinson on September 7,2017.

On coming to the leadership,Scott Morrison distanced himself from the excessive number of trips Mr Christensen took to the Philippines and said the travel ended when he became Prime Minister.

Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack,who was directly briefed by the AFP about its inquiries when he became Nationals leader in February 2018,had told Mr Christensen to stop travelling overseas and focus on his marginal electorate.

In April,Mr Colvin told an estimates hearing inquiries had found"no evidence of wrongdoing"and"no evidence of criminal behaviour".

"So I want to be very careful and show the same respect I would show to any member of the public who has been found to have done nothing wrong,"he said.

In correspondence with Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton in mid-2018,the AFP said it had finished its inquiries and was closing the case.

But several sources familiar with the probe said the letter had warned the MP could still be a target for"compromise by foreign interests".