Allan Robinson was accused of bullying and misogyny after comparing a female councillor with "Jessie the Elephant" during another unsavoury debate over Newcastle Airport directors' fees.
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Cr Robinson, an independent, repeated his strong criticism of lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes in March after she used her casting vote when the council appointed her to a $50,000-a-year position on the airport's boards.
At one point during Tuesday's debate, Cr Nelmes upheld a point of order from fellow Labor councillor Carol Duncan that Cr Robinson's attacks were bringing the council into disrepute.
Cr Robinson interjected: "It's a very widely used word, isn't it, into disrepute. What is into disrepute? How shallow is that? And, you know, some people have got more hide than Jessie the Elephant and look like that."
Cr Duncan responded with another point of order: "I object to that comment on the part of Cr Robinson, his insinuation of the appearance of the lord mayor."
Cr Robinson: "It wasn't the lord mayor I was talking about."
The comments revived memories of the retired jockey and Footy Show regular referring to former councillor Stephanie Posniak as "beefcake" in 2015.
He retracted that comment under pressure from Cr Nelmes, who was also lord mayor in 2015, but he also came under fire for "offensive" comments in a radio interview at the same time.
The council's legal department reviewed his behaviour but did not take action.
On Tuesday, Cr Robinson also mistakenly referred to the Newcastle-based domestic violence charity Got Your Back Sista as "Back Your Sister, or whatever it is" during the debate.
Cr Robinson responded to Newcastle Herald questions on Wednesday about his comments with an expletive-laden rant about Cr Nelmes and Cr Duncan.
Cr Nelmes labelled Cr Robinson's behaviour as misogynistic and "workplace bullying".
"This bullying commenced almost immediately after my election as lord mayor in 2014 and is a very unfortunate part of the role," she said.
Cr Robinson's approach was a "basic rinse and repeat" political strategy designed to attract headlines.
"I try to ignore it, but ultimately it does affect you personally and professionally," Cr Nelmes said.
Cr Duncan said Cr Robinson's words were "utterly unacceptable" and a "disservice to anyone thinking of making a contribution to public life, especially women".
The matter before the council on Tuesday was a recommendation from staff to enter into deeds of indemnity for directors and officers of the restructured airport, which is owned jointly by Newcastle and Port Stephens councils.
Cr Robinson asked Cr Nelmes whether Port Stephens mayor Ryan Palmer was also receiving $50,000 for sitting on the airport's two boards and called on her to donate her fee to charity.
Cr Palmer told the Newcastle Herald on Wednesday that his $50,000 would be redirected into mayoral funds for him to distribute to community groups and charities.