Jacqui Lambie, an Australian MP, has apologised for declaring in a radio interview that she was looking for a partner who was "well-hung" and "loaded with cash".
"They don't even need to speak," said Lambie, a 43-year-old single mother of two.
The outspoken senator is a member of tycoon Clive Palmer's new party, which has three seats on the cross-benches in Australia's senate.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who does not have a majority in the senate, is counting on the backing of Palmer's party.
Lambie told Heart FM that her ideal partner "must have heaps of cash and he's got to have a package between his legs".
Asked about her bikini line, she said: "Right now, the state I'm in, you'd want to bring out that whipper snipper [lawn-trimmer] first."
When a 22-year-old listener named Jamie offered to date the MP, she asked: "You don't have any diseases, do you?"
The exchange continued as James assured the former military policewoman he could handle her, which prompted her to ask: "Are you well-hung?"
When Jamie insisted he was, Lambie said she would consider a breakfast date.
She acknowledged that the banter might have tested the bounds of propriety.
The interview prompted claims that Lambie was the beneficiary of double standards and that a male who made similar comments would be excoriated.
Lambie later said she joked to hide her embarrassment.
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