Member for Kiama denies he was drunk at the time and says some media reports concerning the incident are ‘defamatory’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales politician Gareth Ward has denied being drunk when he went to state parliament at 4am on a Sunday morning in July, insisting he was simply collecting a spare key after locking himself out of his apartment in his underwear.The Kiama MP said he made the eight-minute trip to parliament on foot from his Potts Point apartment on the “freezing” morning because he’d been locked out without his phone. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/26/nsw-mp-gareth-ward-parliament-underwear-ntwnfb
Author : Tamsin Rose NSW state correspondent
Publish date : 2024-09-26 06:37:49
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NSW MP Gareth Ward says he went to parliament in his underwear at 4am after being locked out of his apartment
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