NSW MP Gareth Ward's exit inflames Coalition tensions and sparks byelection fears | New South Wales politics
Last modified on Fri 14 May 2021 00.20 EDT Revelations that New South Wales police are investigating sexual violence allegations against Liberal MP Gareth Ward have plunged the Berejiklian government deeper into minority government and could reverberate in the approaching Upper Hunter byelection. The news, which broke on Thursday afternoon, is also inflaming tensions within the Coalition, particularly as the 22 May byelection was triggered by allegations of sexual misconduct by a Nationals MP. ...
Source: theguardian.com