LES Walker doesn t remember the fight that could have cost him his political career. Early Saturday morning, Mr Walker was knocked unconscious at the Mad Cow Tavern in Flinders Street during a fight with two young men. But the Mundingburra MP says he has never seen the footage and has no memory of the fateful blow. After numerous calls for Mr Walker to explain himself, the 56-year-old has told his side of the story exclusively to the Townsville Bulletin. This comes after he and the two men, 19 and 20, were slapped with $800 public nuisance infringements and banned from the Safe Night Precinct for 10 days. Mr Walker said he was out at a restaurant with about 15 friends and family to celebrate his birthday on January 15.
An MP fined $800 for his part in a
nightclub fight says he can t remember the violent encounter as the Premier refused to publicly reprimand his behaviour. But the father of a teenage boy killed by a coward punch who has spent 14 years campaigning for cultural change says Annastacia Palaszczuk should severely rebuke the first-term MP to send a message about the dangers of alcohol-fuelled violence. Les Walker, 56, was yesterday fined $800 for public nuisance and banned for 10 days between 9pm and 5am from the Townsville Safe Night Precinct after an altercation just before 1am on Saturday in which he was knocked out.
An MP fined $800 for his part in a
nightclub fight says he can t remember the violent encounter as the Premier refused to publicly reprimand his behaviour. But the father of a teenage boy killed by a coward punch who has spent 14 years campaigning for cultural change says Annastacia Palaszczuk should severely rebuke the first-term MP to send a message about the dangers of alcohol-fuelled violence. Les Walker, 56, was yesterday fined $800 for public nuisance and banned for 10 days between 9pm and 5am from the Townsville Safe Night Precinct after an altercation just before 1am on Saturday in which he was knocked out.
âOff to the angelsâ: Grieving mumâs heartbreaking goodbye A devastated mother has paid tribute to her child after he died following a nightmare incident in the family pool.
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Subscriber only A devastated mother has paid tribute to her beautiful boy after he tragically died following a nightmare incident in the family pool, though she has proudly declared his heart will beat on. Lucas Baker took in a large amount of water from his family s Saunders Beach home on the morning of New Year s Eve, with his father Daniel commencing CPR to keep him alive.
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