Liberal ministerâs adviser quits after making slur against Greens leader
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A Liberal adviser to federal Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar has been forced to quit after it was revealed he called the Tasmanian Greens leader Cassy OâConnor a âmethhead c---,â Parliament has been told.
Ms OâConnor made the revelation under parliamentary privilege to the Tasmanian Parliament on Wednesday night, which resulted in Andrew Hudgson quitting.
Former Liberal Party adviser Andrew Hudgson.
She said the incident occurred while she was conducting a media interview on the lawns of Parliament in February 2019.
âMr Hudgson called me a âmeth-head c---â as he and his colleagues walked across the lawns not far from us,â Ms OâConnor said.