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With the spotlight on the behaviour of our politicians and their treatment of women, the New South Wales Upper House couldn t have given a better example of why Australians hold so much disdain for their leaders.
Liberal John Ajaka retired from politics in March, leaving the Presidency vacant. A vote was held to replace him. Fellow Liberal Natasha Maclaren-Jones (the Premier s pick) was nominated by the government, and secured 20 votes. Peter Primrose got 14, and eight were informal.
Game over? No.
Labor refused to accept the vote, because Natasha Maclaren-Jones did not secure a majority of the House. They feared she would not be independent as Chair, and would be told what to do .
Gladys Berejiklian has described revelations of her secret relationship with a fellow parliamentarian as “humiliating and embarrassing”.
She then proceeded to discuss the details at length in a media blitz in which she was asked if she had engaged in same-sex encounters; confessed she had given up on love ; and said she wanted to marry the man she was having a relationship with but who was not her boyfriend.
After a week of damaging revelations at the corruption commission raising questions about her judgment over a secret relationship with disgraced MP Daryl Maguire that threaten her grip on the top job, the Premier conducted interviews with Sunday Telegraph gossip columnist Annette Sharp, radio s Ben Fordham and FM radio duo Kyle and Jackie O.
Mr Poulos defeated Sutherland councillor Kent Johns and two other candidates in a preselection ballot on Saturday.
Born and raised in the St George area, Peter attended Bexley North Public School and Sydney Technical High School, in the area which he still calls home with his wife Vicki and their three young children.
After graduating from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Commerce, Peter went on to work in the finance sector. Having served as a Rockdale Councillor for twelve years, and Deputy Mayor for a year, Peter has been dedicated to delivering services and infrastructure needs of the local community – ensuring an improved financial position that allowed the Council to deliver town centre improvements, new and upgraded playgrounds and foreshore improvements.