SYDNEY, Australia The leader of Australia's most populous state resigned Friday amid a corruption investigation, leaving Sydneysiders deep in months of lockdown without a political leader.
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks at a news conference in Sydney, Australia, on Augu
The premier of Australia's biggest state economy New South Wales (NSW), Gladys Berejiklian, resigned on Friday after a corruption watchdog said it was investigating whether she was involved in conduct that "constituted or involved a breach of public trust".
The leader of Australia’s most populous state quit yesterday after an anti-corruption watchdog said it was investigating her over a secret relationship with a former lawmaker.
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said that standing aside while the Independent Commission Against Corruption investigated her would distract her government at a critical stage of Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak.
The number of COVID-19 patients in Sydney hospitals are expected to peak this month, as vaccination rates rise across the state and the city emerges from a lockdown that began in late June.
“My resignation as premier could not have occurred at a worse time, but the