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Afternoon Update: Gareth Ward delays expulsion from NSW parliament; Australia’s biggest battery; and the joy of cooking for one

The member for Kiama has sought an injunction from the New South Wales supreme court to stop his parliamentary colleagues expelling him

The Guardian - AU

Chris Minns Slams Convicted Rapist Gareth Ward For Attempting To Remain In Parliament

“I think that most people would appreciate it’s an unconscionable situation to have someone who’s currently sitting in jail in Silverwater, convicted of serious sexual offences, who is demanding to remain a member of parliament and continue to be paid."

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NSW faces constitutional showdown as parliament’s push to expel convicted rapist Gareth Ward delayed by supreme court

Both major parties want to expel Ward from parliament after he was convicted, but the Kiama MP has engaged lawyers from his prison cell

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Jailed MP stalls expulsion in 'highly unusual' move

A disgraced MP in jail for sexual assault is resisting being forced to give up his seat in parliament after a court foiled a government's bid to oust him.

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Bad men problem: Gareth Ward and Mark Latham leave NSW parliament in uncharted territory

The two MPs’ cases are vastly different but the issue is the same: parliament’s rules to enforce standards of behaviour are hopelessly outdated and ineffectual

The Guardian - AU

Convicted sex offender MP takes court defamation defeat

A now-jailed state MP has been given the hurry-up in his defamation case against a radio station related to his recent conviction on sexual abuse charges.

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Gareth Ward in custody over sex offences as judge agrees NSW MP should be assessed for protection in prison

The 43-year old will be sentenced on 19 September after he was convicted last week for serious sex offences involving two young men

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Jail for sex offender MP despite 'risk of degradation'

A state MP's claims he could suffer violence in prison have failed to prevent sheriffs escorting him to jail before sentencing for historical sexual abuse.

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Labor and Coalition want convicted rapist Gareth Ward expelled from NSW parliament

Major parties mulling options ahead of state parliament returning next week. Ward, the MP for Kiama, has yet to reveal if he will appeal Friday’s verdicts

The Guardian - AU

Disgraced abuser MP to face parliamentary ouster

A state government plans to move quickly after canvassing its legal options to remove an MP found guilty of sexually abusing two young men.

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NSW MP Gareth Ward found guilty of sexually abusing two young men

Jury in trial of 44-year-old Kiama MP returned unanimous guilty verdicts for charges of indecent assault and sexual intercourse without consent

The Guardian - AU

Australian state MP Gareth Ward found guilty of rape and indecent assault

Former Liberal minister convicted on four counts of sexual assault

The Independent UK

MP's future in doubt after convictions for sexual abuse

A state MP has been found guilty of sexually abusing two men - including a teen - during his time in office, with a question mark now hanging over his future.

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Questions over report by MP's alleged sex abuse victim

A man who claims he was sexually assaulted by an MP provided an uncertain and unreliable account of the incident, a court has been told.

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MP's one-on-one dance used to attack sex abuse claims

A man's decision to dance alone with a state MP at a party raised doubts whether claimed sexual abuse by the politician ever took place, a jury has heard.

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'Real ring of truth' in sex abuse claims against MP

The accounts of two men who claim they were separately sexually abused by a state MP have multiple similarities and a ring of truth, a court has been told.

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'Happy to be arrested': ex-cop's claim in MP sex trial

A former police officer has been grilled about his failure to front the sexual abuse trial of a state MP when required.

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MP's alleged sex abuse victim quizzed on 'prank'

A man has been grilled on whether he fell, passed out, or was pulling a prank in the moments before he was allegedly indecently assaulted by a state MP.

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MP likened to 'vampire' after alleged sex assault

A state MP's appointment as minister for families was akin to a vampire running a blood bank, his alleged sexual abuse victim has told a jury.

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MP accused of plying teen with drinks before sex abuse

A state MP encouraged an emotional and intoxicated teenage boy to keep drinking before indecently assaulting him, a jury has been told.

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Alleged sex assault victim respects MP 'immensely'

A political staffer has told a jury he has immense respect for the former cabinet minister who allegedly sexually assaulted him after an event at parliament.

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MP's lawyers attack alleged sex abuse victim's report

A political staffer has been accused of fabricating his account of the day after he was allegedly sexually assaulted by a state MP.

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Political staffer's fears after alleged MP sex assault

A political staffer has revealed he didn't report allegedly being sexually assaulted by a state MP because he didn't think it would be taken seriously.

The Guardian - AU

NSW MP Gareth Ward allegedly raped political staffer after Parliament House event, trial hears

Independent MP for Kiama has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a 24-year-old in 2015 and an 18-year-old in 2013

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Details of MP's alleged sexual abuse of men revealed

A state MP is accused of preying on a teenager and later a work colleague by sexually abusing them after they had been drinking, a court has been told.

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