The Jewish community has reacted to the revelation that NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet wore a Nazi costume to his 21st birthday party. Mr Perrottet has since denied that a cabinet colleague threatened to leak the news. Read more:
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet apologised on Thursday for wearing a Nazi uniform at his 21st birthday party.
Mr Perrottet also said he was not interested in commentary suggesting the gambling lobby was responsible for pushing Mr Elliott to divulge the subject of wearing a Nazi uniform two decades ago.Mr Dominello, who once held the gaming portfolio, said the premier had owned and apologised for his mistake.Other senior coalition figures including Nationals leader Paul Toole and potential leadership rival, moderate Liberal Matt Kean have publicly backed Mr Perrottet.
He referred to the Coalition's infrastructure track record over the last 12 years as instilling confidence in voters when heading to the polls. The incident came a year after Mr Perrottet joined the NSW Liberal Party and two years before he was appointed president of the NSW Young Liberals.
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