Breaking: NSW Finance Minister Damien Tudehope has resigned from cabinet amid revelations he held shares in tolling giant Transurban
Finance minister and leader of the government in the Legislative Council Damien Tudehope quit just hours after he confirmed he held shares in Transurban.
The premier was also forced to reveal on Friday that one of his parliamentary secretaries had stood down amid a scandal involving intimate photos he shared. “I have known Damien for many years and he is a person of integrity and honesty. At all times he has undertaken his responsibilities as a minister with the highest of standards,” Perrottet said.
Upper House MLC Peter Poulos resigned on Friday from his secretary role amid internal anger after an admission he shared explicit images of Hawkesbury MP Robyn Preston in the lead-up to a bitter preselection battle. Poulos has apologised to Preston, who modelled as aIn a major embarrassment for Perrottet, Tudehope on Friday confirmed he held shares in tolling giant Transurban, which owns the majority of tolling concessions across Sydney, including the WestConnex motorway, NorthConnex and the M2.
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