Jo Haylen quits as NSW transport minister after 446km chauffeur trip for winery lunch
Labor MP resigns portfolio after revelations into her use of taxpayer-funded ministerial car for private purposes and criticism from premier Chris MinnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJo Haylen has quit as the New South Wales transport minister following revelations about her use of a ministerial car for private purposes.It emerged on the weekend that Jo Haylen had asked her chauffeur to take her and some friends to a winery lunch on the Australia Day weekend. It involved a 13-hour 446km round-trip for the driver, from Sydney to Haylen’s holiday house at Caves Beach and then a Hunter Valley winery and back. Continue reading...
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Labor MP resigns portfolio after revelations into her use of taxpayer-funded ministerial car for private purposes and criticism from premier Chris Minns
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Jo Haylen has quit as the New South Wales transport minister following revelations about her use of a ministerial car for private purposes.
It emerged on the weekend that Jo Haylen had asked her chauffeur to take her and some friends to a winery lunch on the Australia Day weekend. It involved a 13-hour 446km round-trip for the driver, from Sydney to Haylen’s holiday house at Caves Beach and then a Hunter Valley winery and back. Continue reading...