Parliament rebellion erupts as Sharpe cops unprecedented fortnight suspension
Penny Sharpe, the leader of the NSW government in the upper house, has been suspended for two weeks, marking an unprecedented escalation in the ongoing power struggle within the parliament. This suspension follows her earlier one-week suspension and relates to the government's refusal to release documents regarding a decade-old sexual harassment allegation. The opposition and crossbench MPs voted to hold Sharpe in contempt, leading to her latest expulsion.
- ▪Penny Sharpe has been suspended from parliament for a fortnight, an unprecedented expulsion.
- ▪This marks the fourth time Sharpe has been suspended over the same matter.
- ▪The suspension relates to the government's refusal to produce documents regarding a sexual harassment allegation against former Labor general secretary Jamie Clements.
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