Australian minister resigns over alleged website date on Hong Kong trip

[webfact]

Australian minister resigns over alleged website date on Hong Kong trip

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian government lawmaker on Monday resigned from Cabinet over a media report he used a website to meet a younger woman while on a Hong Kong work trip -- overshadowing the government posting the best financial outlook in 10 years.

 

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said he accepted the resignation of Andrew Broad after New Idea Magazine ran an interview with a woman who alleged she met the married Broad at a Hong Kong restaurant last month.

 

"Due to the nature of the allegations made, it is appropriate for Mr Broad to resign as the assistant minister to the deputy prime minister," McCormack said in an emailed statement. Broad will remain on the government backbench.

 

A spokeswoman for Broad did not immediately respond to requests for comment. New Idea published Broad saying: "This matter has been reported to the Australian Federal Police and I will not be making any further comment".

 

New Idea ran an interview with a woman called Amy, who alleged Broad maintained a profile on a website, which it said was used by wealthy, older men to meet younger women, but it did not name the website.

 

It said Amy was 20 years younger than Broad.

 

Amy said she agreed to meet Broad at the Hong Kong Restaurant for dinner but left because she did not like his behaviour, New Idea reported.

 

Broad's resignation came just hours after the government forecast the strongest budget outlook in 10 years, arming Prime Minister Scott Morrison with a war chest large enough to allow for possible tax cuts ahead of an election in less than six months.

 

Morrison's minority government must return to the polls by May 2019, with opinion polls strongly favouring the opposition Labor to easily win the election.

 

(Reporting by Colin Packham; Editing by Michael Perry)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-12-17

[DoctorG]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

"This matter has been reported to the Australian Federal Police and I will not be making any further comment".

 

As long as she was over 16 there appears no reason for the AFP to be involved.

[Pedrogaz]

Did he do anything illegal? Are magazines snooping on dates now? Marital infidelity is not illegal as far as I am aware. People have no backbones these days.....he should tough it out.

[klauskunkel]

an assistant minister to the deputy minister

Australian government must be demanding business...

[Srikcir]

So in Hong Kong a married man can't have dinner with a younger woman?

That shouldn't be anyone's business other than the man and his wife.

[wombat]

he went for a bit of nooky on the side, overshadowing the government posting the best financial outlook in 10 years.

 

thats sad sad journalism 

[bendejo]

Is adultery a criminal matter in Oz?

Is the punishment stoning?

 

 

[ballpoint]

Just who it was that made the police report is clearer here:

 

"In response to New Idea's story, Mr Broad said Amy "may have engaged in criminal activity" and he had reported the matter to the Australian Federal Police"

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/nationals-mp-resigns-after-sugar-baby-claims/news-story/1247c5810d78d573fc7e9ab0f5fc5e6d

 

 

[sqwakvfr]

He needed a “Michael Cohen” to write Amy a check and have her sign an NDA(Non Disclosure Agreement).  He is an amateur.  

[rosst]

So, the current Government has set a moral standard, it will be interesting to see if this continues. 

[natway09]

Hang on a minute ..... Is Australia still living in the dark ages ?

Having dinner with a potential bonk is a crime if in your own time ?

Come on OZ, grow up

[MaksimMislavsky]

Utterly ridiculous. First world at its finest.

[Lucky mike]

Indiscreet, yes ! Stupid, probably! 

[timendres]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Amy said she agreed to meet Broad at the Hong Kong Restaurant for dinner but left because she did not like his behaviour, New Idea reported.

Now I understand why he resigned.

[Puchaiyank]

Is this a scandal in Australia?   

 

It would be a scandal in America if important government officials did not meet with young women on their international junkets...????

[KiChakayan]

This is so f.....g ridiculous. Don't know about you guys, but if I had been sacked every time I boomboomed on a business trip, I wouldn't have kept any job for more than a couple of weeks.

 

[Chris Lawrence]

Cheapcharlie! Didn't want to pay the for a night out; his profile caught him out or his bragging? How is this going to be explained at the Christmas table this year and following years. D##k-head.

[ronrat]

Most Australians couldn;t care less. It is just unfortunate that the PM is a hillsong god botherer. He holds his seat by 20 percent so he will not lose his seat. The ABC news gave the website as Sugardaddy, Showed a picture of the tart. They could try making her out as a homewrecker to stop these bitches making from a simple dinner.

[ballpoint]

1 hour ago, ronrat said:

Most Australians couldn;t care less. It is just unfortunate that the PM is a hillsong god botherer. He holds his seat by 20 percent so he will not lose his seat. The ABC news gave the website as Sugardaddy, Showed a picture of the tart. They could try making her out as a homewrecker to stop these bitches making from a simple dinner.

Rather, it's a "Sugar daddy / Sugar baby" website called SeekingArrangement

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeekingArrangement

This is the "tart"'s picture (Sweet Sophia Rose, if anyone's interested in seeking an arrangement.  But tread carefully, as Broad has reported her to the Federal Police for some reason).

 

And, the guy really had no choice but to resign, or be exposed as a major hypocrite:

"He (Broad) was also among the first to call for former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce to resign his position after it was revealed the MP was expecting a baby with his former staffer.

At the time Mr Broad said: “I need to know as a member of parliament that the person who is going to be the acting prime minister has got their mind on the job,” he said."

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/nationals-mp-resigns-after-sugar-baby-claims/news-story/1247c5810d78d573fc7e9ab0f5fc5e6d

 

[freebyrd]

It's more apparent with each passing day that we can't sneeze in the wrong direction any more. PC has gone stark raving bonkers.

[samran]

32 minutes ago, freebyrd said:

It's more apparent with each passing day that we can't sneeze in the wrong direction any more. PC has gone stark raving bonkers.

Nothing PC about it. The guy used partial public monies to fund his bonk quest. You can get away with many things in Australian politics, but this isn’t one of them. 

 

On top of that he got caught out being a hypocrite. When his boss was caught out having an affair, he tweeted this:

 

 

“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost, when character is lost, everything is lost...Telling words for the leadership of the National Party.”

 

No doubt this is pure political payback.. from his own side. 

 

You can save your anti- PC diatribes for another post. 

[Odysseus123]

1 hour ago, samran said:

Nothing PC about it. The guy used partial public monies to fund his bonk quest. You can get away with many things in Australian politics, but this isn’t one of them. 

 

On top of that he got caught out being a hypocrite. When his boss was caught out having an affair, he tweeted this:

 

 

“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost, when character is lost, everything is lost...Telling words for the leadership of the National Party.”

 

No doubt this is pure political payback.. from his own side. 

 

You can save your anti- PC diatribes for another post. 

Spot on..

 

I just love the excuses God Botherers (closely linked to right wing American God Botherers) come up with when they are caught out with 'Spunky'

[freebyrd]

2 hours ago, samran said:

Nothing PC about it. The guy used partial public monies to fund his bonk quest. You can get away with many things in Australian politics, but this isn’t one of them. 

 

On top of that he got caught out being a hypocrite. When his boss was caught out having an affair, he tweeted this:

 

 

“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost, when character is lost, everything is lost...Telling words for the leadership of the National Party.”

 

No doubt this is pure political payback.. from his own side. 

 

You can save your anti- PC diatribes for another post. 

Diatribe - a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

 

There was nothing forceful or bitter about my post, I simply gave an opinion, however, some may say your "You can save your anti- PC diatribes for another post." was unnecessarily forceful and you are being holier than thou, have you never broken any rules?

 

When I stepped on to a train at 16 off to become a soldier, my Father gave me this piece of advice "Rules are made for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men", which has served me well in the decades since.

 

Your line: I might be a rock star, but I'll never be a critic, which is exactly what you are being. Let him without sin......

 

[from the home of CC]

another moron getting paid by taxpayers thinking with his little head.

[samran]

1 hour ago, freebyrd said:

Diatribe - a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

 

"PC has gone stark raving bonkers". 

 

pretty forceful, but admittedly not offensive. I just get annoyed with the anti-PC brigade attributing the calling out of shitty behaviour to some sort of PC conspiracy.

 

I couldn't really care what he does in his private time. But the hanging offense here was his use of public money - lets be clear.

 

1 hour ago, freebyrd said:

When I stepped on to a train at 16 off to become a soldier, my Father gave me this piece of advice "Rules are made for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men", which has served me well in the decades since.

 

Your line: I might be a rock star, but I'll never be a critic, which is exactly what you are being. Let him without sin......

 

Its a line from a song, nothing more. I'm not a critic of this bloke's behaviour, just his crappy use of public money in the persuit of doing so.

 

In terms of the 'line'. They are song lyrics. You should google them. I suspect you'll like what you find...

 

[Odysseus123]

Being a God botherer he then lied and tried to claim that this lady (whatever her profession) was some kinda spy set specifically  to  entrap some dipstick from the Hill's District.Sydney,NSW.

 

She probably has better morals and ethics than he does.

[samran]

He should be sacked just for his lousy pick up lines. I mean how crap can you get?

 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/18/fifty-shades-of-gday-mp-sexting-scandal-turns-australians-off-beloved-greeting?CMP=fb_gu&fbclid=IwAR2e-bw-u51LXRNRVSSBZV89U3LOgvwpYR6X6xRk2qNatcNFlL-oFqJ-SLk

[freebyrd]

1 hour ago, samran said:

"PC has gone stark raving bonkers". 

 

pretty forceful, but admittedly not offensive. I just get annoyed with the anti-PC brigade attributing the calling out of shitty behaviour to some sort of PC conspiracy.

 

I couldn't really care what he does in his private time. But the hanging offense here was his use of public money - lets be clear.

 

Its a line from a song, nothing more. I'm not a critic of this bloke's behaviour, just his crappy use of public money in the persuit of doing so.

 

In terms of the 'line'. They are song lyrics. You should google them. I suspect you'll like what you find...

 

Fair comments, and each to their own. My weariness with the way the world has turned bursts its bank occasionally. I'm glad I'm on the back nine.

[smotherb]

On 12/17/2018 at 5:36 PM, timendres said:

Now I understand why he resigned.

yeah, he was so bad he couldn't even get a hooker to stay for dinner