NSW election 2019: Labor leader Michael Daley defends Kate Washington over electoral roll claims

Michael Parris
March 6 2019 - 12:00pm
SUPPORT: Labor leader Michael Daley has come out in defence of Port Stephens MP Kate Washington.
SUPPORT: Labor leader Michael Daley has come out in defence of Port Stephens MP Kate Washington.

Opposition leader Michael Daley has sought to deflect allegations Port Stephens MP Kate Washington illegally accessed the electoral roll by accusing the NSW Liberal Party of using "Vladimir Putin-style tactics to discredit a good woman".

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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