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Flat White

Gareth Ward and the presumption of innocence

27 March 2022

4:00 AM

27 March 2022

4:00 AM

I live in Kiama, a village just south of Wollongong. It is the centre of a small state seat. Its local member, Gareth Ward, has just been charged with sexual assault after an investigation lasting some eighteen months. When the investigation was announced, Ward resigned his ministerial position and withdrew from the Liberal party room.

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