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Minister denies vomit gesture, says he was moving a breath-freshening strip
Key takeaways
- Tasmanian government minister Gavin Pearce says he was removing a breath-freshening strip from the roof of his mouth when he put his fingers into his mouth while behind a female MP.
- Kristie Johnston was speaking about integrity in parliament at the time, and says Mr Pearce's behaviour was "unparliamentary".
- Mr Pearce has apologised, saying he "wouldn't want to think you would assume that I would do such a thing as what was alleged".
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Tasmanian government minister Gavin Pearce says he was removing a breath-freshening strip from the roof of his mouth when he put his fingers into his mouth while behind a female MP.
Kristie Johnston was speaking about integrity in parliament at the time, and says Mr Pearce's behaviour was "unparliamentary".
Mr Pearce has apologised, saying he "wouldn't want to think you would assume that I would do such a thing as what was alleged".
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