http://clipmarks.com/clipper/tabsey/date/2008/4/29/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/tabsey/date/2008/4/29/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/BABCEC26-72FA-401E-876A-2134CA00670F/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/tabsey/">tabsey</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> The Liberals set high standards? <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23617360-601,00.html" title="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23617360-601,00.html">www.theaustralian.news.com.au</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>WEST Australian Opposition leader Troy Buswell is refusing to resign despite breaking down and admitting to sniffing the chair of a female Liberal Party staffer.</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>Mr Buswell confirmed details of the woman's account of a 2005 incident at a press conference today in Mandurah, south of Perth. </DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>The woman, who does not want to be named, said Mr Buswell started sniffing the chair she had been sitting on at his Parliament House office in December 2005. </DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>The incident took place in front of other staff members. </DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>She said he had done it to get a laugh. </DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>“I was shocked and outraged and I told him,” the woman told The West Australian newspaper. </DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>Mr Buswell said he had repeatedly refused to deny the allegations because he wanted to protect the woman involved. </DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>But he broke down after he was asked about the effect of the reports on his wife and children. </DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>Tears in his eyes, Mr Buswell said he needed a short break, turned his back and then asked his press secretary to bring him a glass of water. </DIV></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/politics/" rel="tag">politics</a></div>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23617360-601,00.htmlTue, 29 Apr 2008 09:09:30 GMT