Former Aussie MP Apologises After Complaint From International Students

Former Speaker Peter Slipper in the public gallery during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Sept. 12, 2018. Mick Tsikas/AAP

Ex-federal speaker Peter Slipper has been forced to apologise to two international students over the content of a text message he blamed on jet lag.

The former Liberal National MP who left politics in 2013 apologised to the students after suggesting he might have them deported over a fees dispute.