Tasmanian Labor Leader Resigns After Accusations of Sexual Harassment

Tasmanian Labor Leader Resigns After Accusations of Sexual Harassment
Tasmania's Labor opposition leader David O'Byrne addresses media outside Tasmania Parliament House, in Hobart, Australia on June 30, 2021. AAP Image/Ethan James
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Tasmania’s State Labor opposition leader has resigned after allegations he sexually harassed a woman over a decade ago.

David O’Byrne’s resignation comes just weeks after his ascension to the party’s leadership in the island state.

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