BREAKING: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has admitted dressing up in a Nazi costume at his 21 birthday party. 7NEWS
The premier admitted he studied World War II history in school and had Jewish friends at 21 but says he was “naive” and did not realise the gravity of his actions.
“It was a terrible mistake at that age in my life, I just did not understand the gravity and the hurt of what that uniform means to people not just in our state but around the country and around the world,” he said.‘Grave and terrible mistake’ He also failed to answer whether he would have publicly apologised had his colleague not mentioned it.
“When it was raised with me I didn’t want this difficult truth of a grave and terrible mistake that I made at my 21st birthday party to be told by someone else,” he said.The premier said he has spoken with Jewish leaders and would continue to apologise to the community.NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet apologises for wearing a nazi uniform during his 21st birthday party during a press conference at NSW Parliament House, in Sydney.
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