Australia politician admits texting ‘my job is boring’ during meeting

An Australian politician has admitted to sending a text message stating "my job is boring" and including an expletive during a meeting, leading to embarrassment. Mark Parton, who leads the opposition Liberal Party in the Australian Capital Territory, was initially accused of sending the message to a sex worker.

Parton initially dismissed the complaint as a "smear" but later confirmed to the national broadcaster ABC that he did send the text. He vehemently denied that the message was sent to a sex worker. The politician claimed he was still fulfilling his duty to "hold the government to account" despite the context of the message.

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And f–- my job is boring. Wanna swap

Defending his actions, Parton suggested that private messages are frequently exchanged during parliamentary sittings and hearings. He did not disclose the identity of the recipient of the text. The complaint against him has reportedly been dismissed. Parton's office declined to comment when approached by AFP.

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There’s a hell of a lot of private messages that are sent from a hell of a lot of people in the context of sitting days and hearings