One Nation’s Warren Pickering admits illegal drug use and says he is ‘no angel’
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- Victorian One Nation leader Warren Pickering admitted past use of ecstasy, methamphetamines and marijuana, along with multiple drink-driving licence losses.
- Pickering said his actions hurt people he loved, but denied an ex-partner’s allegation that he smoked ice in front of children.
- He said he was considering legal action against The Australian, while The Guardian and ABC were barred from his press conference.
Warren Pickering stood before reporters and acknowledged a past he said had hurt people close to him. The Victorian One Nation leader admitted using ecstasy, methamphetamines and marijuana in his 20s, and said he had lost his driver’s licence several times for drink driving.
I made mistakes.
“I made mistakes,” Pickering said, describing himself as “no angel.” He also said his actions “hurt people I loved, and I will live with that forever.”
Pickering denied claims by an ex-partner, published by The Australian, that he smoked ice, or crystal meth, in front of children. He said he was considering legal action against the publication.
No angel.
The Guardian Australia and the ABC were barred from attending Tuesday’s press conference.
Hurt people I loved, and I will live with that forever.
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