‘I forgot to pay’: Victoria’s premier Ben Carroll drives off without paying for petrol, sparking police inquiries
The Victorian premier had met with the state’s police commissioner earlier that morning – so he wasn’t exactly hard to find.
The Guardian reports that the Victorian premier had met with the state’s police commissioner earlier that morning – so he wasn’t exactly hard to find.
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