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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1785988308507nordwood-themes-q8U1YgBaRQk-unsplash.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Photo by NordWood Themes on Unsplash</span></span></span></div><p>An Australian politician has been left red-faced after being forced to admit Thursday he texted &quot;my job is boring&quot; and an expletive to a contact during a meeting.</p><p>Mark Parton -- who leads the opposition Liberal Party in the Australian Capital Territory -- was subject this week to a complaint alleging he sent the message to a sex worker, local media reported.</p><p>&quot;And f--- my job is boring. Wanna swap,&quot; Parton reportedly wrote, accompanied by a picture of a committee meeting last month, according to the Canberra Times.</p><p>After initially denying the complaint in full as a &quot;smear&quot;, he told national broadcaster ABC on Thursday that he did send the text but denied that it was to a sex worker.</p><p>He did not say who the message was sent to and defended it, arguing he was still &quot;holding the government to account&quot;.</p><p>&quot;There&#x27;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,&quot; he said.</p><p>The complaint has been dismissed, he added.</p><p>Parton&#x27;s office did not respond to a request for comment from AFP.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>MORE OFFBEAT NEWS:</strong></div><div><strong><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/8/5/italy-garbage-workers-help-woman-find-1-million-jackpot-0928">Italy: Garbage workers help woman find €1 million jackpot</a></strong><br/><strong><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/5/911-prank-caller-arestado-suspek-gusto-lang-ipahanap-ang-nawawalang-nobya-1717">911 prank caller, arestado; suspek, gusto lang ipahanap ang nawawalang nobya</a></strong></div>

<p>An Australian politician has been left red-faced after being forced to admit Thursday he texted "my job is boring" and an expletive to a contact during a meeting.</p>

An Australian politician has been left red-faced after being forced to admit Thursday he texted "my job is boring" and an expletive to a contact during a meeting.

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Australia politician admits texting 'my job is boring' during meeting

Agence France-Presse

Published August 06, 2026 11:53 AM PHT

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