Councillor Allan Robinson forced to say sorry for homophobic slurs against deputy lord mayor

Michael Parris
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:01am, first published August 29 2020 - 5:00am
UNDER FIRE: Cr Allan Robinson also faces a code-of-conduct complaint under review by the Office of Local Government.
UNDER FIRE: Cr Allan Robinson also faces a code-of-conduct complaint under review by the Office of Local Government.

Councillor and former Footy Show star Allan Robinson has been forced to apologise publicly for a series of homophobic slurs he made last year in relation to Newcastle's deputy lord mayor.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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