Nationals deputy leader Perin Davey reveals health issue behind apparent slurring in Senate estimates
by Sarah Basford Canales from World news | The Guardian on (#6JRCQ)
Senator says two emergency operations in 2019 after abscess erupted behind her tonsils have left her with speech challenges
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The Nationals deputy leader, Perin Davey, says a medical incident almost five years earlier is behind an incident at a Senate estimates hearing where she appeared to slur and stumble over words.
The Coalition frontbencher, who admitted to having two wines before the incident but insists she was not inebriated, also said she felt personally attacked and claimed someone selectively" clipped a video of her appearance to imply she had been incoherent throughout the hearing.
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