An Australian state lawmaker and convicted rapist has resigned from his seat as colleagues were readying a vote to expel him ...

After the convicted sex offender lost his bid on Thursday to stop the NSW parliament expulsion, Gareth Ward resigned from his ...

Ward’s lawyers argued the politician’s convictions were not enough for him to lose his job. The NSW Supreme Court disagreed, ...

Well before Gareth Ward's conviction for serious sex crimes, he was one of the most powerful politicians in NSW. His ...

Last month, New South Wales politician Gareth Ward was found guilty last month of sexually abusing two young men, aged 18 and ...

Gareth Ward will lose his taxpayer-funded salary, and a by-election will be held in Kiama to elect his replacement.

Convicted rapist Gareth Ward has resigned from NSW parliament, losing his taxpayer-funded salary and triggering a byelection ...

Jailed MP Gareth Ward's political career is over after he finally yielded to calls for his resignation after being convicted ...

Gareth Ward's conviction for serious sex crimes is not enough on its own to warrant parliament to vote to expel the Kiama MP, ...

Gareth Ward quits the New South Wales Parliament, just before a vote on his expulsion; Kathleen Folbigg supporters savage the ...

Despite fighting his expulsion, on Friday morning Ward finally resigned via a letter to the House Speaker. The move came just ...

Jailed MP Gareth Ward's political career hangs in the balance as MPs prepare to vote on his expulsion from parliament after a ...