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KERRY HICKEY TO RETIRE FROM POLITICS

There’s big news in Hunter politics tonight, with Cessnock MP Kerry Hickey confirming he won’t re-contest his state seat at the March election.
It follows a difficult few weeks, after it was revealed he secretly fathered a child with a parliamentary staffer.
Mr Hickey had separated from his wife before the relationship began.
Today he told NBN News, “12 years is a long time in the job, all of the decisions I’ve made have been for the right reasons.”
He’s been the state Member for Cessnock since 1999.
the titanic is sinking, well it has been for a while and is basically underwater now so expect a few more to go before march 2011.
Mr Hickey is the Parliamentry head of the Parliamentry Committee for the NSW Ombudsman”s Office and the Police Integrity Commission.
The Question is.Has a State Sponsored Child Prostitution Ring been uncovered to have operated at Cessnock and has the existance of the same been registered secretly[until last week] at the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in the Haigue.
Mr David Swain of the NSW Premiers Correspondence Unit may shed light on this situation also Mr Leslie Goyne of Legislative Assembly Assistant Clerk of the house.Mrs Manning of the NSW Crime Commission and the Inspector of the ICAC.
Typical of Government when things get sticky for them – suddenly ‘something’ comes up where they have to ‘abandon ship’ in order to try to extricate themselves from the problems …. Too many people are aware of the real reasons – not only of Mr Hickey but many others on position of power who have failed to uphold their Oath of Office & failed to act on evidence placed in their hands….
Debra Bently,
How right you are.Allegations exist that Kerry Hickey spoke to the victims in 2002 just before the police booked him all those times over speeding.I guess people believe supplying heroin to 12 year old children and using them as child prostitutes is a victimless crime.The movies tell another pretty sickening story. Mark Rowney
I live in Mr Hickeys electorate and from everything thats been going around town your report is very incorrect. Apparently he did not leave his wife before this other woman had his child. You might want to clarify your facts