You wouldn't read about it would you?!?

News today that another NSW Labor MP is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons - Iemma must be taking years off his life at the moment with these stress levels. The MP has had assault charges level against him, after what he claims was a domestic split going very wrong;

"Steven Chaytor, the member for Macquarie Fields, says he is innocent of the charge, and that he was only trying to stop his partner from killing herself after he had tried to end their relationship." SMH 20/12/06

But what about the location - Macquarie Fields - if you ever wanted to build on a stereotype, Chaytor has managed to do it. Let's just hope the neighbours didn't try to lynch the police when they arrived to sort this domestic dispute on steroids.

Still, you have to feel sorry for NSW Labor - and shake your head at the calibre of candidates and MPs that state governments turn up. Mind you my favourite Labor family still has to be the Molloys - you know, Ivan 'milat' Molloy of 2004 infamy, and his lovely wife Cate. If you know Queensland politics, you would recognise Cate Molloy as the former Labor MP for Noosa who couldn't quite make a decision on whether to stick to her convictions about the Traverston Dam (which is not in her electorate of Noosa). In the end, after appearing to have a split personality disorder, she listened to the voices in her head and stormed out of the QLD Labor Conference in 2006, and was shortly after dumped as Labor candidate.

Dr Ivan Molloy was national news during the 2004 election campaign for his colourful past - a photo op with a machine gun while learning about 'political groups' in the early 80's quickly saw him dubbed Ivan 'Milat' by Mark Latham - including in a press conference.

The couple was also suspended from the Noosa SLSC and QLD SLSC after a heated battle with Noosa 'Clubbies' about a nude painting being hung in a Noosa surf club. The dispute saw Molloy face allegations of intimidation of Noosa suf club members, as well as some blatant media 'slutting' that Peter Beattie would be proud of. At least these two never struggled to keep the media interested; with bikini photo ops, nude sunbathing habits. Like watching a train wreck I guess....