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Abe Maddison

Court approves travel for ex-Lib leader on drug charges

Former SA opposition leader David Speirs has faced court for the first time on drug charges. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

A court has granted permission for former South Australian Liberal leader David Speirs to travel overseas, at his first appearance on a drug charge. 

Speirs, 39, has been embroiled in controversy since he quit the leadership on August 8, declaring that he had "just had a gutful" of leadership speculation and did not have the energy to keep fighting.

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