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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Victorian premier ‘deeply shocked, disappointed and embarrassed’ after husband caught drink driving

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and husband Yorick Piper attend the NGV Gala 2023 at the National Gallery of Victoria on December 02, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia.
Victorian premier Jacinta Allan’s husband Yorick Piper (left) was caught drink driving on Thursday morning. He was fined and will lose his licence for three months. Photograph: Matt Jelonek/Getty Images for NGV

A tearful Jacinta Allan says she’s “deeply shocked, disappointed and embarrassed” after her husband lost his licence for drink-driving during a trip to the supermarket.

The Victorian premier on Friday revealed her husband, Yorick Piper, was intercepted for a random breath test in Bendigo on his way to buy some groceries just before 9am on Thursday morning. He had been involved in a minor collision at an intersection shortly before the test.

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