NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet, has issued an apology after dressing up as a Nazi for his 21st birthday party.
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The Premier said he was ‘naive’ and didn’t ‘understand the significance of the decision’.
“I wore a Nazi uniform. I am deeply ashamed of what I did,” he said in a press conference today.
“I’m truly sorry for the hurt and pain that this will cause people right across the state, and particularly members of the Jewish community, Holocaust survivors, veterans and their families.
“I am truly sorry for the terrible mistake.”
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Perrottett was told by his parents the day after his birthday party that wearing a Nazi uniform was ‘wrong and insensitive’.
The premier also admits that he hadn’t thought about how damaging this could be to his re-election campaign.
Dominic Perrottet is the 46th premier of New South Wales, and while it’s a career-defining achievement for the politician, it doesn’t quite rival the demands of his home life.
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