Teal MP Sophie Scamps has been forced to apologise after being accused of linking the death of National Rugby League (NRL) player Keith Titmuss to climate change.
Scamps represents Mackellar on Sydney’s northern beaches, and will be defending a 3.3 percent margin at the federal election on May 3.
In an interview, Scamps apologised for her comments after she copped criticism for implying a link between climate change and Titmuss’s death.
“If there’s any distress or upset, that was never my intention at all,” when asked what she would say to the family on 2GB.
“Our community was heartbroken for their family, and [my] deep apologies if she is upset.”...
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