An Australian politician convicted of rape is fighting - from his jail cell - to remain a member of the New South Wales (NSW) parliament.
Gareth Ward was last month found guilty of sexually assaulting two young men, aged 18 and 24, at his home between 2013 and 2015, and is now in custody pending sentencing.
The NSW House of Representatives had planned to expel the 44-year-old this week after he refused to resign following the guilty verdict.
However, lawyers for Ward - who plans to appeal his conviction - say they will seek an injunction, at a Supreme Court hearing on Friday, to stop the independent member for Kiama from being forced out.
"He's got no shame," NSW Premier Chris Minns told local radio station 2GB on Tuesday.
