An Australian politician had a lot of explaining to do after being accused of texting a sex worker during a budget meeting to complain that "(expletive) my job is boring. Wanna swap".

The territory’s opposition leader was accused of having a “text message exchange with a sex worker” while on the clock.

SYDNEY, Aug 6 — An Australian politician has been left red-faced after being forced to admit Thursday he texted “my job is boring” and an expletive to a contact during a...