The Sauce: injured dog bites good Samaritan Michael Daley

Proving that no good deed goes unpunished, the NSW Atttorney-General has been savaged by an injured pup he stopped to help. Plus: An MP’s Lunar New Year promotion cops criticism, in this week’s Sauce.

Attorney-General Michael Daley was on his way to the city to hold a media conference on the Minns government’s proposed bail laws when he saw a truck run over a dog on Anzac Parade.

A dog lover, Daley yelled at his ministerial driver to stop, bolting out to rescue it.

But the understandably traumatised dog had other ideas and bit Daley on the hand twice, inflicting two deep puncture wounds.

Michael Daley sporting wounds and bandages after trying to rescue a dog that had been hit by a car.

With onlookers taking over, Daley ran back to the car to make it to the media conference, as one assistant bandaged his hands and an adviser got him a Panadol.

Daley made the presser, although we hear the blood began seeping through the bandage.

The minister later went to a GP for a tetanus shot.

As for the dog, we assume it can’t have been that injured.

AND ONE ABOUT CATS

Jordan Lane loves his cat Oscar so much that he wheels it around in a pram. The Liberal MP has even posted pictures of the pair sharing a meal.

But Lane has come under fire from Ryde constituents for handing out custom-made “scratchies”.

The incident occurred on Lunar New Year when one constituent contacted The Sauce to say she had been handed one at a park.

Jordan Lane and his cat Oscar.

Linda Elliott, who describes herself as a swinging voter, said Lane had been handing them out in the presence of children.

Her concern was the scratchies, which offered prizes of vouchers, were a “soft promotion” of a form of gambling.

“There were kids and families around,” she said. “It’s just not appropriate. It is promoting gambling to children.”

Youth Minister Rose Jackson told The Sauce: “Everyone knows politicians love a gimmick, but I reckon handing out voucher scratchies to kids is probably a bit much.”

The NSW Liberal Party said Lane had obtained approval from the NSW Department of Parliamentary Services.

“Lunar New Year is an important cultural celebration themed around good luck and prosperity,” a party spokesman said.

“As is tradition in Eastwood, lucky red envelopes were handed out during the festivities and people were able to enter a free draw to support local small businesses.”

MORE SPOT FIRES FOR DUTTON

Liberal leader Peter Dutton has put out one dumpster fire, only for another to ignite.

As The Sauce revealed last year, NSW Liberal Party executives have been ordered by Dutton not to repeat the mistakes of the past, and have candidates sorted earlier rather than later.

However, the edict has failed to stop rival party members from going to war.

In the case of Lindsay — a must-win seat in Western Sydney — MP Tanya Davies and her local politician husband Mark were accused of being “greedy” by fellow Liberals in leaked WhatsApp messages for trying to seize a federal seat from sitting federal MP Melissa McIntosh.

Peter Dutton has added firefighting to his resume. Picture: Gaye Gerard

Mark Davies, a Penrith councillor, this week withdrew his candidacy after apparently receiving a phone call from Dutton himself.

“I commend Mark and respect the significance of his decision to not proceed with his nomination,” Dutton said in a message to The Sauce.

“He has done the right thing by our party.

“Penrith is well-served by a strong community leader like Mark, who is willing to put the needs of his community first, and I look forward to working with him to get better outcomes for Western Sydney.”

But before Dutton could draw breath, another brawl was erupting late on Friday on the South Coast, where former Berejiklian government minister Andrew Constance is hoping to win preselection next weekend against Shoalhaven councillor Paul Ell.

About 174 preselectors will determine who will be the candidate, including 10 members from the NSW state executive.

The brawl — occurring within the moderates — is over claims former senator Marise Payne and newly-elected party president Don Harwin are calling proxied NSW Liberal state executive voters on behalf of Constance.

Constance supporters are accusing Ell’s camp of doing the same.

Constance, who just missed out on winning Gilmore at the last election, has the backing of Dutton.

But Ell — who has the support of Senator Dave Sharma — has strong support from the branches.

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Originally published as The Sauce: injured dog bites good Samaritan Michael Daley