Nova Peris is Prime Minister Julia Gillard's preferred Senate Candidate for the Northern Territory. Picture: Kym Smith Source: The Daily Telegraph
JULIA Gillard's star recruit Nova Peris has come clean on her "big mistake" the day police caught her drink driving in Canberra four years ago.
The Olympian has not previously revealed she was pulled over by Canberra police in 2008 where she recorded a "low to mid range blood alcohol reading."
The admission follows her complaints she is the victim of a "smear" campaign over her work in NT schools. No conviction was recorded over the DUI matter when she fronted the ACT court system and it was not publicised.
"In 2008 I was pulled over for a random breath test on a suburban Canberra street where I recorded a low to mid range blood alcohol reading," Ms Peris told The Sunday Telegraph. "I was in the car with my former husband Daniel Batman. No one else was in the vehicle.
"The matter was heard in Canberra and no conviction was recorded. I recognise this was a big mistake and I learnt a valuable lesson."
Ms Peris's spokesman said she could not remember the exact blood alcohol reading but mid-range in the ACT is classified as 0.08 and above.
Ms Peris's former husband Mr Batman, an Olympic athlete and the father of two of her children, was killed in a car crash last year, with police referring the matter to the coroner, saying "speed and alcohol" were factors.
The Sunday Telegraph can also reveal Ms Peris was investigated but later cleared by the NT government after a complaint she spent $50,000 in taxpayers' cash on a girl's academy program.
The NT government has confirmed the amount of money subject to a high level department of education investigation after an anonymous complaint.
It has emerged the specific rumour circulating about Ms Peris claimed she used public funds to purchase furniture for her own home, a claim she strongly denies.
"The person was a public servant with the then Department of Education and Training and was implementing a new girls' academy program," an NT Government spokesman said.
"There was $50,000 in operating funds set down against this program. An anonymous complaint was made.. There was no evidence to support the allegations." Labor's national executive is expected to endorse her on Tuesday.
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