Sally Rugg

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Teal MP Monique Ryan told staffer of ambitions to be prime minister ... (9News)

Independent MP Monique Ryan expressed ambitions to be a future prime minister and scolded her chief of staf...

Ryan, a medical practitioner, allegedly told Rugg that flying while infected with the virus was a "media or brand risk" to her. Rugg said Ryan issued her with a formal warning after she flew home on a commercial plane after testing positive to COVID-19, which was not illegal at the time. Rugg outlined a number of allegations against Ryan in affidavits filed with the court, including that in a meeting the MP told her she expected her staff to work hard as she had ambitions to become prime minister. "I want to be the prime minister one day, and I need to know my staff are prepared to work hard for me. "If you are not prepared to work as hard as I want, I will need to consider my options." "You don't understand, I need to be the best, this is bigger than Kooyong," she alleged Ryan told her in November 2022.

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'Trench warfare': Court papers detail Rugg vs Ryan office feud (The New Daily)

MP Monique Ryan saw herself as PM and scolded aide Sally Rugg for catching a plane while infected with COVID-19, court papers allege.

He pointed to an Instagram post by Ms Rugg, where she said she had “left her job”, as evidence she was not pushed to resign. The staffer alleged Dr Ryan told her she would terminate her job after becoming frustrated with Ms Rugg’s performance, the COVID-19 incident and after the chief of staff took stress leave. Ms Rugg claims she had to work more than 70 hours per week and then perform additional community engagement work in the Kooyong electorate, which she said was not part of her role. Dr Ryan, a medical practitioner, allegedly told Ms Rugg that flying while infected with the virus was a “media or brand risk” to her. Explosive details also described a breakdown in Dr Ryan and Ms Rugg’s relationship since meeting socially in mid-2022, shortly after Dr Ryan was elected to the federal seat of Kooyong. “You don’t understand, I need to be the best, this is bigger than Kooyong,” Ms Rugg alleged Dr Ryan told her in November 2022.

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Rugg versus Ryan: a tale of strangers on a plane (The Age)

Sally Rugg didn't understand the woman whose political prospects she had agreed to promote; Monique Ryan thought she was getting something she wasn't.

Justice Debra Mortimer will decide on Tuesday whether Rugg and Ryan can work together until the trial. Rugg did not believe this was the job she had signed on for. Ryan said Rugg getting on the plane while infected was “wilfully selfish” and had eroded her trust in her chief of staff. The second is that in Rugg, Ryan thought she was getting something she wasn’t. “Ms Rugg loved going to Canberra,” Ryan said. “I need the best, this is bigger than Kooyong,” Ryan purportedly told Rugg during an impromptu performance review.

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Sally Rugg 'pushed' into resigning role for teal MP Monique Ryan ... (The Global Herald)

ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled "Sally Rugg 'pushed' into resigning role for teal MP Monique Ryan, court told | ABC News" - below ...

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Details emerge on workplace dispute between Sally Rugg and Dr ... (TDPel Media)

New details about an alleged workplace dispute between federal political staffer Sally Rugg and independent Kooyong MP Dr Monique Ryan have emerged. In.

Ms Rugg took stress leave following the row with Dr Ryan and hasn’t returned to work since. Dr Ryan took the incident seriously and didn’t believe any doctor would advise someone infected with Covid to fly. Dr Ryan claims that Rugg then put passengers at risk by boarding a flight home to Melbourne.

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'Trench warfare': Court papers detail Rugg vs Ryan office feud (The New Daily)

MP Monique Ryan saw herself as PM and scolded aide Sally Rugg for catching a plane while infected with COVID-19, court papers allege.

He pointed to an Instagram post by Ms Rugg, where she said she had “left her job”, as evidence she was not pushed to resign. The staffer alleged Dr Ryan told her she would terminate her job after becoming frustrated with Ms Rugg’s performance, the COVID-19 incident and after the chief of staff took stress leave. Ms Rugg claims she had to work more than 70 hours per week and then perform additional community engagement work in the Kooyong electorate, which she said was not part of her role. Dr Ryan, a medical practitioner, allegedly told Ms Rugg that flying while infected with the virus was a “media or brand risk” to her. Explosive details also described a breakdown in Dr Ryan and Ms Rugg’s relationship since meeting socially in mid-2022, shortly after Dr Ryan was elected to the federal seat of Kooyong. “You don’t understand, I need to be the best, this is bigger than Kooyong,” Ms Rugg alleged Dr Ryan told her in November 2022.

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Breakdown in Monique Ryan's relationship with staffer 'pretty stark ... (Lawyerly)

A judge has questioned a bid by Independent Monique Ryan's chief of staff Sally Rugg to keep her job until her lawsuit against the MP is resolved, ...

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'Trench warfare' between Monique Ryan and political staffer (Oz Arab Media)

Independent MP Monique Ryan has hit back with sarcasm after it emerged she told her chief of staff she wanted to become prime minister.

He pointed to an Instagram post by Ms Rugg, where she said she had “left her job”, as evidence she was not pushed to resign. The staffer alleged Dr Ryan told her she would terminate her job after becoming frustrated with Ms Rugg’s performance, the COVID-19 incident and after the chief of staff took stress leave. Ms Rugg claims she had to work more than 70 hours per week and then perform additional community engagement work in the Kooyong electorate, which she said was not part of her role. Dr Ryan, a medical practitioner, allegedly told Ms Rugg that flying while infected with the virus was a “media or brand risk” to her. Explosive details also described a breakdown in Dr Ryan and Ms Rugg’s relationship since meeting socially in mid-2022, shortly after Dr Ryan was elected to the federal seat of Kooyong. “You don’t understand, I need to be the best, this is bigger than Kooyong,” Ms Rugg alleged Dr Ryan told her in November 2022.

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