Sydney
Did he or didn't he? That's the question on the lips of every Sydneysider after allegations began circulating that a state government minister had abused staff at a nightclub before driving home intoxicated.
New South Wales Education Minister John Della Bosca and his wife, Belinda Neal, a federal Labor MP, had just finished a meal at Iguanas bar on Friday night when an argument broke out.
Those are the only known facts in a scandal already labelled 'Iguanagate'. What happened next, who said what and what threats were made remain in dispute.
According to signed affidavits from six employees at the Gosford supper club, a dispute broke out when the politicians were asked to move tables so staff could prepare the dance floor. The entire incident was captured on security cameras.
Ms Neal, they allege, let out a string of expletives. 'She screamed at me that I was smirking at her like a slug,' a waiter said. Other staff claim the couple threatened to have the club's licence cancelled. Some employees say Mr Della Bosca, who had made a pledge in Parliament to stop driving after notching up a string of fines for speeding and other offences, ignored their advice not to drive home, resulting in a scuffle in the car park.