Troy Wilkie charged with intimidating partner

Daily Telegraph

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A former senior policy adviser in the Berejiklian government and ex-television presenter has been forbidden from seeing his partner after being charged with intimidating her.
Troy Wilkie, 35, was charged with intimidation after an alleged incident involving his long-term partner at his Zetland home on February 15 this year.
He will defend the charge at a hearing at the Downing Centre Local Court on November 14, and is currently restrained by an apprehended domestic violence order from contacting or approaching his partner in any way except under a limited range of court-ordered conditions.
Wilkie was a senior parliamentary adviser to the NSW government's first ever female Speaker and then local government minister Shelley Hancock.
A three-year stint as a senior political adviser in the Berejiklian government followed, then three years as a senior government relations manager at the RSPCA.
Troy Wilkie. Picture: John Appleyard
'As a senior political adviser in the Berejiklian government, I managed extensive stakeholder relationships and successfully navigated the passage of numerous bills, handled media and public relations, and provided briefings to high-ranking government officials,' Wilkie wrote on LinkedIn.
'Notably, I contributed to addressing the challenges posed by the prolonged drought, catastrophic bushfires, the COVID-19 pandemic, and record-breaking floods.'
Wilkie now runs his own strategic communications firm called Seat At The Table, and a disclosure log reveals he met with NSW Government Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic Violence Jodie Harrison on September 4, 2023 alongside the RSPCA.
Wilkie's diverse career – documented in fulsome detail on LinkedIn – also includes a two-year stint as the host of Nine's Luxury Homes Revealed.
A seven-year stretch of freelance creative gigs included 'memorable performances' in television commercials for Qantas and McDonald's, and as a backing singer for international superstar Adele during her 2017 Australian tour.
However, Wilkie's intricately detailed employment history online is peculiarly missing an important role – his candidacy for what was then the Palmer United Party in the mid-north coast seat of Lyne at the 2013 Federal Election.
Troy Wilkie on the campaign trail during his stint as the Palmer United Party candidate for Lyne in 2013.
His candidacy was the centre of an awkward mishap when Clive Palmer hung up during an ABC Mid North Coast radio interview that year after being unable to call Wilkie's name to mind when repeatedly asked.
'I was watching Lateline one night and up came Clive Palmer: 'This will be interesting,' I thought,' Wilkie said in a 2013 interview with a local news publication.
'His ideas really struck a chord with me, and I was inspired by his passion.
'These were the kind of new ideas I had been wishing someone would talk about.'
Wilkie was born and raised in Port Macquarie, graduating from St Columba Anglican School in 2008.
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