So they regard absolutely everything as reportable. I think this is unfortunate. I think that there are some areas of one's personal life or conduct that should not be the matter of public scrutiny. Three weeks after his personal turmoil first hit the headlines, Victorian Labor MP Greg Wilton is dead. His body was found yesterday in his car in an isolated State park.
Police say there are no suspicious circumstances.
It follows his arrest on 26 May after being discovered with his two children in a car in another Victorian park. Media organisations across the country ran the story and the detail of his recent battle against depression following the breakdown of his second marriage. Greg Wilton was voluntarily admitted to a psychiatric centre and released earlier this week. Friends like fellow federal colleague Kelvin Thomson say his troubles weighed heavily on him. I think he was conscious that he was in a very difficult position and that there were consequences of what had happened.