Julia Gillard’s former partner Tim Mathieson convicted after sexually assaulting sleeping friend

Court hears the woman fell asleep and awoke to find Mathieson sucking on her breast in March 2022

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Julia Gillard’s former partner Tim Mathieson has been convicted and fined $7,000 for the sexual assault of a friend that left her feeling so unsafe she moved interstate.

The 67-year-old formally pleaded guilty in the Melbourne magistrates court on Thursday.

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