Papua New Guinea's sidelined Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina, center, leaves Waverley Local Court House in Sydney, Thursday, July 11, 2024. The 58-year-old Maladina appeared in the Waverley Local Court for the first time since he alleged assaulted a 31-year-old woman on Saturday at an address in nearby Bondi in Sydney's expensive eastern suburbs. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Papua New Guinea's sidelined Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina, right, leaves Waverley Local Court House in Sydney, Thursday, July 11, 2024. The 58-year-old Maladina appeared in the Waverley Local Court for the first time since he alleged assaulted a 31-year-old woman on Saturday at an address in nearby Bondi in Sydney's expensive eastern suburbs. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Papua New Guinea's sidelined Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina, center, leaves Waverley Local Court House in Sydney, Thursday, July 11, 2024. The 58-year-old Maladina appeared in the Waverley Local Court for the first time since he alleged assaulted a 31-year-old woman on Saturday at an address in nearby Bondi in Sydney's expensive eastern suburbs. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)