First term Victorian Labor MP Will Fowles has been questioned by police over a disturbance at a Canberra hotel on Thursday morning.
Police were called to the Abode Hotel in Kingston after Mr Fowles had a disagreement with staff over access to his luggage.
Photographs from the Abode Hotel show a door with substantial damage and indicate it might have been kicked in.
Patrons of the hotel say they were kept outside of the hotel for some time while police investigated the incident.
One witness said they overheard a security guard calling for assistance and raised voices between Mr Fowles and the security guard.
When approached for comment by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald on Thursday morning Mr Fowles would not comment on the incident but said he would make a statement later in the day.
Been a big 6 months for Will since being elected
was linked to the cowboys that destroyed the old Corkman hotel (he was their lobbyist)
then linked to an underpayment of workers wages of a hotel he owned in QLD
now auditioning for the latest series of The Block
Pretty marginal seat here so Libs would be pushing for a by-election
Fowles has always been a piece oâ shizen. Itâs why he never won pre-selection earlier despite being a factional player. And even in the state election they put him up in Burwood, which as I understand it was a seat they never thought theyâd actually win.
He was unlucky with the publicity - witnessed by a former journo mate of a LIberal MP, who tweeted it all over the place.
Seems he was trying to get his luggage for a flight back, but no-one at reception to unlock the door.
Remember the days when being a violent alcoholic drug addict with mental issues meant you couldnât become a Politician, or were finished as one if exposed as such??
