Australian state leader quits over $2,800 wine

By Rod McGuirk

Published April 16, 2014 5:39am ET

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Australian state leader quits over $2,800 wine — FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2013 file photo, Australia's opposition leader Tony Abbott, right, with New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell speaks to the media in St. Marys, an outer suburb of Sydney, Australia during his election campaign. O'Farrell, the leader of Australia's most populous state, quit as premier on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 in the face of mounting evidence that he failed to declare a 3,000 Australian dollar ($2,800) bottle of wine that arrived as a gift on his Sydney doorstep. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File) | Rob Griffith

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The leader of Australia’s most populous state quit as premier on Wednesday in the face of mounting evidence that he failed to declare a 3,000 Australian dollar ($2,800) bottle of wine that arrived as a gift on his Sydney doorstep.

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