Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was fined A$200 ($151) for breaching a public health rules after he was spotted without a face mask in a store north of Sydney on Monday, the police said, APA reports citing Sputnik.
The politician said he was on his way to the airport, and then suddenly realised he had forgotten to buy fuel. "Fuelled the car up with fuel, went in, 30 seconds later $200 it cost me because I didn't wear one of these (a mask)", he told Sky News.
"That's life", Joyce added.