Former federal treasurer and Nine Entertainment chair Peter Costello has resigned after he was accused of assaulting a journalist at Canberra airport.
Costello was accused of pushing a News Corp journalist after he refused to answer questions about the embattled media company.
Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says Costello has denied the assault and claimed the journalist fell over.
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