Ben Fordham has claimed Triple M radio host Lawrence Mooney knew the lockdown rules before flouting them to go on a holiday in Byron Bay earlier this month.
On Thursday, Mooney was forced to issue a grovelling apology for breaking the rules, and said he felt 'like a goose' for 'not realising' he wasn't allowed to holiday in the popular tourist town, when he should have been in lockdown at his home in the Southern Highlands.
In a shocking twist on Friday, 2GB host Fordham alleged the host was fully aware of the restrictions - before playing damming audio of Mooney reading out the lockdown rules on his show before jetting off to Byron Bay.
Shock claims: On Friday, 2GB host Ben Fordham sensationally claimed Lawrence Mooney knew the rules following his grovelling apology over breaching lockdown restrictions
'I know Lawrence, he's not a bad person but he's had a shocker here,' Fordham said.
'He works in Sydney - he's been busted holidaying in Byron Bay against the health orders.
'There's a problem. He did know he wasn't allowed to travel to Byron Bay, and I'll prove it to you right now..'
Fordham then shared audio of Mooney, 56, reading out the restrictions on June 24 - the day before he left for Byron Bay.
'There’s a whole lot of government areas that have been deemed red zones in Sydney,' Mooney said on-air.
Idyllic getaway: The Triple M radio host, who should be in lockdown at his home in the New South Wales Southern Highlands, had been staying at the coastal enclave for almost two weeks
'If you live or work in those areas, you can’t leave those areas unless you are an essential worker that enters one of those areas, then you can leave that area in order to go
