Bernardi tells no-show MP: please explain
AUSTRALIAN Conservatives leader Senator Cory Bernardi has demanded an explanation from one of his MPs after she flew to the US just days after being too ill to attend a critical vote at state parliament.
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Libs plan to ‘vacate’ inner Melb seats
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Fireys bill an unholy fiasco
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Guy to refer rorts-for-votes scheme to DPP
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Liberals unrepentant about breaking Good Friday pair
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Labor MPs felt rorts scheme was ‘dodgy’
SEVERAL Labor MPs refused to participate in rorts-for-votes scheme, designed by former treasurer John Lenders, because of concerns the funding would breach parliamentary rules, it has been revealed.
The farce and the furious
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Parliament to probe abuse claim
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Labor MPs face fines over rorts-for-votes scandal
LABOR MPs involved in the rorts-for-votes scheme face fines and potential suspensions from state parliament after a powerful committee was set up to probe them.
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