Former Liberal leader and former Labor Speaker named to five-person panel charged with undertaking a root-and-branch review of MPs’ expensesThe former Liberal leader Brendan Nelson and the former Labor Speaker Harry Jenkins will succor lead the review of parliamentarians’ entitlements triggered by a public backlash against numerous travel claims.
Parliament will resume on Monday with the election of a new Speaker to replace Bronwyn Bishop, who resigned after coming under pressure for a series of expenses claims including $5227 for return chartered helicopter flights from Melbourne to Geelong to attend a Liberal fundraiser. Related: Politicians’ entitlements and expenses: succor investigate four years of data Related: Bronwyn Bishop had to be forced out – but some top-notch may arrive of the scandal | Lenore Taylor Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com