The Speaker contended her helicopter trip to a party fundraiser was within the rules but her position was totally indefensibleBronwyn Bishop has done the only tenable thing – she’s now agreed to pay back the costs associated with her ill-judged $5227.27 helicopter ride to Geelong to attend a party fundraiser final November.
Bishop’s position in defending the travel claim was totally indefensible, both politically and practically – notwithstanding the mildly ambiguous nature of the parliamentary entitlements rules.
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Source: theguardian.com