Independent senator asks major parties to support comprehensive reform, saying it could become an election issueIndependent senator Nick Xenophon has called on the major parties to agree to a more obvious parliamentary entitlement scheme as parliamentarians await the release of the review in the wake of the Bronwyn Bishop choppergate scandal.
Tony Abbott instituted the review in August last year when Bishop was forced to step down from the speaker’s role after it was discovered she chartered a helicopter at the cost of $5000 from Melbourne to Geelong to attend a party fundraiser.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com