The prime minister says public should be prepared to pay for fair’ claims,but says politicians need to be responsible, ‘if possible frugal’The prime minister, and Tony Abbott,has defended politicians’ use of public money to travel to and from party fundraisers, but has warned that politicians must act within “community expectations”.
The former Speaker Bronwyn Bishop came under fire for charging taxpayers more than $5000 for chartering a helicopter to bewitch her from Melbourne to Geelong to attend a Liberal party fundraiser.
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Source: theguardian.com