Misuse of Parliamentary entitlements
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The misuse of Parliamentary entitlements, violations of Parliamentary Codes of Conduct, incidents of abuse of office, and misleading the public is something I have been following for many years now. In this blogpost I have started tracking examples of these occurences. This is an ongoing project and it will continue to be updated in the New Year.
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DECEMBER 2013 |
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20131210 |
Barnaby Joyce |
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NOVEMBER 2013
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20131106 |
Barnaby Joyce |
Rugby League State of Origin 2012 + others, $4600
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OCTOBER 2013 |
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20131025 |
Don Randall |
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20131018 |
Don Randall |
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20131009 |
Tony Abbott |
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20131009 |
Julia Gillard |
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20131009 |
Simon Crean |
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20131009 |
Stephen Conroy |
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20131009 |
Wayne Swan |
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20131008 |
Tony Abbott |
Ironman event, Port Macquarie November 2011, $1000+ ($941 flights, $349 overnight stay) |
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20131008 |
George Brandis |
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20131008 |
Barnaby Joyce |
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20131008 |
Julie Bishop |
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20131008 |
Teresa Gambaro |
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20131008 |
Mark Dreyfus |
Ski trip Perisher, August 2011, $466 (2 nights' accommodation) repaid |
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20131007 |
Bernie Ripoll (ALP) |
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20131007 |
Julia Gillard |
Used VIP jet to attend press secretary's wedding Byron Bay, March 2012 |
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20131002 |
George Brandis |
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JULY 2013 |
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20130713 |
Peter Slipper |
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OCTOBER 2012 |
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20121012 |
Geoff Shaw (VIC) |
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JANUARY 2011 |
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20110124 |
Tony Burke, ALP |
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Dennis Jensen, Lib |
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Peter Dutton, Lib |
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Julia Gillard, ALP |
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Peter Slipper, LNP |
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Alexander Downer, Lib |
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Julie Bishop, Lib |
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Trish Crossin, ALP |
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Kirstin Livermore, ALP |
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DECEMBER 2011
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20111218 |
Leesa Vlahos (SA, ALP) |
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20111218 |
Grace Portolesi (SA, ALP) |
7yr old daughter accompanied work trip to India, April 2011, $7000 |
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JULY 2010 |
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20100728 |
Tony Abbott |
Book tour (Battlelines), 30 July-14 August 2009, $9397.42 repaid |
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FEBRUARY 2010
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20100201 |
Peter Reith |
Wife's travel to Gold Coast, Cairns, Launceston, 2004, $2841 repaid |
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20100201 |
Alexander Downer |
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20100201 |
Margaret Reynolds (ALP) |
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20100201 |
Ian Sinclair |
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Wife's flights to holiday house on Lord Howe Island, $915, repaid |
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20100201 |
Graham Richardson |
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20100201 |
John Brown |
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2009 |
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200906 |
Kevin Rudd/Wayne Swan/Godwin Grech/Malcolm Turnbull |
OzCar affair/Utegate, accused of seeking special treatment for car dealer |
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2005 |
Peter Costello |
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2003 |
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20030825 |
Mal Colston |
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20030823
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Wilson Tuckey |
Used ministerial letterhead to write to SA Police Minister about his son's traffic fine. |
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2002 |
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20021214 |
Helen Coonan |
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2002 |
John Howard |
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2001 |
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2001 |
Peter Reith |
Appointed to board of defence contractor immediately after resigning as defence minister |
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2000 |
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20000306 |
Peter McGauran |
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20001010 |
Peter Reith |
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20001021 |
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20001024 |
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20001030 |
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20001031 |
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2001 |
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2001 |
Michael Wooldridge |
Facilitates building deal for RACGP; employed by them immediately following resignation |
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1999 |
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1999 |
Warren Entsch |
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1997 |
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1997 |
Nick Sherry |
Claimed $40,000 in travel allowance while staying at mothers house |
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1997 |
Geoff Prosser |
While Small Business Minister was a shopping centre landlord; resigned over conflict of interest |
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19970924 |
John Sharp |
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19970926 |
Peter McGauran (NAT) |
213 travel allowance claims, repaid $9000, then an additional $1462 |
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1996 |
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1996 |
John Herron |
Maintained surgical practice in breach of ministerial code of ethics |
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1996 -1998 |
Warwick Parer |
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1984 |
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1984 |
Mick Young |
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1982 |
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1982 |
Michael MacKellar |
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1982 |
John Moore |
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