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#choppergate ‘investigation’ Fact Check by @margokingston1

Posted by Margo Kingston | 25 July 2015

The AFP and the Department of Finance are playing pass-the-parcel on investigating the legality of...

The fruitless push for a Parliamentarians’ code of conduct

Posted by Tony Yegles | 16 October 2013

By Rose Iser 16 October 2013 The latest spate of entitlements scandals is unlikely to bring about a code of conduct for federal parliamentarians given that, for the past 40 years, multiple attempts to enact a code have failed....

How will Media, Finance and AFP handle the evidence that the PM is a cheat?

Posted by Margo Kingston | 8 October 2013

By Margo Kingston, 8 October, 2013 It looks like the Prime Minister is a serial cheat. It’s hard to imagine a bigger test of the integrity and fairness of our democratic institutions than that. Will the press gallery get...

#Battlerort: Your guide to how Abbott charged taxpayers for his book tour

Posted by Tony Yegles | 12 July 2013

By Chris Smith, Citizen Journalist 12 July 2013 The Parliamentary Entitlements rules governing Abbott’s expenses claims There are several types of parliamentary entitlements involved in the #Battlerort story. The initial...