Something about his son running up a huge phone bill, was it about $50,000 ?
Did he get in trouble?
Do you mean this.....
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/expenses-scandal-spreads-20131006-2v2jh.html
But former Howard government minister Peter Reith disagreed, describing the wedding expense scandals as ''petty'' and arguing that politicians should be entitled to unlimited travel.
''I think it's ridiculous putting limits on where ministers can go.''
Expenses scandals marred the early days of the Howard government with seven cabinet ministers resigning after breaching rules that required ministers to divest shares in portfolios they oversaw and be truthful in Parliament.
As a minister Mr Reith racked up a $50,000 phone bill at taxpayers' expense, which he repaid.
Asked whether taxpayers should foot the bill for MPs to attend weddings, Mr Reith said: ''Since when is that not being part of being a politician, you know, going out for lunch with a shock jock or going to his wedding? You'd be a mug if you didn't go to a shock jock's wedding if you're invited.''
In the past week, Attorney-General George Brandis and Agriculture Minister Mr Joyce reimbursed taxpayers after Fairfax Media revealed they had used public funds to attend the wedding of their friend, broadcaster Michael Smith, in 2011.
they fitted up reiths son with responsibility for the calls. i heard he was driving the reward within weeks 
dont forget this one, nobody had ever seen backbenchers with such enormous 'printing costs' they were rorting a particular allowance but 'someone' had the case against them dropped . 
''Mr Vasta was one of three Brisbane Coalition MPs whose offices were raided by the AFP in 2007 amid allegations of printing allowance misuse, but the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions later decided there was insufficient evidence to pursue the matter.''
@lakeland27 wrote:they fitted up reiths son with responsibility for the calls. i heard he was driving the reward within weeks
So who paid the money back?
@donnashuggy wrote:
@lakeland27 wrote:they fitted up reiths son with responsibility for the calls. i heard he was driving the reward within weeks
So who paid the money back?
reith allegedly. but more likely some benefactor like corrigan or the party itself.
@lakeland27 wrote:
@donnashuggy wrote:
@lakeland27 wrote:they fitted up reiths son with responsibility for the calls. i heard he was driving the reward within weeks
So who paid the money back?
reith allegedly. but more likely some benefactor like corrigan or the party itself.
You have to wonder how these things can happen 
Oh goody a history channel!
"Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus admitted he had wrongly claimed accommodation costs while on a ski trip to Perisher, only hours after he called for an investigation into Coalition MPs' “pattern of behaviour” in rorting expense claims."
Whoops!
"Mr Abbott's office sent Fairfax Media a list of Labor politicians using Commonwealth cars and planes to attend sporting events. These included Julia Gillard and Simon Crean attending the 2011 AFL grand final; Stephen Conroy going to the Australian Open tennis in 2012; and Wayne Swan travelling by VIP aircraft to the NRL and AFL finals while acting prime minister in 2010."
@monman12 wrote:Oh goody a history channel!
"Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus admitted he had wrongly claimed accommodation costs while on a ski trip to Perisher, only hours after he called for an investigation into Coalition MPs' “pattern of behaviour” in rorting expense claims."
Whoops!
"Mr Abbott's office sent Fairfax Media a list of Labor politicians using Commonwealth cars and planes to attend sporting events. These included Julia Gillard and Simon Crean attending the 2011 AFL grand final; Stephen Conroy going to the Australian Open tennis in 2012; and Wayne Swan travelling by VIP aircraft to the NRL and AFL finals while acting prime minister in 2010."
Don't you like weddings?
