@4channel,
here ya go, some information about Bronwyn Bishop (who you used as a credible person in a previous post, I mean, if you didn’t think she was credible you would not have quoted her)
ALSO, you bang on about John Howard yet are comfortable to use one of his greatest supporters as a reference.
From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronwyn_Bishop
Expenses controversy and resignation
In mid-July 2015, Bishop became embroiled in the "Choppergate" expenses scandal surrounding her use of parliamentary travel entitlements that ultimately led to her resignation as Speaker. It had emerged that she had chartered helicopter flights from Melbourne to Geelong and back to attend a state Liberal Party fundraiser on 5 November 2014. The cost of the flights was $5,227.27 for a journey that typically takes an hour each way by road. Bishop refused to resign over the expenses claim, describing it as an "error of judgement", while expressing disappointment that the controversy had become a distraction from the opposition and its policies.[50] However, she agreed to pay back the sum of the helicopter flight plus a penalty of $1,307.[51]
The controversy was fuelled by further revelations of spending on travel. In 2014, Bishop and four parliamentary delegates spent $88,084 on a two-week trip to Europe in her bid for presidency of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, including almost $1,000 a day on private limousines.[52][53] Bishop also incurred costs of over $3,300 for car expenses in order to attend the opera and other arts events from 2010 to 2013[54] and $800 for flights to the wedding of Sophie Mirabella in Albury.
In response to the controversy, Tony Abbott declared Bishop was on what he termed "probation", calling her behaviour "out of line", though maintaining his confidence in the Speaker.[55] A transcript of Tony Abbott's comments calling for Prime Minister Julia Gillard to make Peter Slipper resign over a travel expenses scandal was also removed from the Liberal Party's website.[56][57] On 31 July, Tony Abbott announced that the Department of Finance would be reviewing all expenses claimed by Bishop over the past 10 years, including the $800,000 claimed during 2014.[58][59]
Bowing to political pressure, Bishop resigned the speakership on 2 August 2015 and moved to the backbench.[60]Commentators noted that Prime Minister Abbott would have had to deal with the probability that "a significant number of government MPs would not support her in a no-confidence motion."[61]
Though it was initially speculated that the 73-year-old MP would leave parliament at the 2016 federal election, Bishop announced in December 2015 her intent to recontest her seat of Mackellar, claiming she had been "exonerated" over the "Choppergate" expenses scandal, and that the "threat of terrorism" had convinced her she needs to remain in Parliament. Support from the local Liberal branches in her seat had been "dented" following revelations she voted for Malcolm Turnbull in the September 2015 Liberal leadership spill before unsuccessfully lobbying senior Liberals for a ministry in the Turnbull Government, a charge which a cabinet minister confirmed but was denied by Bishop.[62] In challenges for preselection, candidate Walter Villatora was endorsed by Mike Baird and Tony Abbott to replace Bishop,[63][64] and former Wallaby player Bill Calcraft was endorsed by Alan Jones.[65] Bishop was eventually defeated by Jason Falinski by 51 votes to 39. Falinski retained Mackellar for the Liberals at the 2016 election.[66][67]
Bishop repaid over $6,700 after an investigation into her finances, but did not give the Department of Finance enough information about her engagements for them to determine whether they were a legitimate use of taxpayer funds or not. She said that she would no longer be cooperating with the review after her retirement from the parliament.[68] Bishop had provided statements for the financial years 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2013–14.[69]
ALSO
If you wanted any evidence of Bronwyn Bishop’s political bias there is this (from the Wikipedia link above)
Bishop received significant criticism for her partisanship and claims of bias as speaker.[47][48] The speaker's role is nominally nonpartisan. During her tenure in the chair, Bishop ejected Labor MPs from the House 393 times, but Coalition MPs only seven times.[49]
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I used large text as 4channel uses large text and I thought it would get his attention. AND, I forget to add
Let’s discuss
