"As a scientist, Peter reckons the reef is brilliant. Not dead or dying," Mr Christensen posted. The latest declarations of financial interests reveals the generous and unusual gifts Australia's federal politicians have received from their constituents and companies. declared an ornament given to her by a feng shui master of unknown value.
While only gifts valued at more than $750 need to be declared, some MPs have opted for maximum transparency, such as Labor MP Jason Clare who declared a $40 bunch of flowers from the Grand Mufti and a book on refugee rights. More quirky presents include a set of buffalo horns given to Northern Territory MP Luke Gosling, a stamp set from Australia Post for Brisbane MP Trevor Evans and a bathroom tap given to MP Graham Perrett.
The most common perks were tickets to AFL and rugby league matches, some worth several hundreds of dollars, and concerts and festivals.New Independent MP Zali Steggall attended last month's four-day Splendour in the Grass festival as a guest and she participated in a panel of politicians at the festival. Crossbench MP Zali Steggall attended Splendour in the Grass as a guest of the festival.
Mr Keogh received box tickets to the State of Origin game in Perth in June thanks to Mineral Resources and was flown by Fortescue Metals Group to the site of a new mine near Tom Price in Western Australia for a sod turning. Mr Fitzgibbon, who had pushed Labor to take a stronger pro-mining stance, received two tickets and hospitality at a Knights NRL game in April from NSW Mining. Despite holding the top job, Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared no gifts, only flight and hotel upgrades for him and his family for a recent trip to Fiji.
It wasn't free, it was a taxpayer-funded holiday for a sitting MP.
Ah, more bullshit from mainstream urinalists. How lovely.
Radical left SBS News publishes story insinuating a politician who followed parliamentary rules was implicated with a cruise company that organises tours by controversial alleged alt-right activist Lauren Southern, including pictures of both guilty parties. Is that how it's done?
Trumplandia light!
Only extremist media would somehow think thats news
So what?
Southern decided George wasn’t her alt-right type ?
Lauren southern is NOT far right. Making things up again are we SBS.
Is that a crime?
China also incarcerates people's relatives....