John Kinghorn once described the involvement of disgraced MP Eddie Obeid in a business deal akin to the smell of a dead cat. Now he is at the centre of a stink over a political donation.
Finding ways around our political donation disclosure system is easy. The loopholes are more like canyons.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has fuelled criticism of a $100,000 donation to Zali Steggall,saying the declaration error was “hard for her to explain”.
Independent MP Zali Steggall has admitted a mistake in recording donations totalling $100,000 from a coal millionaire’s family but insisted she was right to accept the money.
Having set the highest bar for herself,what now do we make of the revelation that not only did Zali Steggall accept,but failed to disclose a six-figure political donation from the family trust of a coal magnate?
The independent MP says she did not fail to declare eight donations from a family trust headed by RAMS home loans founder and coal investor John Kinghorn.
The integrity crusading federal MP didn’t declare the donation for almost two years,an audit of her campaign financing has found.
Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman will cross the floor over the draft law as the opposition demands gay and transgender students be protected immediately.
Liberal Party members are seeking to end months of frustration with Immigration Minister Alex Hawke by forcing a meeting to choose federal election candidates.
Lincoln Parker,a member of the Liberal Party’s Manly branch,is tipped to challenge barrister Jane Buncle for the right to take on independent MP Zali Steggall.
Four federal crossbench MPs could hold the key to minority government after the next poll. And they’re ready to put Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese on notice.