A young woman killed during a horrific knife attack at a Bondi Junction shopping centre has been remembered as a “shining light” and “kind-hearted person” as calls mount for a review into the bloody rampage. Dawn Singleton, daughter of millionaire businessman John Singleton, was one of six people killed byContinue Reading
Defence Minister and VIP flyer Richard Marles has spent $3 million of taxpayers’ money on plane travel since the last election – not $3.6 million, as previously thought. Complaining that the Deputy Prime Minister had been “stitched up” by dodgy data, published by his own department, Mr Marles’ supporters haveContinue Reading
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has revealed he was sacked by then-defence minister Linda Reynolds for “serious misconduct” over security breaches, including leaving a top secret document unsecured. Mr Lehrmann has revealed the reasons why he was sacked by Senator Reynolds just days after the alleged rape in the office,Continue Reading
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles took a 2,000 kilometre round trip on a taxpayer-funded flight to watch the Cricket World Cup on Sunday in India. The Defence Minister and Foreign Minister Penny Wong are in India to co-chair the 2nd India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inContinue Reading
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has charged taxpayers $115 for a breakfast-for-one in Washington DC featuring a “power bowl”, two eggs and a $20 glass of OJ. Just hours after he was put on blast for being “out of touch” on the cost of living by Today show host KarlContinue Reading
Defence Minister Richard Marles hitched a ride on a VIP flight from Brisbane to Sydney and back to attend the Matildas’ August 16 World Cup semi-final that had an estimated cost to taxpayers of $16,000. However, he has defended the trip as “in accordance with the relevant guidelines and securityContinue Reading
The Albanese Government has ordered an information blackout on the publication of all parliamentarians travel which will not be cleared until July 2024 in the wake of an IT debacle dubbed “disaster-gate.” As a result, it now looks certain that the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who once promised that “theContinue Reading
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles was personally consulted over the decision to stop publishing where politicians are flying on VIP flights during the same period he personally ran up a $3.6 million bill. New documents obtained under freedom of information laws have revealed that the Australian Federal Police conducted theContinue Reading
Bronwyn Bishop — a former politician who was criticised over a travel expenses scandal known as Choppergate in 2015 — has slammed Defence Minister Richard Marles’ $3 million expenditure for VIP flights urging the MP to “come clean” about his travel and if necessary “pay it back”. Deputy Labor leaderContinue Reading