3 Aug 2015

Under fire Aust speaker resigns & sparks review of expenses

From Morning Report, 7:54 am on 3 August 2015

The Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is promising a root and branch review of parliamentary entitlements after the embattled speaker Bronwyn Bishop resigned. The big-spending Ms Bishop has been under-fire since splurging thousands of dollars on a helicopter for what is otherwise an hour-long drive between Melbourne and Geelong.