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Decoding 15 quotes from Rod Culleton's hilarious press conference
The 15 most amazing quotes from One Nation senator Rod Culleton's moment in the media spotlight.
Bevan Shields is the Federal Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and is based in Parliament House, Canberra
The 15 most amazing quotes from One Nation senator Rod Culleton's moment in the media spotlight.
Against a backdrop of rising spending and a big budget deficit, taxpayers have forked out millions of dollars on indoor plants for government offices since the Coalition took office.
Both major parties have splashed nearly $2 billion on taxpayer-funded blitzes over the past decade.
Australia's major political parties failed to properly disclose $135,000 of donations made during an election year.
The new blitz brings the total cost of four major advertising campaigns under the Abbott and Turnbull governments to at least $84.5 million.
Commission has not released emails about the first media inquiry about Dyson Heydon's appearance at a Liberal Party fundraiser.
The Australian Federal Police's refusal to examine whether Bronwyn Bishop broke any laws by chartering a taxpayer-funded helicopter to a Liberal Party fundraiser is under investigation.
The Department of Finance will keep secret the outcome of its investigation into the questionable use of taxpayer-funded entitlements by three prominent federal politicians.
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