Putting Porter vote through the pub test

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The Coalition Government recently used its majority in the House of Representatives to vote down a Labor push to refer Christian Porter to the privileges committee to determine whether his declaration complied with relevant disclosure rules, despite the speaker, Tony Smith, finding there was a “prima facie case” to investigate.

This is appalling and shows why we need a Federal ICAC, set up under the same rules as NSW.

What Porter has done is very questionable and dubious.

Why didn’t Lucy Wicks support Labor’s and the Speaker’s recommendations to refer Porter to the Privileges Committee.

Porter’s actions do not pass the pub test and the vast majority of her constituents would be 100 per cent in favour of such an investigation – this once again proves that she is in parliament to serve the Liberal party not the residents of Robertson.

Shame on her and I look forward to her explaining to her constituents why she did not support this move in her own words, not a few paragraphs of political spin – it is time that the local press call on our MPs to justify why they voted in certain ways particularly if it is obvious that their constituents have a majority opinion on matters.

Email, Oct 22
Errol Grace, Niagara Park