WHY this Member of Parliament backs PM's plan for independent expenses authority to rein in wayward politicians.

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18th Jan. 2017 5:01 AM

When when Parliament failed to address a petition by Sunshine Coast residents in 2011 it ultimately failed the whole...

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11th Jan. 2017 5:01 AM

FORMER Speaker and Sunshine Coast Peter Slipper has been enjoying a golden period out of federal politics, racking up...

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02nd Dec. 2016 12:12 PM

THREE decades ago today I walked into the Sunshine Coast Daily newsroom, dressed in a grey suit with a thin red tie, ready...

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01st Dec. 2016 12:12 PM

JAMES Ashby talks to the Daily about how he's moved on from the Peter Slipper saga.

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22nd Oct. 2016 8:10 AM

FROM elections, to sexual harassment allegations, and AFP investigations, look back at how it all unfolded.

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22nd Oct. 2016 6:10 AM

THE former speaker was by no means the last of the big political spenders.

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22nd Oct. 2016 6:10 AM

The public is clear it won't tolerate the "age of entitlement” being maintained for the select few in Canberra.

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15th Oct. 2016 12:10 PM

THE public has had a gutfull of the double standards that exist in every area of modern Australian society - from tax...

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06th Oct. 2016 7:10 AM

WHY our politicians are immune to allegations they have abused taxpayer-funded entitlements and what needs to be done to...

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05th Oct. 2016 12:10 PM

THE long-running saga that followed allegations of sexual harassment against former Fisher MP Peter Slipper has drawn to a...

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05th Oct. 2016 5:10 AM

AS BOTH outgoing federal candidates leave under a shroud, what happens next for Fairfax and Fisher remains to be seen.

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02nd July 2016 3:07 PM

THEY'VE walked down the aisle a few times before, but two of our eager bridesmaids will be honeymooning in Canberra after...

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02nd July 2016 5:07 AM

A Federal Court judge has granted the Commonwealth Government permission to handover two discs containing James Ashby's...

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19th May 2016 1:05 PM

SUNSHINE Coast MP Mal Brough is facing a 'ramped up' investigation by federal police who are seeking court approval to use...

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29th April 2016 8:04 AM

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have sought access to computer servers at Parliament House as part of their...

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01st March 2016 6:03 AM

UPDATE 1.59PM: MAL Brough opens up about why he felt he had to resign from the Turnbull Ministry.

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13th Feb. 2016 2:02 PM

Peter Slipper's former media advisor Karen Doane has reached a settlement in her sexual discrimination case, but Philip...

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09th Feb. 2016 9:02 AM

KAREN Doane, the former media advisor who sued Peter Slipper and the Commonwealth for sexual discrimination reaches...

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09th Feb. 2016 9:02 AM

MAL Brough has taken a $108,000 pay cut and moved to a back bencher’s office after standing down in late December.

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06th Jan. 2016 1:01 PM

THE question that must be asked however is why it took so long for that decision to be reached?

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30th Dec. 2015 8:12 AM

MAL Brough has stood down as Special Minister of State and Minister for Defence Materiel and Science pending the completion...

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30th Dec. 2015 6:12 AM

FEDERAL Member for Fisher Mal Brough has stepped aside from his ministerial portfolio pending the completion of inquiries...

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29th Dec. 2015 1:12 PM