I feel vindicated with regard to saying the law should take its course.

Quote "The Federal Court judge in the Peter Slipper case says it is "very, very troubling" that serious allegations against the federal parliamentary speaker of misusing taxi vouchers were put before the court and later withdrawn."

I will say again it was not done to save money it is to save someone.

There is a lot more to this case than has so far been revealed and now what was revealed is being suppressed.

There is still the personal suit against Slipper by Ashby underway in Federal Court to determine sexual harrassment charges.

Certainly from a fiscal perspective the Roxon decision is a money-saver avoiding a long drawn out and expensive legal process.

However this case is far from simple because of the political ramifications if Slipper were to lose his position. It is no secret that Slipper would not ordinarily be a favoured canddiate for Speaker without the balance of power issues, after the perceived risk of losing Wilkie support with pokies backflip.

Roxon has made a few big blunders in this case, not least the claim that Ashby's legal action was vexatious and the outcome was not about who was 'right or wrong'. Both foolish statements under the circumstances. What is the legal process about if not about who is right or wrong. Justice is not about fiscal balance sheets (considering other waste by government) even as attractive as this might be from a taxpayer POV.

I am not sure if the cabcharge allegations are being pursued by police or not but certainly they should be in the circumstances.

The judicial process is about getting to the truth of a matter. Surely that's what counts otherwise what is the point of the Courts, let's just judge all cases in the court of public opinion.

Pelican,

Litigation is expensive, especially if you lose. Settlement is seldom done except when the litigant has a valid case.

Roxon, as attorney general has the duty to ensure justice. The level of partisanship she displayed is unprecedented, and if she had any decency would resign. However, this is not a feature that she is renowned for.