Labor has gone too far with its quota system. I see that the 5% of Australians that are criminals are also well represented.

Here's a couple for you, SM

http://m.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/george-brandis-flimsy-expenses-excuse-a-sad-reflection-on-a-wedding-20130930-2uoxu.html

...and good old soapy George Brandis doesn't even have to the grace to pretend it was mistake.

Not to mention that Barnaby Joyce appears to have taken on the title of "Minister for Attending Weddings"....

"FEDERAL Cabinet Minister Barnaby Joyce has admitted he “probably” slugged taxpayers for travel so he could attend another set of nuptials, this time as host of Queensland’s “political wedding of the year’’."

http://www.news.com.au/national-news/barnaby-joyce-admits-he-may-have-claimed-petrol-costs-for-a-second-wedding-visit/story-fncynjr2-1226730279972#ixzz2gQ4C5jj2

Hypocrisy much....

: )

P, Talking of hypocrisy:

Juliar used the military jet to go a private wedding and then separately to a labor party fund raiser that is explicitly excluded and cost the tax payers $100 000s and never even attempted to pay it back. It has already been acknowledged that the expenses claim by Brandis was within the letter of the law, and the question was only whether it was within the spirit.

This is very different from Craig Thomson's fraud, or MacDonald, Obied etc, etc within labor.

They're a bunch of hypocrites.

End of story.

'Hypocrisy much...

'They're a bunch of hypocrites. '

so funny coming from you Poirot.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/attorneygeneral-george-brandis-defends-13000-taxpayerfunded-library-20131001-2upee.html

"The Attorney-General said that the "majority of the cost of the entitlement has been spent on subscription to the Commonwealth law reports".

However, a Fairfax Media analysis of Senator Brandis' expenses over the past four years reveals that of the nearly $13,000 spent on publications, only $4013.65 has been spent on Commonwealth law reports."

Talking of ex-PMs

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/pm-notches-up-record-jet-bill/story-e6freuzi-1111114456294

"PRIME Minister John Howard has set a new record for his taxpayer-funded RAAF VIP jet taxi service between Sydney and Canberra.

Because Mr Howard chooses to live at Kirribilli House on Sydney Harbour and not at PM's official residence at The Lodge in Canberra, he uses a VIP jet to commute from home to work and back whenever Parliament sits.

During 2006 the flight bill to taxpayers was $187,530 for direct operating costs (fuel, spares, crew) or $1.6 million based on the full cost (lease, overheads) to the RAAF of operating two Boeing 737 business jets and four smaller eight-seat Canadair VIP jets for the Government.

If Mr Howard had flown Qantas business class the bill for 123 flights would have been a mere $50,709."