JF Aus,

"In contrast, fundraising is a key component of getting into office and remaining there."

So?

It's outside the guidelines to use taxpayers money to fund party fundraising...full stop.

Bronnie knows the rules...she's a stickler for pushing everyone else around according to "the rules".

She's based her reputation on supposedly pretending to adhere to "the rules".

It turns out she's a serial rorter - more?

"These are the 15 trips Bronwyn Bishop claimed when hearings were not held."

"Inquiry into adoption of children from overseas

25 July 2005 Brisbane $255
13 August 2005 Gold Coast $212
19 August 2005 Townsville $178
24 August 2005 Brisbane $255
20 October 2005 Brisbane $263

Inquiry into balancing work and family

22 February 2006 in Whyalla $186
26 March 2006 in Melbourne $280
7 June 2006 Adelaide $263
24 August 2006 Melbourne $280
31 August 2006 Gold Coast $228
1 September 2006 Brisbane $288
10 December 2006 Brisbane $285

Inquiry into impact of illicit drug use on families

15 April 2007 Brisbane $$288
11 May 2007 Adelaide $268
24 August 2007 Bathurst $194"

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jul/31/these-are-the-15-trips-bronwyn-bishop-claimed-when-hearings-were-not-held?CMP=share_btn_tw

Here's "Murdoch's" Herald Sun editorial - they broke the story. MSM have run with it which is why it hasn't evaporated.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/speaker-bronwyn-bishop-must-get-the-chop/story-fni0ffsx-1227463912645

Foxy,
If the job entails working into nights and day after day, surely the employer is sometimes obligated to pay travel here or there. Example, delay at business in Canberra might cause delay and missed flights to Geelong. Staff likely made the alternative bookings. A helicopter company may have had only one aircraft available.
Surely the law should establish guilt instead of unsubstantiated accusation and insults about age, face, hair and all flying around in this fair country of ours.

Your timing is perfect too Foxy one. I note you slinking away not responding (anymore) about the alleged rape victims response to the investigation being called off.

Poirot,
From what you indicate it appears BB will be convicted and spend years in jail for fraud.
Why not wait and see if BB is convicted by the legal system?
Is it not possible the Speaker has more time available than a minister with a portfolio?
Is it not possible that more time available could lead to a sober and therefore reliable Speaker attending to business on behalf of otherwise busy ministers or indeed the PM?
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And oh yes the weddings, were they absolutely private weddings or were they weddings of political people?

And what evidence is there of what job, was BB chasing for herself in Europe?

JF Aus,

"And oh yes the weddings, were they absolutely private weddings or were they weddings of political people?"

Are you saying that if the people being married were pollies then it's okay for Bronnie to charge the taxpayer to get to the nuptials?

Lol!

Here's the details of her European job-hunting jaunt:

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/bronwyn-bishop-job-bid-leaves-taxpayers-with-huge-expense-bill-20150715-gich1g.html

Been off on a 3 day sabbatical, while in the sin bin I tried to jump a chopper to Tittybong (yea there is such a place in Victoria) I heard the Liberal Party soiree had blow'n into town, and I wanted to catch a bit of the action, all the copters and limos were booked out, the best I could do on the taxpayer was either shanks's pony or a 3 hour public bus hop with Malcolum give'n me an ear bash'n on "How bad's Tone". So I missed that one!

Poirot thanks for that long list of taxpayer funded Bronnie trips, she was most likely conducting "Secret Bronnie Business" or go'n to a Liberal Party match'n or dispatch'n, anyone fallen off the perch lately?

Its not all bad, I do have good news for Beach and Shadow, Aunty Lee has been endorsed by a popular party vote as lead Greens candidate in NSW for the next Senate election. The guys will be over the moon with that one.
p/s There wasn't a helicopter in sight! Lee is very careful with her taxpayer funded expenses, not like some!

JF Aus,

"If the job entails working into nights and day after day, surely the employer is sometimes obligated to pay travel here or there. Example, delay at business in Canberra might cause delay and missed flights to Geelong. Staff likely made the alternative bookings. A helicopter company may have had only one aircraft available.
Surely the law should establish guilt instead of unsubstantiated accusation and insults about age, face, hair and all flying around in this fair country of ours."

You really don't get it do you?

If a politician is not on official parliamentary business, then they have no right to use taxpayer-funded travel.

That's it.

If Bronnie wanted to fly in a top of the range helicopter to a party fundraising event, she should have paid for it herself.

Same goes for this "new" one concerning a $6000 helicopter trip to Nowra for a party fundraiser.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/bronwyn-bishop-travel-expense-scandal-speaker-also-spent-more-than-6000-on-flight-to-fundraiser/story-fni0cx4q-1227465550231?sv=66dd990eb8fa592611371ef6d4c658bb

"BESIEGED Federal Speaker Bronwyn Bishop hired a luxury corporate aircraft to take her to Nowra — a two and a half-hour drive from Sydney — at a cost of more than $6000 to attend a fundraiser late last year.

Already facing calls to resign over the $5227 cost of a chopper flight from Melbourne to Geelong she had to repay, The Daily Telegraph can reveal Ms Bishop is said by Liberal sources to have spent even more on a flight to Nowra to attend a fundraiser in Berry a fortnight after the chopper ride."

And it's Finance that usually determines whether a pollie has claimed outside guidelines, and should pay money back...ever since the Minchin Protocol was instituted.

Keeping in mind that Slipper was not permitted to take advantage of the protocol because he was supposedly reported to the AFP outside of Finances prerogative. The same thing happened to Bronnie, of course, however, unlike the Slipper case, the AFP chucked it straight back to Finance who seems to have put it in the basement, turned off the light and shut the door.

Paul,

Here's Phillip Coorey - "Why Bronwyn Bishop is a disaster of Tony Abbott's own making"

http://www.afr.com/news/politics/why-bronwyn-bishop-is-a-disaster-of-tony-abbotts-own-making-20150731-gimqf4?stb=twt

As I mentioned, the reason this issue hasn't evaporated is that MSM has decided it's a goer and has maintained the pressure and delved deeper as the days have gone by.

Usually a major rorting story erupts and then subsides - slides away into obscurity in a week or so.

Like this one involving Abbott and a $10,000 trip to Tamworth with his daughter - didn't even stay the night.

http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/1828922/free-reign-pm-tony-abbott-under-fire-for-tamworth-festival-trip-as-expense-scandal-deepens/

"HE SWAGGERED down Peel St like a Nashville star, posing in a cowboy hat, dancing a country-style jig and even embracing a mystery blonde holding a “Free Hugs” sign.

But Prime Minister Tony Abbott has found himself in the eye of an expense scandal storm after it emerged his trip to the 2012 Country Music Festival was anything but “free” for taxpayers.

The then-Opposition leader claimed $9347 in work expenses for the whirlwind visit – despite not even staying in the city overnight."

"The parliamentary entitlements register shows taxpayers forked out $8800 for a private return charter flight for Mr Abbott from Sydney to Tamworth on January 25, 2012.

There is no indication on the register of where the other $547 was spent."