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Former Liberal backbencher Fraser Ellis has vowed to clear his name after appearing in court for the first time on 23 deception charges related to the country members accommodation allowance.
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Former Liberal backbencher Fraser Ellis is set to make his first appearance in court on 23 deception charges related to claims for the country members accommodation allowance.
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A prominent medicinal cannabis advocate and former staffer to veteran crossbencher Geoff Brock will stand as an independent in the Yorke Peninsula seat of Narungga – whose incumbent Fraser Ellis is facing criminal charges after an ICAC inquiry into alleged misuse of parliamentary entitlements.
EXCLUSIVE | Laws designed to save heritage-listed buildings, including the Urrbrae Gatehouse, from the Government’s “wrecking-ball” are set to be rushed through state parliament, as three ex-Liberal crossbenchers speak out about their newfound political sway.
UPDATED | The Marshall Government has suffered significant defeats in state parliament’s first votes since the Liberal Party lurched into minority government, with the crossbench joining with the Opposition to hijack the parliamentary agenda.
The Marshall Government has fallen into political upheaval, with its parliamentary majority evaporating overnight as the ongoing parliamentary entitlements scandal saw a first-term MP charged with falsely claiming more than $18,000 – and the state’s corruption watchdog revealing it continues to investigate others.
The Marshall Government has been plunged into minority after Liberal MP Fraser Ellis told Parliament at 2am that he had been charged for alleged offences resulting from the ICAC country members allowance investigation and was moving to the crossbench.
