Senate chaos after Bob Day resigns

Bob Day

Bob Day Source: AAP

Family First Senator Bob Day has left parliament weeks after tendering his resignation. His sudden departure comes after revelations that his electoral office in Adelaide was rented in a building where he had a financial interest.


Ua vaevaeina le Senate ina ua faamavae le sui o le Family First i South Australia, Bob Day i tuuaiga o le mauaina o sona manuia mai le malo i auala e solia ai tulafono faavae.

 

E ono oo le mataupu i le faamasinoga maualuga e aumai ai se faaiuga pe na tala feagai ma le tulafono o faigaplaota le avea o Bob Day ma sui tauva.

 

A toe faitau le palota mo le Senate i South Australia, e ono tula'i mai ai se sui o le Labor poo le One Nationa ae le o le Family First.

 

I lalo o le Vaega 44 o le Faavae, e le mafai ona avea se tagata ma sui faipule pe a iai se maliega i lona va, poo le va o se Kamupani o loo ia pulea, ma le malo tele

 

O ananafi na faamavae ai Bob Day ma le palemene.

 

Ua fesiligia e le ituagai le malo e faamanino mai poo anafea na muamua iloa ai le totogi o le rent i le Kamupani a Bob Day, e ona le fale na iai lona ofisa i Adelaide.

 

O le sui faaolioli o le Labor i le tofi loia sili, o Richard Dreyfus...........

 

DREYFUS

 

"When did they first know the facts? That's the question. When did they know this electoral office, which Senator Day's been in for a long time, was a building in which, as is apparently alleged, he had a direct or indirect pecuniary interest? That's the question. If it's months ago, why didn't they investigate before now? Is this the matter that the now-resigned Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson disclosed he had advised on, namely a question to do with the composition of the Senate, which we learned last month in a Senate committee inquiry hearing?"

 

Ua atili faigata ai le tulaga o le malo a le soo faatasiga i le Senate, ona o Bob Day sa masani ona palota ma le malo i le tele o tulafono.

 

Toe faitau vaiaso o loo totoe e tauaofia ai le palemene, ma e le'i iloa poo le a se aso e maua ai se sui e sui tulaga ia Bob day mo South Australia.

 

A aumai le faaiuga a le High Court e alagatatau ma le tulafono le auala na tofia ai Bob Day, o lona uiga e toe filifili seisi sui o le Family First e sui tulaga.

 

Na faaalia e se sui o le Kapeneta Dan Tehan i le ABC o le a tulei e le malo tele le Senate e ave le mataupu i le High Court.

 

TEHAN

"The potential referral to the High Court relates to Section 44 of the Constitution regarding a potential, indirect pecuniary interest in a contract with the Commonwealth so that is what the matter relates to."

 






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