Govt must deal with Speaker: Burke

Former Labor Speaker Anna Burke says the government must deal with Speaker Bronwyn Bishop over the Liberal party fundraiser issue.

 Speaker of the House Bronwyn Bishop (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)

Speaker Bronwyn Bishop is being criticised for using a helicopter to attend a Liberal Party function (AAP) Source: AAP

Mrs Bishop has offered to pay back more than $5200, plus a 25 per cent loading, claimed for a chartered helicopter flight between Melbourne and the Clifton Springs Golf Club on November 5 last
year.

Ms Burke says mistakes can be made, but there's a difference between doing something deliberately, knowingly, and doing it unwittingly and the government has to deal with it.

Labor hasn't ruled out referring the matter to the Australian Federal Police as Mrs Bishop would have signed a form confirming the helicopter charter was for "official business".

Labor frontbencher Tony Burke says the Speaker should publicly release a copy of the signed form.


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