Whitsundays OnlineThe Murdoch Press (News Ltd, Courier Mail) this weekend has been investigating the expenses received and spent by the MP for Whitsundays, Jan Jarratt.
The Courier Mail has allegedly obtained copies of Ms Jarratt's bank statements indicating that she may have used her electorate allowance to pay the rates on her house here in Cannonvale, another property in Townsville, and transferred cash to her husband and her son, of amounts between $200 to $3,000.
The Courier Mail goes on to say that. . .'It is important to acknowledge that Ms Jarratt has not broken any law in pocketing these allowances. The Courier Mail, therefore, is not embarking on a witchhunt, but it does call for a full and rational debate on MPs' remuneration, and especially the mechanisms which determine parliamentary allowances.'
*These moneys are paid above and beyond the travel allowances, telephone reimbursements, office running expenses such as staff and stationery, are paid for by Parliament.
Full story in the Courier Mail
Follow up story at News Ltd
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