Labor says the Pinnacle Club, an associated entity of the Liberal party, has been operating out the office of the assistant minister for customs Jason Wood 9.18am BST And with that, we are going to call it a night.It is the midwinter ball tonight, and this year, after lobbying, it is officially on the record. As it should be. You may have noticed quite a few journalists were uncomfortable with the off-the-record understanding, given the guests, so that has been officially changed. 9.05am BST And we finally have that statement from Jason Woodīs office:Assistant minister Wood manages his offices and expenses within the guidelines.Resources provided for contacting a member or their staff, such as email addresses, PO boxes etc, can be listed as contact details where parliamentarians or their staff are reporting to regulators such as the Australian Electoral Commission. 9.04am BST Richard Marles has spoken on Jason Wood:Jason Wood has been caught out using his parliamentary office as a fundraising vehicle for the Liberal party.This is a clear breach of the ministerial standards, and it raises serious questions for the prime minister to answer. 8.32am BST All of the flags.Top meetings with Treasurer @JoshFrydenberg and Agriculture Minister @senbmckenzie about deepening links between our nations and making the case for free enterprise. #finance #farming #freedom pic.twitter.com/NxVljuHLKM 8.31am BST Julie Collins spoke to David Speers about why Labor didnīt support the inquiry:Speers: What did you make of Pauline Hansonīs comments that some women do make up domestic violence complaints to get an outcome in the family court? 8.21am BST Larissa Waters spoke to Afternoon Briefing and was asked about whether she believed women, who had been in family violence situations would speak at the family court inquiry given deputy chair Pauline Hansonīs comments:Well, I mean, would you? If you thought you were going to give evidence before someone that thought you were a liar? It i ...
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