Peter Freedman wrote on May 20
th, 2013 at 1:11pm:
BlOoDy RiPpEr wrote on May 20
th, 2013 at 1:02pm:
from what I hear it was a low range reading
Well, that's all right then.
Abbott seems to be surrounded by drunks.
New South Wales
Name
Year
Party
Offence
Sentence
Notes
Reference
Rex Jackson 1987 Labor Party accepting bribes 10 years former Minister for Corrective Services; increased from 7½ years on appeal [4]
Tony Packard 1993 Liberal Party unlawful use of listening devices convicted, fined $1000 [5][6]
Barry Morris 1996 Liberal Party making death threats 1 year decreased from 2½ years on appeal [7]
Milton Orkopoulos 2008 Labor Party 33 counts, including child sex and drug offences 13 years and 8 months (non-parole period 9 years) appealed March 2009 [8]
Richard Face 2009 Labor Party Making a false statement to the ICAC fined $2500, three-year good behaviour bond [9][10]
[edit] Queensland
Name
Year
Party
Offence
Sentence
Notes
Reference
Brian Austin 1990 National Party misappropriating public funds 15 months [11]
Leisha Harvey 1990 National Party misappropriating public funds 12 months 7 months served in home detention [11]
Don Lane 1990 National Party misappropriating public funds 12 months [11]
Geoff Muntz 1990 National Party misappropriating public funds 12 months [11]
Keith Wright 1993 Labor Party child sex offences 8 years (non-parole period 4 years), paroled after 5½ years Former Opposition Leader [12]
Bill D'Arcy 2000 Labor Party child sex offences 11 years (non-parole period 7 years) [13]
Merri Rose 2005 Labor Party extortion 1½ years [12]
Gordon Nuttall 2009, 2011 Labor Party Corruption, receiving secret commissions, theft 15 years (non-parole period 10 years) [14]
Karen Struthers 2007 Labor Party Drink driving $1000 fine and loss of licence for 10 months [15]
[edit] Tasmania
Name
Year
Party
Offence
Sentence
Notes
Reference
Brenton Best 2002 Labor Party Drink driving [16][17]
Terry Martin 2011 Independent Producing child pornography and sexual penetration of a child under the age of 17 suspended sentence [18]
Dr Bob Brown 1983
The Greens
Protesting against the Franklin Dam 19 Days in Risdon Prison [19]
[edit] Victoria
Name
Year
Party
Offence
Sentence
Notes
Reference
Carolyn Hirsh 2005 Labor Party Drink driving $600 and driving ban of 6 months ,[20]
Andrew Olexander 2005 Liberal Party Drink driving ,[20]
Carolyn Hirsh 2006 Labor Party Drink driving and driving whilst disqualified $600 and driving ban of 1 year ,[21]
Adem Somyurek 2009 Labor Party Driving whilst disqualified $300 and 1 month suspended Gaol sentence ,[22]
[edit] Western Australia
Name
Year
Party
Offence
Sentence
Notes
Reference
Brian Burke 1994 Labor Party misappropriating public funds 7 months former state Premier [23]
Ray O'Connor 1995 Liberal Party stealing a Bond Corporation cheque from a parked car 18 months former state Premier [24][25]
David Parker 1996 Labor Party perjury 18 months former state Deputy Premier, paroled after six months [26]
Wayde Smith 1998 Liberal Party perjury 18 months paroled after six months [27][28]
[edit] See also
List of Australian political controversies
[edit] References