The news highlights two separate stories involving the Australian Labor Party: the use of a ministerial chauffeur by Housing Minister Rose Jackson and a glossy newsletter sent out by Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah, whose electorate was abolished by the Australian Electoral Commission. The first story centers around Jackson's use of a ministerial chauffeur to attend a Taylor Swift concert, which sparked controversy. The second story focuses on Ananda-Rajah's newsletter, which faced scrutiny for its timing and expense.
was revealed to have used a ministerial chauffeur to repeatedly ferry her to and from her Caves Beach holiday home.whose boozy birthday lunch at a Hunter Valley winery kicked off the chauffeur scandal, but who played no part in organising the driver, survived.
“In relation to the Taylor Swift concert of 23 September 2024 , for which the minister declared a gift of three tickets valued at $2700, did she use a ministerial driver to take her to or from this concert?” Mitchell asked, clearly sniffing a viral moment.Jackson saw her coming. She had attended the concert in an official capacity in the Venues NSW box, and was “happy to report” that she used the ministerial car, Jackson said.
Only for the Australian Electoral Commission to wipe it off the electoral map in the latest redistribution. The MP’s spokesman told us: “The February newsletter has been produced in the conduct of Dr Ananda-Rajah’s parliamentary business and was therefore claimed as a printing and communications work expense.
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