ANALYSIS: Trust in MPs collapses as WA politics ends the year mired in sex and corruption scandals
To top it all off, Upper House Liberal MPs admitted they had been using taxpayer allowances to pay for boozy dinners.
"I think it reflects poorly on politicians," Upper House MP Tjorn Sibma said, when asked about the Corruption and Crime Commission report into now ex-Liberal Phil Edman's use of entitlements. Mr Wyatt's comments came as he faced a bruising week following the allegations his top spin doctor, Stephen Kaless, inappropriately touched a fellow staff member, resulting in an embarrassing resignation on the eve ofThe findings about Mr Edman handed down by the CCC were particularly bruising for the political class.
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