John Dawkins will challenge Government nominee Jing Lee to be Upper House president as South Australian Parliament resumes today.
Veteran Liberal MP John Dawkins will challenge Government nominee Jing Lee to become Upper House president as South Australian Parliament resumes today.Treasurer Rob Lucas has backed Ms Leeas part of the Country Members Accommodation Allowance scandal.He was first elected to the Legislative Council in 1997 and served as the Opposition whip in the Upper House for 17 years until 2018.
In a statement last week, Ms Lee said she was a proud Australian citizen who was focused on building relationships with multicultural communities and she did not support China's 'One Belt, One Road' policy.Lucas backs Lee, 'disappointed' in Dawkins "Of course he's entitled to take that decision as an individual member of parliament … but I'll be supporting, as will the Government, our nominee Jing Lee."
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