Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley has launched an internal investigation into why she failed to declare accommodation, meals and transport funded by the Palestinian Authority.
The Deputy Opposition Leader has launched an internal investigation into why she failed to declare various expenses from her trip to the West Bank in 2011 which were funded by the Palestinian Authority , Sky News host Sharri Markson can reveal.Ms Ley was a strong critic of Israel at the time and was given a tour by the Palestinian officials.
“If correct, this would have been an administrative oversight. Sussan has never hid from the fact that she was on the trip, indeed she has spoken about it publicly on a number of occasions.” And the main reason Ms Ley is deputy is that after the last election - when Scott Morrison was wrongly hounded over the Brittany Higgins affair - there was the perception that the Coalition had a women problem.The deputy leader needs to come from the lower house and there were limited options - either new or lower profile MPs.
And she has been incredibly strong in her commentary since October 7 - and I’ve broadcast on my show her many questions to Albanese in Question Time about his hostility towards Israel. "As someone with a longstanding affinity for the Palestinians, including co-chairing this parliament's friendship group over many years, I wish to highlight the Palestinian perspective.
In 2011, she expressed support for Palestinian statehood - this was to the left of the Labor Party at the time.
Deputy Opposition Leader Sharri Markson Undeclared Trip Expenses Palestinian Authority
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