Calls for South Australian MP to resign from corruption committee after ICAC charges
South Australian MP Fraser Ellis has resigned from the Liberal Party, but pressure is mounting for him to be removed from a body that investigates corruption.
This week Mr Ellis was charged with 23 counts of deception by the ICAC, accused of misusing an accommodation allowance to the tune of $18,000.
He is still a member of the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee.
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Mr Ellis with the Premier Steven Marshall.(Facebook) It is completely untenable that Fraser Ellis remains on this committee, Shadow Aboriginal Affairs Minister Kyam Maher said today.
Liberal MP Fraser Ellis has been charged with deception. Here s what it means for the SA Government
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FebFebruary 2021 at 5:05am
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In South Australia, Steven Marshall s first-term Liberal Government has been plunged into minority after backbench MP Fraser Ellis was charged with 23 deception offences, relating to allegedly fraudulent claims of a parliamentary allowance.
It all began with an ABC investigation.
Here s how the dramatic turn of events unfolded, and what it means for the State Government.
South Australian MP Fraser Ellis has been charged by an anti-corruption body with misusing an accommodation allowance to the tune of $18,000.
Mr Ellis has suspended his membership of the Liberal Party and will move to the crossbench, meaning the South Australian government, now holds 23 seats in the parliament â one short of the 24 needed to form a majority.
Mr Ellis revealed the charges against him in parliament, saying he is innocent and will defend all allegations.
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Mr Ellis revealed the charges against him in parliament, saying he is innocent and will defend all allegations.(Facebook) I d like to take this rather unconventional time to inform the House that yesterday I was charged with alleged offences arising from the recent ICAC investigation into the Country Members Accommodation Allowance, Mr Ellis said.