Basil Zempilas 10 things: Appalling behaviour to shield an MP from accountability

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The unprecedented chaos of three Labor MP’s running a protection racquet for the Member for Riverton when he arrived at Parliament was disgraceful and paint every MP in a very poor light.

1. “It’s all being sorted” was Labor MP Jagadish Krishnan, the Member for Riverton’s reply when asked about his mounting personal and business debts — including $300,000 owed to a Perth doctor who says he needs the money back to pay for his daughter’s disability services. The doctor and his wife told the Labor MP in an email chasing the outstanding amount was causing their family “immense stress with each passing day.” That family have been asking for their money back for three years. “It’s all being sorted” Krishnan repeats. When? 2.

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