epa04869515 (FILE) A file photograph showing Australian Speaker of the House of Representatives Bronwyn Bishop speaking the media during a news conference in Sydney, Australia, 18 July 2015. Bronwyn Bishop resigned on 02 August 2015 after weeks of pressure over an expenses scandal. Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who resisted calls for her to resign over revelations of her extravagant travel expenses, made the announcement at a hastily called press conference. EPA/MICK TSIKAS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
SYDNEY: Australian Parliamentary Speaker Bronwyn Bishop announced her resignation following public anger over her travel expenses, as Prime Minister Tony Abbott said a review would be launched into politicians’ entitlements.
Bishop, a member of Abbott’s Liberal Party, had been under fire for more than three weeks as media reports emerged of her use of taxpayers’ money for trips including spending A$5,000 (RM14,000) on an 80km helicopter ride for a November political fundraiser.
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