The Prime Minister is facing calls to sack his Communications Minister Michelle Rowland after she received political donations from one of the country’s largest bookmakers on the eve of the election.
According to shocking revelations in the Nine newspapers on Thursday, Ms Rowland benefited from almost $19,000 in political contributions in the lead-up to the election.
Now as Communications Minister she has jurisdiction over the Australian Communications and Media Authority as well as the Interactive Gambling Act. “How on earth she thought it was okay to accept donations from an online gambling company is unfathomable,” Mr Wilkie said in a statement. “The Prime Minister must sack her today if he is fair dinkum about restoring integrity in politics, and direct the ALP to immediately return the donation to Sportsbet.”
“The Government strongly supports the implementation of the national self-exclusion register, called BetStop, and the Minster is committed to getting it done.”
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