List of Australian politicians convicted of crimes

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This is a list of Australian politicians who have been convicted of crimes.

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[edit] Federal

  • Michael Cobb - NSW federal National Party MP fined $14,000 and given a two-year suspended jail term after being found guilty of rorting travel expenses.[1]
  • Pauline Hanson - One Nation co-founder sentenced to three years' jail for electoral fraud, but was subsequently acquitted and found to have been jailed wrongly.[2]

[edit] New South Wales

Name Year Party Offense Sentence Notes Reference
Rex Jackson 1987 Labor Party accepting bribes 10 years former Minister for Corrective Services; increased from 7 1/2 years on appeal [3]
Tony Packard 1993 Liberal Party unlawful use of listening devices convicted, fined $1000 [4][5]
Barry Morris 1996 Liberal Party making death threats 1 year decreased from 2 1/2 years on appeal [6]

[edit] Queensland

Name Year Party Offense Sentence Notes Reference
Brian Austin 1990 National Party misapproprating public funds 15 months [7]
Leisha Harvey 1990 National Party misapproprating public funds 12 months last 7 months served in home detention [8]
Don Lane 1990 National Party misapproprating public funds 12 months [9]
Bill D'Arcy 2000 Labor Party child sex offenses 10 years 6 months [10]

[edit] Western Australia

Name Year Party Offense Sentence Notes Reference
Brian Burke 1994 Labor Party misappropriating public funds 7 months former state Premier [11]
Ray O'Connor 1995 Liberal Party convicted of stealing a cheque from Bond Corporation 18 months former state Premier [12][13]
David Parker 1996 Labor Party perjury 18 months former state Deputy Premier
paroled after six months		 [14]
Wayde Smith 1998 Liberal Party perjury 18 months paroled after six months [15][16]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cobb and co in fight over will. The Sydney Morning Herald (2002-10-13). Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
  2. ^ "Profile: Pauline Hanson", BBC, 2004-09-15. Retrieved on 2006-12-20. 
  3. ^ "Jackson given extra 2 1/2 years", Sydney Morning Herald, 1988-06-24. Retrieved on 2008-01-20. 
  4. ^ "Our fallen politicians", The Advertiser, 1998-11-17. Retrieved on 2008-01-20. 
  5. ^ "Ex-MP goes on air", Sydney Morning Herald, 1993-07-30. Retrieved on 2008-01-20. 
  6. ^ "Morris jail term cut", The Australian, 1996-11-26. Retrieved on 2008-01-20. 
  7. ^ "Players in a vast drama", Courier Mail, 2007-05-14. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. 
  8. ^ "Players in a vast drama", Courier Mail, 2007-05-14. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. 
  9. ^ "Players in a vast drama", Courier Mail, 2007-05-14. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. 
  10. ^ "D'Arcy child sex trial aborted for third time", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2003-12-11. Retrieved on 2006-12-20. 
  11. ^ "Former WA premier to quit ALP", The Australian, 2006-11-09. Retrieved on 2006-12-20. 
  12. ^ "Courts embroil MPs in wild West", Sydney: The Sydney Morning Herald, 1999-07-05, p. 2. Retrieved on 2008-01-21. 
  13. ^ Barker, Anthony (2001). What Happened When: A Chronology of Australia from 1788. Australia: Allen & Unwin, 360. ISBN 1865084263. 
  14. ^ "Parker appeal dismissed", The West Australian, 1996-12-21. Retrieved on 2008-01-19. 
  15. ^ "Ex-MP jailed in perjury case", The West Australian, 1997-11-05. Retrieved on 2008-01-19. 
  16. ^ "Smith loses realtor license", The West Australian, 1998-08-22. Retrieved on 2008-01-19. 
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