• Craig Thomson case threatens balance of power in parliament
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[img]http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2013/02/02/1226567/424779-craig-thomson.jpg[/img] Craig Thomson. Picture: Craig Greenhill Source: The Daily Telegraph [quote]CRAIG Thomson will front his accusers in a Melbourne court this week even though the Government wants him and his vote to stay in Canberra. The Opposition has made sure the Craig Thomson affair will further embarrass the Government this week by bending over backwards to make sure he gets his way and fronts a Melbourne court. Mr Thomson was today granted a pair from the Opposition, which will allow him to travel to Melbourne to start answering 149 fraud charges related to spending while he was secretary of the Health Services Union. [B]The Government has 70 MPs in the 150-member House, excluding Labor Speaker Anna Burke. The Coalition has 71.[/B][/quote] Read more: [url]http://www.news.com.au/national/thomson-vote/story-fncynjr2-1226570071660[/url]
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