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| Sussan Ley secured property finance months before apartment purchase | Sussan Ley secured property finance months before apartment purchase |
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| Sussan Ley secured finance “several months” before she bought a $795,000 apartment on a taxpayer-funded trip to the Gold Coast in what has been characterised as a spur of the moment decision. | Sussan Ley secured finance “several months” before she bought a $795,000 apartment on a taxpayer-funded trip to the Gold Coast in what has been characterised as a spur of the moment decision. |
| The health minister remains under significant pressure following revelations she charged taxpayers almost $4,000 for a trip to the Gold Coast in 2015 during which she purchased a luxury apartment. | The health minister remains under significant pressure following revelations she charged taxpayers almost $4,000 for a trip to the Gold Coast in 2015 during which she purchased a luxury apartment. |
| She maintains she had “not planned nor anticipated” buying the apartment during the trip, but on Sunday she issued a public apology, admitting she made an “error of judgement” in billing taxpayers for the trip. | She maintains she had “not planned nor anticipated” buying the apartment during the trip, but on Sunday she issued a public apology, admitting she made an “error of judgement” in billing taxpayers for the trip. |
| She said she had spent “the past 48 hours” examining her travel records and had discovered a few other problems with her entitlements. | She said she had spent “the past 48 hours” examining her travel records and had discovered a few other problems with her entitlements. |
| “I have spoken to the prime minister and he agrees that this claim does not meet the high standards he expects of ministers,” she said in her statement on Sunday. | “I have spoken to the prime minister and he agrees that this claim does not meet the high standards he expects of ministers,” she said in her statement on Sunday. |
| “Tomorrow I will ask the Department of Finance to invoice me for the costs for the car and travel allowance claimed on Saturday 9 May 2015, including the relevant penalty applied to erroneous claims. | “Tomorrow I will ask the Department of Finance to invoice me for the costs for the car and travel allowance claimed on Saturday 9 May 2015, including the relevant penalty applied to erroneous claims. |
| “My examination of my travel records has also brought to my attention two other claims for accommodation on the Gold Coast in 2014 and 2015 where I should have stayed and claimed in Brisbane, as well as a single one-way flight from Coolangatta to Canberra in June 2015. | “My examination of my travel records has also brought to my attention two other claims for accommodation on the Gold Coast in 2014 and 2015 where I should have stayed and claimed in Brisbane, as well as a single one-way flight from Coolangatta to Canberra in June 2015. |
| “I will also ask the Department of Finance to invoice me the costs of these claims, as well as the relevant penalty.” | “I will also ask the Department of Finance to invoice me the costs of these claims, as well as the relevant penalty.” |
| A spokesman has told Guardian Australia that Ley secured finance “several months” before she purchased the $795,000 investment property in 2015. | A spokesman has told Guardian Australia that Ley secured finance “several months” before she purchased the $795,000 investment property in 2015. |
| The finance approval was not linked to a particular address, type of property or location, the spokesman said. | The finance approval was not linked to a particular address, type of property or location, the spokesman said. |
| “No documents are required to bid at an auction in Queensland so no documents were taken and she registered within half an hour before it started,” he said. | “No documents are required to bid at an auction in Queensland so no documents were taken and she registered within half an hour before it started,” he said. |
| “She made no phone call to the agent and she did not know the identity of the owner of the property, who was not present at the auction. | “She made no phone call to the agent and she did not know the identity of the owner of the property, who was not present at the auction. |
| “Ms Ley was not in Queensland for the settlement of the property, which was handled by a Albury-based solicitor.” | “Ms Ley was not in Queensland for the settlement of the property, which was handled by a Albury-based solicitor.” |
| The spokesman said Ley’s Gold Coast apartment was “her first and only property investment.” | The spokesman said Ley’s Gold Coast apartment was “her first and only property investment.” |
| Ley’s register of interests lists one residential property and the investment property on the Gold Coast. Ley’s husband also owns two investment properties, according to the register. | |
| Under Queensland law, there is no “cooling off period” for buying at an auction. | Under Queensland law, there is no “cooling off period” for buying at an auction. |
| If you are the successful bidder at an auction, you have to settle the contract even if the house doesn’t pass inspections, you change your mind, or you can’t afford it. | If you are the successful bidder at an auction, you have to settle the contract even if the house doesn’t pass inspections, you change your mind, or you can’t afford it. |
| Ley said on Sunday said in the interests of transparency, she will ask the Department of Finance to review all her ministerial travel to the Gold Coast. | Ley said on Sunday said in the interests of transparency, she will ask the Department of Finance to review all her ministerial travel to the Gold Coast. |
| Labor’s health spokeswoman, Catherine King, said on Sunday that Malcolm Turnbull had no choice but to sack Ley from his front bench. | Labor’s health spokeswoman, Catherine King, said on Sunday that Malcolm Turnbull had no choice but to sack Ley from his front bench. |
| “Repaying the taxpayer does not erase the fact that Ley has breached the rules, and Turnbull must act,” King said. | “Repaying the taxpayer does not erase the fact that Ley has breached the rules, and Turnbull must act,” King said. |
| “Sussan Ley will not only repay travel for the Gold Coast trip in which she claims she spontaneously purchased an apartment, she will also repay travel on three other occasions. | “Sussan Ley will not only repay travel for the Gold Coast trip in which she claims she spontaneously purchased an apartment, she will also repay travel on three other occasions. |
| “If Malcolm Turnbull he is willing to turn a blind eye on this type of conduct, it shows exactly what type of leader he really is.” | “If Malcolm Turnbull he is willing to turn a blind eye on this type of conduct, it shows exactly what type of leader he really is.” |