No grip on spending

  The Government has lost control of the bureaucracy, with tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayers’ funds being wasted on costly testing.A straightforward request for a chair mat, to protect the carpet in Senator Scott Ryan’s electorate office from wear and tear,...

3AW with Neil Mitchell

Listen to the audio here: 3AW Mornings 21_10_11 Ryan  Neil Mitchell: This is extraordinary, how can anybody think it was sensible to spend $100,000 selling two tables that were worth $5000. Senator Ryan: Well Neil, every year I sit back when we have these hearings and...

Big business or bureaucrat, not both

It looks like a conflict of interest, it smells like a conflict of interest, but according to the Government, it is not a conflict of interest. Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition Senator Scott Ryan called on Prime Minister Julia...