Member for Wagga Daryl Maguire has refused to quit Parliament after it was last week revealed in a corruption inquiry that Mr Maguire sought payment of a “dividend” over a property deal. He told ICAC he pursued Mr Hawatt on behalf of Chinese “friends” with “mega money” from the company Country Garden, who he was trying to help get established in Australia. The only way to force Mr Maguire to resign is to vote to expel him from Parliament, but that standing order hasn’t been used since 1917 and it’s normally reserved for convictions of a criminal nature.
The ABC reported, “If the party or the Opposition did use this order, it would be an extraordinary thing to remove a member put there by the voting public. But as one Government minister said, “Does this guy have no f***ing moral compass?” “He’s doing damage to the Liberal Party, damage to the Government and damage to politicians in general.” There has been criticism of the Government for not taking a firmer stance against Mr Maguire and trying to force him to quit. Some Nationals members believe it’s because the Government doesn’t want a by-election in the seat of Wagga as the Liberals will lose it to the Nationals.”
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