South Australian Senator Bob Day has yet to officially resign from Parliament, meaning he is still being paid and could take his seat on the Senate crossbench next month.
Last Monday, Senator Day told his staff I will of course resign from the Senate after he announced that his Home Australia group was being placed in liquidation, with more than 200 unfinished homes in five states.
But with his chosen successor to replace him in the Senate now being challenged by at least half a dozen candidates, Senator Day is hanging on to his seat and will continue to be paid the senator salary of $199,040 a year.
That means for every week he delays handing in his notice to Senate President Stephen Parry, he earns $3827 or $545 per day – be…
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