Senator Rodney Culleton has been declared bankrupt at a hearing in the federal court in Perth.
Culleton, who was elected as part of Pauline Hansons One Nation before quitting the party this week, was found bankrupt following action taken by a creditor.
Under Section 44 of the Australian constitution, a person is not allowed to continue as a member of federal parliament if he or she is an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent.
Youve just executed me before I bleed to death, Culleton was heard to say to the judge after the decision. You have just given my estate away.
The WA district court had ordered Senator Culleton to pay former Wesfarmers director Dick Lester $205,536 in 2013, which has since increased to $280,000, over unpaid r…
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