South Australian senator Bob Day has resigned from parliament, effective immediately, in the wake of the collapse of his building business.
The Family First senator, who first flagged resigning a fortnight ago after the business went into administration, appeared to change his mind last week saying there wasnt time to find a replacement and that legislation coming before the senate this month was too important to Family First to have a vacant seat for even one day in November.
But the failure to find a buyer for his company, Home Australia group, which was handed over to liquidator McGrathNicol last month, leaving 200 homes in five states unfinished, has brought another change of heart.
Senator Day has just is…
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