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'I won't be commenting': Rockliff grilled after Ogilvie resigns as minister
Key takeaways
- Madeleine Ogilvie resigned from her cabinet position on Saturday, relinquishing her ministerial portfolios.
- Budget estimates hearings started in Hobart today, with Premier Jeremy Rockliff facing a grilling from both Labor and the Greens to reveal more details of ex-minister Madeleine Ogilvie's Supreme Court legal fees.
- Ms Ogilvie resigned as a minister on Saturday and will now sit on the backbench after she was accused of misleading parliament over whether she was party to any Supreme Court proceedings.
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Madeleine Ogilvie resigned from her cabinet position on Saturday, relinquishing her ministerial portfolios. (ABC News: Ebony ten Broeke)
Budget estimates hearings started in Hobart today, with Premier Jeremy Rockliff facing a grilling from both Labor and the Greens to reveal more details of ex-minister Madeleine Ogilvie's Supreme Court legal fees.
Ms Ogilvie resigned as a minister on Saturday and will now sit on the backbench after she was accused of misleading parliament over whether she was party to any Supreme Court proceedings.
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