Christian Porter says campaign bus is not free, it just hasn't been paid for yet

Attorney general says Liberals intended to buy bus from Australian Transit Group, linked to former WA minister Joe Francis

Christian Porter says the Liberal party had agreed to purchase three campaign buses from a Western Australian company managed by ex-state Liberal politician Joe Francis months before he appointed Francis to a lucrative government-funded position.

Porter has denied claims that Francis provided the buses – one of which has been earmarked for his campaign – for free, but said the purchase agreement was timed to take place before the federal election, meaning the transaction has not yet been completed.

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