spin team finally comes up with an answer, page-11

Justis please read this post of Diligent's so you won't have to ask it again:

Whilst I don't want to justify any spurious expense reimbursement claims made by other pollies, it is well to remember that Slipper DELIBERATLEY arranged his expense report so he could claim non Parliamentary related expenditure as a legitimate expense. That's why he has been charged. From The Telegraph in April, 2012:

'HOUSE Speaker Peter Slipper is engulfed in another scandal amid claims he adjusted taxi vouchers to conceal lavish travel costs, in a possible breach of Commonwealth law.

Canberra limousine driver Berris Crossin told The Daily Telegraph Mr Slipper had an arrangement with her to adjust his travel details to minimise suspicions over the size of his taxi fares.

Ms Crossin - a driver with Canberra Hire Cars - confirmed Mr Slipper would insist on filling out four or five Cabcharge dockets to cover a single trip because "it didn't look as bad as one big fare".

Ms Crossin confirmed Mr Slipper would sign multiple dockets which would be processed manually. This would allow the MP to disguise the size of his travel bill etc