Belinda Neal

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In June 2008, Neal and her husband John Della Bosca were dining in a bistro called Iguana Joe's when they were reportedly involved in an incident with staff of the premises. [12] [13] [14] Statements witnessed by Chris Spence, a political rival of Neal's, suggested Neal and her husband had been abusive to restaurant staff. [15] The Premier of New South Wales, Morris Iemma, asked the New South Wales Police Force to assess the allegations, but the matter lapsed when the New South Wales Director of Public Prosecutions advised that nothing that occurred could have constituted a crime.

Expulsion from NSW Labor

On 24 July 2017, officers of the ALP NSW branch adopted the decision of the party's Internal Appeals Tribunal to expel Neal from the party, after the tribunal determined that she had engaged in "unworthy conduct" in a form of branch stacking called "walking the books", which was prohibited under Labor rules. [16]

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  3. ↑ "Walker by four votes". The Canberra Times. 9 July 1989. Retrieved 23 December 2022– via Trove.
  4. ↑ "Neal endorsed for Senate post". The Canberra Times. 1 March 1994. Retrieved 23 December 2022– via Trove.
  5. ↑ "Solicitor set to gain Sibraa's seat amid claims of voting farce". The Canberra Times. 23 February 1994. Retrieved 23 December 2022– via Trove.
  6. ↑ "Mud flies as candidates jostle for Senate job". The Canberra Times. 5 February 1994. Retrieved 23 December 2022– via Trove.
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  11. ↑ "Della Bosca confirms he's quitting". Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  12. ↑ "Club offers apology after NSW MP flags legal action". The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
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  14. ↑ Hall, Louise (8 June 2008). "Della Bosca and MP wife in scrap with restaurant". The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media.
  15. ↑ "Neal in hot seat as staffer Melissa Batten in police talks". The Daily Telegraph . News Limited. 17 June 2008.
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Belinda Neal
Senator for New South Wales
In office
8 March 1994 –3 September 1998
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Member for Robertson
2007–2010		Succeeded by
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