Re: Uh Ohh Mary Jo
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:40 pm
Fisher bows out with farewell Senate speech
South Australian Liberal Senator Mary Jo Fisher has made an emotional farewell speech to the Senate.
Senator Fisher announced she was leaving Parliament in June after it was revealed she had been charged with shoplifting for a second time.
Late last year she was acquitted of stealing groceries at a supermarket in Adelaide's eastern suburbs.
Although found guilty of assaulting a security guard outside the supermarket, she was released without conviction after telling the court she suffered a panic attack during the incident.
Ms Fisher was elected to the Senate in 2007 but says she is stepping down so she can deal with her depression.
South Australian Liberal Senator Mary Jo Fisher has made an emotional farewell speech to the Senate.
Senator Fisher announced she was leaving Parliament in June after it was revealed she had been charged with shoplifting for a second time.
Late last year she was acquitted of stealing groceries at a supermarket in Adelaide's eastern suburbs.
Although found guilty of assaulting a security guard outside the supermarket, she was released without conviction after telling the court she suffered a panic attack during the incident.
Ms Fisher was elected to the Senate in 2007 but says she is stepping down so she can deal with her depression.