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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

United Australia senator Ralph Babet defends working for family real estate business

Ralph Babet
United Australia party senator Ralph Babet has said he does not get paid for his work at his family real estate business. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

The United Australia party senator Ralph Babet has defended continuing to work for his family real estate business by claiming he is not paid and that his job in the Senate still “takes priority”.

But Babet said on Monday he was “likely” to return to real estate full-time after serving one term in parliament because he did not see himself as a “career politician”.

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