Twitter has enjoyed watching the fall of Australia's Speaker of the House of Representatives, Bronwyn Bishop, and like any self-respecting social network has torn her to shreds.
Bishop resigned from her position on Sunday, after the true extent of her obsession with lavish travel at the taxpayer's expense had been revealed. From chartered helicopter flights to wedding extravaganzas, Bishop knew how to travel in style. Despite being squarely within the parliamentary rules, her galavanting ended abruptly on the weekend.
Sadly for Bishop, she may now be forced to catch the train. But being the kind-hearted souls Australians are, many have been offering to help -- with their hard earned cash. Using the hashtag #PutYourWalletOut, the general public is using a term previously reserved for mourning Australian sporting heroes to have a laugh at Bishop's expense.
Australia understands she'll need all the funds she can get.
#PutYourWalletsOut#choppergate #auspol pic.twitter.com/pRgf5U9rLS— Steve Lopez (@slopezAU) August 2, 2015
@slopezAU #PutYourWalletsOut #choppergate #auspol pic.twitter.com/VOUTy7YGQg— Cold Hard Truth (@nswelectric) August 2, 2015
"'Tis better to have rorted and lost, than never to have rorted at all" #putyourwalletsout pic.twitter.com/VBdydICNye— Andre Serna (@andre_serna) August 3, 2015
I'm assuming there will be no more choppers. Leaving it on the bus for Bishop. #putyourwalletsout pic.twitter.com/G3AEfkLKzm— Brenden Prazner (@prazner) August 3, 2015
#PutYourWalletsOut for #bronwyn #choppergate pic.twitter.com/FVAMWTYidr— Chris Parker (@wilywagtail) August 3, 2015
Who says we plebs can't afford choppers? #putyourwalletsout #choppergate #auspol pic.twitter.com/IcRxiu7NfA— Elijan (@metamorphosis) August 3, 2015
#PutYourWalletsOut #choppergate pic.twitter.com/bac5Vkt7N2— Nicholas Oswald (@n0swald) August 3, 2015
In the end she took just one helicopter flight too many. Vale Bronwyn Bishop. #putyourwalletsout #choppergate pic.twitter.com/p9Kuwp5TgT— Andrew Braskic (@braskic) August 2, 2015
Something to ease the pain. #putyourwalletsout pic.twitter.com/VscIJfQEZ5— DameBaileyWoof OAM (@MissBaileyWoof) August 2, 2015