Culleton risks jail in Senate stand-off – Perth Now

Nearly a week after he was removed from his Senate seat for being declared bankrupt, Rod Culleton was yesterday refusing to accept the Federal Court and Senates rulings and told media he was not going anywhere.

The 52-year-old farmer has vowed to mount a legal challenge to his removal.

He conceded to a self-imposed moratorium in which he will not attend functions as a senator but said he refused to acknowledge he no longer held the seat.

Ive very proud to be a senator, Culleton told reporters in Perth.

I am not bankrupt, he said.

I will appeal. I am solvent, Im not insolvent. Life will go on.