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Besieged senator Rod Culleton has been declared bankrupt in a Federal Court hearing in Perth, jeopardising his position in the Senate.
The decision is the result of legal action brought against Senator Culleton by a creditor, former Wesfarmers director Peter Lester, seeking $280,000.
The constitution prohibits federal parliamentarians from being bankrupt. The judge has granted a 21-day stay on the order.
Senator Culleton recently quit One Nation after weeks of public tension over policy differences and the party’s support for an unrelated legal…