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

Senator says he does not get paid by Babet Brothers and that he is ‘likely’ to return to real estate full-time after serving one term

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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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