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June 22nd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Liberal Senator Mary Jo Fisher has done the “gutsy thing” by quitting parliament to deal with her mental health issues after being accused of shoplifting a second time, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.
Politicians from all sides have expressed sympathy for the South Australian senator, who is quitting parliament on August 10.
Mr Abbott says it was a tragic personal situation for the senator, who has done the honourable and the courageous thing by herself, her family and the parliament by resigning.
“I think the best thing we can do now is wish Mary Jo all the best as she puts her life back together again,” Mr Abbott told the Nine Network on Friday.
Senator Fisher, 49, who had a very public shoplifting and assault trial this year, announced on Thursday she would resign after another panic attack.
The senator says the latest attack was similar to the one which caused “such grief” 18 months ago when she was first charged with stealing almost $93 of food from a supermarket and assaulting a guard.
She was found guilty of the assault but no conviction was recorded. She has been reported for shoplifting again and could face charges by summons.
The manager of opposition business at parliament, Christopher Pyne, says the Liberal party is “shocked and saddened” by the senator’s resignation.
But he says they will move very quickly to find a replacement.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who is attending a UN environment conference in Rio de Janeiro, said it must have been a hard decision for Senator Fisher to quit parliament.
“I’m sure that was a difficult decision for her in what was an unhappy set of circumstances,” Ms Gillard told reporters.
Nationals Senate leader Barnaby Joyce agreed the best place for the Senator to receive help was outside parliament.
“It’s not something about a person being a thief, but possibly a person having some other problems that need to be addressed,” he told reporters in Canberra.
Liberal Senate leader Eric Abetz said he was aware Senator Fisher had been battling with private issues for a long time.
“I am as devastated as she is that circumstances have led her to the conclusion that it is best for her to leave parliament.. ,” he said.
Senator Fisher could leave with “great pride” having served South Australians for five years, he said.
“She was a very passionate, sincere and capable advocate for the people of rural and regional Australia,” Senator Abetz said.
Labor backbencher Doug Cameron said: “I wish her the best for the future and hope that (she receives appropriate treatment for) this terrible mental illness that afflicts many people.”
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