Choppergate
The English word “Choppergate” has 3 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- A 2011 controversy around the broadcast by Nine News of fake footage of a helicopter supposedly flying near Beerwah, Queensland, where the remains of murdered schoolboy Daniel Morcombe had been found earlier that month.
- An Australian political scandal of 2014 involving Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Bronwyn Bishop flying from Melbourne to a party fundraiser in Geelong, at a cost of AUD$5227.
- A 2013 controversy around alleged bribery and corruption in the purchase of a fleet of helicopters for Indian state officials.
Etymology
From chopper + -gate.
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