choppergate

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|informal|AU}} A 2011 [[controversy]] around the [[broadcast]] by {{w|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.
2. {{lb|en|informal|AU}} An Australian political scandal of 2014 involving Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives {{w|Bronwyn Bishop}} flying from Melbourne to a party fundraiser in Geelong, at a cost of AUD$5227.
3. {{lb|en|informal|India}} A 2013 controversy around [[alleged]] [[bribery]] and [[corruption]] in the purchase of a [[fleet]] of [[helicopter]]s for Indian state officials.

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