Agree, this is just a massive distraction to take away from the international heat Dutton is getting from the UN re Manus
And of course nothing to do with Bennelong byelection, where a few anti communist Koreans and Chinese reside.
And the bill - introduced just after SSM vote- relating to disclosure by public servants going beyond âsecretsâ ( a lot of public service stuff is overclasified) , extending to the recipients , such as journalists and wikileaks, sentences extended beyond 7 years to 20 years - against the recommendations of the ALRC.
If nothing else, hope it extends to Ministers and their staffers.
It could also compromise whistleblowers.
No Watergate exposes here.
Could give the likes of ASADA even more excuses under FOI.
Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo paid $55,000 to have lunch with Bill Shorten in October 2015, documents uncovered by the ABC reveal.
One day after the October 20 donation, Mr Shorten announced he had changed his mind and would support the âspeedy passageâ of the trade deal after securing âsatisfactory legal protections that were not previously disclosedâ.
And it was disclosed, as was the glorious Julie donation
Can you imagine the shitfight If parliament was sitting!
Ah politicsâŚI assume this is the same Labor Gov that poo-pooed the really expensive East West link? Now we have the expensive North-West link and the increasingly expensive Westgate tunnel that just magically became more expensive not long after the contract was signed.
And donât get me wrong, I think a lot of these works need to be built but the hypocrisy is amusing to watch.
As a person who drives regularly to he airport from the east I would really like an easier way to get there.
Had a yuanderful career in politics.
Good. â â â â off.
Is he dodgy enough to run for NSW State Parliament?
Hopefully the next one to go is Shorten.
The shame of it is that there are some politicians who give their all and are in parliament to serve. Their good works are tarnished by the institutionalised nest-feathering that the other pieces of filth engage in.
Faith in the process is at an all time low.
Move to the West?
That will be a nice Xmas present for the next in line party hack to fill the casual vacancy. Probably Keneally.
I was genuinely saddened when Ludlum had to go.
So the road became longer, better and a greater project and is supposed to cost no moreâŚinteresting.
WOW! $55k!! Letâs look at the whole list shall we. Shock! Horror! Look at all those Nasty Party types either side of Billâs $55k which went to the whole Australian ALP, that were all going to individual Nasty Party Electorates. WowâŚthat is quite OK of course. Too bad if your Labor. You have a target on your back for farting.
Cormann confirms he met with Huang before the elections and Huang donated $20k . Nothing to see here.
And Keneally advises she was offered a Senate seat in the past and knocked it back.
Canât understand the support shown here for a fool.
Had to be sacked because he was a political millstone around the neck of Bill Shorten in approaching election.
Everyone knows how corrupt NSW Labor is but they donât go around flaunting it.
Had a salary of $244,800 plus allowances plus benefits and he sticks a Chinese agent for a paltry $1600 travel bill. Sheer greed.
That and making it obvious he was working for the Chinese left Shorten with no option after he had dug him out of the last mess he made.
Someone that stupid has no business being in politics.
As for Sussan Ley chartering a flight from Canberra to Melbourne to keep her pilot flying hours intact and scheduling meetings on the Gold Coast to fit into private house purchases- our taxpayers money.
And Bronwynâs helicopter to Geelong. âŚ
The trouble with a few pollies is that they think the perks of office are due to them personally and are to be used for that purpose.