Health company with LNP links, Vanguard Health, won multi-million-dollar medical contract without tender (Excerpt)

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A private health company with links to the Liberal National Party (LNP) won a multi-million-dollar medical contract last year without a tender, amid serious concerns about the integrity of the process and poor value for taxpayers. The ABC can reveal Vanguard Health, which is also registered as a lobbying firm federally and in every state and the ACT, was the sole contender when it won a $13 million, three-year contract to provide doctors to Yeppoon Hospital in what hospital administrators called a "quick fix". Vanguard has donated $21,000 to the Queensland LNP since 2009. The company's general manager, David M Russell, was until 2013 a member of the LNP's State Council and on the editorial team of the party's in-house magazine. Documents obtained by the ABC under Right To Information show the Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CQHHS) awarded Vanguard the contract to supply six rural doctors in February 2014 because of an "urgent" need to improve relations with the local community. "It is estimated an open tender process would delay the project by up to three months," the board wrote in a document signed off by its chairman, Charles Ware, who commissioned the Vanguard proposal. But the contract to provide doctors, meaning an additional $7.5 million would have to be funded from savings elsewhere, was awarded in the face of warnings from senior hospital administrators that the deal was rushed and an expensive response to problems they did not recognise. Chief financial officer Nik Fokas wrote to chief executive Len Richards on February 3 warning the Vanguard proposal would cost over $400,000 more per doctor than existing locum arrangements. "I do not propose we engage with this arrangement," wrote Mr Fokas. Mr Richards responded saying he agreed with the calculations but there was "little in the way of choices". "We have not established confidence in the local people, politicians or our staff out there that we have this under control," he wrote.

Once again ... the Coalition always fail at probity.

I will try and channel the LNP spirit:
"It isn't corruption if unions or lab isn't involved." (double standards)
or
"It was a special competitive tender process where we only invite one person to compete" (faux free market)
or
"Free market.  You donate, you get what you want" (Australia for sale)
or
"Labs did it. Now go and hound them while the public are distracted" (deflection)

Goodness me, how are those political donations working out for you Longy? Great idea aren't they , now we get to spend and extra 400k per doctor when the age of entitlement was supposed to be over  :-/

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A private health company with links to the Liberal National Party (LNP) won a multi-million-dollar medical contract last year without a tender

This is the usual modus operandi of the Coalition, and it's happened many times in the past and has been going on for years.

Another example ... Kennett selling off all the "surplus" Victorian schools through a real estate agent part-owned by the President of the Victorian branch of the Liberal party, Ted Baillieu, through the firm of Baillieu Knight Frank.

Why is this sort of misconduct allowed to continue? All of these corrupt politicians need to be charged, tried and jailed and have all their assets seized as the proceeds of crime, and prohibited from holding any position of authority for life, as a lesson to the rest that they're suppose to SERVE the people, not STEAL from them.

Libs are doing a good job getting their debt under control , oh wait  :-/

I was more interested in seeing the country move forward again when Labor takes the reins this year and ignoring silly political RC but Labors first order of business should be to have a forensic look at the Libs books.

Its time wrote on Feb 21^st, 2016 at 7:16pm:

I was more interested in seeing the country move forward again when Labor takes the reins this year and ignoring silly political RC but Labors first order of business should be to have a forensic look at the Libs books.

Even some Liberals want a forensic audit of the Liberals' books.

Former Liberal Party treasurer Phil Higginson wants federal accounts audited (21/8/15)

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The embezzlement scandal engulfing the Victorian Liberal Party has re-ignited tensions in federal ranks, with the party's former federal treasurer calling for the party's accounts across Australia to be forensically audited. Speaking publicly for the first time after Fairfax Media revealed his leaked explosive letters criticising Prime Minister Tony Abbott's chief of staff, Peta Credlin, and her husband, federal Liberal executive director Brian Loughnane, businessman Phil Higginson wants the forensic audits to assure donors, members and voters of proper financial governance. While not accusing Mr Loughnane or other party officials of any wrongdoing, Mr Higginson was greatly frustrated by what he perceived as the federal secretariat's reluctance to explain its spending during his tenure as honorary treasurer. Mr Loughnane heads the federal secretariat. Mr Higginson only approved the party's 2013/14 accounts after being pressured by Mr Abbott and in February suggested 10 reforms to improve the party's financial governance. "I am not making any accusations of wrongdoing but sunlight is always the best disinfectant," Mr Higginson, who retired from the key fund-raising role mid-year, said on Friday. "I have pointed to weaknesses in the financial governance of the party. They have now unfortunately proved to be fatefully substantively correct and now the party should act decisively. If we don't act now, let everyone ask themselves this question: 'Under what circumstances would we ever act?' The answer would be no, not ever." The alleged $1.5 million fraud against the Victorian Liberal Party by its former state director, Damien Mantach, was only discovered after an audit by forensic accountants PPB Advisory. It has now been referred to Victorian fraud squad detectives for investigation. As Liberal members continue to question how the alleged fraud was able to progress for years unchallenged, the Saturday Age can also reveal that the Liberal Party's federal president, Richard Alston, has been a member of the Victorian division's finance committee since 2010. Mr Abbott was this week keen to describe the fallout from Mr Mantach's alleged fraud as "just a matter for the Victorian division", but Mr Higginson's comments and Mr Alston's presence on the Victorian branch's finance committee will make financial governance a national issue for the Coalition. Mr Alston declined to comment. But it is understood he and other members of the Victorian finance committee had no idea of the alleged fraud and had no formal mandate to act as an audit or risk committee. Members of the Victorian finance committee, who meet three to four times per year, are expecting an overhaul of the party's organisational structure. "You've almost got to assume bad faith now. Whereas in the past you always assumed good faith," one member said. The finance committee sets the party's budget but does not play a role in overseeing spending. This is instead done by the administrative committee. The federal branch of the Liberal Party has acted on one of Mr Higginson's suggestions and recently installed an audit and governance committee. Mr Higginson was once one of Mr Abbott's closest supporters, playing an important fund-raising role in the Prime Minister's own electorate. But Mr Abbott was silent on his call for improved financial governance in the wake of his leaked February letters and did not act to stop efforts to have Mr Higginson replaced as treasurer.

Bam wrote on Feb 21^st, 2016 at 7:20pm:

Its time wrote on Feb 21st, 2016 at 7:16pm: I was more interested in seeing the country move forward again when Labor takes the reins this year and ignoring silly political RC but Labors first order of business should be to have a forensic look at the Libs books. Even some Liberals want a forensic audit of the Liberals' books. Former Liberal Party treasurer Phil Higginson wants federal accounts audited (21/8/15) Quote: The embezzlement scandal engulfing the Victorian Liberal Party has re-ignited tensions in federal ranks, with the party's former federal treasurer calling for the party's accounts across Australia to be forensically audited. Speaking publicly for the first time after Fairfax Media revealed his leaked explosive letters criticising Prime Minister Tony Abbott's chief of staff, Peta Credlin, and her husband, federal Liberal executive director Brian Loughnane, businessman Phil Higginson wants the forensic audits to assure donors, members and voters of proper financial governance. While not accusing Mr Loughnane or other party officials of any wrongdoing, Mr Higginson was greatly frustrated by what he perceived as the federal secretariat's reluctance to explain its spending during his tenure as honorary treasurer. Mr Loughnane heads the federal secretariat. Mr Higginson only approved the party's 2013/14 accounts after being pressured by Mr Abbott and in February suggested 10 reforms to improve the party's financial governance. "I am not making any accusations of wrongdoing but sunlight is always the best disinfectant," Mr Higginson, who retired from the key fund-raising role mid-year, said on Friday. "I have pointed to weaknesses in the financial governance of the party. They have now unfortunately proved to be fatefully substantively correct and now the party should act decisively. If we don't act now, let everyone ask themselves this question: 'Under what circumstances would we ever act?' The answer would be no, not ever." The alleged $1.5 million fraud against the Victorian Liberal Party by its former state director, Damien Mantach, was only discovered after an audit by forensic accountants PPB Advisory. It has now been referred to Victorian fraud squad detectives for investigation. As Liberal members continue to question how the alleged fraud was able to progress for years unchallenged, the Saturday Age can also reveal that the Liberal Party's federal president, Richard Alston, has been a member of the Victorian division's finance committee since 2010. Mr Abbott was this week keen to describe the fallout from Mr Mantach's alleged fraud as "just a matter for the Victorian division", but Mr Higginson's comments and Mr Alston's presence on the Victorian branch's finance committee will make financial governance a national issue for the Coalition. Mr Alston declined to comment. But it is understood he and other members of the Victorian finance committee had no idea of the alleged fraud and had no formal mandate to act as an audit or risk committee. Members of the Victorian finance committee, who meet three to four times per year, are expecting an overhaul of the party's organisational structure. "You've almost got to assume bad faith now. Whereas in the past you always assumed good faith," one member said. The finance committee sets the party's budget but does not play a role in overseeing spending. This is instead done by the administrative committee. The federal branch of the Liberal Party has acted on one of Mr Higginson's suggestions and recently installed an audit and governance committee. Mr Higginson was once one of Mr Abbott's closest supporters, playing an important fund-raising role in the Prime Minister's own electorate. But Mr Abbott was silent on his call for improved financial governance in the wake of his leaked February letters and did not act to stop efforts to have Mr Higginson replaced as treasurer.

What a joke! The feds were involved in money laundering when the NSW rorts were exposed and the books should have been checked then. Time for a federal ICAC and a RC into political donations at a federal level.

Reading another thread ... someone commented that lib supporters were avoiding this like the plague ... I see what they mean.

____ wrote on Feb 21^st, 2016 at 8:56pm:

Reading another thread ... someone commented that lib supporters were avoiding this like the plague ... I see what they mean.

Unlikely you will be see8ng Cods on this one , unless its about thommo or shortarse , cue cods emojis  ;D ;D ::) ::) ::)

____ wrote on Feb 21^st, 2016 at 8:56pm:

Reading another thread ... someone commented that lib supporters were avoiding this like the plague ... I see what they mean.

The truth hurts.

We could really up the pain though if we posted a few more examples of Coalition corruption. Shouldn't be too hard, there's so much of it.

Must be time for Marie to drop in and say'but labor did .......' ;D ;D

macman wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 4:19am:

Must be time for Marie to drop in and say'but labor did .......' ;D ;D

Cue cods mumbling about Obeid in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...

More Coalition corruption

I didn't really expect this topic to be about the Liberals really being corrupt, while we all except that they are it does not get shown to be a 100% fact terribly often.

____ wrote on Feb 21^st, 2016 at 8:56pm:

Reading another thread ... someone commented that lib supporters were avoiding this like the plague ... I see what they mean.

oh I dunno......its boring....

anything to do with the health system in QLD has always been corrupt....and or broken.

of course the left never talk about it when its their mob.... now they claim a donation of $21000...has bought the whole Lib State govt.. ::) ::)


whats to comment on???....boring... I will leave it to the grasping at anything mob.. ::) ::)

At least you had the balls to pop in Cods, maybe you should stick your hand up to replace 'no nuts Turdbull'. Wheres Maria hiding?

macman wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 8:53am:

At least you had the balls to pop in Cods, maybe you should stick your hand up to replace 'no nuts Turdbull'. Wheres Maria hiding?

Trying to make 53 47 from 50 50  ;D

cods wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 8:21am:

____ wrote on Feb 21st, 2016 at 8:56pm: Reading another thread ... someone commented that lib supporters were avoiding this like the plague ... I see what they mean. oh I dunno......its boring.... anything to do with the health system in QLD has always been corrupt....and or broken. of course the left never talk about it when its their mob.... now they claim a donation of $21000...has bought the whole Lib State govt..

Do you seriously believe that's all? Has the double-digit body count of corrupt Liberals in NSW not shown you anything? Or the long list of Newman's LNP mates who found themselves with plum jobs without a single competitive job interview a week after the 2012 election?


cods wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 8:21am:

whats to comment on???....boring... I will leave it to the grasping at anything mob.. ::) ::)

Obviously you don't like the fact that your beloved Liberal party and the other Coalition parties are riddled with corruption. Their links to property developers and the Calabrian Mafia are of particular concern, but the source of funds for all the Coalition parties is in need of investigation.

This is why we need a Federal ICAC and reform of political donations.

macman wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 8:53am:

At least you had the balls to pop in Cods, maybe you should stick your hand up to replace 'no nuts Turdbull'. Wheres Maria hiding?

Cods would be very surprised to find out that she had balls ... guts, perhaps.

Time for a royal commission into all corruption!

If it takes out businesses and unions/politicians of all persuasion then so be it.

21st Century Dialup Network wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 10:45am:

Time for a royal commission into all corruption! If it takes out businesses and unions/politicians of all persuasion then so be it.

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Good call. Get rid of it, and change electoral laws so it cannot happen again.

Bump ...  8-)

Bam wrote on Feb 28^th, 2016 at 4:18pm:

Bump ...  8-)

Cmon mate we're talking about the big issues of knocking off a couple of signs here, there is no place for Lib corruption today  [smiley=thumbdown.gif]

I should expect higher standards in lib supporters.  That they would denounce any corruption no matter where it found.  Looks like double standards (as usual).

stunspore wrote on Feb 21^st, 2016 at 1:47pm:

I will try and channel the LNP spirit: "It isn't corruption if unions or lab isn't involved." (double standards) or "It was a special competitive tender process where we only invite one person to compete" (faux free market) or "Free market.  You donate, you get what you want" (Australia for sale) or "Labs did it. Now go and hound them while the public are distracted" (deflection)

good effort ... I think you got them all.

____ wrote on Feb 21^st, 2016 at 8:56pm:

Reading another thread ... someone commented that lib supporters were avoiding this like the plague ... I see what they mean.

according to the libs, it's more important that someone who did some volunteer work in the USA vandalised some political billboards  :D :D :D

cods wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 8:21am:

____ wrote on Feb 21st, 2016 at 8:56pm: Reading another thread ... someone commented that lib supporters were avoiding this like the plague ... I see what they mean. oh I dunno......its boring.... anything to do with the health system in QLD has always been corrupt....and or broken. of course the left never talk about it when its their mob.... now they claim a donation of $21000...has bought the whole Lib State govt.. ::) ::) whats to comment on???....boring... I will leave it to the grasping at anything mob.. ::) ::)

grasping at anything? so you don't see anything wrong with skipping the whole tender process and awarding the contract to their mates? Are you drunk again?

Pearls group: Investigators track over $100m from Indian scam to Australia (Excerpt)

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Authorities in India investigating one of the world's biggest ever financial scams have tracked more than $100 million to Australia. The Pearls group of companies scammed 50 million Indians, many of them living in poverty, out of $10 billion. Former Australian fast bowler, Brett Lee, had been the face of one of the company's advertising campaigns — although there is no suggestion that he knew of the claims of fraudulent dealing. But now Australian Government officials, businessmen and even political parties have become caught up in the mess. A company associated with Pearls donated $35,000 to the Liberal National Party and $3,600 to Labor. Electoral disclosure records show Metro Pearls Madison, which has links to the Pearls group of companies in India, made a $10,000 donation to the LNP fundraiser Forward Brisbane Leadership in 2011 and a further $25,000 to the LNP in early 2012. The founder of the Pearls Group, Nirmal Singh Bhangoo, was arrested in India last month for allegedly running one of the world's largest ever Ponzi investment schemes. Indian authorities said at least $133 million of Pearls money was invested in Australia. The Indian Pearls group was introduced to Australia by Austrade in 2009. This led to the setting up of the company Pearls Australasia, which was provided with $100 million in capital by the Pearls companies in India.

I've said it 100 times and I'll keep saying it ... they need to ban ALL political donations.

John Smith wrote on Feb 28^th, 2016 at 6:29pm:

I've said it 100 times and I'll keep saying it ... they need to ban ALL political donations.

Exactly ... or at least have a much more transparent system.

In the USA, the donation threshold for disclosure is US$200 in an election cycle (four years) - US$50 per year.

In Australia, the rules are so lax that someone could donate over A$100,000 :o to a political party in a year and not have to declare it. Just donate $12,000 to the national branch and each of the state branches. It's below the $12,800 threshold - no disclosure required.

Bam wrote on Feb 28^th, 2016 at 6:33pm:

or at least have a much more transparent system.

nah, won't work ... greed will find a way to corrupt the system. Ban them all together and jail anyone found to have breached the rules to a minimum term of two years. Even if they've only donated $5.

"This led to the setting up of the company Pearls Australasia, which was provided with $100 million in capital by the Pearls companies in India."

Perhaps a lot of the Coalition MPs wives lobbied hubby to support this corruption so they could have access to "Pearl Necklaces" that the company would perhaps give them for free or low cost?   What would look better around the neck of a Coalition Wife than a a two strand Pearl Necklace donated in person by the Indian Man in charge of the Australian Arm of the company

Bronnie would want a triple though - greedy thing she is

so you reackon the libs wives like pearl necklaces do you Bigvic? ....

good thing they're all married to wan kers then :D :D

John Smith wrote on Feb 28^th, 2016 at 7:24pm:

so you reackon the libs wives like pearl necklaces do you Bigvic? .... good thing they're all married to wan kers then :D :D

You're wrong.  Look at those budgies.  No wonder they need pearls from India.

John Smith wrote on Feb 28^th, 2016 at 6:35pm:

Bam wrote on Feb 28th, 2016 at 6:33pm: or at least have a much more transparent system. nah, won't work ... greed will find a way to corrupt the system. Ban them all together and jail anyone found to have breached the rules to a minimum term of two years. Even if they've only donated $5.

I would consider a more transparent system of donations first, say a $100 threshold for disclosure and all branches of the party are considered the same legal entity. If that doesn't work to stamp out corruption then we can try prohibiting donations altogether.

The $12,800 threshold is very high by international standards and does nothing to discourage corruption.

Huge campaign donation offered to Robert Doyle for deputy lord mayor role

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Lord mayor Robert Doyle is being offered a campaign donation of hundreds of thousands of dollars by one of his fellow councillors in return for the deputy lord mayor nomination at Town Hall elections. Ken Ong, the council's chair of planning, recently increased his sizeable wealth by selling a major stake in a chain of childcare centres he owns with his wife for at least $9 million. Cr Ong, a Liberal Party member like Cr Doyle, has told the lord mayor he wants to run as his deputy at elections in October. In return for the position, Cr Ong said he was willing to offer a large campaign donation - with party members and Town Hall sources saying about $200,000 had been discussed. "The offer is not $200,000 specifically," Cr Ong said. "I am happy to contribute a reasonable amount. It might be less or it might be even more if the campaign demands." Asked if the offer of a donation to the campaign would be on the condition of being Cr Doyle's deputy, Cr Ong said: "Well, if I'm not the deputy lord mayor, I don't need to contribute." At the 2012 Melbourne City Council election, Team Doyle raised almost $400,000 in donations - including $20,000 from current deputy lord mayor Susan Riley. Another Team Doyle councillor, Beverley Pinder-Mortimer, gave $30,000. Many donations to Team Doyle came from property developers, and Cr Doyle and his team have had to absent themselves from many votes involving donors.

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Monash University governance expert Ken Coghill is a former state MP and an ex-councillor at Wodonga Council. He recently wrote a report calling for major electoral reform at Melbourne City Council. He said the spectre of such large donations gave a terrible impression of how power could be exercised in local government. "This looks very much like an attempt to buy political power and power should rest equally with all citizens rather than people with money, or people with wealthy backers," Professor Coghill said. He said local government in Australia should follow the lead set by Britain, which has introduced a spending limit of £740 plus six pence for each elector. "If that formula were applied to the City of Melbourne, then all that any candidate could spend would be $17,000," he said.

Federal  coppers out the front of Wyatts door , only a matter of time now righties  :) gets another one bites the dust song ready to post , again  :D

'More Coalition corruption'.


Yep, this should be a daily recurring thread title and we could just add the lib corruption which seems to occur regularly. It's in their genes!

macman wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 7:19am:

'More Coalition corruption'. Yep, this should be a daily recurring thread title and we could just add the lib corruption which seems to occur regularly. It's in their genes!

Notice how most of the Liberal-party rightards are avoiding this thread like the plague? They just don't want to know just how thoroughly corrupt their party is.

Bam wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 7:38am:

macman wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:19am: 'More Coalition corruption'. Yep, this should be a daily recurring thread title and we could just add the lib corruption which seems to occur regularly. It's in their genes! Notice how most of the Liberal-party rightards are avoiding this thread like the plague? They just don't want to know just how thoroughly corrupt their party is.

Imagine what they will be like if Bill calls an RC in to Libs corruption , what it will uncover will be biblical

Bam wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 7:38am:

macman wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:19am: 'More Coalition corruption'. Yep, this should be a daily recurring thread title and we could just add the lib corruption which seems to occur regularly. It's in their genes! Notice how most of the Liberal-party rightards are avoiding this thread like the plague? They just don't want to know just how thoroughly corrupt their party is.

http://memeshappen.com/media/created/Head-in-butt-Syndrome-meme-21012.jpg

It's not that we're avoiding it Bam. It's just that talking to leftards is like beating your head against a brick wall.

Its time wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 7:55am:

Bam wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:38am: macman wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:19am: 'More Coalition corruption'. Yep, this should be a daily recurring thread title and we could just add the lib corruption which seems to occur regularly. It's in their genes! Notice how most of the Liberal-party rightards are avoiding this thread like the plague? They just don't want to know just how thoroughly corrupt their party is. Imagine what they will be like if Bill calls an RC in to Libs corruption , what it will uncover will be biblical

the forum will get awfully quiet as the rightards run and hide ;D ;D ;D

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 7:57am:

It's not that we're avoiding it Bam. It's just that talking to leftards is like beating your head against a brick wall.

Well, that explains a lot. I wondered why rightards  always dribble.

Its time wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 7:55am:

Bam wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:38am: macman wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:19am: 'More Coalition corruption'. Yep, this should be a daily recurring thread title and we could just add the lib corruption which seems to occur regularly. It's in their genes! Notice how most of the Liberal-party rightards are avoiding this thread like the plague? They just don't want to know just how thoroughly corrupt their party is. Imagine what they will be like if Bill calls an RC in to Libs corruption , what it will uncover will be biblical

he wouldnt DARE....


as far as I know no Labor govt has ever called for a ROYAL into govt corruption.. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)

or even govt paedophiles.. ::) ::) ::) ::)

just sayin!

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 7:57am:

It's not that we're avoiding it Bam. It's just that talking to leftards is like beating your head against a brick wall.

you have to give them some credit.


they do like putting pics up of themselves with their head up their own butts.. ;D ;D ;D

its the selfie mania the lefties have.

Poor ol righties - been a tough few months eh?   Just duck into OZPOL for a quick snipe then rush right out again!     Looks like the Liberal Corruption issues have far outweighed anything Labor or any other party  have done.    Have you got back the 1.5 mil in Victoria yet?   What about Newman's 100K?   Bottle of Grange?   How about dancing on glass top tables?  Any comment at all on the millions stolen/lost/misplaced?   

cods wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 8:41am:

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:57am: It's not that we're avoiding it Bam. It's just that talking to leftards is like beating your head against a brick wall. you have to give them some credit. they do like putting pics up of themselves with their head up their own butts.. ;D ;D ;D its the selfie mania the lefties have.

I'm not surprised that you don't recognise your own photo, what with your head implanted up your arse all the time, how would you know what you look like.

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 7:57am:

It's not that we're avoiding it Bam. It's just that talking to leftards is like beating your head against a brick wall.

The obvious corruption and failures of probity within the Liberal party cannot be refuted. Therefore the rightards don't even try because they know it's an argument they cannot possibly win.

cods wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 8:39am:

Its time wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:55am: Bam wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:38am: macman wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:19am: 'More Coalition corruption'. Yep, this should be a daily recurring thread title and we could just add the lib corruption which seems to occur regularly. It's in their genes! Notice how most of the Liberal-party rightards are avoiding this thread like the plague? They just don't want to know just how thoroughly corrupt their party is. Imagine what they will be like if Bill calls an RC in to Libs corruption , what it will uncover will be biblical he wouldnt DARE.... as far as I know no Labor govt has ever called for a ROYAL into govt corruption.. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) or even govt paedophiles.. ::) ::) ::) ::) just sayin!

Why was Higginson calling for a forensic audit of the books of all branches of the Liberal party? Why was Abbott so against the idea?

We could have a Royal Commission into the Liberal party's finances, but a Federal ICAC is what we really need. When it starts uncovering all the Liberal party corruption with relatively little in other parties, then we know what the truth really is.

A Royal Commission would also be the way to go if we want recommendations on improving governance. We really need to clean up political donations in particular.

farkin ell, they're at it again

Brisbane City Council (BCC) signed a multi-million-dollar contract to sell designated city parkland to a businessman who is also a significant donor to the Liberal National Party, the ABC can reveal.

The conditional contract, obtained by the ABC, for the $3.3 million sale of the land near Brisbane Airport was signed in August last year without public tender, advertisement or auction, as required by Queensland Government regulation.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, who along with his LNP administration is seeking re-election on March 19, said he was aware the prospective buyer was an LNP donor but argued the deal was in the interest of ratepayers.

Labor's mayoral candidate, Rod Harding, said the Lord Mayor and his council had questions to answer about the direct land deal.

To be allowed to sell the land the BCC had to seek a ministerial exemption, which it applied for last year.

But the deal will not proceed after Local Government Minister and Deputy Premier Jackie Trad rejected the application last Friday.

The 8,521-square-metre block is currently designated as "parkland area" under the Brisbane City Plan 2014, meaning it has been set aside for public use for recreational, cultural and educational activities.

The documents obtained by the ABC reveal that council was approached in April last year by businessman Boon Tan to buy it for $2.75 million.

The land is next to Dr Tan's East Coast Car Rentals business at Nundah.

"Mr Tan approached me in the middle of last year about his business, it was booming, it was busting at the seams, he was seeking additional land," Cr Quirk said.

"I gave advice to him, the same as I would to any individual, which is in accordance to the law that he needed to make an offer, if he wanted certain lands, through the CEO of Brisbane City Council. Now that occurred.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-01/questions-raised-over-brisbane-council-deal-with-lnp-donor/7208632

does it ever stop?

John Smith wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 5:51pm:

farkin ell, they're at it again Brisbane City Council (BCC) signed a multi-million-dollar contract to sell designated city parkland to a businessman who is also a significant donor to the Liberal National Party, the ABC can reveal. The conditional contract, obtained by the ABC, for the $3.3 million sale of the land near Brisbane Airport was signed in August last year without public tender, advertisement or auction, as required by Queensland Government regulation. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, who along with his LNP administration is seeking re-election on March 19, said he was aware the prospective buyer was an LNP donor but argued the deal was in the interest of ratepayers. Labor's mayoral candidate, Rod Harding, said the Lord Mayor and his council had questions to answer about the direct land deal. To be allowed to sell the land the BCC had to seek a ministerial exemption, which it applied for last year. But the deal will not proceed after Local Government Minister and Deputy Premier Jackie Trad rejected the application last Friday. The 8,521-square-metre block is currently designated as "parkland area" under the Brisbane City Plan 2014, meaning it has been set aside for public use for recreational, cultural and educational activities. The documents obtained by the ABC reveal that council was approached in April last year by businessman Boon Tan to buy it for $2.75 million. The land is next to Dr Tan's East Coast Car Rentals business at Nundah. "Mr Tan approached me in the middle of last year about his business, it was booming, it was busting at the seams, he was seeking additional land," Cr Quirk said. "I gave advice to him, the same as I would to any individual, which is in accordance to the law that he needed to make an offer, if he wanted certain lands, through the CEO of Brisbane City Council. Now that occurred. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-01/questions-raised-over-brisbane-council-deal-with-lnp-donor/7208632 does it ever stop?

Ferrkn ell righties , is there a day that doesn't go by where your sticky fingers aren't in the pie ? Sounds like we need to have a forensic look at the Libs asap , don't you feel cheated rightards knowing your beloveds are representing their interests with the help of your vote , shame rightards shaaaaaaaame

Bam wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 9:35am:

cods wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 8:39am: Its time wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:55am: Bam wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:38am: macman wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:19am: 'More Coalition corruption'. Yep, this should be a daily recurring thread title and we could just add the lib corruption which seems to occur regularly. It's in their genes! Notice how most of the Liberal-party rightards are avoiding this thread like the plague? They just don't want to know just how thoroughly corrupt their party is. Imagine what they will be like if Bill calls an RC in to Libs corruption , what it will uncover will be biblical he wouldnt DARE.... as far as I know no Labor govt has ever called for a ROYAL into govt corruption.. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) or even govt paedophiles.. ::) ::) ::) ::) just sayin! Why was Higginson calling for a forensic audit of the books of all branches of the Liberal party? Why was Abbott so against the idea? We could have a Royal Commission into the Liberal party's finances, but a Federal ICAC is what we really need. When it starts uncovering all the Liberal party corruption with relatively little in other parties, then we know what the truth really is. A Royal Commission would also be the way to go if we want recommendations on improving governance. We really need to clean up political donations in particular.

who knows probably for the same reason Krudd would never have an investigation into shreddergate..HEINER AFFAIR anyone?


why just donations..

what about OBEID and his making millions??/ just by having advanced knowledge.. and mates in the right place.. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)

the ABc must be getting ready for the election...

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Cods, I'll bet pounds to peanuts that you know nothing of the 'HEINER AFFAIR.'

Tell us all about it and do not do a Goggle to do so.

cods wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 6:00pm:

the ABc must be getting ready for the election...

true cods ... forget the corruption, lets blame the ABC for telling us ... if they  never told us, the corruption would never exist  :D :D :D :D

Aussie wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 6:08pm:

Cods, I'll bet pounds to peanuts that you know nothing of the 'HEINER AFFAIR.' Tell us all about it and do not do a Goggle to do so.

Cods ..... offline

Bam wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 9:35am:

cods wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 8:39am: Its time wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:55am: Bam wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:38am: macman wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:19am: 'More Coalition corruption'. Yep, this should be a daily recurring thread title and we could just add the lib corruption which seems to occur regularly. It's in their genes! Notice how most of the Liberal-party rightards are avoiding this thread like the plague? They just don't want to know just how thoroughly corrupt their party is. Imagine what they will be like if Bill calls an RC in to Libs corruption , what it will uncover will be biblical he wouldnt DARE.... as far as I know no Labor govt has ever called for a ROYAL into govt corruption.. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) or even govt paedophiles.. ::) ::) ::) ::) just sayin! Why was Higginson calling for a forensic audit of the books of all branches of the Liberal party? Why was Abbott so against the idea? We could have a Royal Commission into the Liberal party's finances, but a Federal ICAC is what we really need. When it starts uncovering all the Liberal party corruption with relatively little in other parties, then we know what the truth really is. A Royal Commission would also be the way to go if we want recommendations on improving governance. We really need to clean up political donations in particular.

l would hope that at least one major party have higher standards and don't waste taxpayer money on a politically motivated RC.  On an unrelated topic was interesting to hear Bolt calling the Pell investigation (RC on pedos) a witch hunt.  I think between this RC and the union RC i know which one is a real witch hunt.

stunspore wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 7:37pm:

l would hope that at least one major party have higher standards and don't waste taxpayer money on a politically motivated RC.

there should be an RC into ALL political donations. Until there is, and any ensuing recommendations taken onboard,  the problem of corrupt self serving politicos won't go away

John Smith wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 8:26pm:

stunspore wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:37pm: l would hope that at least one major party have higher standards and don't waste taxpayer money on a politically motivated RC. there should be an RC into ALL political donations. Until there is, and any ensuing recommendations taken onboard,  the problem of corrupt self serving politicos won't go away

Yes, RC into all political donations to get it all out in the open ... then hope that the RC makes recommendations to clamp down on political donations so this sort of rubbish cannot happen again.

A Federal ICAC is also needed. Some misconduct crosses state borders, and once it does so no one state can investigate it, or there's duplication of effort.

Bam wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 8:56pm:

John Smith wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 8:26pm: stunspore wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:37pm: l would hope that at least one major party have higher standards and don't waste taxpayer money on a politically motivated RC. there should be an RC into ALL political donations. Until there is, and any ensuing recommendations taken onboard,  the problem of corrupt self serving politicos won't go away Yes, RC into all political donations to get it all out in the open ... then hope that the RC makes recommendations to clamp down on political donations so this sort of rubbish cannot happen again. A Federal ICAC is also needed. Some misconduct crosses state borders, and once it does so no one state can investigate it, or there's duplication of effort.

federal ICAC is the ideal, but at this stage, no one looks like making it happen

John Smith wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 9:40pm:

Bam wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 8:56pm: John Smith wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 8:26pm: stunspore wrote on Mar 1st, 2016 at 7:37pm: l would hope that at least one major party have higher standards and don't waste taxpayer money on a politically motivated RC. there should be an RC into ALL political donations. Until there is, and any ensuing recommendations taken onboard,  the problem of corrupt self serving politicos won't go away Yes, RC into all political donations to get it all out in the open ... then hope that the RC makes recommendations to clamp down on political donations so this sort of rubbish cannot happen again. A Federal ICAC is also needed. Some misconduct crosses state borders, and once it does so no one state can investigate it, or there's duplication of effort. federal ICAC is the ideal, but at this stage, no one looks like making it happen

The crossbenchers seem to be in favour of it as an alternative to the resurrection of the narrow ABCC.

looks like the id iots might be in trouble this time

The multi-million-dollar deal to sell designated Brisbane parkland to a Liberal National Party donor has been referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC).
Key points:

    The Lord Mayor says he was aware prospective buyer Boon Tan was an LNP donor
    Dr Tan and companies connected to him contributed about $50,000 to the LNP last financial year, according to AEC
    Labor's Rod Harding said the BCC had failed the transparency test

The ABC yesterday revealed the Brisbane City Council (BCC) signed a $3.3 million conditional contract to sell the land near Brisbane Airport, without public tender or auction.

The CCC confirmed the case had been referred.

"The CCC will assess this matter in accordance with its standard processes," it said in a statement.

"It is not appropriate for the CCC to comment further while the assessment process remains ongoing."

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk told the ABC he was aware the prospective buyer, Boon Tan, was an LNP donor.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-02/council's-deal-with-donor-referred-to-corruption-commission/7215252

John Smith wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2016 at 8:48pm:

looks like the id iots might be in trouble this time The multi-million-dollar deal to sell designated Brisbane parkland to a Liberal National Party donor has been referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC). Key points:     The Lord Mayor says he was aware prospective buyer Boon Tan was an LNP donor     Dr Tan and companies connected to him contributed about $50,000 to the LNP last financial year, according to AEC     Labor's Rod Harding said the BCC had failed the transparency test The ABC yesterday revealed the Brisbane City Council (BCC) signed a $3.3 million conditional contract to sell the land near Brisbane Airport, without public tender or auction. The CCC confirmed the case had been referred. "The CCC will assess this matter in accordance with its standard processes," it said in a statement. "It is not appropriate for the CCC to comment further while the assessment process remains ongoing." Lord Mayor Graham Quirk told the ABC he was aware the prospective buyer, Boon Tan, was an LNP donor. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-02/council's-deal-with-donor-referred-to-corruption-commission/7215252

These Libtards love doing their property deals , to line their own pockets , It did make me wonder when I saw Colin Barnetts son on the telly for bashing his mrs again, or something like that and then I found out his occupation was, you guessed it, property developer  ::)

why are the rightards hiding?

John Smith wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2016 at 8:01am:

why are the rightards hiding?

The truth hurts.

Bam wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2016 at 8:08am:

John Smith wrote on Mar 3rd, 2016 at 8:01am: why are the rightards hiding? The truth hurts.

does it ever  ;D ;D ;D

A link to another thread by Bigvicfella detailing Doyle's spending $28,000 of personal expenses on a council credit card.

Robert Doyle - Has the snout reached the bottom?

Are you awake yet, rightards? Your mob are as corrupt as they come!

Another sale of Brisbane City Council property to an LNP donor uncovered (Brisbane Times)

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Brisbane City Council sold another block of public land to a Liberal National Party donor in 2013 without going to tender, but the Quirk-led LNP administration has rejected any suggestion of favourable treatment. Lot 2, 538 Nudgee Road was sold to the BMI Group for $1.5 million as part of a $10.5 million compensation package for a 13-hectare landfill at Murarrie, which the council resumed in 2010 to convert to parkland. The Nudgee Road property, which had been used as a spoil shed during the construction of Airport Link, was adjacent to another block of land – Lot 1, 538 Nudgee Road – which mired the LNP's council campaign in controversy last week. Like Lot 1, which the council had hoped to sell to LNP donor Tan Boon Seng before Local Government Minister Jackie Trad refused to allow the transaction, Lot 2 did not go to public tender, as was legally required. Both deals needed the approval of the sitting Queensland local government minister. The $1.5 million price tag for Lot 2 was more than $100,000 below market value, according to the council's own valuations. But a spokesman for BMI, which had made more than $80,000 in donations to the LNP in four years, said the company did not believe it had received special treatment. "We do not believe we have ever received any benefit from donations to any political party or candidate and actually believe that any transactions we have undertaken attract a higher level of external scrutiny because of past donations," he said. A spokesman for Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said BMI, the parent company of then-Murrarie site owner Siveressence, did not want to part with the southside property and "utterly rejected" any suggestion of favourable treatment. "Their (Murrarie) business was closed down and they sought compensation of $36 million, but settlement was later reached for $10.5 million," he said. "Part of the $10.5 million compensation included a land swap with an agreed purchase price of the Nudgee Road site for $1.5 million based on market value (remaining $9 million in cash). "The site was considered surplus to council's needs and by entering into a land swap it meant council did not need to find the total value from its cash reserves." Cr Quirk's spokesman said an independent valuation of the property gave it a sales value of $1.61 million, more than $100,000 above the agreed value reached by the two parties. "However, council considered it failed to take into account requirements of the Nudgee Road bikeway and the uncertainty at the time of getting a 'general industry' area designation," he said. Then-local government minister David Crisafulli signed off on the deal on February 28, 2013, about 1½ months after the council requested the exemption on November 23, 2012. Mr Crisafulli said it was just one of "dozens" of ministerial exemption requests he received as minister. "I had a simple rule. If council put forward a case that it was in the public interest and there was a valuation to ensure ratepayers dollars were protected I'd back the council," he said. "I'd do that whether it was Graham Quirk in Brisbane or Jenny Hill in Townsville. "Political affiliations or donations were never factored into my decision."

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According to Electoral Commission of Queensland disclosures, the BMI Group had made $82,700 in donations to the LNP between 2011 and 2015. BMI also sponsored a corporate golf day for Cr Quirk last year, photos of which were posted on its Facebook page. The BMI spokesman said the company believed the overall resumption compensation was "below the true value of the Murarrie asset".  He said BMI also had to comply to what it considered to be "onerous" conditions to build its new waste facility on the site. "We believe that the amount which BMI was required to pay would have been well in excess of the market value of the property at the time, given that it was not approved for industry at that time and give that the MCU [material change of use] was an impact assessable application," he said. "A development application was lodged in April 2013 and in February 2014 it was approved subject to numerous conditions – the most onerous of which required BMI to improve and signalise the intersection onto Nudgee Road. "Another condition removed direct access onto Nudgee Road from the property." Cr Quirk's spokesman said BMI's financial support of the LNP did not enter into the council's consideration. "There was no material personal interest on the part of any councillor in relation to the disposal of the property," he said. Labor lord mayoral candidate Rod Harding once again accused the LNP administration of making secret deals to escape scrutiny. "This is yet another land deal with a mate they didn't want to tell us about and this deal got the rubber stamp from Campbell Newman," he said. "The question for Graham Quirk and the LNP remains: if it was such a good deal, why keep it a secret all this time?" Greens lord mayoral candidate Ben Pennings said political donations would continue to cloud council decisions as long as they continued to be made. "These matters will continue to arise while it's legal for political parties to accept donations from vested interests," he said. The attempted sale of Lot 1 has been referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission.

The rightards may still be hoping that this threads disappears without trace. That's not likely to happen as long as the Coalition's corruption keeps on happening.

Here's the shame file so far. This news accumulated in just three weeks:

Health company with LNP links, Vanguard Health, won multi-million-dollar medical contract without tender

Pearls group: Investigators track over $100m from Indian scam to Australia

Huge campaign donation offered to Robert Doyle for deputy lord mayor role

Brisbane City Council's $3.3m deal to sell parkland to significant LNP donor revealed

Brisbane City Council's deal to sell parkland to LNP donor referred to Crime and Corruption Commission

Liberal Lord Mayor Robert Doyle charged $28000 of personal spending to council credit card

Another sale of Brisbane City Council property to an LNP donor without tender uncovered

And other related matters:

Former Liberal Party treasurer Phil Higginson wants federal accounts audited

First order of business when you form government this year bill , a forensic look in to Libs corrupt dealings

That saying "transparency to the Libs is like sunlight to a vampire'' rings true.

And another one ...

More Liberal snouts in trough - detailing taxpayers paying for a $10,000 weekend away in the Cocos Islands for two Liberal MPs and their families.

friggen ell ... when will it stop?? they should be charged and jailed for this  .. it's ridiculous that it be allowed to continue.


It's time to STOP ALL POLITICAL DONATIONS

A slightly older thread ...

Another Lib. Minister going? commenting on this article: Stuart Robert confident he 'acted appropriately' on trip to China in 2014

More common themes - apparent Liberal corruption and the Coalition fanbois don't bother defending them.

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Paedo MPs= ALP

They have a sordid history that's worse than the Ballarat diocese.

Labor voter wrote on Mar 10^th, 2016 at 12:40am:

http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x404/riverinajack/liberal%20party.png

Check that out rightards , corruption here there everywhere , goodness me those Libtards sure can't be trusted to represent anyone but the 1%ers and yet you still vote for them , dur  :D

Jennifer wrote on Mar 10^th, 2016 at 12:47am:

Paedo MPs= ALP They have a sordid history that's worse than the Ballarat diocese.

can we put up the Labor parties PAEDOPHILE LIST... not forgetting all those that went to JAIL>>>

what the libs did... a bottle of wine for petes sakes..

is pitiful compared to LABORS SICKENING LIST.

Its time wrote on Mar 10^th, 2016 at 9:11am:

Labor voter wrote on Mar 10th, 2016 at 12:40am: http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x404/riverinajack/liberal%20party.png Check that out rightards , corruption here there everywhere , goodness me those Libtards sure can't be trusted to represent anyone but the 1%ers and yet you still vote for them , dur  :D

I agree and guess what they are GONE>. it didnt take 3 years for them to go....like it did with THOMO.....

sorry to say this but your side record is extra lousy...

and we never see any one of you lefties being disgusted with them.....

I for one am always glad to see these guys who cheat get their just desserts........lefties tend to go for excuses... and more excuses...

cods wrote on Mar 10^th, 2016 at 9:21am:

Jennifer wrote on Mar 10th, 2016 at 12:47am: Paedo MPs= ALP They have a sordid history that's worse than the Ballarat diocese. can we put up the Labor parties PAEDOPHILE LIST... not forgetting all those that went to JAIL>>> what the libs did... a bottle of wine for petes sakes.. is pitiful compared to LABORS SICKENING LIST.

Be it a bottle of wine( we all know if they started scratching further the truth wouldve come out ) or sinodanus amnesia amount , corruption is corruption Cods , these Libs just cannot not be trusted to look after anyone but the 1%rs , ps , that isnt you

Jennifer wrote on Mar 10^th, 2016 at 12:47am:

Paedo MPs= ALP They have a sordid history that's worse than the Ballarat diocese.

Wrong thread - the topic of this thread is Coalition corruption.

cods wrote on Mar 10^th, 2016 at 9:21am:

Jennifer wrote on Mar 10th, 2016 at 12:47am: Paedo MPs= ALP They have a sordid history that's worse than the Ballarat diocese. can we put up the Labor parties PAEDOPHILE LIST... not forgetting all those that went to JAIL>>> what the libs did... a bottle of wine for petes sakes.. is pitiful compared to LABORS SICKENING LIST.

Wrong thread - the topic of this thread is Coalition corruption.

You should know better. You're not slow to whine in other threads if someone strays off topic.

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greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 10^th, 2016 at 10:30am:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0rq-PHIIAAkCoV.jpg

I knew she got pinged for DD , i had no odea she got off scot free

Its time wrote on Mar 10^th, 2016 at 10:57am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 10th, 2016 at 10:30am: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0rq-PHIIAAkCoV.jpg I knew she got pinged for DD , i had no idea she got off scot free

Yep.

More corruption from the criminal Coalition.

Peta Credlin, Tony Abbott's chief of staff, avoids punishment on drink-driving charge


https://independentaustralia.net/_lib/slir/w600-h900/https://independentaustralia.net/i/article/img/article-7031-hero.jpg

http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/ccc-finds-buswell-staffer-covered-up/ar-BBqwkKK?ocid=spartanntp

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Oi Mods, can we make this a sticky topic ?

Its time wrote on Mar 16^th, 2016 at 11:04pm:

Oi Mods, can we make this a sticky topic ?

x2

http://m.smh.com.au/nsw/manildra-had-20-meetings-with-nsw-ministers-before-new-ethanol-laws-introduced-20160316-gnkefz.html

Howards mate at it again

friggen ridiculous .... outright bribery and it's legal. What a disgrace

Federal police have launched a formal investigation into the dealings former Turnbull government minister Stuart Robert had with a Chinese mining company.

"The matter is now being investigated and while this occurs, it is not appropriate to provide further comment," an Australian Federal Police spokeswoman said on Thursday.

Mr Robert resigned from the frontbench after it was determined he had breached ministerial standards in taking a personal trip to China in 2014 that involved witnessing the signing of a mining deal and discussions with government officials.

Labor says the investigation shows there is a wider problem with proper standards of conduct in the government.

"We now have the situation that four Liberal federal members of parliament are involved in current investigations by the Australian Federal Police," shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus told reporters.


https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/31120554/federal-police-investigate-former-minister/



Dear oh dear ... the list just keeps growing.

Andrei can you make this a sticky thread ?

Poll

Bump this one back to the top  :)

Andrei won't do it, he's a rusted on rightie

your best bet is to send FD a message

No need. There's so much Coalition corruption that the thread will bump itself back to the top.  8-)

New South Wales Premier Mike Baird has been accused by the Opposition of failing to act over allegations of an election smear campaign that has now forced one of his MPs onto the crossbench

Mr Baird said Mr Brookes was doing the right thing in moving to the backbench while the court case against Daniel ran its course.

But he warned he would not allow anyone who was found to be involved in the alleged smear campaign to remain in the party.

But Labor said Mr Baird had been aware of the smear campaign from the time of the election, and instead of investigating it, he had praised Mr Brookes as a "hero" in a party room meeting after he won the seat.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-21/opposition-accuses-nsw-government-over-smear-campaign/7263974

http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1458678171;start=1;action=threadpagetext;reversetopic=0

Where does it stop rightards ?

Democracy has spoken in volumes Andrei , we want this to be a sticky post , having to continuously go down  2 or 3 threads or sometimes it suprises everyone and the Libtards arent corrupt for a day and this thread actually gets off page 1 , its a major inconvenience and we demand it be made a sticky post.

Its time wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2016 at 6:56am:

http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1458678171;start=1;action=threadpagetext;reversetopic=0 Where does it stop rightards ?

It won't .. the libs are addicted to brown papaer bags full of cash. They all think they'll never get caught so it'll just keep happening until we have a RC into political donations

On Wednesday, the commission denied the party $4.4 million in public funding and accused it of "concealing" the identities of illegal major donors ahead of the 2011 state election. The donations in question totalled almost $700,000.


Senator Sinodinos was finance director and treasurer of the party at the time, and evidence given to an earlier Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry raised concerns about his "involvement" in the matter, the commission's chairman Keith Mason said.

Acting shadow attorney-general Brendan O'Connor called for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to stand aside his cabinet secretary unless the names of anonymous donors were handed over.

"This is an extraordinary finding," he said. "Mr Turnbull should stand Arthur Sinodinos aside unless he and [the] NSW Liberals provide the names of the anonymous donors to the NSW Electoral Commission. He should not take his place in Mr Turnbull's inner circle or cabinet until this occurs."



http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/labor-calls-for-arthur-sinodinos-to-stand-aside-over-finding-nsw-liberals-concealed-illegal-donors-20160323-gnpyt1.html

http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1458780695;start=2;action=threadpagetext;reversetopic=0

Furk me mongloids , didnt even get off page 1 before Libtards back in the news for corruption , when will it stop  ::)

Key Liberal fundraisers sounded out major donors to the party about chipping in to buy a house for Senator Arthur Sinodinos after the collapse of a potentially lucrative money-making venture.

The audacious plan originated in early 2013 after Senator Sinodinos relinquished a 5 per cent stake in Australian Water Holdings, a company that later became the focus of a landmark corruption inquiry.


http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/liberal-party-backers-were-approached-to-buy-senator-arthur-sinodinos-a-home-20160325-gnraih.html

When will it stop , I wouldn't worry about making it a sticky post Andrei, it never gets off page one these days  ::)

Its time wrote on Mar 24^th, 2016 at 11:00am:

http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1458780695;start=2;action=threadpagetext;reversetopic=0 Furk me mongloids , didnt even get off page 1 before Libtards back in the news for corruption , when will it stop  ::)

It will stop when the Liberals are voted out, there's a Royal Commission into political corruption, and there are fundamental reforms into political donations.

Why Arthur Sinodinos fails the pub test

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When a Queanbeyan-based Liberal Party official rang the party's head office in Sydney prior to the 2011 NSW election, he had some good news and some bad news. The good news was he had a potential $20,000 donation for the party. The bad news was that it came from an "illegal" donor as property developers had been banned from donating to NSW political parties since late 2009. But the NSW head office told Wayne Brown, a country representative of the party's state executive, that it wasn't a problem. "They said developers have to donate to the Free Enterprise Foundation … that's the only way they can actually donate," Mr Brown told the Independent Commission Against Corruption in 2014. What was even more astonishing was that Mr Brown had to drive the cheque to Sydney, rather than driving the short distance to Canberra, where the FEF was based. Mr Brown personally handed it to Liberal Party finance director Simon McInnes, who "took one look at it" and passed it over the party's chief fundraiser, Paul Nicolaou. This week a series of payments made by the FEF to the NSW division of the Liberal party suddenly thrust the organisation back into the national spotlight. In an explosive finding, the NSW electoral commission found it had graduated from providing privacy for donors to accommodating illegal contributions by "washing" them through the yawning governance gap in state and federal donations laws. The ruling not only saw the NSW Liberal Party threatening to take the commission to the Supreme Court but also raised fresh questions about the involvement of one of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's most trusted advisors, cabinet secretary Senator Arthur Sinodinos. Property developers can donate federally and this was the beauty of the Canberra-based FEF. Money could be donated there. But it was illegal for those donations to be sent back to NSW to be used for a state campaign. The list of donors to the FEF reads like a who's who of Australian business: Frank Lowy's Westfield; Harry Triguboff's Meriton Apartments; Walker Group; Village Roadshow; and Austral Bricks. Five years ago, they helped pour more than $1 million into the accounts of the secretive ACT organisation. If you have never heard of the FEF, you are far from alone. Despite its high profile contributors, The FEF and its trustee, accountant Anthony Bandle​, do not seek the limelight. But it is fair to say the FEF is one of the more intriguing players in Australian politics in recent years. The FEF has donated millions of dollars to conservative politics over the past 20 years, almost exclusively to the Liberal party. This week the electoral commission deemed that the NSW Liberal party was complicit in relation to its use of the FEF to "disguise" the identities of illegal donors to its 2011 state election campaign. Because of the party's continual refusal to hand over the identities of the donors, the electoral commission has withheld almost $4.4 million in public funding. This has sent shock waves through the party. Through lawyers, the party wrote to the commission saying this funding was "of critical importance" and if it was not received by the end of April retrenchments were likely. It was also pointed out that a looming federal election meant the funding was required as "a matter of urgency". If the funding was not forthcoming, the party would have the commission hauled before the Supreme Court, the letter threatened. Premier Mike Baird has since been more conciliatory suggesting that head office should bite the bullet and reveal the donors. Also coming out fighting is Malcolm Turnbull's hand-picked cabinet secretary, Senator Arthur Sinodinos, who was the party's treasurer at the time of the payments. Sinodinos has demanded the electoral commission excise any mention of him in its damning report, claiming that the party's current refusal to nominate the donors has nothing to do with him. But the commission said it based its finding on evidence given to the ICAC's landmark 2014 investigation into NSW Liberal party fundraising. The allegations of questionable donations to the party have dogged Sinodinos ever since his string of "don't recalls" and "don't recollects" reverberated through the hearing room during ICAC's Operation Spicer inquiry. Under oath, Sinodinos, the party's honorary treasurer and finance committee chairman, refused to accept "any responsibility for money being raised from prohibited donors" who were encouraged to donate via the FEF. Instead he claimed it was the responsibility of the party agent, finance director Simon McInnes to ensure all was above board, and that it was not his role to "micro-manage" others. The corruption inquiry heard that the FEF was the single largest donor to the party in the lead-up to the 2011 state poll, giving $700,000. At the 2007 election, held prior to the developer donation bans, the FEF had contributed a mere $50,000.

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"What about this for a pub test: the chairman of the finance committee of the Liberal Party didn't know the identity of the single largest donor to the Liberal Party in an election campaign. What do you think about that?" asked counsel-assisting Geoffrey Watson, SC. Sinodinos repeated his claim "that the responsibility for compliance rested formally with the Party agent." Paul Nicolaou, the party's former chief fund-raiser, told the inquiry that Sinodinos was chairing a finance committee meeting in 2010 when the idea of washing ­illicit donations through the FEF was first raised. Sinodinos said that if he had been present when this was floated "it went over my head". His evidence, in which he denied any knowledge concerning the unlawful channelling of developer donations to the state party through the FEF, had come after his previous embarrassing testimony about his lack of knowledge of huge donations to the party coming from Australian Water Holdings when he was deputy chairman and later chairman of the company. "Did you know at the Liberal Party end in your capacity as Treasurer that Australian Water Holdings was making donations to the Liberal Party?" "Not that I can recollect at the time." "Does that mean you may have been told that you've since forgotten it?" "I cannot recollect one way or the other." "Does that suggest to you that you did not know that the company of which you were Deputy Chairman was making donations to the political party of which you were Treasurer?" "It was not a process I involved myself in." Apart from washing developer donations, the FEF has also been used as the vehicle of choice for high profile donors who would prefer that their generous contribution to the party not be the subject of prying media eyes. In April 2013, the Australian television legend Reg Grundy and his wife Joy Chambers-Grundy gave $200,000 to the FEF before that year's federal election. The Grundy's chose to use their Monaco-based company, Akira Investments Ltd, to make the payment, thus disguising their role. When the link emerged, a spokesman for the couple explained they were directed to make the donation through the Free Enterprise Foundation by then Liberal Party federal director Brian Loughnane in order to "maintain their privacy". During Operation Spicer ICAC zeroed in on five donations made to the NSW Liberals during 2010-11. In its return to the NSW electoral commission for that year, the party disclosed the payments from the Free Enterprise Foundation in the amounts of $94,000, $171,000, $64,000, $358,000 and $100,000. In its return to the Australian Electoral Commission of that year, the FEF disclosed it had received $1.1 million worth of donations. Among them was $100,000 from Village Roadshow, $50,000 from Meriton Apartments, $275,000 from Austral Brick Company, $150,000 from Westfield, $100,000 from Walker Group Holdings. But the payments to and from the FEF do not necessarily match. This would not be a problem if, as the Liberal party has argued, it is perfectly legal for the FEF to donate money to a state campaign. But the electoral commission ruled the FEF was not a charitable trust which can accept "gifts" not classified as political donations. Rather, it said payments made to the FEF are political donations and so when those funds are donated on to the NSW Liberal Party, the party must declare the name of the original donor. This is disputed by the party and the FEF, but the ruling means the NSW Liberals are required by state law to disclose the names of the original donors to state election funding authorities, which they have not. The NSW electoral commission has determined this is a breach of the NSW Election, Funding, Expenditure and Disclosure Act. But due to a three-year statute of limitations the commission is unable to prosecute the party. So it has used its powers to withhold campaign and administrative funding claimed by the party from the 2015 state election to force it to comply. This could not have come at a worse time for the Liberal Party. The questions remain as to whether the prospect of losing more than $4 million in funding, on the eve of a federal election, is enough of an incentive for the party to reveal the names of the mysterious donors and will Sinodinos, a key member of the Prime Minister's inner circle, survive fresh calls for him to stand aside.

This must be a tough one for the Liberals over 100 posts and LW hasn't given us the official Lib excuse yet.

Dnarever wrote on Mar 27^th, 2016 at 7:43am:

This must be a tough one for the Liberals over 100 posts and LW hasn't given us the official Lib excuse yet.

When you kick over rocks, the creepy crawlies that lurk underneath run off and hide.

Another day I wake up and Sinodanus still has his job  >:(

More Coalition corruption

It isn't really any more just that they got caught, the level is still the same.

how is it no one has been charged yet?

Dnarever wrote on Mar 27^th, 2016 at 7:43am:

This must be a tough one for the Liberals over 100 posts and LW hasn't given us the official Lib excuse yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXiifFBHj5g

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there is no doubt he knew what was going on ... how he can still be there defies belief




ohh Red ... you've gone and deleted your comment  :D :D :D

John Smith wrote on Mar 27^th, 2016 at 12:55pm:

there is no doubt he knew what was going on ... how he can still be there defies belief ohh Red ... you've gone and deleted your comment  :D :D :D

I have made it a new topic.

It stands out better that way!  ;D ;D ;D

Redmond Neck wrote on Mar 27^th, 2016 at 12:57pm:

John Smith wrote on Mar 27th, 2016 at 12:55pm: there is no doubt he knew what was going on ... how he can still be there defies belief ohh Red ... you've gone and deleted your comment  :D :D :D I have made it a new topic. It stands out better that way!  ;D ;D ;D

you should include any and all liberal corruption on here. Individual topics disappear after a day or two, I suspect that this thread will be around for a long time to come ;)

It certainly sounds dodgy according to this report.


Liberal Party donations: Arthur Sinodinos included on slush fund email trail
Adam Gartrell March 26 2016 - 6:36PM

   
Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos was copied into a series of emails in which party officials boasted about a large property developer donation being paid into the secretive slush fund at the centre of a political storm.

There are calls for the Senator to step down after questions were raised about the source of millions of dollars of donations to the NSW Liberal Party. Courtesy ABC News24.

While the emails do not demonstrate any wrongdoing because they relate to donations for the 2010 federal campaign rather than a NSW campaign, they show that Senator Sinodinos was exposed to the party's practice of channelling property developer donations through the Free Enterprise Foundation.

Senator Sinodinos, who is cabinet secretary and a close confidante of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, is under a cloud after a damning NSW Electoral Commission report in response to the Independent Commission Against Corruption's Operation Spicer investigation into prohibited donations.


The electoral commission is withholding $4.4 million in public funding from the NSW Liberal Party until it reveals who made $693,000 worth of donations that came via the FEF and helped bankroll its successful 2011 campaign. The commission concluded the FEF was used to "channel and disguise" prohibited donations.

While Senator Sinodinos maintains he has done nothing wrong, Labor is calling for him to stand aside.

In the July 2010 emails, chief fund-raiser Paul Nicolaou tells party figures Michael Yabsley, Brian Loughnane, Simon McInnes and Mark Neeham – as well as Sinodinos, then honorary treasurer and finance director – that Meriton Apartments developer Harry Triguboff had donated $50,000 into the FEF.

In the emails, first made public as part of the ICAC hearings, Mr Nicolaou said 50 per cent would go to the "national federal campaign" and 50 per cent to the "NSW federal campaign".

Mr Yabsley responded: "That's great news in relation to Harry. We will show this as a confirmed pledge for $25k."

The men also discuss $250,000 in donations from Brickworks' Lindsay Partridge – $100,000 for the federal division and $50,000 each for NSW, Queensland and WA for "their respective federal campaigns".

While it is illegal for NSW political parties to take property developer donations for state campaigns the rules for federal campaigns are not so strict. Property developer money can be used by the NSW branch for federal campaigns.

Senator Sinodinos has hit back at suggestions he knew the FEF was being used to disguise any payments in NSW.

In a letter sent to the electoral commission on Friday, Senator Sinodinos' lawyers said any such conclusion was "manifestly wrong". They have called on the commission to retract all references to him from its publications and publish a correction.

"People within the Liberal Party, including Senator Sinodinos but by no means limited to him, went to great lengths to ensure that the NSW Division understood and complied with the law," the letter said.

In a follow-up statement on Saturday, Senator Sinodinos slammed the commission for the "loose language" that had created "erroneous impressions" about his involvement with the FEF.

"I have never been accused of corruption," he said. "I deny any wrongdoing or illegality."

He goes on to say he will not be responding to the publication of "unsubstantiated rumours, gossip or scuttlebutt".

However, he declined to comment about the emails revealed by the ICAC.

Labor frontbencher Jason Clare said Senator Sinodinos was hanging by a thread.

"If these people were illegally donating to the Liberal Party when Arthur Sinodinos was in charge of the money then his position really becomes untenable. Malcolm Turnbull has had to sack three ministers already, now I think he is going to have to sack his right-hand man as well," he said.

Senator Sinodinos, a former chairman of infrastructure company Australian Water Holdings, was called as a witness during the ICAC's inquiry into the company in 2014. He is not expected to face corruption findings but may face critical comments about his time as non-executive chairman of the company.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/arthur-sinodinos-included-on-slush-fund-email-trail-20160326-gnrist.html

Thread: Get your own house in order Turnbull stared by Labor Voter, regarding political donations and probity.

http://m.smh.com.au/nsw/assistant-minister-angus-taylor-discussed-free-enterprise-foundation-with-key-fundraiser-20160328-gns7li.html

And another one , when will it stop , will the rightards be supporting a national corruption watchdog or still just the ABCC ?

Its time wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 7:26am:

http://m.smh.com.au/nsw/assistant-minister-angus-taylor-discussed-free-enterprise-foundation-with-key-fundraiser-20160328-gns7li.html And another one , when will it stop , will the rightards be supporting a national corruption watchdog or still just the ABCC ?

The rightards are not interested in a national anti-corruption commission because they know that so many of their own will be forced to appear there.

Is there a single liberal who isn't party to the corruption?

It'll probably be a shorter thread if we went in that direction instead of listing the corrupt ones.

John Smith wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 8:41am:

Is there a single liberal who isn't party to the corruption? It'll probably be a shorter thread if we went in that direction instead of listing the corrupt ones.

Sure is getting over the top John , lets see if Labor are prepared to back the independents on a national style ICAC .

John Smith wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 8:41am:

Is there a single liberal who isn't party to the corruption? It'll probably be a shorter thread if we went in that direction instead of listing the corrupt ones.

There are. They are mostly the Liberal party members (not MPs) who get told by the faceless people in Head Office who will be preselected in their local electorate.

Why won't lib supporters show that they don't tolerate corruption from lib party?

stunspore wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 1:18pm:

Why won't lib supporters show that they don't tolerate corruption from lib party?

ED HUSIC: Well, we’re going to have an ideas boom after we get through the buffering basically. You know, we’re going to go to an election based on a thing that not many people talk about, the ABCC, but we’re not going to go to an election talking about the things people really want to see done, the NBN, and we need to see, you know, a change from when Malcolm Turnbull took over as Comms Minister, we were ranked 30 in terms of broadband speeds and now we are ranked at 60. Most people would be demoted with a record like that and he got promoted to Prime Minister and it's not good enough.

Bam wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 7:33am:

Its time wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 7:26am: http://m.smh.com.au/nsw/assistant-minister-angus-taylor-discussed-free-enterprise-foundation-with-key-fundraiser-20160328-gns7li.html And another one , when will it stop , will the rightards be supporting a national corruption watchdog or still just the ABCC ? The rightards are not interested in a national anti-corruption commission because they know that so many of their own will be forced to appear there.

ED HUSIC: Well, we’re going to have an ideas boom after we get through the buffering basically. You know, we’re going to go to an election based on a thing that not many people talk about, the ABCC, but we’re not going to go to an election talking about the things people really want to see done, the NBN, and we need to see, you know, a change from when Malcolm Turnbull took over as Comms Minister, we were ranked 30 in terms of broadband speeds and now we are ranked at 60. Most people would be demoted with a record like that and he got promoted to Prime Minister and it's not good enough.

Bam wrote on Mar 28^th, 2016 at 7:32pm:

Thread: Get your own house in order Turnbull stared by Labor Voter, regarding political donations and probity.

ED HUSIC: Well, we’re going to have an ideas boom after we get through the buffering basically. You know, we’re going to go to an election based on a thing that not many people talk about, the ABCC, but we’re not going to go to an election talking about the things people really want to see done, the NBN, and we need to see, you know, a change from when Malcolm Turnbull took over as Comms Minister, we were ranked 30 in terms of broadband speeds and now we are ranked at 60. Most people would be demoted with a record like that and he got promoted to Prime Minister and it's not good enough.

stunspore wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 1:18pm:

Why won't lib supporters show that they don't tolerate corruption from lib party?

Strange isnt it , the narrative changed back to union 'thugs' when it is clear just how much corruption is unfolding on a daily basis in Libtard ranks .

It's deflection.  Strange though that rest of us respond to the union thread but they can't respond to lib corruption.

Poll deleted , reason , no need to make it sticky post when it never gets off page 1  :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_politicians_convicted_of_crimes

its hard to know what you lefties call CORRUJPTION..

you certainly dont see any in the

ROYAL COMMISSION INTO CORRUPTION OF UNIONS..

all squeaky clean by all accounts..

anyway I went to the trouble of counting the list on WIKI..of JAILED MPS...

the real baddies cant  really deny JAIL MEANS BAD CAN YOU>.

10 Labor MPs Jailed.

that did not include THOMSON.. who whilst sentenced to JAIL... is still free..

3 Liberal

4 Nationals..

Longest terms all set for LABOR MPs..

now that is a tough record.

btw I didnt bring it up....

someone is complaining Lib supporters are not taking part

especially after the way labor members laughingly  came out in the Royal thread..

mainly to get the judge thrown off the case.. :D :D :D

very impressive.

good record though lefties....

as I said its hard to know what you guys call CORRUPTION these days..

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 1:21pm:

ED HUSIC: Well, we’re going to have an ideas boom after we get through the buffering basically.

;D ;D ;D ;D

That was a classic.

cods wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 2:56pm:

you certainly dont see any in the ROYAL COMMISSION INTO CORRUPTION OF UNIONS.

no, the claim was there wasn't very much .. stop drinking for a few hours and you might start to understand what people are actually saying


cods wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 2:56pm:

btw I didnt bring it up....

onto the spirits today are we?


cods wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 2:56pm:

good record though lefties....

I don't see anyone defending any of those guys. You on the other hand are ignoring pages of corrupt activity while trying to turn the attention back to labor. Does that mean you are OK with corruption except when it's labor?


cods wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 2:56pm:

as I said its hard to know what you guys call CORRUPTION these days.

then you should stop changing the definition when the persons from another party .. it'd be much easier to remember the definition that way

John Smith wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 3:01pm:

cods wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 2:56pm: you certainly dont see any in the ROYAL COMMISSION INTO CORRUPTION OF UNIONS. no, the claim was there wasn't very much .. stop drinking for a few hours and you might start to understand what people are actually saying cods wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 2:56pm: btw I didnt bring it up.... onto the spirits today are we? cods wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 2:56pm: good record though lefties.... I don't see anyone defending any of those guys. You on the other hand are ignoring pages of corrupt activity while trying to turn the attention back to labor. Does that mean you are OK with corruption except when it's labor? cods wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 2:56pm: as I said its hard to know what you guys call CORRUPTION these days. then you should stop changing the definition when the persons from another party .. it'd be much easier to remember the definition that way

oh you have been wan king again,.,

you seem to lose the plot more and more...

wanking will send you blind...

but I guess you dont have much else to do..and no one wants to play with you.....so off you go.. dont let me keep you from the one pleasure you get from life.

glug glug cods?

you could have of course addressed the points raised ....then again that would require some sobriety

cods wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 5:03pm:

John Smith wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 3:01pm: cods wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 2:56pm: you certainly dont see any in the ROYAL COMMISSION INTO CORRUPTION OF UNIONS. no, the claim was there wasn't very much .. stop drinking for a few hours and you might start to understand what people are actually saying cods wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 2:56pm: btw I didnt bring it up.... onto the spirits today are we? cods wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 2:56pm: good record though lefties.... I don't see anyone defending any of those guys. You on the other hand are ignoring pages of corrupt activity while trying to turn the attention back to labor. Does that mean you are OK with corruption except when it's labor? cods wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 2:56pm: as I said its hard to know what you guys call CORRUPTION these days. then you should stop changing the definition when the persons from another party .. it'd be much easier to remember the definition that way oh you have been wan king again,., you seem to lose the plot more and more... wanking will send you blind... but I guess you dont have much else to do..and no one wants to play with you.....so off you go.. dont let me keep you from the one pleasure you get from life.

Jesus christ Cods , that was awful thing to say  :(

Its time wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 5:07pm:

Jesus christ Cods , that was awful thing to say  Sad

you must be mistaken ... cods would NEVER say anything that could be considered abusive ;D ;D

We demand an honest conversation on the NBN!

John Smith wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 5:06pm:

glug glug cods? you could have of course addressed the points raised ....then again that would require some sobriety

wank wank.. porn star indeed.. its all you have your fantasies..

dont worry leftwinger... he dishes it out I am sure he can take it..

he wants to be a porn star.. hahahahahaha.. thasts why he spends half his life on here. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

John Smith wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 5:16pm:

Its time wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 5:07pm: Jesus christ Cods , that was awful thing to say  Sad you must be mistaken ... cods would NEVER say anything that could be considered abusive ;D ;D

what abusive about being a PORN STAR...

its what you fantasies about isnt it..  wank.wank.


and we all know js wouldnt abuse dont we.. ;) ;) ;)

John Smith wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 5:16pm:

Its time wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 5:07pm: Jesus christ Cods , that was awful thing to say  Sad you must be mistaken ... cods would NEVER say anything that could be considered abusive ;D ;D

That's right, John.
There's two rules defining abuse.

1. When cods does it to someone, it's NOT abuse.
2. When someone does it to cods, it's abuse of the highest order.

Lobo wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 7:09pm:

John Smith wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 5:16pm: Its time wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 5:07pm: Jesus christ Cods , that was awful thing to say  Sad you must be mistaken ... cods would NEVER say anything that could be considered abusive ;D ;D That's right, John. There's two rules defining abuse. 1. When cods does it to someone, it's NOT abuse. 2. When someone does it to cods, it's abuse of the highest order.

Meh.. If she sends me a porn pic of herself I will have a belt - socks need washing anyway

Vic wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 7:17pm:

Lobo wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 7:09pm: John Smith wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 5:16pm: Its time wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 5:07pm: Jesus christ Cods , that was awful thing to say  Sad you must be mistaken ... cods would NEVER say anything that could be considered abusive ;D ;D That's right, John. There's two rules defining abuse. 1. When cods does it to someone, it's NOT abuse. 2. When someone does it to cods, it's abuse of the highest order. Meh.. If she sends me a porn pic of herself I will have a belt - socks need washing anyway

Sitting in doc surgery and started laffn hard when i read that , f3cker  :D

cods wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 6:39pm:

John Smith wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 5:06pm: glug glug cods? you could have of course addressed the points raised ....then again that would require some sobriety wank wank.. porn star indeed.. its all you have your fantasies.. dont worry leftwinger... he dishes it out I am sure he can take it.. he wants to be a porn star.. hahahahahaha.. thasts why he spends half his life on here. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Is that what you were going on about?  ;D ;D ;D ;D

See, if you spend a few hours with no drink, suddenly your posts start to make some sense. ..

cods wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 6:40pm:

John Smith wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 5:16pm: Its time wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 5:07pm: Jesus christ Cods , that was awful thing to say  Sad you must be mistaken ... cods would NEVER say anything that could be considered abusive ;D ;D what abusive about being a PORN STAR... its what you fantasies about isnt it..  wank.wank. and we all know js wouldnt abuse dont we.. ;) ;) ;)

ahhh, but there's two major differences.

1. I don't pretend I never abuse
2. I don't play the victim when someone does it back to me.

:D :D :D

Vic wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 7:17pm:

Lobo wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 7:09pm: John Smith wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 5:16pm: Its time wrote on Mar 29th, 2016 at 5:07pm: Jesus christ Cods , that was awful thing to say  Sad you must be mistaken ... cods would NEVER say anything that could be considered abusive ;D ;D That's right, John. There's two rules defining abuse. 1. When cods does it to someone, it's NOT abuse. 2. When someone does it to cods, it's abuse of the highest order. Meh.. If she sends me a porn pic of herself I will have a belt - socks need washing anyway

;D ;D ;D

Whats this doing on page 2

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Mar 29^th, 2016 at 5:18pm:

We demand an honest conversation on the NBN!

Not in this thread. This thread deals specifically with Coalition corruption.

http://theconversation.com/electoral-commission-makes-a-stand-on-liberal-breaches-of-nsw-donations-laws-56920

Looks like a legal fight might be occurring.

stunspore wrote on Mar 30^th, 2016 at 7:11pm:

Looks like a legal fight might be occurring.

about time too. They shouldn't be allowed to get away with it.

Obied and sinodanus think they're above the law , i am looking forward to seeing the pricks nailed to the wall

Its time wrote on Mar 30^th, 2016 at 7:23pm:

Obied and sinodanus think they're above the law , i am looking forward to seeing the pricks nailed to the wall

I agree.. what else, after all.. is political appointment  for.. other than to ensure your own self-enrichment and that of your mates...?

The now extinct council of Auburn had a voting bloc of seven mates self-interested... even when one mate directly affected abstained... a motion before council for a property development or sale would go through with the other six votes.... plus the Mayor as a casting vote..... but he was a mate as well....

I'll give Baird this one... and one only.... the move to remove such corruption means he has an honest bone.....

Now let's see the REST of the removal of corruption... particularly in the area of 'privatisation'......

You really need me, Mikey, to offer you REAL advice....

That'll be $1500 for a consultant fee for a day.... you know my bank account....

Tangney MP Dennis Jensen admits 'mistake' in using parliamentary letterhead to seek book deal


Federal Member for Tangney Dennis Jensen has conceded he made a mistake by using parliamentary letterhead to seek a publishing deal for his novel.

Dr Jensen sent a letter to a literary agent in 2007 marketing a book about a fictional war between Australia and a coalition of Indonesia and China.

He told the ABC's morning program the book was finished in 2002, but conceded it was not appropriate to use his parliamentary letterhead to seek a deal for it.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-31/tangney-mp-dennis-jensen-defends-using-letterhead-book-deal/7287578

and so it continues  :D :D

Property developers on NSW Liberals' 'target donor list' for Barry O'Farrell's 2011 campaign

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NSW Liberal Angus Taylor was asked by party officials to pursue a major property developer for donations in the months before the 2011 state election. An internal Liberal spreadsheet titled "State Campaign potential donors" shows Mr Taylor, who was recently promoted to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's front bench as Assistant Cities Minister, was tasked with chasing builder St Hilliers for contributions. Mr Taylor, who insists all donations he solicited were "disclosed and compliant", said he knew at the time that St Hilliers was a prohibited donor in NSW and therefore only asked the company for federal donations despite its presence on the state campaign target donor list. The same document shows Mr Taylor's fellow members of the Liberal finance committee were also assigned property developers, including Westfield and Walker Corporation, to approach in the final days before the ACT-registered Free Enterprise Foundation donated nearly $700,000 to the NSW Liberal Party ahead of a new $5000 donations caps that took effect on Janaury 1, 2011. On Monday, Fairfax Media revealed the former boss of Whitehaven Coal, Tony Haggarty, said he never intended to make a $10,000 donation solicited by Mr Taylor because, Mr Haggarty said, he knew he was a prohibited donor under state donations laws. In an email to Liberal fundraiser Paul Nicolaou, Mr Taylor said Mr Haggarty would write a cheque made out to the FEF. "Tony Haggarty will send you a cheque made out to the Free Enterprise foundation. Tried to push him above the $10k he was going to pay for the lunch but will wait and see what he sends you (he was thinking about it). He knows it needs to be in before January 1. I have committed to set up some time with Barry [O'Farrell] in the New Year," Mr Taylor told Mr Nicaolaou in an email sent on December 16, 2010. Mr Haggarty and the NSW Liberal Party insist the donation was never made. Mr Taylor, who said he approached Whitehaven Coal for money rather than Mr Haggarty as a private individual, has argued that his reference in the email to "January 1" - the date at which the new cap on political donations came into effect in NSW - makes clear that he always observed all applicable rules when raising funds for the party. The Independent Commission Against Corruption heard evidence that the Free Enterprise Foundation had been allegedly used to "wash" prohibited developer donation to the NSW Liberals and the NSW Electoral Commission last week said the FEF was used to "disguise and channel" donations, including from prohibited donors, to the party. The NSW Electoral Commission is withholding $4.4 million in public funding from the NSW Liberal Party until the identities of donors, which include a number of property developers, are revealed. NSW election funding records show the FEF gave $693,000 to the state Liberals in four tranches in 2010 on December 6, 22, 23 and 24. This was the same time that correspondence from Mr Taylor, Mr Nicolaou and others shows a push to get cheques into the FEF before the January 1 rule changes. After that date the FEF would have been restricted to donating just $5000 to the party before the March election. A separate email from Peter McGauran, a former Victorian senator and finance committee member, to funds manager David Paradice dated December 14, 2010 said Mr Nicolaou would be in touch to accept a cheque made out to the FEF and "explain the urgent timing of the issue". The Liberal spreadsheet document, tendered in evidence at ICAC, divides up 253 target companies between Liberal finance committee members, including then party treasurer Arthur Sinodinos and powerbroker Michael Photios. A email from Mr Nicolaou of November 10, 2010 to then state president Natasha Maclaren-Jones says the list "outlines who will be approaching who to solicit donations prior to December 31, 2010". During his time giving evidence at the ICAC, Mr Nicolaou was asked about the presence of developers on the state campaign target list. "Yes, but we didn't approach them. Just 'cause they're on the list doesn't mean that we approached them, and if you look at the records that no doubt you've looked at um, there are a whole range of companies here that we never received any donations from," was his response. A ban on NSW parties accepting any money from property developers had been in place since January 1, 2010.

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St Hilliers, which traded out of administration in 2012, donated a total of $20,000 to the NSW Liberals' Millenium Forum in 2010 and 2011. Mr Taylor told Fairfax Media that he was a personal acquaintance of St Hilliers boss Tim Casey but any donation he pursued from the company was for the federal party. Property developers are not prevented from donating at the federal level. "I never approached St Hilliers to donate to a state campaign or for state purposes," he said. "It was absolutely, categorically clear to me that Tim was a prohibited state donor." NSW electoral funding records show that between April 2010 and May 2011 St Hilliers donated a total of $20,000 to the Liberal Party's Millenium Forum, which was run at the time by Mr Nicolaou. A Liberal Party spokeswoman said: "The donations to the Millennium Forum were used exclusively for federal campaign purposes." "Angus Taylor had no role in soliciting these donations for the Millennium Forum," she said. St Hilliers did not return calls.

Arthur Sinodinos denies knowledge of prohibited donations during 2011 NSW election campaign

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Liberal Senator Arthur Sinodinos says he had no knowledge of prohibited donations being used in the New South Wales 2011 election campaign. It is alleged the party's fundraising body, the Free Enterprise Foundation, funnelled hundreds of thousands of dollars from property developers to the state Liberals in 2011. Senator Sinodinos was the NSW Liberal Party treasurer at the time and said he had no knowledge of what was done with that money. He said he had earlier distributed information to staff that certain political donations could not be used by the New South Wales branch. "What we did was to say, in the context of lists like that, that obviously nobody would be approached where this would involve breaking the law," Senator Sinodinos told ABC Radio National. "This was the clear premise on which the whole of our activities were pursued." Senator Sinodinos also defended his actions while he was the NSW Liberal Party treasurer. The NSW Electoral Commission named him in a statement of facts relating to its decision to withhold $4.4 million in public funding from the NSW Liberal Party because it failed to disclose the identity of major political donors in its 2011 declaration. Senator Sinodinos said there were errors in the statement and the Electoral Commission had taken things out of context. "It appears on transcripts of ICAC selectively used to make a particular point without the opportunity for people like me who are affected to make their part of the case," he said. "I've been through this process. I've had my integrity and honesty tested in the [Independent Commission Against Corruption] and the commission made it clear all along that they were not alleging corruption on my part."

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Liberal Senator Arthur Sinodinos says he had no knowledge of prohibited donations being used in the New South Wales 2011 election campaign.

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Senator Sinodinos was the NSW Liberal Party treasurer at the time and said he had no knowledge of what was done with that money.

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http://m.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/senator-arthur-sinodinos-complaints-rejected-by-nsw-electoral-commission-20160331-gnvbr4.html

Wont be long now righties , gets another bites the dust cued and ready to play  :)

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John Smith wrote on Mar 31^st, 2016 at 7:47pm:

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Thou must suffer, little bunny, for a few more hours.

edit: Ooops, kitty.

Setanta wrote on Mar 31^st, 2016 at 7:59pm:

John Smith wrote on Mar 31st, 2016 at 7:47pm: http://www.pictures88.com/p/friday/friday_014.jpg Thou must suffer, little bunny, for a few more hours. edit: Ooops, kitty.

Not pussy I trust? :-X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcO2ABnjL44

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

Quite the dilemma ,Which one should I play for sinodanus ?  Only a matter of days now  :)

Who would have thought receiving Rolex watches from a billionaire Chinese business man would be perceived as corrupt....After all everyone involved thought the Billionaire was giving them fake watches....No need to declare such a petty gift or have them checked for bugs....The LNP are very trusting people after all???

:-? :-? :-?

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/feb/10/liberals-took-rolex-and-other-designer-watches-assuming-they-were-were-fake

they seriously expect people to believe that a billionaire would give fake watches?


he's a billionaire, not a politician.  :D :D :D :D

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/apr/02/a-tale-of-two-charitable-foundations-and-a-flood-of-donations-to-the-liberals

The most corrupt government ever  >:(

no wonder Abbott had no polices when he came to office. The libs spent 7 yrs in opposition trying to figure out how best to hide donations., They didn't have time for policies

Dean Nalder looking like he will be done for insider trading , stand by for details, when will it stop rightards ?

when we started this thread a couple of months ago I thought we might get 3 or 4 pages worth of corruption from the libs but it just doesn't stop. Another year this thread will be 200 pages and still going

bring in a federal ICAC and put a stop to it all.

John Smith wrote on Apr 6^th, 2016 at 9:16am:

when we started this thread a couple of months ago I thought we might get 3 or 4 pages worth of corruption from the libs but it just doesn't stop. Another year this thread will be 200 pages and still going bring in a federal ICAC and put a stop to it all.

This thread mostly has news items from 2016 only. If we were to bump the thread with choice examples from the past who knows how many pages it would be?

Some examples of past misdeeds:
* Liberals taking donations from the Calabrian Mafia in exchange for favours.
* Victorian Liberal Premier Jeff Kennett selling off schools without going to tender through a real estate agency where the President of the Victorian branch of the Liberal party was a partner in the firm.

Here it is
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-06/dean-nalder-office-hands-over-airport-rail-documents/7302354

I am calling this one already

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley is the local MP and has met the owners and inspected the damage.

"This tells us everything that's wrong with the Auburn Council," Mr Foley told the ABC.

Ronney Ouiek develops a building, the insurer tells us it was riddled with structural defects and now the owners are left out of pocket.

"For the life of me, how can you tolerate a situation where the [former] mayor [Ronney Oueik] develops his own building then gets his own council to certify that everything is in order?"

Mr Foley said he would call for next month's public inquiry into Auburn Council to examine what happened at the apartment block.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-08/lidcombe-unit-owners-face-storm-damage-bill,-insurance-bid-fails/7312578

and from the same bloke

Political donations: personal spends by Auburn's Ronney Oueik and Glenn Brookes from East Hills

The latest donation returns reveal the extent to which wealthy candidates funded their own campaigns in the NSW election, often to the tune of well over $100,000.

But self-funded campaigns raise myriad issues about transparency, the source of funds, timely disclosure and the potential for avoidance of state-based restrictions such as the ban on donations from property developers.

The federal political donations disclosures released on Monday reveal some examples from last year's NSW state election.

Former Auburn mayor and high-profile property developer Ronney​ Oueik​ spent $150,000 of his own money trying to frustrate the high-profile Labor candidate and opposition leader Luke Foley.

Mr Oueik would have been banned from donating to another candidate's campaign because he is a property developer. His donation would have also exceeded the cap on state donations. But the rules are different for self-funded campaigns. ​Election funding laws state that a candidate may fund their own campaign, but the payments must be processed through an official campaign account operated by a separate "official agent" if more than $1000 is spent.

Mr Oueik, a prominent property developer in Auburn and still a member of council, has had his own share of controversy in local politics. He is close to the flamboyant property developer and deputy mayor Salim Mehajer​, whose million-dollar wedding literally stopped traffic in Auburn. Mr Oueik has also faced scrutiny over undisclosed payments to current mayor Lee "Lily" Lam's real estate agency for strata management services in one of his tower block developments.

In Cabramatta, Liberal candidate and pharmacist Maria Diep​ spent more than $100,000 of her own money to try to unseat the Labor candidate Nick Lalich​, last March.

She was unsuccessful.

The returns also confirm that the wealthy Liberal MP for East Hills Glenn Brookes spent more than $130,000 from his personal bank account, producing posters, water bottles and stickers promoting himself. The battle between Mr Brookes and Labor candidate Cameron Murphy in the seat of East Hills was one of the most bitterly fought of the 2015 election and was marred by a smear campaign in which Mr Murphy's election posters were defaced with the words "paedophile lover" in apparent reference to his former role with the NSW Council for Civil Liberties. Mr Brookes denies involvement in the smear campaign.

It is "unlawful" for an elected MP to make payments towards their re-election unles from the campaign account.


http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/political-donations-personal-spends-by-auburns-ronney-oueik-and-glenn-brookes-from-east-hills-20160201-gmioe8.html

this bloke sounds like a real piece of work. No wonder the libs recruited him :D :D

Very quiet on the sinodinus news , seriously w t f

Its time wrote on Apr 8^th, 2016 at 8:37pm:

Very quiet on the sinodinus news , seriously w t f

libs are probably hoping it'll be forgotten about ... not sure why labors not pushing the issue.

John Smith wrote on Apr 8^th, 2016 at 8:48pm:

Its time wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 8:37pm: Very quiet on the sinodinus news , seriously w t f libs are probably hoping it'll be forgotten about ... not sure why labors not pushing the issue.

Libs probably expect labs to be as dirty as them?  But labs have higher standards?  I certainly wouldn't expect that if they win government they will call for a RC that targets libs/lib donors specifically.

John Smith wrote on Apr 8^th, 2016 at 8:48pm:

Its time wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 8:37pm: Very quiet on the sinodinus news , seriously w t f libs are probably hoping it'll be forgotten about ... not sure why labors not pushing the issue.

Professional courtesy?  Or just a hope that they won't be hung on the same gibbet.......?

Grappler Truth Teller wrote on Apr 8^th, 2016 at 10:07pm:

John Smith wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 8:48pm: Its time wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 8:37pm: Very quiet on the sinodinus news , seriously w t f libs are probably hoping it'll be forgotten about ... not sure why labors not pushing the issue. Professional courtesy?  Or just a hope that they won't be hung on the same gibbet.......?

Most likely, i will be watching Labor very closely to see where they stand on national ICAC

Sinodanus has done it again , completely disappeared off the face off the planet for the last 7 days ,  Obied and himself must threaten anyone who challenges them ,let me be corrupt or you're coming out fishing on fat Tony's boat .

How the fook do they keep getting away with it ? :(

Its time wrote on Apr 14^th, 2016 at 11:28pm:

Sinodanus has done it again , completely disappeared off the face off the planet for the last 7 days ,  Obied and himself must threaten anyone who challenges them ,let me be corrupt or you're coming out fishing on fat Tony's boat . How the fook do they keep getting away with it ? :(

There is no Federal ICAC to hold them to account.

A major bank will help foot the bill for a glitzy pre-election political fundraiser to be fronted by Treasurer Scott Morrison and his deputy Kelly O'Dwyer at the same time as they are resisting calls for a royal commission into the scandal-plagued banking sector.

The $1200 to $2500-a-table breakfast, scheduled for 10 days after Mr Morrison delivers his first budget, will be held under the banner of co-sponsor National Australia Bank.

NAB is one of two corporate sponsors for the May 13 event organised by the Higgins 200 Club, a fundraising body that supports Ms O'Dwyer, the federal member for Higgins.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/fundraiser-for-assistant-treasurer-kelly-odwyer-to-be-sponsored-by-nab-amid-banking-firestorm-20160415-go7c4y.html#ixzz45t6ZRdnA
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There is just no end to it is there. Federal ICAC please.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-19/millions-paid-to-liberal-donor-shows-need-for-icac-greens-say/7337758

Have a look at this cracker , how many lib fingers are in this sticky pie  :o

Its time wrote on Apr 8^th, 2016 at 10:15pm:

Grappler Truth Teller wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 10:07pm: John Smith wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 8:48pm: Its time wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 8:37pm: Very quiet on the sinodinus news , seriously w t f libs are probably hoping it'll be forgotten about ... not sure why labors not pushing the issue. Professional courtesy?  Or just a hope that they won't be hung on the same gibbet.......? Most likely, i will be watching Labor very closely to see where they stand on national ICAC

I don't see in any way why any government totally certain of its own integrity would not install a Federal ICAC, or any Opposition not totally support that move.

The ONLY reason they will not is that they are all dirty....

To not do so is like corrupt police, and their 'mates' bent or otherwise, calling a whistle blower a 'dirty rat' or similar and treating them like criminal scum instead of as honest coppers...

Time to clean out the whole bloody lot....

Grappler Truth Teller wrote on Apr 19^th, 2016 at 11:42pm:

Its time wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 10:15pm: Grappler Truth Teller wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 10:07pm: John Smith wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 8:48pm: Its time wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 8:37pm: Very quiet on the sinodinus news , seriously w t f libs are probably hoping it'll be forgotten about ... not sure why labors not pushing the issue. Professional courtesy?  Or just a hope that they won't be hung on the same gibbet.......? Most likely, i will be watching Labor very closely to see where they stand on national ICAC I don't see in any way why any government totally certain of its own integrity would not install a Federal ICAC, or any Opposition not totally support that move. The ONLY reason they will not is that they are all dirty.... To not do so is like corrupt police, and their 'mates' bent or otherwise, calling a whistle blower a 'dirty rat' or similar and treating them like criminal scum instead of as honest coppers... Time to clean out the whole bloody lot....

The greens seem hell bent on a fed style ICAC , it is the number one issue for me , the house needs to be cleaned I 100 % agree. Hope its a hung parliament and greens hold the ace card and make it a condition of forming government .

Its time wrote on Apr 19^th, 2016 at 11:51pm:

Grappler Truth Teller wrote on Apr 19th, 2016 at 11:42pm: Its time wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 10:15pm: Grappler Truth Teller wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 10:07pm: John Smith wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 8:48pm: Its time wrote on Apr 8th, 2016 at 8:37pm: Very quiet on the sinodinus news , seriously w t f libs are probably hoping it'll be forgotten about ... not sure why labors not pushing the issue. Professional courtesy?  Or just a hope that they won't be hung on the same gibbet.......? Most likely, i will be watching Labor very closely to see where they stand on national ICAC I don't see in any way why any government totally certain of its own integrity would not install a Federal ICAC, or any Opposition not totally support that move. The ONLY reason they will not is that they are all dirty.... To not do so is like corrupt police, and their 'mates' bent or otherwise, calling a whistle blower a 'dirty rat' or similar and treating them like criminal scum instead of as honest coppers... Time to clean out the whole bloody lot.... The greens seem hell bent on a fed style ICAC , it is the number one issue for me , the house needs to be cleaned I 100 % agree. Hope its a hung parliament and greens hold the ace card and make it a condition of forming government .

The hung parliament I'd like to see is the lamp posts in Cambra bearing some politician fruit.... the penalty for treason is death....

But - sharp-pointed mirth aside - I'd like to see a hung parliament of minor parties and Independents... let the Rat Packs negotiate their way out of that.... I've watched this triumph of clowns of both sides taking this country to the wire and to the bank and driving its people into penury and punishment ... for far too long.

Time for the pipers to be paid.....

The opposition notched up several wins on Tuesday night, after gaining the Senate's support to suspend standing orders and vary the chamber's schedule so all formal motions could be dealt with.  [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif]



Among them was backing to set aside two days to scrutinise the budget, on May 5 and 6, and for an inquiry into entities associated with political parties, including a provision that Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos be directed to appear before the committee and answer questions.  :) About time

Senator Wong said Senator Sinodinos had serious questions to answer regarding political donations and his involvement with the Free Enterprise Foundation.

The NSW Electoral Commission is refusing to pay the Liberals more than $4.4 million until it reveals the secret donors who poured about $700,000 into the party's coffers ahead of the 2011 state election.

Senator Sinodinos was the party's treasurer and finance director at the time and has unsuccessfully sought a retraction from the commission.

Attorney-General George Brandis warned directing Senator Sinodinos to appear before the committee would set a "shocking" precedent.

"That is unprecedented and a violation of a very fundamental parliamentary principle."


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NEWS JUST IN ..... SINODINUS TOLD TO LEAVE HIS AMNESIA AT HOME AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ..... TOMMO TOMMO TOMMMO SHORTARSE SHORTARSE SHORTARSE  :D

Arthur Sinodinos to be called before inquiry into political donations

I hope they string him up ... he's as corrupt as they come

Its time wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 4:07am:

The opposition notched up several wins on Tuesday night, after gaining the Senate's support to suspend standing orders and vary the chamber's schedule so all formal motions could be dealt with.  [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] Among them was backing to set aside two days to scrutinise the budget, on May 5 and 6, and for an inquiry into entities associated with political parties, including a provision that Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos be directed to appear before the committee and answer questions.  :) About time Senator Wong said Senator Sinodinos had serious questions to answer regarding political donations and his involvement with the Free Enterprise Foundation. The NSW Electoral Commission is refusing to pay the Liberals more than $4.4 million until it reveals the secret donors who poured about $700,000 into the party's coffers ahead of the 2011 state election. Senator Sinodinos was the party's treasurer and finance director at the time and has unsuccessfully sought a retraction from the commission. Attorney-General George Brandis warned directing Senator Sinodinos to appear before the committee would set a "shocking" precedent. "That is unprecedented and a violation of a very fundamental parliamentary principle." [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]

Good move, I wonder how Arthur's memory is going these days?

Bump for the Rtards , or is a couple of poodles more important  :D :D :D :D

Redmond Neck wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 8:53am:

Its time wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 4:07am: The opposition notched up several wins on Tuesday night, after gaining the Senate's support to suspend standing orders and vary the chamber's schedule so all formal motions could be dealt with.  [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] Among them was backing to set aside two days to scrutinise the budget, on May 5 and 6, and for an inquiry into entities associated with political parties, including a provision that Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos be directed to appear before the committee and answer questions.  :) About time Senator Wong said Senator Sinodinos had serious questions to answer regarding political donations and his involvement with the Free Enterprise Foundation. The NSW Electoral Commission is refusing to pay the Liberals more than $4.4 million until it reveals the secret donors who poured about $700,000 into the party's coffers ahead of the 2011 state election. Senator Sinodinos was the party's treasurer and finance director at the time and has unsuccessfully sought a retraction from the commission. Attorney-General George Brandis warned directing Senator Sinodinos to appear before the committee would set a "shocking" precedent. "That is unprecedented and a violation of a very fundamental parliamentary principle." [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] Good move, I wonder how Arthur's memory is going these days?

Pretty sure penny will be asking him questions , he will look quite the arse when she has finished tearing him a new one , I can't wait  :)

John Smith wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 8:53am:

I hope they string him up ... he's as corrupt as they come

I don't see much embarassment coming from a senate inquiry to be honest:

Inquiry: explain to us again how you missed all that corruption going on?
Sinodinos: no recollection, no allegations against me, you can't do anything
Inquiry: you suck etc
Sinodinos: meh, whatchya gonna do? Are we done here?

Its time wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 4:07am:

The opposition notched up several wins on Tuesday night, after gaining the Senate's support to suspend standing orders and vary the chamber's schedule so all formal motions could be dealt with.  [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] Among them was backing to set aside two days to scrutinise the budget, on May 5 and 6, and for an inquiry into entities associated with political parties, including a provision that Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos be directed to appear before the committee and answer questions.  :) About time Senator Wong said Senator Sinodinos had serious questions to answer regarding political donations and his involvement with the Free Enterprise Foundation. The NSW Electoral Commission is refusing to pay the Liberals more than $4.4 million until it reveals the secret donors who poured about $700,000 into the party's coffers ahead of the 2011 state election. Senator Sinodinos was the party's treasurer and finance director at the time and has unsuccessfully sought a retraction from the commission. Attorney-General George Brandis warned directing Senator Sinodinos to appear before the committee would set a "shocking" precedent. "That is unprecedented and a violation of a very fundamental parliamentary principle." [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]

non issue.
out in suburbia "real" australians would not even know who arthur sinodinis is.
they would probably think he plays for carlton.

it wont register.

they will see Shortens head on the television, a little bit of vommit will come up into their mouths as they reel away in horror from that enormous malformed skull that doesnt even fit on their screen, and then they will vote liberal.

polite_gandalf wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 12:50pm:

John Smith wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 8:53am: I hope they string him up ... he's as corrupt as they come I don't see much embarassment coming from a senate inquiry to be honest: Inquiry: explain to us again how you missed all that corruption going on? Sinodinos: no recollection, no allegations against me, you can't do anything Inquiry: you suck etc Sinodinos: meh, whatchya gonna do? Are we done here?

People will be asking how he can handle the finances if he can't even remember who donated them  :)

aquascoot wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 1:00pm:

Its time wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 4:07am: The opposition notched up several wins on Tuesday night, after gaining the Senate's support to suspend standing orders and vary the chamber's schedule so all formal motions could be dealt with.  [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] Among them was backing to set aside two days to scrutinise the budget, on May 5 and 6, and for an inquiry into entities associated with political parties, including a provision that Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos be directed to appear before the committee and answer questions.  :) About time Senator Wong said Senator Sinodinos had serious questions to answer regarding political donations and his involvement with the Free Enterprise Foundation. The NSW Electoral Commission is refusing to pay the Liberals more than $4.4 million until it reveals the secret donors who poured about $700,000 into the party's coffers ahead of the 2011 state election. Senator Sinodinos was the party's treasurer and finance director at the time and has unsuccessfully sought a retraction from the commission. Attorney-General George Brandis warned directing Senator Sinodinos to appear before the committee would set a "shocking" precedent. "That is unprecedented and a violation of a very fundamental parliamentary principle." [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] non issue. out in suburbia "real" australians would not even know who arthur sinodinis is. they would probably think he plays for carlton. it wont register. they will see Shortens head on the television, a little bit of vommit will come up into their mouths as they reel away in horror from that enormous malformed skull that doesnt even fit on their screen, and then they will vote liberal.

Yes scoot thats how it will play out

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Attorney-General George Brandis warned directing Senator Sinodinos to appear before the committee would set a "shocking" precedent. "That is unprecedented and a violation of a very fundamental parliamentary principle."

Brandis is a hypocrite. He's got no problem with the use of inquiries against political opponents, but when the same rules are applied to members of his own party it's suddenly a "shocking precedent".

Its time wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 1:03pm:

aquascoot wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 1:00pm: Its time wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 4:07am: The opposition notched up several wins on Tuesday night, after gaining the Senate's support to suspend standing orders and vary the chamber's schedule so all formal motions could be dealt with.  [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] Among them was backing to set aside two days to scrutinise the budget, on May 5 and 6, and for an inquiry into entities associated with political parties, including a provision that Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos be directed to appear before the committee and answer questions.  :) About time Senator Wong said Senator Sinodinos had serious questions to answer regarding political donations and his involvement with the Free Enterprise Foundation. The NSW Electoral Commission is refusing to pay the Liberals more than $4.4 million until it reveals the secret donors who poured about $700,000 into the party's coffers ahead of the 2011 state election. Senator Sinodinos was the party's treasurer and finance director at the time and has unsuccessfully sought a retraction from the commission. Attorney-General George Brandis warned directing Senator Sinodinos to appear before the committee would set a "shocking" precedent. "That is unprecedented and a violation of a very fundamental parliamentary principle." [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] non issue. out in suburbia "real" australians would not even know who arthur sinodinis is. they would probably think he plays for carlton. it wont register. they will see Shortens head on the television, a little bit of vommit will come up into their mouths as they reel away in horror from that enormous malformed skull that doesnt even fit on their screen, and then they will vote liberal. Yes scoot thats how it will play out

do a survey, catch the 5.20 train from central to parramatta and ask  people what they think of the sinodinis situation.  prepare for a lot of "Huh"s??"

aquascoot wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 1:14pm:

Its time wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 1:03pm: aquascoot wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 1:00pm: Its time wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 4:07am: The opposition notched up several wins on Tuesday night, after gaining the Senate's support to suspend standing orders and vary the chamber's schedule so all formal motions could be dealt with.  [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] Among them was backing to set aside two days to scrutinise the budget, on May 5 and 6, and for an inquiry into entities associated with political parties, including a provision that Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos be directed to appear before the committee and answer questions.  :) About time Senator Wong said Senator Sinodinos had serious questions to answer regarding political donations and his involvement with the Free Enterprise Foundation. The NSW Electoral Commission is refusing to pay the Liberals more than $4.4 million until it reveals the secret donors who poured about $700,000 into the party's coffers ahead of the 2011 state election. Senator Sinodinos was the party's treasurer and finance director at the time and has unsuccessfully sought a retraction from the commission. Attorney-General George Brandis warned directing Senator Sinodinos to appear before the committee would set a "shocking" precedent. "That is unprecedented and a violation of a very fundamental parliamentary principle." [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] non issue. out in suburbia "real" australians would not even know who arthur sinodinis is. they would probably think he plays for carlton. it wont register. they will see Shortens head on the television, a little bit of vommit will come up into their mouths as they reel away in horror from that enormous malformed skull that doesnt even fit on their screen, and then they will vote liberal. Yes scoot thats how it will play out do a survey, catch the 5.20 train from central to parramatta and ask  people what they think of the sinodinis situation.  prepare for a lot of "Huh"s??"

Bet they know more about him than the ABCC  :D

Quote:

they will see Shortens head on the television, a little bit of vommit will come up into their mouths as they reel away in horror from that enormous malformed skull that doesnt even fit on their screen, and then they will vote liberal.

I can never tell whether Aqua thinks he is clever, funny or just enjoys being obnoxious.

Cliff48 wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 1:34pm:

Quote: they will see Shortens head on the television, a little bit of vommit will come up into their mouths as they reel away in horror from that enormous malformed skull that doesnt even fit on their screen, and then they will vote liberal. I can never tell whether Aqua thinks he is clever, funny or just enjoys being obnoxious.

facial symmetry is a crucial factor in sub-communications.

try this , listen to bill on the radio...he doesnt sound too bad.
watch him on telly, you feel uneasy.
Bill should stay off the telly, (or wear a hijab)

aquascoot wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 2:00pm:

Cliff48 wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 1:34pm: Quote: they will see Shortens head on the television, a little bit of vommit will come up into their mouths as they reel away in horror from that enormous malformed skull that doesnt even fit on their screen, and then they will vote liberal. I can never tell whether Aqua thinks he is clever, funny or just enjoys being obnoxious. facial symmetry is a crucial factor in sub-communications.

https://i.warosu.org/data/tg/img/0324/78/1401548742665.jpg

aquascoot wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 2:00pm:

Cliff48 wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 1:34pm: Quote: they will see Shortens head on the television, a little bit of vommit will come up into their mouths as they reel away in horror from that enormous malformed skull that doesnt even fit on their screen, and then they will vote liberal. I can never tell whether Aqua thinks he is clever, funny or just enjoys being obnoxious. facial symmetry is a crucial factor in sub-communications. try this , listen to bill on the radio...he doesnt sound too bad. watch him on telly, you feel uneasy. Bill should stay off the telly, (or wear a hijab)

I don't judge people by their physical attributes, I am a mature adult - not a child.

aquascoot wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 1:00pm:

Its time wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 4:07am: The opposition notched up several wins on Tuesday night, after gaining the Senate's support to suspend standing orders and vary the chamber's schedule so all formal motions could be dealt with.  [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] [smiley=thumbup.gif] Among them was backing to set aside two days to scrutinise the budget, on May 5 and 6, and for an inquiry into entities associated with political parties, including a provision that Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos be directed to appear before the committee and answer questions.  :) About time Senator Wong said Senator Sinodinos had serious questions to answer regarding political donations and his involvement with the Free Enterprise Foundation. The NSW Electoral Commission is refusing to pay the Liberals more than $4.4 million until it reveals the secret donors who poured about $700,000 into the party's coffers ahead of the 2011 state election. Senator Sinodinos was the party's treasurer and finance director at the time and has unsuccessfully sought a retraction from the commission. Attorney-General George Brandis warned directing Senator Sinodinos to appear before the committee would set a "shocking" precedent. "That is unprecedented and a violation of a very fundamental parliamentary principle." [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] non issue. out in suburbia "real" australians would not even know who arthur sinodinis is. they would probably think he plays for carlton. it wont register.

If you seriously think that political corruption is a "non issue" then you really shouldn't be posting these inane comments on a political forum. Political corruption is a real problem in Australia and the Liberals are the biggest culprits. That's why they won't even consider introducing a Federal ICAC. They know that a lot of Liberals will have a lot of difficult questions to answer and several of them will end up in the slammer after a proper inquiry.


aquascoot wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 1:00pm:

they will see Shortens head on the television, a little bit of vommit will come up into their mouths as they reel away in horror from that enormous malformed skull that doesnt even fit on their screen, and then they will vote liberal.

Irrelevant to the topic. The topic of the thread is Coalition corruption.


aquascoot wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 2:00pm:

facial symmetry is a crucial factor in sub-communications. try this , listen to bill on the radio...he doesnt sound too bad. watch him on telly, you feel uneasy. Bill should stay off the telly, (or wear a hijab)

Irrelevant to the topic. The topic of the thread is Coalition corruption.

aquascoot wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 1:14pm:

do a survey, catch the 5.20 train from central to parramatta and ask  people what they think of the sinodinis situation.  prepare for a lot of "Huh"s??"

Once you tell them, they will agree that he is corrupt and belongs in jail.

The NSW branch of the Liberal party is the most corrupt political organisation in the country. There's a veritable conga line of Liberals coming out of ICAC.

aquascoot wrote on Apr 20^th, 2016 at 2:00pm:

Cliff48 wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 1:34pm: Quote: they will see Shortens head on the television, a little bit of vommit will come up into their mouths as they reel away in horror from that enormous malformed skull that doesnt even fit on their screen, and then they will vote liberal. I can never tell whether Aqua thinks he is clever, funny or just enjoys being obnoxious. facial symmetry is a crucial factor in sub-communications. try this , listen to bill on the radio...he doesnt sound too bad. watch him on telly, you feel uneasy. Bill should stay off the telly, (or wear a hijab)

You must be a real hoot when you come across a Down syndrome child!

Cliff48 wrote on Apr 21^st, 2016 at 9:40am:

aquascoot wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 2:00pm: Cliff48 wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 1:34pm: Quote: they will see Shortens head on the television, a little bit of vommit will come up into their mouths as they reel away in horror from that enormous malformed skull that doesnt even fit on their screen, and then they will vote liberal. I can never tell whether Aqua thinks he is clever, funny or just enjoys being obnoxious. facial symmetry is a crucial factor in sub-communications. try this , listen to bill on the radio...he doesnt sound too bad. watch him on telly, you feel uneasy. Bill should stay off the telly, (or wear a hijab) You must be a real hoot when you come across a Down syndrome child!

This is the calibre of intellect you get from that side of fence , you think they would be focusing on the strengths of the libtards policies ... hmm , no probably just stick with bills face , its all they got  :D

Its time wrote on Apr 21^st, 2016 at 10:16am:

Cliff48 wrote on Apr 21st, 2016 at 9:40am: aquascoot wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 2:00pm: Cliff48 wrote on Apr 20th, 2016 at 1:34pm: Quote: they will see Shortens head on the television, a little bit of vommit will come up into their mouths as they reel away in horror from that enormous malformed skull that doesnt even fit on their screen, and then they will vote liberal. I can never tell whether Aqua thinks he is clever, funny or just enjoys being obnoxious. facial symmetry is a crucial factor in sub-communications. try this , listen to bill on the radio...he doesnt sound too bad. watch him on telly, you feel uneasy. Bill should stay off the telly, (or wear a hijab) You must be a real hoot when you come across a Down syndrome child! This is the calibre of intellect you get from that side of fence , you think they would be focusing on the strengths of the libtards policies ... hmm , no probably just stick with bills face , its all they got  :D

And that was from a guy that attempts to portray himself as an Alpha-Male.  The reality is, Aqua is a very poor excuse for any level of male.

A Liberal councillor and nominee for the key federal seat of Parramatta who registered at the wrong address on the electoral roll, a move critics say was part of a political power play, says he is just a victim of the city's rental market.

Fairfax Media discovered that Parramatta councillor Jean Pierre Abood had changed his address on the electoral roll from his Carlingford home in the federal seat of Bennelong to a Parramatta house in which he did not live.

Parramatta Liberal councillor Jean Pierre Abood.
Parramatta Liberal councillor Jean Pierre Abood. Photo: Facebook

The incorrect change could have serious implications. Electoral roll applications are statutory declarations. Making false or misleading statements in enrolment papers carries a maximum penalty of 12 months' jail.

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Its time wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2016 at 12:03pm:

says he is just a victim of the city's rental market.

;D ;D ;D ;D

yeah ... they told him he was living in someone else's house  :D :D :D

Thank god for fairfax media continuing to uncover the shite these crrupt b&*stards carry on with.

More Coalition corruption ?

No not really it is still only running at about 98%.

WHITE COLLAR CRIME OUT OF CONTROL

Yesterday, several papers and the 7:30 Report revealed shocking allegations of corporate corruption made to a Senate Committee.  Sam Dastayari was “gobsmacked”.  Leighton’s had engaged in foreign bribery.

Except this news is four years old and the alleged offence was self-reported by Leighton’s in 2012.




A flurry of audits were carried out by companies prompted by the corruption scandal involving the Reserve Bank that led to its subsidiaries, Securency and Note Printing Australia, and 10 former executives, being charged with the nation’s first foreign bribery offences in 2011.

In February 2012 the SMH published an article titled Leighton alerts police to investigate possible foreign bribes


THE construction firm Leighton Holdings yesterday became the first big Australian company to admit publicly that it had alerted the federal police to a possible breach of anti-bribery laws.

Leighton’s alleged breach involves its Singapore subsidiary Leighton Offshore Pvt and payments to facilitate a wharf construction project in Iraq.

But the Iraq payments are not the only potential corruption case facing the company. Documents from a NSW Supreme Court case last year reveal Leighton conducted an internal inquiry into ”apparently corrupt conduct” involving allegations that a senior employee channelled $500,000 worth of steel to a third party project at the Batam Shipyard in Indonesia.

The matter was also referred to in the OECD’s damning 2012 report into foreign bribery in Australia:


Construction Case

In February 2012, an Australian construction company self-reported allegations that a foreign subsidiary may have made improper payments to facilitate a wharf construction in a third country. EFIC has announced that it provided two performance bonds to the construction company to cover projects in Southern Iraq. The AFP is currently conducting an ongoing investigation.

The Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) is Australia’s export credit agency, established in 1991 as a statutory corporation wholly owned by the Commonwealth of Australia.  It is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and reports to the Trade Minister.

As the Australian Government’s export credit agency, it helps Australian-based businesses to win and finance export, offshore investment and onshore export-related opportunities when their bank is unable to provide all the support they need.

The performance bonds supplied by EFIC to Leighton’s “give the buyer of your product or service assurance that if you don’t meet your obligations under a contract the buyer can call on the bond to reduce its losses.”

One wonders why the government is making itself financially liable for Leighton’s promises, which other companies are receiving similar support, and what sort of judgement they apply in issuing these assurances

One must also wonder why it is taking the AFP so long to investigate a confession.

The 2012 OECD report said:


The Working Group on Bribery has serious concerns that overall enforcement of the foreign bribery offence to date has been extremely low. Only one foreign bribery case has led to prosecutions. These prosecutions were commenced in 2011 and are on-going. Out of 28 foreign bribery referrals that have been received by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), 21 have been concluded without charges. The Working Group thus recommends that the AFP take sufficient steps to ensure that foreign bribery allegations are not prematurely closed, and be more proactive in gathering information from diverse sources at the pre-investigative stage.

In April 2015, JWS published a foreign bribery update:


Australia’s second foreign bribery prosecution

Since July 2011, Australia’s one and only foreign bribery prosecution (arising out of the Securency banknote printing scandal) has been chugging along before the Victorian courts at a slow pace, cloaked in suppression orders.

In late March 2015, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) commenced a prosecution against John Jousif, Mamdouh Elomar and Ibrahim Elomar, charged with attempting to bribe a foreign public official in order to win certain construction contracts in favour of Lifese Steel Fabrication or Lifese Pty Ltd in Iraq. The press have reported (from ASIC searches) that the company was established in 2007 by Mohamed Elomar (one of Australia’s most-wanted terrorists connected to Islamic State). In addition, the offenders face charges of dealing in and with the proceeds of crime and money laundering. According to newspaper reports, Mr Jousif ran a number of companies from his office in Fairfield (a Sydney suburb), including a construction and a pharmaceutical firm selling products across the Middle East and in China.

As a result of the prosecutions, the Chairman of the Lifese company, John Dowd a former NSW Attorney General and Supreme Court Judge, resigned as Chairman upon being contacted by the authorities and has declined to comment on questions concerning his role as chairman and director of Lifese Pty Ltd, which conducted business in Iraq, a well-known high risk country. The media reports suggest that John Jousif, Mamdouh Elomar and Ibrahim Elomar did not disclose the true nature of the company’s operations to Mr Dowd. No doubt further facts will emerge as the prosecutions of those charged work their way through the Court system.

WILL LIBTARDS DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

WHITE COLLAR CRIME AND CORRUPTION OUT OF CONTROL

Yesterday, several papers and the 7:30 Report revealed shocking allegations of corporate corruption made to a Senate Committee.  Sam Dastayari was “gobsmacked”.  Leighton’s had engaged in foreign bribery.

Except this news is four years old and the alleged offence was self-reported by Leighton’s in 2012.




A flurry of audits were carried out by companies prompted by the corruption scandal involving the Reserve Bank that led to its subsidiaries, Securency and Note Printing Australia, and 10 former executives, being charged with the nation’s first foreign bribery offences in 2011.

In February 2012 the SMH published an article titled Leighton alerts police to investigate possible foreign bribes


THE construction firm Leighton Holdings yesterday became the first big Australian company to admit publicly that it had alerted the federal police to a possible breach of anti-bribery laws.

Leighton’s alleged breach involves its Singapore subsidiary Leighton Offshore Pvt and payments to facilitate a wharf construction project in Iraq.

But the Iraq payments are not the only potential corruption case facing the company. Documents from a NSW Supreme Court case last year reveal Leighton conducted an internal inquiry into ”apparently corrupt conduct” involving allegations that a senior employee channelled $500,000 worth of steel to a third party project at the Batam Shipyard in Indonesia.

The matter was also referred to in the OECD’s damning 2012 report into foreign bribery in Australia:


Construction Case

In February 2012, an Australian construction company self-reported allegations that a foreign subsidiary may have made improper payments to facilitate a wharf construction in a third country. EFIC has announced that it provided two performance bonds to the construction company to cover projects in Southern Iraq. The AFP is currently conducting an ongoing investigation.

The Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) is Australia’s export credit agency, established in 1991 as a statutory corporation wholly owned by the Commonwealth of Australia.  It is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and reports to the Trade Minister.

As the Australian Government’s export credit agency, it helps Australian-based businesses to win and finance export, offshore investment and onshore export-related opportunities when their bank is unable to provide all the support they need.

The performance bonds supplied by EFIC to Leighton’s “give the buyer of your product or service assurance that if you don’t meet your obligations under a contract the buyer can call on the bond to reduce its losses.”

One wonders why the government is making itself financially liable for Leighton’s promises, which other companies are receiving similar support, and what sort of judgement they apply in issuing these assurances

One must also wonder why it is taking the AFP so long to investigate a confession.

The 2012 OECD report said:


The Working Group on Bribery has serious concerns that overall enforcement of the foreign bribery offence to date has been extremely low. Only one foreign bribery case has led to prosecutions. These prosecutions were commenced in 2011 and are on-going. Out of 28 foreign bribery referrals that have been received by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), 21 have been concluded without charges. The Working Group thus recommends that the AFP take sufficient steps to ensure that foreign bribery allegations are not prematurely closed, and be more proactive in gathering information from diverse sources at the pre-investigative stage.

In April 2015, JWS published a foreign bribery update:


Australia’s second foreign bribery prosecution

Since July 2011, Australia’s one and only foreign bribery prosecution (arising out of the Securency banknote printing scandal) has been chugging along before the Victorian courts at a slow pace, cloaked in suppression orders.

In late March 2015, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) commenced a prosecution against John Jousif, Mamdouh Elomar and Ibrahim Elomar, charged with attempting to bribe a foreign public official in order to win certain construction contracts in favour of Lifese Steel Fabrication or Lifese Pty Ltd in Iraq. The press have reported (from ASIC searches) that the company was established in 2007 by Mohamed Elomar (one of Australia’s most-wanted terrorists connected to Islamic State). In addition, the offenders face charges of dealing in and with the proceeds of crime and money laundering. According to newspaper reports, Mr Jousif ran a number of companies from his office in Fairfield (a Sydney suburb), including a construction and a pharmaceutical firm selling products across the Middle East and in China.

As a result of the prosecutions, the Chairman of the Lifese company, John Dowd a former NSW Attorney General and Supreme Court Judge, resigned as Chairman upon being contacted by the authorities and has declined to comment on questions concerning his role as chairman and director of Lifese Pty Ltd, which conducted business in Iraq, a well-known high risk country. The media reports suggest that John Jousif, Mamdouh Elomar and Ibrahim Elomar did not disclose the true nature of the company’s operations to Mr Dowd. No doubt further facts will emerge as the prosecutions of those charged work their way through the Court system.

WILL LIBTARDS DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/arthur-sinodinos-defies-order-to-appear-before-senate-fundraising-inquiry-20160427-goggci.html#ixzz471IEy3xp

wow ... almost a week without a mention on the corruption thread  ... the libs were on a roll.  :D :D :D

NSW Liberal - Biofuels bill - Corruption?
In which the NSW Government introduce a mandate for ethanol in fuel to satisfy a major Liberal party donor, Manildra.

Bam wrote on May 1^st, 2016 at 9:35am:

NSW Liberal - Biofuels bill - Corruption? In which the NSW Government introduce a mandate for ethanol in fuel to satisfy a major Liberal party donor, Manildra.

Isn't that the same company John Howards brother used to run?

John Smith wrote on May 1^st, 2016 at 9:38am:

Bam wrote on May 1st, 2016 at 9:35am: NSW Liberal - Biofuels bill - Corruption? In which the NSW Government introduce a mandate for ethanol in fuel to satisfy a major Liberal party donor, Manildra. Isn't that the same company John Howards brother used to run?

IIRC, yes it is.

John Smith wrote on May 1^st, 2016 at 9:38am:

Bam wrote on May 1st, 2016 at 9:35am: NSW Liberal - Biofuels bill - Corruption? In which the NSW Government introduce a mandate for ethanol in fuel to satisfy a major Liberal party donor, Manildra. Isn't that the same company John Howards brother used to run?

Dick Honan , Howards next door neighbour and best mate and holder of Australias only ethanol production licence .

Aussie wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 6:08pm:

Cods, I'll bet pounds to peanuts that you know nothing of the 'HEINER AFFAIR.' Tell us all about it and do not do a Goggle to do so.

Out on the board the old shearer stands,
Grasping his shears in his long, honey hands,
Fixed is his gaze on a bare-bellied "Joe,"
Glory if he gets her, won't he make the "ringer" go.

Chorus: Click go the shears boys, click, click, click,
Wide is his blow and his hands move quick,
The ringer looks around and is beaten by a blow,
And curses the old snagger with the blue-bellied "Joe."

In the middle of the floor, in his cane-bottomed chair
Is the boss of the board, with eyes everywhere;
Notes well each fleece as it comes to the screen
Paying strict attention if it's taken off clean.

The colonial experience man, he is there, of course,
With his shiny leggin's, just got off his horse,
Casting round his eye like a real connoisseur,
Whistling the old tune, "I'm the Perfect Lure."

The tar-boy is there, awaiting in demand,
With his blackened tar-pot, and his tarry hand;
Sees one old sheep with a cut upon its back,
Hears what he's waiting for, "Tar here, Jack!"

Shearing is all over and we've all got our cheques,
Roll up your swag for we're off on the tracks;
The first pub we come to, it's there we'll have a spree,
And everyone that comes along it's "Come and drink with me!"

Down by the bar the old shearer stands,
Grasping his glass in his thin honey hands;
Fixed is his gaze on a green-painted keg,
Glory he'll get down on it, ere he stirs a peg.

There we leave him standing, shouting for all hands,
Whilst all around him, every "shouter" stands
His eyes are on the cask, which is now lowering fast,
He works hard, he drinks hard, and goes to hell at last!

And in a break from my usual norm.
I will confirm this idiot is banned.

Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 1^st, 2016 at 4:22pm:

And in a break from my usual norm. I will confirm this idiot is banned.

there are several..[idiots] on here.....but I get the drift.

cods wrote on May 1^st, 2016 at 4:28pm:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 1st, 2016 at 4:22pm: And in a break from my usual norm. I will confirm this idiot is banned. there are several..[idiots] on here.....but I get the drift.

People can make themselves look an idiot on here with their views as much as they like cods.
Goodness knows there are plenty who do.

But this is just an idiot spammer.

Oh Dear!  No source to link to, but the way it is written and names are named I have a horrible feeling this is all legit

"Australia has just awarded a $50 billion defence project to build Submarines and even before the ink is dry on the contract hundreds of thousands of dollars if not millions of dollars have landed in the pockets of Liberal Party crony and former staffer Sean Costello. To make matters worse the French company DCNS which has won the $50 billion contract is currently under investigation by a French court for bribing Malaysian officials to win their submarine contract in 2002.

DCNS is alleged to have bribed officials linked to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and the corruption also involves allegations of murder. This is on top of other previous allegations of bribery against DCNS.

Another suspicious element of the Australian tender is that DCNS employed former Liberal staffer Sean Costello as its CEO for the bid. Mr Costello was chief-of-staff for former Defence Minister David Johnston who was sacked from his position in 2014.

The contract is said to be the biggest defence contract in this nation’s history. The contract itself really has to be re-evaluated in light of the French court proceedings and Sean Costello’s appointment as CEO of the winning tender. There should at the very least be a Senate Inquiry. It looks like another reason why we need a federal Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)."

I hope that's not true Vic

Something sure stinks with this sub contract, the stench of Libtard corruption once again permeates the air  ::)

Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 1^st, 2016 at 4:38pm:

cods wrote on May 1st, 2016 at 4:28pm: Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 1st, 2016 at 4:22pm: And in a break from my usual norm. I will confirm this idiot is banned. there are several..[idiots] on here.....but I get the drift. People can make themselves look an idiot on here with their views as much as they like cods. Goodness knows there are plenty who do. But this is just an idiot spammer.

what about drah... he also pushes the envelope  dont want him banned but a warning wouldnt do any harm...

Vic wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 7:25am:

Oh Dear!  No source to link to, but the way it is written and names are named I have a horrible feeling this is all legit "Australia has just awarded a $50 billion defence project to build Submarines and even before the ink is dry on the contract hundreds of thousands of dollars if not millions of dollars have landed in the pockets of Liberal Party crony and former staffer Sean Costello. To make matters worse the French company DCNS which has won the $50 billion contract is currently under investigation by a French court for bribing Malaysian officials to win their submarine contract in 2002. DCNS is alleged to have bribed officials linked to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and the corruption also involves allegations of murder. This is on top of other previous allegations of bribery against DCNS. Another suspicious element of the Australian tender is that DCNS employed former Liberal staffer Sean Costello as its CEO for the bid. Mr Costello was chief-of-staff for former Defence Minister David Johnston who was sacked from his position in 2014. The contract is said to be the biggest defence contract in this nation’s history. The contract itself really has to be re-evaluated in light of the French court proceedings and Sean Costello’s appointment as CEO of the winning tender. There should at the very least be a Senate Inquiry. It looks like another reason why we need a federal Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)."

this is disgusting   if true appalling

if just a  rumour just as appalling...

how come we only hear about this AFTER THE FACT??..

I remember working in the food industry and the buyers always scored??>.one I recall was into a real racket the only way any sales rep  could get to see him was to pay ... ::) ::) ::)...

its the same with the Olympics and world cup...and any deals worth zillions.....its all graft...

god lets clear this up.... but how do we do that?...

come on big vic you must have some ideas

How France sank Japan's $40 billion Australian submarine dream



In 2014, a blossoming friendship between Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe looked to have all but sewn up a $40 billion submarine deal. Then French naval contractor DCNS hatched a bold and seemingly hopeless plan to gatecrash the party.

Almost 18 months later, France this week secured a remarkable come-from-behind victory on one of the world's most lucrative defense deals. The result: Tokyo's dream of fast-tracking a revival of its arms export industry is left in disarray.

Interviews with more than a dozen Japanese, French, Australian and German government and industry officials show how a series of missteps by a disparate Japanese group of ministry officials, corporate executives and diplomats badly undermined their bid.

In particular, Japan misread the changing political landscape in Australia as Abbott fell from favor. The Japanese group, which included Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) (7011.T) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), (7012.T) also failed to clearly commit to providing skilled shipbuilding jobs in Australia. And Tokyo realized far too late its bid was being outflanked by the Germans and particularly the French, the sources involved in the bid said.

France, on the other hand, mobilized its vast and experienced military-industrial complex and hired a powerful Australian submarine industry insider, Sean Costello, who led it to an unexpected victory.

Japan's loss represents a major setback for Abe's push to develop an arms export industry as part of a more muscular security agenda after decades of pacifism.

"We put our utmost effort into the bid," the head of the Ministry of Defense's procurement agency Hideaki Watanabe said after the result was announced on Tuesday. "We will do a thorough analysis of what impact the result will have on our defense industry."

By the end of 2014, Japan was still comfortably in the driving seat thanks to the relationship between Abe and Abbott, which had begun soon after Abbott's 2013 election and strengthened quickly.

Japan and Australia - key allies of the United States - had wanted to cement security ties to counter to China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea and beyond.

FRENCH OVERTURES

Still, France saw an opportunity to get into the game. In November 2014, DCNS CEO Herve Guillou prevailed on French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to visit Australia and start the pitch for France.

Le Drian traveled to Albany in the country's remote southwest, where officials had gathered to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the first sailing of Australian soldiers to fight on France's Western Front during World War One.

The poignant shared history opened the door to discussions about the submarine contract, a source close to the French Ministry of Defense told Reuters.

"The French minister wished to be there for this important event. There, he held talks with his Australian counterpart David Johnston and with ... Abbott," said the source, who along with other officials asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

FIGHTING FOR JOBS

Soon after, however, Australia's political instability would erode Japan's advantage with the old guard.

In December 2014, Johnston, the Australian defense minister, was forced to resign after disparaging the skills of Australian shipbuilders.

South Australian lawmakers, worried that Abbott had quietly agreed to Japan supplying the new submarines, insisted the government look at options to build them in their state. They pressured the prime minister into holding a competitive tender which DCNS and Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKAG.DE) quickly joined.

In February 2015, Abbott called his "best friend in Asia", as he had previously described Abe, to tell him about the new bidding process. Abe sympathized and said he would do his best to comply, two sources with knowledge of the conversation said.

Yet, convinced the deal was still in the bag, Japan's bidding group dithered.

"Even though we were in the competition we acted as though nothing had changed," said one Japanese government source involved in the bid. "We thought we had already won, so why do anything to rock the boat?"

The Japanese did not attend a conference for the Future Submarines project in March, failing to understand the importance of the crucial lobbying event and leaving the field to their German and French rivals, sources within the Japanese bid said.

Japan's belated attempt to engage with potential local suppliers at a follow up event in August 2015 went badly.

Companies complained Tokyo was unwilling to discuss substantive deals. Having only ever sold arms to Japan's military because of a decades-old ban on exports that Abe lifted in 2014, neither Japanese company had any Australian military industrial partners.

And unlike France and Germany which quickly committed to building the submarines in Australia, Japan initially only said it would follow the bidding rules, which required building in Australia as just one of three options.

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"The Japanese had been invited in on a handshake deal and were left trying to compete in an international competition having no experience in doing such a thing," an Australian defense industry source said.

By September 2015, Japan's key ally Abbott had been deposed by Malcolm Turnbull, blowing the competition wide open.

LOCAL EXPERTS

Industry officials said all of the sub offerings had some drawbacks, meaning other factors including experience and connections came into play.

Crucially, in April 2015, DCNS hired Costello, who had earlier that year lost his job as chief of staff of Australia's Defence Ministry in the wake of Johnston's resignation.

A former navy submariner who had also been the general manager for strategy at state-run Australian submarine firm ASC, Costello was ideally placed to lead a bid.

Had the Japanese called first, Costello would have likely have accepted an offer to head their bid, according to a source who knows Costello. "They didn’t pick up the phone," he said. Costello declined to speak publicly about the bid.

Costello's team drew up a list of a dozen tasks DCNS needed to complete to win the deal, including the critical job of winning over U.S. defense companies Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) and Raytheon Co (RTN.N), one of which will eventually build the submarine's combat system.

In a final coordinated push, a huge delegation of French government and business leaders visited Australia a month ago, touting the economic benefits of their bid.

LATE JAPANESE PUSH

Finally stung to action, Japan ramped up its campaign in September 2015. Senior defense bureaucrat Masaki Ishikawa stepped in to unite what had until then been a disjointed approach spread around various ministries, the Japanese ambassador in Canberra, Sumio Kusaka, and MHI.

Japan began talking about investment and development opportunities beyond defense, including the possibility of opening a lithium-ion battery plant in Australia, while MHI opened an Australia unit.

In a last ditch attempt to woo Australia, Japan sent one of its Soryu submarines to Sydney this month. But as it sailed home on Tuesday, Turnbull announced the deal had gone to DCNS.

In an echo of his first Albany trip, Le Drian heard of France's win on Monday as he attended an ANZAC Day service for Australia's war dead in northwestern France.

For Tokyo, another big international defense competition that could help Japan develop the arms export industry that Abe envisaged is unlikely any time soon.

A more likely tack will be joint development projects with overseas partners to embed Japanese companies in military industrial supply chains. That might even include components for Australia's French submarines, one source in Tokyo said.

Other Japanese officials still want Australia to explain why they lost so they can learn from the painful and bewildering experience.

"We thought up to the end that we could have won," another source in Japan said.

(Additional reporting by Nobuhiro Kubo in TOKYO; Editing by Lincoln Feast)

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