matty wrote on Jun 15^th, 2012 at 9:31pm:


How dose your demented mind come up with that dopey the clown? The only one that has the hang man mentality is Abbott. You are a real choice cut.

nairbe wrote on Jun 15^th, 2012 at 10:16pm:


Gillard reversed the onus of proof. Have you seen section 361 of the Fairwork Act?

matty wrote on Jun 15^th, 2012 at 10:20pm:


OH dear!
It would seem that there is a very deep misunderstanding between legislative controles and legal proceedings. I deal regularly with a particular Act that has similar such controls. In fact in the Act i use in NSW i have the power to order you to answer questions whether you like it or not. This, if you understood the situation, is not a brief of evidence in a court nor unconditional in it's powers.

THE federal government has accused former aides of Peter Slipper, a News Ltd journalist, the former Howard government minister Mal Brough and other senior Queensland Coalition identities of formulating a sexual harassment claim with the aim of destroying the Speaker.

Following a Federal Court hearing yesterday about sexual harassment allegations against Mr Slipper by his former aide James Ashby, the Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, said the action was a politically motivated abuse of process.

''The Commonwealth strongly believes that this process has been one which is really for an ulterior purpose, not for purposes of an ordinary workplace complaint,'' she said.

''A number of other participants other than the applicant [Mr Ashby] were party to formulating this complaint with the clear intent of publicising it before it was filed, with the clear intention of harming Mr Slipper and advantaging his political opponents.'' The Commonwealth will test its abuse-of-process application claim on July 23.

Ms Roxon said Commonwealth lawyers had obtained ''a vast amount of material'', including text messages and phone records, which are contained in an affidavit filed with the court.

''It will be clearly shown … that there were in fact clear intentions to harm Mr Slipper and to bring his reputation into disrepute and to assist his political opponents and that was the purpose for the bringing of this claim,'' she said.

Mr Ashby's lawyer, Michael Lee, SC, argued yesterday his client had not launched legal action for any financial or political purpose, but to seek relief from the court following the alleged sexual harassment and to ensure other staff members were not subjected to similar conduct.

Mr Lee said claims that Mr Ashby had ulterior motives would be contested on July 23.

Mr Slipper defected from the Liberal National Party last year to become Speaker and buttress Labor's slender majority in the House of Representatives.

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jun 16^th, 2012 at 6:25am:


Interesting that they used the word "formulating" rather than "fabricating"

funny how all the liberal monkeys try to justify it ..... the libs tried to set up Pauline Hanson with bull shite and sent an innocent woman to jail, they made up the whole Gretch thing, and now they are trying to set up Slipper .... I wouldn't be surprised if in another 12 months the truth will come out that they set up Thompson as well .... they don't deserve government .. they call everyone else liars but they are more deceitful than all the inmates at long bay jail combined .....

John Smith wrote on Jun 16^th, 2012 at 9:33am:


Interesting post. I eagerly await your evidence and/or proof.