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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 75080 Gender:	More liberal corruption revealed Aug 6^th, 2014 at 12:51pm Tut tut righties https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/24641068/icac-illegal-donations-call-into-question-n...
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Reply #1 - Aug 6^th, 2014 at 1:17pm

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In an explosive development, Mr Watson revealed Mr Owen's campaign manager and Newcastle lawyer Hugh Thomson had helped expose the corrupt motivation behind the campaign.

ICAC was told Mr Thomson admitted to being involved in an illegal donations scheme, in exchange for protection from prosecution.

Mr Watson also told the hearing that the former police minister Mike Gallacher knew about the illegal funding arrangements in Newcastle and in fact suggested some of them.

He says the former energy minister Chris Hartcher also knew what was going on.

Mr Watson told ICAC that the Government whip, Mr Cornwell, admitted Newcastle Mayor Jeff McCloy arranged a meeting in his car and handed over $10,000 in cash.

He said while there was no evidence Mr Cornwell gave any preferences to the Mayor, his actions were unwise but that was due to inexperience.

Bloody hell. A whistle blowing pfarking lawyer, covering his own arse of course!

Will be interesting if, among possible outcomes, there will be a voided election outcome, and a subsequent by-election.

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Fit of Absent Mindeness Gold Member Offline We need more fits of absent mindedness Posts: 1622 Brisbane Gender:	Re: More liberal corruption revealed Reply #2 - Aug 6^th, 2014 at 3:10pm http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/06/two-nsw-liberal-mps-stand-down-from... Another 2 Libs bite the dust. #ICACTHISISLNP
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 75080 Gender:	Re: More liberal corruption revealed Reply #3 - Aug 6^th, 2014 at 3:34pm Fit of Absent Mindeness wrote on Aug 6^th, 2014 at 3:10pm: Another 2 Libs bite the dust. how many's that then? And why are the righties so quiet?????
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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: More liberal corruption revealed Reply #4 - Aug 6^th, 2014 at 3:40pm Politics in NSW is a hotbed of corruption...so its no surprise that both Abbott and Hockey are big fish in the NSW political pond.
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Reply #5 - Aug 6^th, 2014 at 3:51pm

adelcrow wrote on Aug 6^th, 2014 at 3:40pm:

Politics in NSW is a hotbed of corruption...so its no surprise that both Abbott and Hockey are big fish in the NSW political pond.

Why would anyone assume this sort of LNP corruption is quarantined within NSW? They all talk and it would have been only human that a NSW dude would tell a Qld dude (or vice versa) "Hey, this is how we get around it."

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Reply #6 - Aug 6^th, 2014 at 4:00pm

Aussie wrote on Aug 6^th, 2014 at 3:51pm:

adelcrow wrote on Aug 6^th, 2014 at 3:40pm:

Politics in NSW is a hotbed of corruption...so its no surprise that both Abbott and Hockey are big fish in the NSW political pond.

Why would anyone assume this sort of LNP corruption is quarantined within NSW? They all talk and it would have been only human that a NSW dude would tell a Qld dude (or vice versa) "Hey, this is how we get around it."

why do you think Newmans cut the powers of the CMC? Wink

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Reply #7 - Aug 6^th, 2014 at 4:13pm

More greedy politicians feeding from the trough to line their very own pockets, send ICAC nationwide or at the very least encompass all corruption matters in to this grossly expensive witch hunt of an RC and clean house from all the parties. Whilst it's especially sweet it's the LNP only a fool would think it isn't prevalent across the political spectrum.

We as voters should be united in demanding a full transparent investigation in to corruption nationwide and see the guilty bastards are locked up.

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salad in Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5941	Re: More liberal corruption revealed Reply #8 - Aug 6^th, 2014 at 4:17pm Like I've said before we have the most vile politicians in the world. They are all on performance enhancing drugs. They are nothing but putrid filth.
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Its time Gold Member Offline Boot libs out Posts: 25639 Gender:	Re: More liberal corruption revealed Reply #9 - Aug 6^th, 2014 at 6:13pm Bump
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Grendel Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 28080 Gender:	Re: More liberal corruption revealed Reply #11 - Aug 6^th, 2014 at 8:03pm Wassup Suppository? Like I keep saying we are at a low point in our polity with the quality of people in Parliaments Country and Party wide. May the guilty and Criminal get caught and punished and be out of our lives and pockets forevermore.
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Reply #12 - Aug 6^th, 2014 at 8:11pm

Grendel wrote on Aug 6^th, 2014 at 8:03pm:

Wassup Suppository? Grin

Like I keep saying we are at a low point in our polity with the quality of people in Parliaments Country and Party wide.

May the guilty and Criminal get caught and punished and be out of our lives and pockets forevermore.

Nice to see we're on the same page Grendel

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Reply #13 - Aug 6^th, 2014 at 8:17pm

Grendel wrote on Aug 6^th, 2014 at 8:03pm:

Wassup Suppository? Grin

Like I keep saying we are at a low point in our polity with the quality of people in Parliaments Country and Party wide.

May the guilty and Criminal get caught and punished and be out of our lives and pockets forevermore.

Why aren't you vocally after Abbott, then?

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Bam Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21905 Gender:	Re: More liberal corruption revealed Reply #14 - Aug 6^th, 2014 at 8:38pm Here's hoping all the corruption is brought into the open and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Probably a forlorn hope though. Especially with Newman in Queensland neutering that state's corruption body.
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