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How Shorten will govern Australia
Nov 17^th, 2015 at 1:54pm

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-17/shorten-sideswipes-parked-cars/6947290

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten crashes into parked cars in north Melbourne

Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten crashed into a number of parked cars while driving in Melbourne on Sunday morning, his office has confirmed.

Mr Shorten's office said the Labor leader was driving in the suburb of Carlton when he sideswiped two vehicles.

He was driving his late mother's car at the time.

Mr Shorten is now dealing with insurance claims in relation to the damage.

A spokesman for Victoria Police said there was no official report of an incident matching that description.

He said under Victorian law if no-one was injured, people could exchange details without making a police report.

The crash was first raised publicly by an anonymous caller to Melbourne commercial radio station 3AW who said they came across a "quite a prominent Opposition politician" in the aftermath of an accident.

"On Sunday morning I was doing some gardening, heard a loud bang," the caller said.

"Went around the corner, noticed a car wedged between the median strip and the parked cars between Rathdowne Street and Drummond Street."

"[I] noticed the gentlemen who got out of his car quite shaken.

"I asked him what happened? He spilt a short black on his lap and wrote off his car."

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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: How Shorten will govern Australia Reply #1 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 1:58pm Who cares? A MINOR bingle which could happen to anyone, at any time. Only rightards would try to make political capital out of what is, by any measure, a non-event.
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38766 Gender:	Re: How Shorten will govern Australia Reply #2 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:00pm Well....it certainly is a non-political event.
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President Elect, The Mechanic Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17501 Gender:	Re: How Shorten will govern Australia Reply #3 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:03pm Shouldn't he have been put on the breatho?? This guy is a living car wreck.. to be perfectly honest. ..
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President Elect, The Mechanic Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17501 Gender:	Re: How Shorten will govern Australia Reply #4 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:04pm Aussie wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:00pm: Well....it certainly is a non-political event. Was the political opposition lead DUI??
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Reply #5 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:05pm

Maqqa wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 1:54pm:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-17/shorten-sideswipes-parked-cars/6947290

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten crashes into parked cars in north Melbourne

Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten crashed into a number of parked cars while driving in Melbourne on Sunday morning, his office has confirmed.

Mr Shorten's office said the Labor leader was driving in the suburb of Carlton when he sideswiped two vehicles.

He was driving his late mother's car at the time.

Mr Shorten is now dealing with insurance claims in relation to the damage.

A spokesman for Victoria Police said there was no official report of an incident matching that description.

He said under Victorian law if no-one was injured, people could exchange details without making a police report.

The crash was first raised publicly by an anonymous caller to Melbourne commercial radio station 3AW who said they came across a "quite a prominent Opposition politician" in the aftermath of an accident.

"On Sunday morning I was doing some gardening, heard a loud bang," the caller said.

"Went around the corner, noticed a car wedged between the median strip and the parked cars between Rathdowne Street and Drummond Street."

"[I] noticed the gentlemen who got out of his car quite shaken.

"I asked him what happened? He spilt a short black on his lap and wrote off his car."

SO in other words making honest mistakes, but taking quick immediate steps to fix those mistakes rather than covering them up. Thats an excellent way to govern.

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38766 Gender:	Re: How Shorten will govern Australia Reply #6 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:06pm President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:04pm: Aussie wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:00pm: Well....it certainly is a non-political event. Was the political opposition lead DUI?? You're telling the story. Was he?
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74667 Gender:	Re: How Shorten will govern Australia Reply #7 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:08pm Gumpy you're an idiot
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Kytro Gold Member Offline Blasphemy: a victimless crime Posts: 3409 Adelaide Gender:	Re: How Shorten will govern Australia Reply #8 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:23pm I don't think Shorten will be governing at all ...
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Reply #9 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:23pm

Kat wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 1:58pm:

Who cares?

A MINOR bingle which could happen to anyone, at any time.

Only rightards would try to make political capital out of what is, by any measure, a non-event.

Minor? He damaged THREE cars, writing off his late mothers car! It's not a "minor" accident when you write off a car.

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Reply #10 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:26pm

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:04pm:

Aussie wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:00pm:

Well....it certainly is a non-political event.

Was the political opposition lead DUI??

Lets hope he was taken to hospital and tested. It would've been mandatory to provide blood and urine samples to Police given the amount of damage he caused.

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Reply #11 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:29pm

Armchair_Politician wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:23pm:

Kat wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 1:58pm:

Who cares?

A MINOR bingle which could happen to anyone, at any time.

Only rightards would try to make political capital out of what is, by any measure, a non-event.

Minor? He damaged THREE cars, writing off his late mothers car! It's not a "minor" accident when you write off a car.

Depends on the car and the accident

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In a time of universal deceit — telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

No evidence whatsoever it can be attributed to George Orwell or Eric Arthur Blair (in fact the same guy)

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philperth2010 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20398 Perth Gender:	Re: How Shorten will govern Australia Reply #12 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:33pm After the antics of Troy Buswell, Shorten just needs to claim he is Bipolar and get off scott free....Then he can piss off and let someone else lead the ALP!!!
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Maqqa Gold Member Offline 14% - that low?! Posts: 16000	Re: How Shorten will govern Australia Reply #13 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:33pm Kat wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 1:58pm: Who cares? A MINOR bingle which could happen to anyone, at any time. Only rightards would try to make political capital out of what is, by any measure, a non-event. He crashed into several parked cars
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Reply #14 - Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:34pm

Armchair_Politician wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:26pm:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:04pm:

Aussie wrote on Nov 17^th, 2015 at 2:00pm:

Well....it certainly is a non-political event.

Was the political opposition lead DUI??

Lets hope he was taken to hospital and tested. It would've been mandatory to provide blood and urine samples to Police given the amount of damage he caused.

Read teh article, given no one was injured, no one needs to make a report.

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In a time of universal deceit — telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

No evidence whatsoever it can be attributed to George Orwell or Eric Arthur Blair (in fact the same guy)

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