Australian Politics - Thread

[wendog33]

South Australia now.

Equal Opportunity Commissioner report reveals sexual harassment allegations in SA Parliament

'He put his hand up my skirt': Sexual harassment allegations against MPs detailed in report on SA Parliament

A damning Equal Opportunity Commission review has found sexual harassment is prevalent in SA's Parliament, with eight people reporting being victims of sexual harassment by MPs or their staff in the past five years.

www.abc.net.au

 

[wendog33]

Yet another rort to look after mates.
Not accountable with yet another Govt-private business handout and/or rort...just like Aged Care.

Government halts star ratings for employment services amid jobseeker crackdown

Move exposes ‘dramatic contrast’ between treatment of people on Centrelink and service providers, advocates for unemployed say

www.theguardian.com

 

[wendog33]

Great now Washington Post onto alleged rapist in Australian Parliament with virtual identity exposed.

When's the presser today?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/australian-prime-minister-stands-by-minister-accused-of-rape/2021/03/01/efe9892a-7a5b-11eb-8c5e-32e47b42b51b_story.html?outputType=amp

 

[Bob dog]

House of debauchery, Bob Dog is disgusted.

 

[wendog33]

Wow Christian Porter is having a news conference at 3pm AEDT.

Wonder what that's about.

 

[wendog33]

NSW Govt Minister Sidoti resigns ahead of ICAC probe.

 

[CroydonDog]

Porter's statement was as we would expect, and he did the right thing by just waiting for the moment and calling his own press conference. Very polished, even painting himself as a victim. He was a top lawyer in WA (working for the DPP) before entering politics, and comes from political stock, so you wouldn't expect anything less.

I think that the matter will die here politically. He's taken the wind out of the oppositions sails, although he couldn't help but have a little jab at Shorten, in pretending to "know what he went through".

Even though a recent poll found that the public thought the Government were more interested in their own arse than the welfare of women, this won't make any difference come election time i wouldn't think. it will count as a minor blip compared to the other shit that voters don't seem to care about either...

 

[wendog33]

Porter's statement was as we would expect, and he did the right thing by just waiting for the moment and calling his own press conference. Very polished, even painting himself as a victim. He was a top lawyer in WA (working for the DPP) before entering politics, and comes from political stock, so you wouldn't expect anything less.

I think that the matter will die here politically. He's taken the wind out of the oppositions sails, although he couldn't help but have a little jab at Shorten, in pretending to "know what he went through".

Even though a recent poll found that the public thought the Government were more interested in their own arse than the welfare of women, this won't make any difference come election time i wouldn't think. it will count as a minor blip compared to the other shit that voters don't seem to care about either...

Depends on any further leaks from her 31 page dossier.

He said he hadn't been in her room.

Then the reporters said she ironed his shirt, for him, with him in her room.

He suddenly remembered yes she did iron my shirt. Oh yes thats right now I remember....only bc there were 2 other men in the room who have already confirmed the girls account.

Brilliant acting deserving of a Logie.

 

[Alan79]

Porter's statement was as we would expect, and he did the right thing by just waiting for the moment and calling his own press conference. Very polished, even painting himself as a victim. He was a top lawyer in WA (working for the DPP) before entering politics, and comes from political stock, so you wouldn't expect anything less.

I think that the matter will die here politically. He's taken the wind out of the oppositions sails, although he couldn't help but have a little jab at Shorten, in pretending to "know what he went through".

Even though a recent poll found that the public thought the Government were more interested in their own arse than the welfare of women, this won't make any difference come election time i wouldn't think. it will count as a minor blip compared to the other shit that voters don't seem to care about either...

I find it hard to believe much of what he said. It was very polished, but he let slip in a few instances that while he hadn't seen "anything" about the investigation except this or that bit. Even the frail aspect he'd added to his voice was pissing me off.

 

[CroydonDog]

Depends on any further leaks from her 31 page dossier.

He said he hadn't been in her room.

Then the reporters said she ironed his shirt, for him, with him in her room.

He suddenly remembered yes she did iron my shirt. Oh yes thats right now I remember....only bc there were 2 other men in the room who have already confirmed the girls account.

Brilliant acting deserving of a Logie.

Admittedly, I only saw the statement and not the questions. That's something pretty big to "forget".

 

[CaptainJackson]

Porter's statement was as we would expect, and he did the right thing by just waiting for the moment and calling his own press conference. Very polished, even painting himself as a victim. He was a top lawyer in WA (working for the DPP) before entering politics, and comes from political stock, so you wouldn't expect anything less.

I think that the matter will die here politically. He's taken the wind out of the oppositions sails, although he couldn't help but have a little jab at Shorten, in pretending to "know what he went through".

Even though a recent poll found that the public thought the Government were more interested in their own arse than the welfare of women, this won't make any difference come election time i wouldn't think. it will count as a minor blip compared to the other shit that voters don't seem to care about either...

There's more important things to discuss, like changing Mr Potato Head's name to just Potato Head and publishers deciding to stop printing a book with a racist caricature of asians and africans. These things are vastly more important than these rape allegations

 

[wendog33]

Admittedly, I only saw the statement and not the questions. That's something pretty big to "forget".

What I thought as well.

Raised a lot more questions. He said he only heard last Wednesday. The 4 Corners program which the govt complained about with a virtual show cause complaint was early November. Those allegations were aired then about him. Even as Attorney General he would have been involved with legal opinion about the ABC let alone the fact that he was mentioned.

Then he said no one at all had raised the matter personally with him. Turnbull said he raised the matter with him before making him AG along with the matter of the staffer he was caught kissing at the Canberra bar while married and Tudge got the journo to delete the photo.

If the friends aren't happy with that or her parents want to now defend their daughter....

 

[wendog33]

I find it hard to believe much of what he said. It was very polished, but he let slip in a few instances that while he hadn't seen "anything" about the investigation except this or that bit. Even the frail aspect he'd added to his voice was pissing me off.

A broken man... ffs pull the other one.

 

[wendog33]

A broken man... ffs pull the other one.

Its so barbaric and unprofessional to have all these reporters shouting out wuestions over the top of each other.

Ffs give them a paddle like at an auction so there's some sort of order.

Ridiculous to conduct our democracy in such a pack of hyenas manner. Whoever is the loudest, or most favourable, wins.

 

[The DoggFather]

2 questions....

1. Did the **** actually do it?

2. What card did he play to get away with it?

 

[MatstaDogg]

2 questions....

1. Did the **** actually do it?

2. What card did he play to get away with it?

The reverse card from the UNO pack

 

[Natboy]

Well it sounds like that ones done and dusted.
What happened to the other MP being accused of rape after a letter was sent to Sarah Henderson?

 

[N4TE]

 

[wendog33]

Well it sounds like that ones done and dusted.
What happened to the other MP being accused of rape after a letter was sent to Sarah Henderson?

He's been told they are holding a ministerial position open for him over at Liberal HQ seeing as he now qualifies

They've already said its Shorten so nobody is interested. They got their headlines and front pages already.

Unless when you tune into Sky tonight, you find Bolt is reviving it

 

[wendog33]

Christian says he first heard about it last Wednesday., or it might have been Friday.

Here is the 4 Corners program and article dated 4 November last year. If the ABC made an allegation hinting about your behaviour in a debating team, from 33 years ago, any concerned, innocent man would enquire and find out what that was all about...unless you were guilty of a sexual crime and thought it'd be better to keep your head down.

In fact the Govt made complaints to the ABC at the time.

To believe that he knew nothing of it till last week is a lie. Why even the biggest liar of them all, SM, said he'd heard scuttlebutt rumours for a while.

Investigation reveals history of sexism and inappropriate behaviour by A-G Christian Porter

Questions have been raised about Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter’s attitude towards women, after a Four Corners investigation revealed a history of sexism and inappropriate behaviour.

www.abc.net.au