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The pillorying and persecution of Peter Slipper has now descended to the AFP charging him with an obscure law about crossing state borders in taxis — something no-one knew about, least of all him. Bob Ellis comments on what has now become, officially, a farce.
SO, THE PILLORYING of Peter Slipper and the humiliation of his family and the ruin of his career and the trashing of his posterity comes down, in the end, it seems, to the wrongful use in evidence of three words – ‘cunts in brine’ – in a private letter to a false friend, and three trips beyond the borders of the ACT in cabs in breach of a law about which, it seems, he was ignorant, and his drivers were too, and for which he may be fined nine hundred dollars — a sum I am sure he will gladly pay.
That’s right, it does not relate to the James Ashby cabcharge allegations, which he later withdrew from his claims, in any way whatsoever — despite widespread misreporting.
Wow.
This looks very much to me like a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and seize government by unfair means, and reason for Ashby, Brough and Pyne to go to gaol — not Slipper.
I ask any lawyer to pronounce on this.
And so it goes.
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Er, so if I was to hail a cab in Canberra Ave, and ride the 2 kms or so to a function at the Queenbeyan RSL/Bowling Club, I could have the AFP after me!?!
Da mind boggles!
The Australian Federal Police yesterday released a statement declaring Mr Slipper had been served with a summons “in relation to three offences of dishonestly causing a risk of a loss to the commonwealth”.
Let’s go back a few years.
From a transcript of ABC Radio’s Pm for 10 October 2000, Peter Reith said the following:
“I did give the card to my son and it was . I should not have done so. There is a Remuneration Tribunal determination which says that you must only use the card personally and I was in breach of that.”
Did the AFP serve Reith with a summons for causing a risk of a loss to the Commonwealth?
On the ABC 7.30 Report for 11/10/2000 Maxine McKew reported that “while the Solicitor-General is yet to advise whether Peter Reith is liable to repay the full amount, the Director of Public Prosecutions has ruled out any criminal charges.”
John Howard: “It’s not something that I would encourage people to do and it’s not something I’ve done but if you’re asking me would I regard it as a hanging offence in relation to the position he now holds the answer is no, I don’t.”
Coalition chicanery just never ends.
Also,
It is alleged that Peter Slipper took three unauthorised trips outside the Canberra area in 2010, at a cost of about $900 to taxpayers.
Peter Reith’s breach was not an allegation. It was a fact. It resulted in a loss to the Commonwealth of around $50,000. As Reith repaid the $50,000 this should not have quashed his breach of the rules. He only repaid because he was caught.
Quoting from HIGGS’ extract from the AFP statement”
causing a risk of a loss to the commonwealth
This is the same Australian Federal Police that had a 5,000 page report in the (same) year 2000, laying out the plans for the Bali bombing — and they killed it off for “lack of jurisdiction”.
Great to see their priorities are so clear.
Now, time to send a few squad cars to the railway bridge into Oaks Estate and catch all them hard core threats to the Commonwealth who get a taxi home from Woolworths in Queanbeyan.
No doubt these charges will be all over the front pages and discussed in the press ad nauseum. The public will see and hear “SLIPPER CHARGED” and that will be that.
I knew there had to be more to this story. Channel 10 went in hard last night with ” Slipper charged, possible five year jail term.” ABC followed suit this morning but no details other than it related to cab charges. The msm should should be able to keep misrepresenting the truth and burying any facts until the election without too much difficulty.
Keep up the good work IA. What can we do to to stop the MSM persecution of any opponents to their rubbish spin and support fact free LNP? very little I suspect. As a team they have no decency. The ABC hear and see complaints from me every other day. No reply.
Astounding! I am mortified that the media has been reporting this as if it is related to Ashby, disturbed that the media seems intent on reporting it the way the Coalition wants and disgusted that the Australian people eat this shit up like ice cream. A shameful episode in a putrid soapie.
It is a putrid soapie. The fingernails of some people need to be forensically examined to see who was deliberately grinding the dirt and grime in. This will all come out in the wash, won’t it Mr Reith?
A total AFP farce if there ever was one and if Pete had to go cross border so what
Pyne Ashby and Brough and throw in Brandis should all be going to jail not the RH Peter Slipper MP.
Yes I want to know who reported this to the AFP…where did the allegation come from…I cant see the AFP wasting time digging for this? Someone, no doubt in the LNP, has passed this on…the question is who? Another question as to who in the LNP is involved in this ongoing quagmire…
2010 he went to some wineries. IN a cab. Oh my fucking godfather.
$1 million or more has been wasted persecuting this man and still they continue with this nonsense.
And the media morons breathlessly report it as though it is real.
Bob Carr has spent $120,000 of our money to take his unelected wife on world tours and Howard stayed in Claridges at our expense so he could go to Lords.
And the media hacks write this up as bad news for Gillard, why?
Fair dinkum.
It was also the AFP who cost taxpayers millions in the Haneef and Habib sagas.
They spend so much time chasing and hunting refugees in the Asia Pacific rim they can’t do actual police work.
They should be embarrassed to take this to court.
Dee, we all know who is involved.
Everyone, just keep putting the IA’s great articles on the Facebook and Twitter links.
There are so many people out there in cyberspace that really does get what it happening with the MSM and just who is controlling who in the political world. As the old saying goes “you have two choices, Buckley and Nunn”. Sorry for that pun, only the oldies who visit here are likely to get that one. For the youngsters, it means there is no choice. Two major MSM outlets, both right wing. Actually I forgot about the ABC (Absolutely Biased Comment). HaHa
Steve Lewis wrote in today’s Telegraph “Slipper to fight voucher charges”. It was a substantial article which went on to try and link this latest travesty to Ashby. I thought Lewis was lying low; it is remarkable how incredibly arrogant this lot of sycophants are. After Justice Rares’s decision Abbott, when questioned in London “doing important work for the Australian people”, looked like the proverbial deer in the headlights. He has since recovered and is back on track to continue his destabilizing tactics – he knows the government won’t investigate. WTF is wrong with then???
How do you write to “journalists” such as Lewis, Sheridan, Shanahan, Henderson, McClymont, Ferguson. Et al? I’ve googled them but seems it is impossible to email them directly to give them a right serve of my opinion of their gutless cowtowing to their bosses.
Also very disappointed with Louise Adler. She wrote in today’s SMH declaring Abbott is not a sexist and defending Peta Credlin for coming out with her IVF sop story. Apparently she is Abbott’s publisher …
Feeling really sad and deflated about this.
Alan Ramsey wrote an article in the SMH for July 19, 2003. The title was Whites only on the gravy train.
In part he said this:
John Howard, too, was busy overseas last year, you’ll remember. Very busy. And, like Trudy Clark and Heather Ruddock, Janette Howard went along as well, also at public cost. You’ll likely be a bit stunned to learn what that cost was. That is, the cost during the calendar year 2002 of the overseas travels of the Prime Minister, wife and entourage. Total: $3,551,035.
Three million five hundred and fifty one thousand and thirty five dollars. Now that was a loss to the Commonwealth.
And so it goes, & goes & goes & goes Bob.
More lies & propaganda.
I wish I had confidence Gillard & the ALP have the smarts to begin an investigation into the Ashby conspiracy, & to see it successfully expose those in the LNP involved in criminality.
Terra the AFP are an incompetent, corrupt & biased mob with many of their senior officers owing allegiance to the LNP, because the LNP promoted these self-serving careerist no-hopers. Hence the Bali bombings & many other fuck ups.
Sometimes I just wanna weep!
RobbyV, there is a list of contact email addresses for Journo’s being compiled as we speak on The Political Sword.
It will be available soon, and there is a link to TPS on my site.
http://truthseekersmusings.wordpress.com/
Hope this helps with your sadness and deflation, there are also some poems on my site that might help too.
Cheers
this is a request I sent to the AFP -Get on board and send a request.
Peter Reith $50,000 dollar phone card fraud – Will you please reinvestigate and lay charges for defrauding the commonwealth even thou he paid it back I believe – he still defrauded the commonwealth and this should not be ingnored.
Also the involvement of the LNP MPs, Brough ,and Ashby, Doane, especially after Justice Rares decision. I believe this type of action is Sedition, trying to bring down a legit elected government by illegal means.
Also Mr.Brough receiving stolen property – Personal Diary of an elected official.
Also will you look at Tony Abbott book tour in 2009 where it is alledged he used taxpayer fund to push his book release. Please check all his travel documents to ensure the commonwealth has not been defrauded.
Also will the AFP check all MPs use of Commonwealth cars, Taxi vouchers to ensure non of them have defrauded the commonwealth.
As a citizen of Australia I believe the above need to be investigated thoroughly and summons need to be made just like the AFP has done in case against Peter Slipper.
I too would love to know how this prosecution came about. Last night Steve Lewis’ first version juxtaposed the charge with a recap of the Ashby ploy. The second version said ‘they may not be connected’. I already knew there was no connection and I’m just a lay-person concerned at the persecution of this man, who cared enough to look it up on the net.
Think of the reaction to two announcers who played a practical joke that had serious unforeseeable consequences. Yet it seems this vicious witch-hunt and deliberate working to destroy a man is OK and not even worth reporting.
Tony Abbott said ages ago ‘we want him out’. I wondered how a party could get rid of someone who’d been elected to Parliament. Sadly I’m finding out more and more ways thanks to some very low people.
I expect he has no chance of being re-elected. My only hope is that the Fisher voters will refuse to be manipulated as is happening at the moment, but it’s unlikely. I can’t believe any decent person would think all this is acceptable but to my amazement I see the support out there, not a good feeling as Robby V said.
Here is the url – get on board and make a request.
http://www.afp.gov.au/contact/report-a-crime.aspx
Truth Seeker, thank you for this most valuable information. I will keep a look out for the journo’s contact details.
And yes, I have been reading your poems from the links; very witty and, I should say, I am feeling a little better.
Nifty_26, I will also write to, I think it’s Tony Negus, the AFP Commissioner. Will get some letter writing practice in pending my onslaught on those useless, arsehole journalists (when I get the addresses from Truth Seeker’s website.
Cheers
@robbyV – We need to ensure that everyone sends a request and that we keep the return reciept from the web site request to ensure they can be collated and used against then if they ignore the requests..Everyone get on board..ensure the AFP cannot ignore our requests.
RobbV, glad to be of help, and also happy to help bring a bit of cheer…. More to come in 2013.
Cheers
So I take it James Ashby and Karen Doane claiming sick leave when they were clearly not (see Rares Judgement) will lead to charges of defrauding The Commonwealth.
Socialist Capitalist
In the Guidelines for Medical Practitioners on Certificates Certifying Illness – 2011 it states under section 4.1 the following:
The Responsibilities of Medical Practitioners
4.1 Medical certificates are legal documents. Medical Practitioners who deliberately issue a false, misleading or inaccurate certificate could face disciplinary action under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. Medical practitioners may also expose themselves to civil or criminal legal action. Medical practitioners can assist their patients by displaying a notice to this effect in their waiting rooms.
If the medical certificates were fraudulently obtained with the knowledge of the medical practitioners concerned then the latter would be liable to disciplinary action.
https://ama.com.au/position-statement/guidelines-medical-practitioners-certificates-certifying-illness-2011
I think Chuck D said it best: “How low can you go?” Well, judging by this tawdry affair, pretty bloody low. If only the MSM would “Bring the Noise”. Doubt it.
And Nifty_26 – thankyou, I did just that. And if any one of you do, be sure to tick the “Request Action by AFP” reason button. Also got my receipt stored and printed.
Higgs….You have elebarated on my point.I would like to see the whole Ashby affair drilled down on a lot more.There are a lot of who what wheres to be answered and no one seems to be posing those questions.Except may I add in a groveling manner IA.
Thanks too Nifty, I will do this tomorrow.
and RobbyV pleased you got your info from the truth seeker, I was going to suggest SMH, they publish my comments and you should have seen my mail box tonight, the replies, I guess from Abbott’s trolls . I hadn’t been on the computer since 5pm and it was too hot to read them all.they are normally abusive anyway because they cant stand the truth. When they do publish articles about Slipper or Ashby or whoever you feel need to write there is room for comments. the only problem you get are these trolls protecting Abbott and his cronies ,but at least SMH has been good in publishing lots of the labor’s supporters comments.
I did have a look at truth seeker’s links and will also look forward to the info she will let us have, loved the poems too.
Again IA keep up the good work we cannot let Abbott and his cronies win. Goodnight all, hope you’r keeping cool.
Now the Fairfax mob have found some spiv. lawyers to claim that Slipper could go to jail for $900 on taxis.
Don’t these dingbats understand that the pollies are all paid hundreds a week to dine in Canberra at our expense? And they have travel allowances.
ONe has to wonder if they asked George Brandis.
I was glad to see the back of McLelland who promoted the AFP oafs responsible for the Haneef saga and allowed the AFP officers who broke the law to escape scot free.
We taxpayers had to pay Dr Haneef millions of $$ in compensation.
The AFP assisted in the Solomons coup and the overthrow and unlawful pursuit of their Attorney General.
He is now pursuing compensation which I have no doubt he will (deservedly) receive millions of $$ in a confidential agreement with the government.
A contractor experienced similar false charges from the AFP and is now negotiating millions of $$ in compensation with the government.
They are bastards accountable to no-one.
I believe this will backfire badly though. If Peter Slipper knew nothing of the law, then I imagine there will be dozens of other MPs likewise.
As to the Fairfax report : do these hacks have no shame ?. It reads like a tawdry piece form the UK’s Daily Mail or The Sun. The sooner the majority of Fairfax hacks are on the scrap heap the better.
Do they realise though that everything all MP’s use in Canberra is paid for by the taxpayers?
And many of the MP’s buy units and still claim travel and over night allowances in Queanbeyan?
Slipper’s crime of the century amounts to 75 cents a week over the 23 years Slipper has been in parliament.
Reddragon, glad you enjoyed my poems, and will keep IA updated about the email list and when it’s available.
Just a small correction, I’m a he not a she
Cheers
Malcolm Turnbull MP the richest parliamentarian pays rent (from taxpayers) to his wife for her Canberra apartment.
I am finding it increasingly hard to curb my despondency in our Fourth Reich Australia.
ABC Drum; 3 FRONT PAGE articles from ALP Supporters from the creepy looking Berg (IPA), the creepier looking Reith (NSDAP), and an unknown ALP basher…..strangely all suporting recent other MSM and LNP musings and policy possiblities…..
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4456410.html?WT.svl=theDrum and http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4456658.html?WT.svl=theDrum and http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4455486.html?WT.svl=theDrum and http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4455594.html
And then on Fairfax we have Gerald Henderson (DLP (founding)member, Abbott HJ giver and 90yo Altar Boy) on about ABC’s ABC Left bias
, some creep called Sheehan (see Henderson – he goes 2nd), Vanstone (totally unbiased of course – “under-performing Govt”??? – the perpetuation of a great lie), Anti-Slipper Articles (look at the detail forensic reporting – why isn’t that applied to Ashby (erk) and the attempt to take down a Government)…et al…. and as for Asher….she has gone to the dark side…
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/abbott-wants-abc-to-flush-out-bias-but-turnbull-does-not-see-its-stacked-deck-20130107-2ccq2.html
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/stop-whingeing-and-get-up-early-to-beat-the-january-blues-20130106-2cb3k.html
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/meanwhile-life-goes-on-but-mind-the-speed-bumps-20130106-2cb3g.html
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/slipper-summonsed-for-winery-tours-20130108-2cet1.html
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/slipper-toured-wineries-at-taxpayers-expense-20130108-2cea4.html
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/chasing-facts-or-foibles-20130107-2ccqs.html
And of course Sleaze Ltd
Steve Lewis giving a f**king Commentary to the “articles”…..Jeff Kennett more “unbiased” commentary on about debt….what debt is that MotorMouth? The debt that allowed Oz to stay out a recession in 08? Right I forgot….in LNP Folklore, the GFC didn’t happen, nor did the Rodent years of transferring Public Debt to Private debt and saying “look at us…aren’t we good economic managers” and having a MSM running behind them pushing that barrow …..to the stupid punters who had all that debt put on them in their McMansions….and then saying “thank you very much Sir, may I have another?”. Dickheads.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/australia-cannot-continue-to-spend-its-way-out-of-debt/story-e6frfhqf-1226549801288
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/vintage-peter-slipper-accused-of-fraud/story-fndo317g-1226549859639
Note that prick Lewis’ click on article “Peter Slipper – The Speaker, The Staffer, The Scandals” ……with 6 small print footnote “Mr Slipper has denied all allegations against him”….Funny that.
And articles favouring Julia….0, zero, nada…….
Ah, f**k it…..I am becoming so disenchanted and ashamed of this country of self satisfied dickheads who when know a hard day (most of them) if it hit them between the eyes.
F**k them….f**k the lot of them.
Forgot to say that if Julia and the Party grow some balls for a change do not:
- Sack Mark Scott and replace him with someone neutral
- Remove all the 5th Columnists that the Rodent left behind like Grech
- Take on MSM aggressively
- Conduct Police investigations and lay charges no matter where they lie in the Ashby matter
- Get more assertive generally
Then they deserve what awaits them by being gutless, fraidy cats in not at least having a go back and standing up for themselves and those who support them. Abbott as PM is a shocking thought for all the reactionary changes he will bring about that will cause carnage in this Nation. I have CMFEU mates who are itching for a blue against these fascists turds….a real blue.
If you get punched by a bully and you don’t defend yourself or your family then you are a coward and not fair dinkum. Sadly
Oscar…probably legal but morally bankrupt like all his Parliamentary LNP mates.
Jonathan Swan and Judith Ireland (it takes 2 Fairfax spivs to produce a fraudulent article) fabricate Slipper claims in the Sydney Morning Herald.
There is no mention in the summons about ‘wining and dining’ on the public purse. They re-produce prices of expensive wines as though Peter Slipper purchased them with cab charges.
This is disgraceful, dishonest ‘reporting’. It is pure muckraking and fantasy.
I do not recall in the late 1990s the AFP issuing a summons to Peter McGauran and John Sharp. Both wittingly overclaimed travel allowances; Sharp to the tune of almost $9000 and McGauran just over $9000. David Jull allowed Sharp to repay it secretly and when all this was exposed it forced Howard to sack Sharp, Jull and McGauran from his front bench.
Howard then assigned the Department of Administrative Services the scapegoat role as a result of the government’s embarrassment over the travel rorts. Laurie Oakes wrote in his book Power Plays:The real stories of Australian politics:
It seems quite clear that Howard and his government knew the system was flawed, knew it was open to abuse, knew there were no cross-checks, knew that the bureaucrats who administered it were concerned. But they were not interested in doing anything about it, and ignored specific DAS advice to take action, until Colston hit the headlines and the spaghetti hit the fan. Then, suddenly, it became the bureaucrats’ fault and they have been made to carry the can.
The media is now hounding Peter Slipper because of the allegation he ripped off the public for about $900, and the AFP has served him with a summons “in relation to three offences of dishonestly causing a risk of a loss to the Commonwealth”.
Compared to the actions of McGauran and Sharp, Slipper’s alleged tour of top wineries using his government Cabcharge card is a storm in a teacup.
And the MSM’s character assassination of Slipper continues.
Regarding Slipper, my understanding is that the Libs were well aware of his character before he went to the other side and did nothing about it. That alone is enough to portray the hypocrisy of the matter.
As to some of the other cases above – perhaps or perhaps not political interference to prevent investigations.
As to Slipper, the cross border nature of the alleged offenses seems irrelevant. I have inserted a link from the ABC below which also contains a copy of the court documents.
It would appear on this evidence that Slipper deliberately sought to defraud the Commonwealth. It is probably also generally assumed that this investigation was related to Ashby when that may not be the case. I have not read all there is to read about this, but it seems entirely possible to me that the investigation that uncovered this may have been initiated by the Dept of Finance and Administration – unless I can be corrected.
While there are concerns with some of the stuff the AFP had done – Haneef and the Dr from the Gold Coast are two that come to mind – given that we have an ALP Govt it seems odd to suggest that they in this case are being manipulated by the Libs.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-08/slipper-to-be-charged-over-cabcharge-winery-tour/4456864#slipper
Tony Abbott’s ‘The gentleman in question’ in an ABC interview brought him lower in my estimation than I thought possible for a public figure. In 2011 he was calling Slipper a ‘mate’ and helping him with a press release, said he ‘wanted to ‘keep all his members’. Now he’s talking about J.Gillard’s ‘poor judgement’ and can’t even speak the man’s name.
I think I missed the part where a Labor spokesperson was interviewed and able to point out that Slipper was an LNP member and spoken of highly by Abbott on a number of occasions well after the 2010 dates in question.
James Ashby’s txts show similar deception and sudden changes of heart to suit his own ends. No wonder they’re on the same side.It’s far worse in my eyes than a private silly play on words involving shellfish.
I sincerely hope this means that all members will be subjected to scrutiny. There must be numerous transgressions that are easier to find.
The ‘wineries’ mention seems to come from the same thinking that believed the 2003 allegation would shock people because of a possible homosexual element. Is it the norm for ‘staffers’ to have a camera going in a bedroom?
Some evidence Ken Marsh and quite a few assumptions by the AFP.
Assumptions I believe they will have little hope of proving.
The AFP do not act for any government and therein lies the problem- they are accountable to no-one. They are arrogant and they lie with impunity. There are solid reasons why they are hated intensely by most state police forces quite apart from their bungling.
And not one single word in that document to justify the tawdry lies in the Sydney Morning Herald that Slipper ‘wined and dined’- lies they have tweeted to about 10,000 followers.
Yes Jeremy Andrews : I guarantee there are plenty of MPs quaking today. In all parties.
And the pressure must be kept upon the AFP for their selective and partisan choice of who to prosecute.
Remember these Keystone Kops sent 9 young people to Bali to face a possible firing squad when a parent went to them for help. The AFP gambled on allowing a crime to go ahead on the chance the kids would be busted.
And the old soak who caused all this was allowed to retire on full pension with the aid of Robert McLelland.
“Remember these Keystone Kops sent 9 young people to Bali to face a possible firing squad when a parent went to them for help. The AFP gambled on allowing a crime to go ahead on the chance the kids would be busted.”
That story still makes me sick. I really feel for those kids’ parents.
These offences are supposed to have occurred in 2010. Did the DFA know about them then, or have they only just recently found out about them, possibly as a result of the Ashby case?
The answer to this question raises further questions.
If the SFA knew about these offences in 2010, why did they not act then to stop them or prosecute them? What knowledge did the Lib leadership have of these offences, and did they bring pressure to bear on the DFA not to prosecute?
If the SFA only knew about these offences recently, where did they find about them from, if not from Ashby’s snooping in Slipper’s diary? If they did arise from Ashby’s snooping, would this not contaminate the evidence?
Ken, if you seriously think that a few hundred dollars on taxis in 23 years in parliament is proof of a serious criminal you are as deranged as the lousy, rotten AFP.
Ken…….Here is a link to something you and many may have forgotten…..
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s197803.htm
No charges were ever forthcoming.
These are the same Keystone kops who couldn’t tell that Indonesian kids were as young as 13 before charging them with non-existent crimes and jailing them in adult prisons with rapists and murderers and who are working with Sri Lankan intelligence services and Pakistani ISI to jail and persecute refugees and getting them killed, raped or maimed by preventing them from leaving to seek asylum.
I think it poor form to call our Fascist coppers, Keystone Kops.
The latter were comedians and made people laugh. There is nopthing remotely funny about our uniformed fascists.
Thanks Socialist Capitalist.
A rather fair and reasonable observation. There are some other comments above that I think reflect what follows. Last year this mob (pollies as a whole) rolled a lot of their parliamentary allowances over into their salary because it was too hard to stop them rorting the system. (Not to mention the Poms a couple of years back – bipartisan ripping off of the tax payer).
Maybe every pollie needs an investigation – including going back to Reith and a few others as suggested above.
Phil of Frankston reckon your comments are spot on mate.
The hypocrisy of Abbott & LNP regarding Slipper is mindboggling.
The AFP are not keystone, they are indeed incompetent but not benign. Their senior ranks are full of dishonest, corrupt careerist suckholes promoted by Howard & the LNP. The rest of the junior crew follow the sorry example their leaders in climbing the greasy pole.
Don’t for one moment think are apolitical, so any investigation of Slipper is questionable.
Phil I too hope Gillard & ALP have the courage to aggressively take on Abbott & call bullshit loud & often. A formal judicial inquiry into the Ashby matter is essential. It’s always better to go down fighting at the very least.
For those interested in the political shenanigans of the Coalition during the Reith Telecard scandal and Reith’s undeserved escape from being charged by the evasive Director of Public Prosecutions, Damian Bugg QC here is the link to three articles written in 2000 by Margo Kingston that present unsettling details.
http://australiansforhonestpolitics.wordpress.com/
I have just sent this to the PM – Get onboard.
Dear PM,
I wish to ask that you may be inclined to instruct the AFP to re open the Peter Reith phone card affair as I believe a fraud to the commonwealth has been committed over a long period of time. I believe this occurred from 1994 to 2000. I believe the monies was paid back, but a crime had still been committed – Divulging Pin numbers, etc.
I also request the AFP investigate the Ashby/Slipper affair as I believe this to be considered Sedition by trying to bring down a legitimate government by changing the numbers in the house by unlawful means.
I also reuest the Mr.Brough be investigated for receiving stolen property that being the diary records of mr.Slipper. Also I believe Mr.Ashby and Ms Doane acted with the support of the QLD LNP to defraud the commonwealth as they were not really performing their duties whist trying to undermine Mr.Slipper.
I also would like to know what can be done in regard to the so called doctor certificate Mr.Ashby received whilst employed by the commonwealth that may of been obtained under false pretences.
I would also like the AFP to investigate Mr.Abbotts travel allowances as I’m led to believe he was using commonwealth funds to launch his book tours, especially the launch of battle lines in 2009.
Thank you for your time and can you please keep me updated with the progress of my request.
Regards.
Here is the URL folks….Make it happen.
http://www.pm.gov.au/contact-your-pm
The AFP are extremely political but to what ends it is difficult to fathom.
I think they are a Stasi style self perpetuating power group who keep all political parties in check for their own partisan reasons.
Australia is hated in the South Pacific because of their RAMSI colonial style bullying of locals. Fijians hate us.
In Vietnam and Thailand they string along the local AFP cops so they can get the economic aid but the local cops laugh behind their backs. The locals despise them and most NGOs who co-operate with the AFP in trying to impose Australia’s suspect morality on the locals.
Bring on an investigation into the AFP. As well as all the other investigations that are urgently needed.
Oz citizens have been sold down the river by particular politicians and their chosen lackeys.
I want my money back; money corruptly purloined from taxes to prop up and perpetuate the greedy, crooked ways of these people.
Can’t believe Turnbull has the gall to pay his wife rent on “her” apartment in Canberra with our taxes. You rotten, miserly, greedy millionaire bastard.
Here is another request to our PM.
Dear PM,
It has come to my attention that Mr. Abbott may have misled the AEC in regard to the Australia for honest Politics. I believe he has stated many contradictory comments in regards to the setup and monies that were provided to the AFHP. Many people have requested the AEC reinvestigate this issue but to no avail. If possible could you please instruct or request the AEC to reinvestigate the whole affair for the sake of transparency.
People in the real world have lost faith with our pillars of democracy as it seems the LNP are untouchable, especially after the Ashby/Slipper affair, The AWB scandal and this. We feel our democracy has been trashed for the sake of protecting the LNP and most of the LNP MPs. I feel a full royal commission need to be raised to ensure our pillars of society are not tarnished by the brush of corruption. Many people have tried to get answers that made sense regarding this affair only to be brushed aside by legal speak.
Also I have noticed OUR ABC seems to be run by IPA and LNP Sympathizers, especially the Drum, ABC24, Insiders and last of all Litika the tweeter. Every time we mention the facts regarding the good work this government has done it is either not posted or people are blocked by you know who.
We expect this type of commentary from Fairfax or News.Ltd…but not our ABC. Can you please discuss this with Mr. Scott and respond as I believe OUR ABC has become the LNP propaganda machine. Just look at 7.30 and Chris uhlmann on how he reports on the government..The tone, the sound bites..all negative. Please have a word with Mr. Scott as he is working for US and our ABC.
Thanks.
Nifty_26
Done, 2 requests to our tenacious PM. Thanks mate a bit of pro-active stuff! Tried the same with the AFP, but wouldn’t allow me to send. Probably me being on their most dangerous list, along with ASIO, NSW Police etc etc.
‘Operation Gladio’ was once thought to be a myth but is now a proven fact. As a NATO partner it is mandatory that Australia has a ‘stay-behind’ secret army working in this country that does not report to our Government.
What has this got to do with the current state of politics in Australia? Maybe nothing.
However, in 2005 a Swiss MP who became aware of the operation in his country said he “found it especially disturbing that, apart from its official mandate of organising resistance in case of a Soviet invasion, P26 had also a mandate to become active should the left succeed in achieving a parliamentary majority”
Around the world, political parties, politicians, journalists, judges and anyone that doesn’t toe the line have been targeted and taken out by this secret operation who have used honeytraps, scandals, threats, murder and false flag operations to achieve their desired result.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Gladio
Christol….Very interesting.I think I will take some time to go right over that.I vaguely recall hearing this over the years but as always out of sight…
Rastus….Should we let Nifty know about Bronson?
As the speculation continues about the levels of corruption that the LNP may face in their ranks, in this election year, I have just posted the second (and possibly final) poem in the “Arsegate” series, although when you are talking corruption and the LNP, you can never say never.
After all, WRT the ALP, they are the gift that keeps on giving
http://truthseekersmusings.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/arsegate-for-begginers/
Cheers
Socialist Capitalist you might also want to research the history between Operation Gladio & Opus Dei.
The ridiculous media dingbats just never learn – now the morons claim Slipper could lose millions in super.
For god’s sake, don’t they ever learn that speculation of this kinds ends up with egg all over faces.
FMD
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/slipper-faces-pension-dilemma-20130109-2cgua.html
Is this attempted regime change by MSM Justice Rares? Do MSM want this guy to knock himself?
F**king disgrace.
Phil,thanks for the link to The Age piece.
It takes 2 of them to write this highly speculative, adamantly prejudicial article – which involves very little research; and no concern for facts or context. Why two? For one to check on the other, or distort the piece?
Is it publicly coded punishment for one of them for misgivings about the slant? Is it orders from above directing these two to compromise themselves together?
RobbyV, Reddragon and all, Ad Astra from The Political Sword posted last night that he has been working on TPS mail, and hopes to have it up and running sometime this coming week.
That will be the list of email addresses for journo’s.
Cheers
Agree with all of above. UNfortunately statute of limitations could prevent investigation/ charges laid, on the earlier “crimes” against Australia. We need later, to this day evidence. We don’t need any allegations without the paperwork to back it. We need the gun loaded, or risk stooping to LNP tactics. Where are the ALP dirt files?
As I have commented on previous posts, where are the AFP on the Ashby v Slipper affair and Justice Rares findings? Where are AFP on Jackson? Why all the crap re Gov’t at fault according to LNP on late, botched, FWA report Thomson, when their man in charge of same fishing expedition? As said to me by a tottaly clean ex NSW Detective many years ago the “AFP have never seen an angry man, only good for kicking in molls doors”. Obvious true as giving up Aust citizens to death penalty countries etc. etc. re above posts. Blood boiling time for me to have a bex and a good lay down.
Yes indeedy Socialist Capitalist good idea, reckon Bronson & Christol need to be acquainted.
“If you’re not careful the newspapers will have you hating those who are being oppressed, & loving the people who are doing the oppressing”. Malcolm X.