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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	This is getting ridiculous Apr 25^th, 2012 at 9:53am Now the media is complaining about Slipper filling out a cabcharge voucher for around $75. Crikey I log up more than that on single cabcharge vouchers just going to various airports. It looks like the junk media has started anther feeding frenzy.
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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: This is getting rediculous Reply #1 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 9:55am The overriding view I take when we do internal audits is that fraud is fraud. Whether it is $10 or $100,000.
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Reply #2 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 9:58am

adelcrow wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 9:53am:

Now the media is complaining about Slipper filling out a cabcharge voucher for around $75.
Crikey I log up more than that on single cabcharge vouchers just going to various airports.
It looks like the junk media has started anther feeding frenzy.

Like dumb animals their primal instinct is to circle and attack the wounded. Truth and decency are superfluous to their requirement. Look at James Murdoch's testimony over night, the Government is now looking pretty ordinary and phone hacking might yet be minor.

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progressiveslol Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17029	Re: This is getting rediculous Reply #3 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 9:58am If there wasn't anything for the media to eat off the slipper carcass, they would move on to another. Maybe he shouldn't have done what he is alleged to have done.
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Reply #4 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 9:59am

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 9:55am:

The overriding view I take when we do internal audits is that fraud is fraud.

Whether it is $10 or $100,000.

How is filling out a cabcharge fraud?
If thats the case Ive defrauded my business partners of thousands of dollars worth of cabcharges over just the last 12 mths.
For the media to even suggest that a $75 cabcharge is excessive is ridiculous and is just playing to an ignorant audiences bloodlust.

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Johnsmith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4716 Gender:	Re: This is getting rediculous Reply #5 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 9:59am Andrei.Hicks wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 9:55am: The overriding view I take when we do internal audits is that fraud is fraud. Whether it is $10 or $100,000. were not talking about an audit .. were talking about trial by media ...
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Reply #6 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 10:11am

Johnsmith wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 9:59am:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 9:55am:

The overriding view I take when we do internal audits is that fraud is fraud.

Whether it is $10 or $100,000.

were not talking about an audit .. were talking about trial by media ...

Yes the audit will be the thing the media calls rubbish and a setup. As will the civil case that will almost certainly be thrown out like a great % of all such cases.

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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 120383 Melbourne Gender:	Re: This is getting ridiculous Reply #7 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 10:15am We need people like Slipper so we can point our fingers & say: he's a bad guy.
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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: This is getting ridiculous Reply #8 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 11:37am Bobby. wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 10:15am: We need people like Slipper so we can point our fingers & say: he's a bad guy. And thereby divert attention away from *our* bad-guys.....
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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: This is getting ridiculous Reply #9 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 11:41am If Slipper was still a good little LNP member none of this would have come to light. Like putting Pauline Hanson in jail and undermining the economy and the elected govt its all about Abbott spitting the dummy..nothing more nothing less.
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26588 Australia	Re: This is getting ridiculous Reply #10 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 11:46am As I said in another thread they ALL do it. Every single time theres any kind of scandal the travel expenses are examined and there it is. Its a perk of their positions. If you were to examine any one of them in any party you will find the same things. Its just a witchhunt. Thats all. SOB
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Reply #11 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 11:49am

adelcrow wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 9:59am:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 9:55am:

The overriding view I take when we do internal audits is that fraud is fraud.

Whether it is $10 or $100,000.

How is filling out a cabcharge fraud?
If thats the case Ive defrauded my business partners of thousands of dollars worth of cabcharges over just the last 12 mths.
For the media to even suggest that a $75 cabcharge is excessive is ridiculous and is just playing to an ignorant audiences bloodlust.

I hope thats not the cabcharge in T'ville he signed for when he was in fact in Canberra???

as it is... he had a cabcharge for $160.. no destination was mentioned...

can you imagine what this man is spending now he can still use his full entitlements...

these cabcharges go back to when he was a mere MP..

I am glad you dont think they should answer to a $75 claim they have made...

I am sure you will forgive all those poor people who claim centrelink whilst washing car windscreens and go down and fight for them when they are caught out by the tax office..

yeah I am sure you do!

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Reply #12 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 11:49am

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 11:46am:

As I said in another thread they ALL do it. Every single time theres any kind of scandal the travel expenses are examined and there it is. Its a perk of their positions. If you were to examine any one of them in any party you will find the same things. Its just a witchhunt. Thats all.SOB

And it gets people's attention away from the real issues.

As is probably the intent.

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Reply #13 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 11:50am

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 11:46am:

As I said in another thread they ALL do it. Every single time theres any kind of scandal the travel expenses are examined and there it is. Its a perk of their positions. If you were to examine any one of them in any party you will find the same things. Its just a witchhunt. Thats all.

SOB

a witch hunt.. so another one doesnt think pollies should be accountable...

bloody hell

why do we bother?

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Reply #14 - Apr 25^th, 2012 at 11:51am

Kat wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 11:49am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 25^th, 2012 at 11:46am:

As I said in another thread they ALL do it. Every single time theres any kind of scandal the travel expenses are examined and there it is. Its a perk of their positions. If you were to examine any one of them in any party you will find the same things. Its just a witchhunt. Thats all.SOB

And it gets people's attention away from the real issues.

As is probably the intent.

for someone who raves on constantly about money for the great unemployed... and you agree with this...

Angry

unbelievable.!!!

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