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Reply #15 - Jul 21^st, 2016 at 3:42am

philperth2010 wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 7:30pm:

John Smith wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 7:04pm:

philperth2010 wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 5:35pm:

.It is also appears as though property developers on the Gold coast are getting around the law and gaining favourable treatment for those they help get elected

I think the bans on donations from property developers are a NSW thing. I don't see how the Gold Coast politicians could survive if they had to follow the same rules

Development should be in the interests of the community not those who pay for privilege!!!

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/realestate/concerns-new-council-planning-sch...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-03/green-light-for-gold-coast-mayor's-private...

https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/lnp-take-over-gold-co...

Huh

So should election to office...

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Reply #16 - Jul 21^st, 2016 at 9:24am

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jul 21^st, 2016 at 3:42am:

philperth2010 wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 7:30pm:

John Smith wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 7:04pm:

philperth2010 wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 5:35pm:

.It is also appears as though property developers on the Gold coast are getting around the law and gaining favourable treatment for those they help get elected

I think the bans on donations from property developers are a NSW thing. I don't see how the Gold Coast politicians could survive if they had to follow the same rules

Development should be in the interests of the community not those who pay for privilege!!!

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/realestate/concerns-new-council-planning-sch...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-03/green-light-for-gold-coast-mayor's-private...

https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/lnp-take-over-gold-co...

Huh

So should election to office...

It is astonishing that you have to point this out, yet that isn't the way things work currently. No wonder more and more people are turning away from the major parties.

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Re: More Liberal rorting!
Reply #17 - Jul 21^st, 2016 at 11:03am

John Smith wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 1:47pm:

Swagman wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 1:45pm:

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It donated $30,000 each to two of Mr Robert's former staffers - re-elected independent councillor Kristyn Boulton and unsuccessful independent candidate Felicity Stevenson.

The candidates were independents?

who received funding from a Liberal National Party fundraising body Cheesy

...........that would likely much prefer to support a non-socialist leaning candidate.

We have preferential voting....so what's wrong with preferential donating? Cheesy

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Fatima New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16 Harris Park Gender:	Re: More Liberal rorting! Reply #18 - Jul 21^st, 2016 at 11:07am The Liberal party is as corrupt as the day is long.
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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: More Liberal rorting! Reply #19 - Jul 21^st, 2016 at 11:09am Fatima wrote on Jul 21^st, 2016 at 11:07am: The Liberal party is as corrupt as the day is long. yeah thats only ,12 hours.. the labs have 24 hours corruption... they always were greedy
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Bam Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21905 Gender:	Re: More Liberal rorting! Reply #20 - Jul 21^st, 2016 at 11:37am Fatima wrote on Jul 21^st, 2016 at 11:07am: The Liberal party is as corrupt as the day is long. See this thread for this year's corruption ... More Coalition corruption
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Reply #21 - Jul 21^st, 2016 at 11:39am

Swagman wrote on Jul 21^st, 2016 at 11:03am:

John Smith wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 1:47pm:

Swagman wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 1:45pm:

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It donated $30,000 each to two of Mr Robert's former staffers - re-elected independent councillor Kristyn Boulton and unsuccessful independent candidate Felicity Stevenson.

The candidates were independents?

who received funding from a Liberal National Party fundraising body Cheesy

...........that would likely much prefer to support a non-socialist leaning candidate.

We have preferential voting....so what's wrong with preferential donating? Cheesy

It's corrupt. We have a right to know who is supporting our candidates and these kind of shadowy donations from faceless men should not be tolerated. The Coalition take donations from the Mafia. Would you prefer to keep that quiet or for everyone to know about it?

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Reply #22 - Jul 21^st, 2016 at 12:29pm

Swagman wrote on Jul 21^st, 2016 at 11:03am:

John Smith wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 1:47pm:

Swagman wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 1:45pm:

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It donated $30,000 each to two of Mr Robert's former staffers - re-elected independent councillor Kristyn Boulton and unsuccessful independent candidate Felicity Stevenson.

The candidates were independents?

who received funding from a Liberal National Party fundraising body Cheesy

...........that would likely much prefer to support a non-socialist leaning candidate.

We have preferential voting....so what's wrong with preferential donating? Cheesy

if the donors wanted to donate to an independent, there was nothing stopping them. Misappropriating money donated for a particular use should be a jailable offense ... and not just for politicians, a lot of so called 'charities' do this too

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Reply #23 - Jul 22^nd, 2016 at 9:03pm

Another one for the books....

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A STAGGERING 64 members of the 74-person Baird government are earning tens of thousands of dollars on top of their base salaries through parliamentary side roles.

In some cases, politicians are earning about $19,000 extra for chairing parliamentary committees that have gone the past year without holding a single inquiry.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/nsw-mps-topping-up-their-base-income-w...

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Reply #24 - Jul 22^nd, 2016 at 9:08pm

philperth2010 wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2016 at 9:03pm:

Another one for the books....

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A STAGGERING 64 members of the 74-person Baird government are earning tens of thousands of dollars on top of their base salaries through parliamentary side roles.

In some cases, politicians are earning about $19,000 extra for chairing parliamentary committees that have gone the past year without holding a single inquiry.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/nsw-mps-topping-up-their-base-income-w...

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how is that even legal?

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Reply #25 - Jul 22^nd, 2016 at 9:12pm

John Smith wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2016 at 9:08pm:

philperth2010 wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2016 at 9:03pm:

Another one for the books....

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A STAGGERING 64 members of the 74-person Baird government are earning tens of thousands of dollars on top of their base salaries through parliamentary side roles.

In some cases, politicians are earning about $19,000 extra for chairing parliamentary committees that have gone the past year without holding a single inquiry.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/nsw-mps-topping-up-their-base-income-w...

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how is that even legal?

It is from the Daily Telegraph so feel free to attack the source!!!

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