http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-17/scandal-hits-batman-by-election-with-senio...


The by-election for the federal seat of Batman was marred by a last-minute scandal on Saturday, with reports elderly voters received phone calls telling them they did not have to vote.

In response, Labor launched a phone call and SMS blitz urging senior voters to attend polling centres.

Batman votes: Follow all the results here.
A campaign spokesman decried the move.

"Lying to elderly people is as low as it gets," he said.

"We're encouraging all Batman residents to ignore these dirty tricks and exercise their right to vote."

The electorate has a high proportion of elderly voters, who are traditionally more supportive of Labor.

Labor has declared victory in the Batman by-election, upsetting the Greens who were the favourites to win the inner-Melbourne seat and have now conceded defeat.

red baron wrote on Mar 18^th, 2018 at 11:46am:


Yeah agree!

Actually I dont mind that Ged Kearney, she seems a quite sensible sort of person based on an interview I heard a couple of weeks back.

The Nurses union doesnt strike me as a real radical union background so lets see how she shapes up!

And its nice to see another female in parliament eh codsy!

mozzaok wrote on Mar 18^th, 2018 at 12:39pm:



That seems wrong.

"Voting is compulsory. If you are enrolled to vote, then you must vote in all Federal, State and local council elections, statutory elections and polls."

"There is no upper age limit to voting in Victoria. If you are aged 70 or over you are excused from voting in council elections. However, you will still be provided with a ballot pack and are welcome to vote."

https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Voting/DoIHaveToVote.html

Labor likely to win Batman by-election

Current ALP 'hero' Geraldine Kearney was at one time in her life a scab. Who would have thought that the head of the ACTU was also a scab.

The 'scab' who went to the top of the union movement

Ged Kearney's first experience of work involved under-aged scab labour in a pub.

Kearney, 46, who has been chosen to take over the role of president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions next year, had an unlikely introduction to the cause.

Her father was a publican in the working class Melbourne suburb of Richmond. ''Although he was a small businessman, he had a very strong social justice bent,'' Kearney recalls. ''He encouraged all of the staff to belong to the union. During the brewery strikes our workers would down tools and my father would support that, even though it affected our business.''

She adds: ''He was very lucky he had nine children. He used his own children as scab labour. We would work very hard during those strikes.''

https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-scab-who-went-to-the-top-of-the-union-moveme...

Sure it's not as romantic as former PM Rudd living in a car in his formative years and being kept awake by Bessie the cow but ALP stories are the glue that holds the party together.

Ged Kearney is a phu*k'n hypocrite.

Yes Mechanic the Greens are an insidious disease like blackberry that has got into the garden

They try to present an image of feely goody but in reality they are just as, if not more dangerous than anarchists

How did libtard candidate go in Batman ?

Its time wrote on Mar 18^th, 2018 at 7:04pm:


So cowardly....he elected not to even turn up at the start line.

Aussie wrote on Mar 18^th, 2018 at 11:00am:


What do you think the odds are that the document is genuine and why do you think it took about 17 years to find or manufacture ????