1. First the purpose of the inquiry is about scrutinize a possible future labor policy.  Labor is not in government.  And the inquiry have already cost the tax payers 160K.  It is as clear as daylight that this is a liberal party political exercise.  I mean, they are even offering $25 a head to wine and dine with aspiring liberal candidates and handing out party application forms.  This is highly inappropriate.  The liberal parties is more than welcome to fund their own political rallies and inquiries, but NOT at tax payer's expense.   Another example of sheer arrogance and utter disrespect for hard earned tax payer dollars.

2. The subject of the inquiry is about frank credits.  Tim Wilson is the chair of the inquiry.  He has shares in a company that his so called distance relative Geoff Wilson owns, who directly benefit from the current policy.   And make no mistake, Geoff is not just a 'long distance' relative.  They are on first name basis, and they communicate through email, and they even planned one of the committee meetings near Geoff's AGM, so that 'they can make a scene'.   

And do you know who is laughing all the way to the bank?  Geoff Wilson.  After blabbing about people is going to lose out upto $30000 a year, he went to to rant that the policy is easy to circum-navigate.  Just change the structure of your investments.   This is just a balant self advertisement for his own company through using a tax payer funded inquiry to gain publicity.

Another shameful behavior from members of liberal party. 

What "informed opinion"? Are you serious?  In the latest meeting on Friday, one man was forcibly removed by fellow attendees at the beginning of the hearing.  Over 2 hours of 3 minute speeches, only one person spoke in favour of labor's poicy.  No witnesses have been formally listed for any of the meetings since the last one in Dee Why in November. 
And even Mr Thistlethwaite, the comittee's deputy chair, said the inquiry was "an outrageous abuse of the Parliament's committee process".

"Liberal MPs are using taxpayer dollars to run around the country encouraging people to do their part and undermine Labor policy," he said.

This is balant use of tax payer's money for liberal party fund raising, and political gains.  Like I said, the liberal party is more than welcome to organize their own rally, their own fund raising, their own inquiries, but NOT on tax payer's expense.

Bam wrote on Feb 8^th, 2019 at 5:42pm:



Yes. Was it a conflict of interest?

lee wrote on Feb 8^th, 2019 at 5:44pm:

Yes it is, which you should already know.

Hint: Follow the money.

tickleandrose wrote on Feb 8^th, 2019 at 5:40pm:



Heaven forbid that people should be forcibly removed for something. What was it for? Abuse? No we should let people disrupt meetings with no recourse.

tickleandrose wrote on Feb 8^th, 2019 at 5:40pm:



So no witnesses were paid? That's supposed to be a good thing.

tickleandrose wrote on Feb 8^th, 2019 at 5:40pm:




That would be the Labor member for Kingsford Smith? Not biased by any chance?

tickleandrose wrote on Feb 8^th, 2019 at 5:40pm:



But that wasn't all you said was it? Do you recant the rest?

Bam wrote on Feb 8^th, 2019 at 5:53pm:



Is he making more money, the same money, or less?

Or is it just your perception that he is making more money?

Bam wrote on Feb 8^th, 2019 at 5:42pm:


Can you actually show where he made a personal gain?

I'm glad coalition supporters can't see what's wrong.  It only forces the swinging voters to see how far from reality and decency on that political side.

lee wrote on Feb 8^th, 2019 at 1:29pm:


Wilson has shares in a company that will be directly affected by Labor's policy....Dickhead???

Self interest and conflict aside why should taxpayers fork out for an inquiry into a policy that may never happen....Labor haven't won the election yet???