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New pecking order in the Canberra chook pen? : Comments

By John Harrison, published 12/11/2013

The use of crowdsourcing by Fairfax Media to uncover more MP expenses rorts is an example of the risks associated with media disengagment; idle hands find things to do and these are not always helpful to the government.

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The Rudd-Gillard-Rudd government at least slowed the boats by sending the economic refugee opportunists to live in PNG where they will not want to stay.

As for media, Mr Abbott blatantly used it to get publicity to be elected, public money for travel and accommodation included.
Now he shuts media out.

As a swinging voter, self interest comes to mind.
Posted by JF Aus, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 8:30:43 AM
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Some info JF
Number of illegal boat arrivals since 21 October 2013 - ONE (9.11.13).
Number of illegal boat arrivals in October 2013 - 339
Number of illegal boat arrivals in October 2012 - 2,227
Number of illegal boat arrivals under John Howard’s Pacific Solution (2002-2008) - 449
Number of illegal boat arrivals under Rudd/Gillard/Rudd after dismantling the Pacific Solution in 2008 (2009-mid-2013) - 44,156
Number of boats returned to Indonesian authorities under Abbott - 2
Number of boast returned to Indonesian Authorities 2009 - mid-2013 - ZERO
Posted by Sparkyq, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 8:59:16 AM
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Shorten sharpen the debate, you are kidding aren't you?

The only thing he has to throw into any debate is mud, as that is all there is in his mind.

The best thing about him becoming opposition leader is it means there is now stuff all chance of him becoming PM.
Posted by Hasbeen, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 11:00:54 AM
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fairfax seems to have dropped the 'rorts'story now that Tanya, Conroy and others have been taking families skiing and to Lord Howe Island etc. Poirot especially has lost her typing skills. Oh well!
Posted by runner, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 1:50:55 PM
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Yes runner, Canberra is a big party town! All expenses paid for all.
All legal.
Shhhhhh.....
Totally amazing.
Posted by JF Aus, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 8:13:46 PM
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Canberra is a big party town!
JF Aus,
Is that what it is ? I thought it was Queer Central. At least that's what it looks like from 4000km away.
Posted by individual, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 7:40:19 AM
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