Conroy is a Latham and is forever tripped up by his own arrogance, lack of personal insight and lack of self control. How either could get through Labor pre-selection ahead of other worthy contenders who must have been around somewhere is something that could occupy a PhD candidate.

Other political parties have some similar and in the Greens they pop up everywhere like poisonous toadstools. Once through pre-selection they seem to be a protected species. That needs to change, but in the interim all the public can do is keep voting them out.

It is clear that many of the public supporters of Conroy are compelled to disregard the video evidence which is factual and they know that, in their quest to tear down a good man. While sociologists could say a thing or two about that, it is the realm of psychologists and maybe psychiatrists, to explain. Where facts and reason fail...

SM,

We disagree on this and many other issues - no
surprises in that. However this debate should not
be a time wasting debate in another Lib/Labor
tit-for-tat. The electorate deserves better than
that. This debate should not be about the character
of Senator Conroy. I shall repeat that a man has
been killed while in the current government's care.
We should be debating why this happened and how we
can stop it from happening again.

Public accountability does not stop when men in
uniform get involved. The General has many questions
to answer and Members of Parliament should keep
asking them. To quote the old adage, "Don't piss on
my leg and tell me it's raining!"

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/liberal-preselection-vote-a-blow-to-denis-napthine/story-e6frgczx-1226842873629
The link at first glance is a good one for Labor, I rather liked it.

But the last couple of lines spoke a truth I can not deny.
And must, for honesty sake, say, far too many of Labors required future voters understand, and fear about us.
No less than the branches, Australia wide, of my party who know only too well we are voiceless for the most part.
It is our problem Children Sussex Street and Conroy,s of the controlling and heedless right who own the right to select candidates.
Conroy is a pest, we need to get the Flick man in.

SM and Belly,

If as SM said "is that General Campbell is not responsible for the PNG solution"
Then I will accept Conroy had no business asking irrelevant questions of Campbell. But even Generals should be open to public account for their actions. Do you both agree on that?

I also take Foxy's point "stubborn refusal of the government representatives to answer simple questions"
Accountability is paramount, and government secrecy is unacceptable. Someone needs to answer questions about the circumstance that lead to Reza Berati death. At the moment I smell a rat and it leads right to Minister Morrison's door!

Foxy,

First I am staggered by your and Labor's breath taking hypocrisy of a deafening silence when between 1000 and 2000 people died at sea under Labor's watch, while demanding answers for a death that occurred during a riot under a system that was set up by Labor.

Yes, there need to be answers, but as with the riots under Labor, an accurate detailed answer is only available after a proper enquiry. Demanding instantaneous answers from a general who is not involved is idiotic in the extreme.

Paul,

Yes generals should be accountable for their actions, but this does not mean that they need to give minute by minute details of their actions so that Labor can sabotage the border control of Australia

SM,

Not good enough Sir!

This latest episode happened on the Liberal Party's
watch and you can't weasel out of it by diverting
to blaming Labor (again). Whatever happened under
Labor was fully publicised and accounted for.
Under this government everything is hush, hush.
And therein lies the difference so stop the BS.
Its so hypocritical. Demanding accountability
from a past government - and yet not being prepared
to be accountable. Sickening! And nobody is buying
this fake, phoney, BS strategy! Get real!