"Poirot is a man who seems rude to everybody all the time and I ask why is he like that to? No need to be angery just be nice to every person if you do not like them or do not agree with them, no need to be angery with every persons. I think maybe you are a bit ill or sick maybe, or even a lonely man I think?"

Lol!

"On probation" - have you ever heard of such a thing? Cue the faux dumb expression.

Yes I have, it is a very common practice in employment and disciplinary procedures.

Don't try to make such a big deal out of nothing. Obviously Abbott is using the term probation to indicate he won't tolerate more screw-ups.

Poirot, everyone in the country new Craig Thompson was a crook and guilty of the allegations against him. Everyone in the country knew the only reason Gillard was saving him was to save her fragile balance of power. It was never about waiting until he had his day in court. Gillard blew her integrity with just about everyone except you, over the Thompson affair. Don't pretend you can't see a correlation, you are smarter than that.

What colour is the eye patch, just out of curiosity? Red I suppose.

A matter of time, it is not possible to head parliament any more she has overstepped her position with collective arrogance and bias. Her political leanings keep rising to the top.

Not what Abbott wanted right now but he is not making anything easier for himself either. Probation is for new starters not old boilers.

As usual Abbott does not take any notice of his own party, this could even start another leadership row. So be it he doesn't enjoy much of his party's faith, not surprising at all.

What makes Abbott think his antics at the last election will be forgiven. He went to an election with fraudulent promises, to deceive the electorate, and now wants to tell the electorate what Bishop done is ok. Abbott and Bishop are showing unprecedented arrogance

LOL, misanthrope,

It was ex-Labor Leader Mark Latham who criticised Labor and the quotes and source are there for you.

Your English teacher is losing her fight with you to improve your reading comprehension.

Here you go, read it again and maybe out loud,

<Former Labor leader Mark Latham slams Labor over gay marriage
[Ex-Labor Leader Mark Latham] said the biggest social issue facing Austalia was unemployment, drug use and homelessness in suburbs such as Mt Druitt which was the focus of the SBS documentary, Struggle Street.

“If you are interested in equality and social justice in Australia then what was the really big event in the month of May,” he said. “We had the Struggle Street documentary which revealed that in the nation’s public housing estate, most notably in Mt Druit people live in conditions that you wouldn’t wish upon your dogs. Absolute chaos, despair and hopelessness in their lives.

“And surely, you would have expected a serious national response from the party of social justice?

“We didn’t hear anything.

“They’re obsessed, instead, by gay marriage.” (and pursuing 'that' woman)>
http://tinyurl.com/p6kts6c
Posted by onthebeach, Monday, 20 July 2015 3:01:44 PM

CH,

"Poirot, everyone in the country new Craig Thompson was a crook and guilty of the allegations against him...."

Not surprising at all that you should comment thus. I suppose you would also be a fan of tossing out the rule of law a la Peter "You don't need too much evidence. It's an administrative decision" Dutton.

I quite like the rule of law...but of course it's not a patch on right-wingers telling us all what they "knew".

What's the correlation, CH?

Bishop admits a chopper flight on taxpayer's money - says it's within guidelines...and then when she's sprung, pays it back because it's "large".

Not to mention all the other largesse she's showered upon herself that now seems to be trickling out into common knowledge.

My point being that if Abbott sees fit to put an experienced pollie on notice - a grand dame of the party, no less - "on probation" as some mealy-mouthed gesture to shut down the debacle then something is very wrong.

If the situation is serious enough to put someone like Bishop on probation, then it's obvious she should step down.

She's not an inexperienced and green novice who took a faltering step - she's well-versed in all the rules and regulations...in the past coming down hard on those who flouted them.

Probation, my foot!

Don't hang her out to dry yet. Save it for another payback Royal Commission to be launched by the next post-Lib Government to repay them for their witch-hunts against Rudd, Gillard and Shorten and the public furors over Q and A and over Professor Triggs. Future Royal Commissions should be specified and promised during the election campaign and acted on without fail to show that Labor delivers on election promises.

Actually the first payback should bring on the election: block supply to pay for 1975.