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Is pork barreling by politicians corrupt?

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From Crikey: http://www.crikey.com.au/2021/08/06/morrison-canberra-corruption

"Scott Morrison and Alan Tudge might have been hoping that they would have left the year's biggest corruption scandal -- car park rorts -- behind them in the winter break, but then press gallery began doing its job -- something that the government seemed entirely unprepared for.

When Tudge crept out from under a rock to hold a media conference on Wednesday, Nine's Jonathan Kearsley was waiting for him and chased him back to the ministerial wing demanding answers about his role in formulating a list of marginal seats where the car parks were to be allocated, in consultation with Scott Morrison. If the footage looked like a dodgy tradie being pursued by an A Current Affairs reporter, that was entirely appropriate, except that Tudge had rorted far more money than any tabloid TV crook ever has.

Yesterday it was Morrison's turn to look like a spiv turning tail, as journalists peppered him with questions about his role in the rort, forcing him to shut down a press conference on what should have been a positive story on the government's Closing The Gap implementation plan."

Good to see them finally getting held to account by our usually lame MSM.
Posted by SteeleRedux, Saturday, 7 August 2021 4:40:19 PM
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Got to give it to those Liberals, when it comes to ripping off the taxpayer they are the "master rorters extraordinaire" Not since the days of the Fascists government of Bjelke-Petersen in Queensland in the 70's and 80's has Australia witnessed ripping off of taxpayers on such a grand scale.

The 'Car Park Rort' makes the 'Sports Rort' look like small beer. Who can forget the party of economic gurus paying a mate $30 million for a block of dirt at Leppington Sydney, worth $3 million. Or the cash grant paid to the mega rich Morrison Happy Clapper church in Sutherland. Old Joh must be cheering th liberals from Hell.
Posted by Paul1405, Sunday, 8 August 2021 6:25:30 AM
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Pauliar, SR,

I should expect your selective amnesia, but the hypocrisy of the left whingers has no shame.

The pork barrelling and corruption of the Labor government put the liberals in the shade. That the greens spent $ms on travel and SHY took her child on a taxpayer-funded tour means that they would be just as corrupt as labor if anyone was stupid enough to vote them into office.
Posted by shadowminister, Monday, 9 August 2021 12:21:01 PM
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shadowminister,

Ros Kelly resigned as a Labour minister when her scandal broke, was never reinstated, and did not contest the next election.

Liberal McKenzie is back in the ministry after 18 months and is open for business for whatever rort her portfolios permit.

That you think there is any equivalence with how the two were treated then you are bonkers.
Posted by SteeleRedux, Monday, 9 August 2021 1:58:56 PM
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SR,

Mackensie documented her reasons for providing grants outside public service recommendations. Ros Kelly kept no records whatsoever. The report into RK indicated that while she did nothing illegal it castigated her for her complete failure to keep any records.

Apples and oranges again mate.
Posted by shadowminister, Thursday, 12 August 2021 5:55:13 AM
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