When it comes to ripping off the NSW taxpayer it doesn't come any better that this. New documents released to the NSW parliament following a FOI request from Greens MLC David Shoebridge sheds new light on the money grabbing rorts involving Berejiklian, Maguire and others.

Berejiklian oversaw a fund that set aside $5.5 million in grants money for the Australian Clay Target Association in Wagga Wagga while she was NSW treasurer. Letters between Berejiklian and Maguire reveal Maguire sort favour from his girlfriend to award this gun mob $5.5 million of taxpayer money so they could dress up their club house etc. Seems Macguire worked hand in glove with a Mr Turner from the gun mob to get the clubs hands on millions of NSW taxpayer dollars. Previously Berejiklian claimed scant knowledge of this affair, this new documentation tells a different story. What is this shooters mob, other than Mr Turner does it have any other members? What influence was at hand? Where did the millions end up? Legitimate questions that deserve answers.

Paul,
Legitimate questions indeed and Gladys should answer, perhaps this will be the lever that tips her out.

Hi Paul,

It would indeed be great if ministers who approve
grants or award funds in their own seats would have to
explain those decisions. Labor is trying to introduce
a bill requiring ministers to explain.

There's more at the following:

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/26/labor-anti-rorting-bill-would-make-ministers-divulge-grant-decisions

Guys, a two word answer, White board!
Mind you I am in favour of proper & public applications, public examinations and proper and full disclosure of why decisions are made.
So who will bell this particular cat? How about getting Danny Dim Sim to show the rest of the world the Gold-Standard for all grants? I cannot wait! Lol I am joking they are as bad as each other.

Who's Danny Dim Sim?

Foxy, sorry I am showing disrespect to the Premier of Victoria. The man who has blighted our lives for the last two years, who is responsible for 89% of all Australian Covid deaths and was the only Australian to sign China's Belt and Road initiative. That Danny dim sim!

JBowyer,

Fair enough.

Have you heard about Potato Brother?

It seems that the Chinese have a nickname for Peter
Dutton. They call him Potato Brother.

Potat Sibling.

Super Spud Bro.

There hasn't been a more fitting title for the bloke.

I used to wonder how on earth
does the man sleep at night (my take - upside-down
clinging to a tree branch with his feet, screeching at
moths).

JB,

89% of the 89% were in Morrisons aged care facilities. By the time the Andrews government got the go ahead from the Scumo' mob to go in and do something, it was too late, and people were dying. Did the Andrews government save many lives, possibly, Morrison certainly didn't!

Pauliar,

Are these some of the 800 people that Dan Andrews killed due to his incompetence?

PS.

Senior NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge is facing allegations he bullied former female colleagues and staff over a decade, leaving one woman feeling “unsafe” and driving party members to write a formal letter of complaint.

The Australian can reveal multiple incidents where women in the party were allegedly targeted and belittled by Mr Shoebridge, who holds the No 1 spot on the Greens’ NSW Senate ticket.

Greens sources said Mr Shoebridge’s alleged bad behaviour contravened the party’s core principles of respect and nonviolence, and was well known among Greens staffers.

Back to the serious allegation involving the gun mob, and $5.5 million of taxpayer money. At best this is more pork barrelling with a bit of wink wink, nudge nudge from Gladys. At worse its serious ripping-off of $5.5 million of taxpayer money for nefarious purposes. One must ask, for what reason should $5.5 million of taxpayer money be given to some two bob gun mob. The cashed up gunnies have money coming out of their you know what, thanks to their close ties with the foreign NRA. Its a fact, the Shooters and Hooters Party is nothing more than an appendage of the National Party and operational cash of this magnitude minus a commission for the agents would be of benefit. This is something the ICAC in NSW should sink their teeth into!

Issy, being an insider with the gunnies can you shed any light onto what happened to the $5.5 million? Saying it was used to put a fresh coat of paint on the Gunnie Clubs outhouse wont wash. There is no evidence I can fine that says it was used for any community purpose.

shonkyminister,

Unsubstauated allegations made by your Murdoch Gutter Press are not worth a pint of piddle! As for David Shoebridge a gentleman personally known to me, a family man, and a respecter of women who would never engage in what has become known as Liberal Party behaviour towards women, aka Porterism.

I suspect a lot of this Murdoch nonsense you peddle is made up, and you rely on so called firewall protection to hide what doesn't exist.

Paul,
Once again with the lie about the USNRA and money coming from them to Australian organisations.
Care to give a bit of evidence?
I don’t have a clue where the money went or who spent it but the amount certainly seems excessive and an inquiry is needed.

Thankyou Issy,

A man of honour, and that's not arse licking I really do mean it. BTW what the score up your way with Covid, Are you in lockeddown, lockedup or lockedout. See a bit of strife around Armadale what's going on there. My rellos up towards Dubbo are going into lockdown, just as the bunch in Orange and Molong did recently. We dodged a bullet here in Brisbane, can't say the same for my son and family in Sydney, it a worry with them waiting another 2 months for 1st Pfizer, I says its only a matter of time as my boy drives a public bus. Same for niece out at Penrith, hubby working for the Water Board, only a matter of time.

Paul,
Thank you.
As far as lockdowns go we are still not involved but as you say it’s only a matter of time, the local towns of Glen Innes and Inverell are so far OK but Guyra is in lockdown as it’s in the Armidale local govt. area.
The wife and I were planning a trip to Brisbane to see the son but now that’s off for the foreseeable future.
Hope you and your’s stay safe, your son is not in a good position to say the least.

You to Issy, you and yours stay safe. My son was a bit she'll be right attitude to the virus particularly when it was an "old peoples disease" but I think recent developments with "young people" has spooked them, both son and several other Sydney family members have young children. Cuz72, the aboriginal one, up in Bathurst has some rear allergies, and health issues to boot, also she had a bad fall recently. The old story Aboriginals will get priority, well no, her doctor said no AZ you'll have to wait for Pfizer. I said play your race card, she said I did cuz, but it didn't work I still have to wait.

You want to get to Brisbane, I want to get all over the place, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, regional NSW, NZ, Fiji, the Islands. There was to be a big family thing in the Cook Islands for us (son-in-law is a Cookie), would have been great for the kids. They have a big family homestead back in the Islands, we were all going to go tropo for 2 weeks this year, but that had to be put off till, I don't know when. Brisbane good, the daughter had a friend over from Perth, looks like she has to go into lockdown now she's gone back home. A family member from NZ in Melbourne had to cut short her visit to her daughter there just before NZ busted the bubble, cost a bit to change tickets and a shorter visit. All I lost was my day out at the EKKA show, maybe next year.

I said to the S-I-L since I'd be the oldest bloke there, would I be the Chief; "Nah, you'd be the bloody sacrifice to the Fishing God" BTW they hunt wild pigs there, and eat em' S-I-L said you've never had pork until we do a slow roasted pig on spit with in-ground hangi island style. I had such in Hawaii, best pork I've ever had. Have you ever tried Island wild pork? Had it in NZ, but done in the hungi pit, was good.

Don't even think about eating Queensland coastal wild pig, it is full of tuberculosis, & very dangerous.

I went to a few semi commercial hangi around Rabaul which offered pig, but most were in the atolls, where in ground was the standard way of cooking. Seafood of course, except for one where the plantation owner had imported some cattle to try to keep the coconuts clear of grass. He was most unhappy when the locals & the imported Sepic plantation staff preferred tinned corm beef, to the fresh stuff.

The best I've ever had was when we had a German chef at Happy Bay on Long Island in the Whitsundays. I don't know where he learned the secret, but his once a week Hangi were a favorite with guests & staff.

Pauliar,

There is more evidence that David Shoebridge is a perve and a bully than there is against Porter.

Pauliar,

So the senior Greens now include 2 paedophiles, a thief/racist/homophobe criminal and a sex pest /bully.

Yes Hassy, always iffy about eating wild pig, but in NZ they say its safe. When I was a kid I recall the grandfather and uncle keeping young wild pigs they called squealers in a pen for fatting. Issy should know the do's and donts about eating wild pigs.

The hangi pit back at the wife's Marae is about 6m x 1m deep "U" shaped with volcanic rocks about twice the size of house bricks lining the bottom. They cover the rocks with dry tea tree. Then they get a good blaze going, when the fire dies down and the rocks are good and hot, remove embers and ash as much as possible, don't want smoking of the food. Then in goes the kai, meat mostly beef, whole chickens, pork and veg separate, these days in wire baskets all lined with cabbage. All is covered with a damp heavy cloth and several layers of damp bags, one layer of dry bags followed by a thick layer of earth. Very important that the hangi is sealed properly, no steam to escape. Women are not allowed near the hangi, they prepare the kai and the men sit around watching for escaping steam, keeping it sealed, no drinking is allowed on the Marae. The cooking takes about 3 hours. Carefully uncover the lot, paying close attention to the dirt removal. Here's someone well known to the wife.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfcKD8hNhYE&ab_channel=DennisMarsh-Topic

shonkyminister,

If that's what the Murdoch gutter press is telling you, then you keep reading your 'Daily Telecrap' and believing it, such crap suits the mindless type such as you. One thing that covid has exposed is what a bunch of low life liars the Murdoch gang really are.

Paul,
I don’t eat pig, nothing against them as food but I just find pork etc., tasteless, my fault as the evidence is that most folk love it.
I did enjoy sugar cured bacon in Ireland but that’s about it.

Issy, don't "THE COMMITTEE" send you a leg of pork with each Porky Award? You must have 500 stored in the back shed by now (legs of pork that is, smelly but nice). All jokes aside, I though you would be the 'go to man' for all things hunting, your last answer was disappointing. Next think you'll be telling me you get your "bush tucker" from Macca's. BTW I'm into "smoking" these days, not the "wacky tebake" smoking, well not these days, but do meaty pork bones into bacon bones in my smoker. A week in a salt and brown sugar solution, with a bit of herbs and spices. Then 2 hours in the smoker including a hour baste in a paste, can make your own, but I just use a particular brand of Hoisin Sauce from the Asian shop, works just as well. The step-son was getting me 20Kg of meaty bones (sawn) for $60, cheap as chips.

Gee mate what are you doing with the Virus, someone's taken it out Bourke way. Despite all the claims of 1A and 1B nonsense, the NSW government is now blaming the Morrison Mob for not have hardly any Indigenous out there vaccinated. A disgrace!

Paul 1405, you really need to take a break. You are completely losing the plot here with insult and invective but nary an argument in sight. The response to this common cold virus is amazing.
I see the Chinese are now showing us a film of death and destruction in China knowing our idiot pollies and medico's will follow this whilst the Chinese stop it all tomorrow. They did this before and now our idiots are destroying the country and sowing major divisions.
The whole Covid nonsense will launch hundreds of books on our folly.
Paul, use your proper name and try and grow up.

JB, man of free advice, some for you; You need to find a high cliff and jump off. Since we are giving free advice.

No insult here JB, you might be a rather touchy little petal, that's you not me. JB as for names is yours Kelly or Christensen, you sound like that pair of dimwits.

Paul 1405 I am not a little petal and can take whatever you dish out. As a sniveling coward who is either ashamed or frightened of giving his real name you have a bit of a hide matey.

JBowyer,

Who on earth is this J Bowyer? If you said your name was Elizabeth Windsor I would have a fair idea who you are. As for JBowyer, could be anyone, even a bomb throwing Nazi nutcase for all I know. I have absolutely no interest in finding out who JBowyer is. Given the possibility, ever so slight it may be, that you are indeed a bomb throwing Nazi nutcase I see no reason to expose my name to you. Why does it interest you so? Other posters, friends, know my real name, and I trust them not to be bomb throwing Nazi nutcases, but you are not on my birthday invite list so I decline to give you my name, for the above reason.

Paul 1405, calm down missy, you are in no danger from me and your silly insults show your true character.
Hide away little Paulie whatever your name is and take my advice, calm down, the nazi's are all long gone it is now the scheming left wing scum who are our real enemy.

I think you'll find the Nazis and other extremists are not "long gone" but are infiltrating the Liberal Party and some ex-Libs are are even starting to form their own far right-wing parties.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics_in_Australia

Left wing extremists tend to disrupt traffic, inconvenience the public, glue or chain themselves to objects and vandalise public property.

It's the right-wing extremists that set fire to synagogues shoot up mosques and plot armed insurrections and inevitably find themselves on growing terrorist watch lists - not only in Australia but overseas where they also kidnap and murder opponents.

Which group should we be worried about more?

Hi rache,

We meet again on the Forum, I agree there are people like George Christensen who operate within the framework of the Coalition parties, but given the right circumstance voice their extremism. I use the term Nazi, as a bit of a gee up for the far right, they hate the word, not for what it stands for in the classical sense Hitler and Himmler and people in gas chambers, 60 million deaths etc, but for the evil connotations it invokes. How would it be before an election doing a door knock; "Good morning, my name is Schulz I am from the local Nazi Party, can I count on your vote on Saturday." Unless its who know whose house me thinks not. Substitute Liberal Party for Nazi Party and you're in with a chance.

Back in the day in Sydney I was a member of the ALP, there was a Liberal Party faction known as the "Uglys". Eastern European men who had supposedly fled communism post WWII. Many had been active Nazi sympathisers back home and fled fearing retribution. They were active in Eastern Orthodox churches and that community. These guys were extreme and prone to violence, even moderate Liberals feared them. With branch stacking they got a couple of their members elected to the NSW parliament, and one to the Federal parliament.

Paul,
The days of the local Ustasha; I remember them well and they weren’t nice if you opposed them.

Pauliar,

And I assume that we can call the extreme left the pedogreens?

Paulie no name and your girlfriend Rache can calm down. All your fantasies about big bad nazi are just in your collective pin heads. The Communists last century killed ten times more people than the nazi did.
Trouble is that your much loved commo's are still there. Google Uighurs and Chechens and then back under your respective beds. Your fevered little insults affect me not and just make you look infantile.
Paedogreens I must remember that one.

Paul1405,

I too remember "the uglies" and their Nazi sympathiser branch-stacker Lyenko Urbancic how he ran the NSW Liberal Party. More recently they were controlled by a certain power broker from the NSW Branch who is a member of Opus Dei (as is the current NSW treasurer and various others) and was very influential on the Federal level.

It's no coincidence that when NSW took over control from Victoria during the Howard years so many Ministers (Ruddock, Abbott, Howard, Hockey, Bishop) came from adjoining seats on Sydney's North Shore. It's amazing that so little "talent" came from other States.

I'm also familiar with how people like Bill Heffernan used to run things from the shadows.

The party machinations have always been corrupt and manipulative. Look at how Morrison displaced Michael Towkie for preselection on his seat with the direct assistance of Rupert Murdoch.

And JBower, my name is not Rachel. Rache is German for "revenge" and I'm a man in his mid-sixties and chances are I've seen and experienced a lot more than you but if you want to hold on to that misguided fantasy (like your others) I'm quite happy to think you're drowning in your own bile and hatreds. It must make you feel very much alive and blessed with so much insight and wisdom.

Hi rache,

How Morrison won his pre-selection over Towke with a bag of dirty tricks is well known. Morrison tries to present as the all Australian family guy, the daggy dad image, the happy clapper singing 'Com By Ya', but every now and then the "Ugly" Morrison comes out. In Morrison's office are those with the responsibility of gathering the dirt on the "despised ones" like journos who ask uncomfortable question, Brittany Higgins, some of his own mob etc, they call it "backgrounding".