Ashby wins appeal and Slippery gets hit for costs.

Pyne and Roy guaranteed Ashby a job and legal expenses if he went after Slipper for sexual harassment. Then he met Brough who provided guidance along the same lines and asked him to gather evidence of Slipper rorting parliamentary expenses which he did and which duly wound up in the hands of the press. Then he met with former Lib VP (QC Doug Russell or something) who told him that his SH claim was valid but there would be no job or legal expenses. He can't afford to go after Slipper whose legal expenses have been guaranteed by both Libs and ALP. Effectively, thanks for doing our dirty work for us and * you. That's why he's decided to speak. Has comprehensive notes.

Only caught the last 20 or so minutes and this is a very rough summary so don't take me to task. i wasn't taking notes. Liz interviewed Brough who refused to answer any questions in a meaningful fashion. Pyne and Roy declined to be interviewed.
 
Even Xenophon called this what it is today on 2GB ( amazed they didn't cut him off :eek: )

Mentioned how Slippers travel rorts and behaviour were common knowledge to EVERYONE in Canberra yet the Libs only went him when he took the speaker role.
Typical childish petty s**t from this Utter slimebag govt.
No scumbag act is too low for these fascist dogs.

Enjoy the term while you can cos this is all you're getting.
 

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Pyne and Ashby, Credlin/Abbott and ICAC, the screws are tightening.

At every step though, this government has been mired in corruption. Attempted cover ups re immigration. Sabotage of the sciences. Attacking renewable energy at every turn. A legislative agenda, completely at odds with electoral platform. Dodgy stacked "expert panels", where COIs are rampant. Spending rorts, politically motivated vendettas, dressed up as inquiries. The list goes on.
 

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Even Xenophon called this what it is today on 2GB ( amazed they didn't cut him off :eek: )

Mentioned how Slippers travel rorts and behaviour were common knowledge to EVERYONE in Canberra yet the Libs only went him when he took the speaker role.
Typical childish petty s**t from this Utter slimebag govt.
No scumbag act is too low for these fascist dogs.

Enjoy the term while you can cos this is all you're getting.

Craig and Labor were exactly the same.
 
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Even Xenophon called this what it is today on 2GB ( amazed they didn't cut him off :eek: )

Mentioned how Slippers travel rorts and behaviour were common knowledge to EVERYONE in Canberra yet the Libs only went him when he took the speaker role.
Typical childish petty s**t from this Utter slimebag govt.
No scumbag act is too low for these fascist dogs.

Enjoy the term while you can cos this is all you're getting.

Seriously though... of course they kept their powder dry to use it when it was politically useful (i.e when he defected). That's what political parties do.

If the shoe was on the other foot Labor would have done the exact same thing.

Edit: Please don't take this as endorsing this approach. But it's the reality and it's what both sides do.
 
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Something sadly pathetic and adolescent in Ashby's first LNP confidant being Wyatt Roy.

I expect Ashby is about to publish a tell all book which will no doubt be a best seller thanks to Slippery's sleazy emails being published in detail along with Ashby's narrative.

Another reminder of the indictment on Julia Gillard's judgement and sheer lack of first principles that she thought herself so clever for having dumped Harry Jenkins for a sleazeball Slippery. What a prime minister.
 
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Had this exact same scenario involved Labor MP's the indignation from News Corp - not to mention the dominant Coalition voice on these boards - would be resounding. Corruption! Shady politics! Backroom maneuvering over governance! Were a Labor MP to stand over or blackmail someone (and that is essentially what Pyne has done) it would be a matter of how long? But nary a word from News corp, nary a peep from the apologists on these boards.
 
Something sadly pathetic and adolescent in Ashby's first LNP confidant being Wyatt Roy.

I expect Ashby is about to publish a tell all book which will no doubt be a best seller thanks to Slippery's sleazy emails being published in detail along with Ashby's narrative.

Another reminder of the indictment on Julia Gillard's judgement and sheer lack of first principles that she thought herself so clever for having dumped Harry Jenkins for a sleazeball Slippery. What a prime minister.
You mean the guy whose wedding the entire LNP front bench attended at the taxpayer's expense?

Nice try luvvie
 

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Er .... Slipper was only a long time backbencher and only became an issue after Gillard ditched Harry and elevated him into the Speakership.
It was only then that Slippery was able to seduce Ashby into working for him.

Slippery was Julia's very own goal and she paid a very high price for him.
 
Er .... Slipper was only a long time backbencher and only became an issue after Gillard ditched Harry and elevated him into the Speakership.
It was only then that Slippery was able to seduce Ashby into working for him.

Slippery was Julia's very own goal and she paid a very high price for him.

Another LNP trying to justify potential corruption.
 
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