Michaelia Cash - The Meltdown in Senate Committee

[Father Jack]

Weird how that Justice Bromberg guy is making this ruling. Usually all these types of people are lnp plants and the party is untouchable.

according to wiki:

He ran unsuccessfully for preselection as the Australian Labor Party candidate for the Burke seat in 2001

The ALP clearly playing the long game

 

[Pie eyed]

Jail time or a life in the political wilderness....
I vote jail time with hard labour.

 

[AM]

Can't wait for Michaeliar's testimony on Friday. She's in deep do-doos I reckon.

 

[Gough]

That is epic !!

Double points for the long sleeves too.

 

[GreyCrow]

Jail time or a life in the political wilderness....
I vote jail time with hard labour.

Preselection for the Liberals

 

[Pie eyed]

I look forward to a Labor ICAC investigation into Cash, Dutton et al...with prison terms.

 

[Maggie5]

What a surprise:

More from Luke at the AWU court hearing:
A media adviser for the then justice minister, Michael Keenan, worked together with David De Garis to leak news of impending police raids on the AWU in October 2017, a court has heard.

De Garis, former media adviser to then employment minister Michaelia Cash, told the federal court on Wednesday he told Keenan staffer Michael Tetlow that the raids were set to occur late that afternoon.

Under questioning from the AWU’s barrister, Herman Borenstein QC, De Garis said he told Tetlow that “I understood that the raids were going to occur”.
“We organised to disseminate this information to the media together,” he said. “Among ourselves.”
De Garis said he called print journalists from the Australian, the Daily Telegraph and Fairfax while Tetlow called TV media.

Asked why he told Tetlow, he said because the raids were being conducted by federal police, which sat within the justice minister’s portfolio.
“He seemed the appropriate person to speak to,” he said.
De Garis said on Tuesday that he had learned of the raids from Cash’s former chief of staff Ben Davies.
Davies and Cash are scheduled to give evidence this week.

And...

Back in February last year, Alice Workman from Buzzfeed reported a journalist telling her they received a tip off about the AWU raids from Michael Keenan’s office.
Here is the response then:

A spokesperson for Keenan told BuzzFeed News: “Neither the minister or anyone in his office informed media outlets prior to the execution of search warrants”.​

 

[Number37]

What a surprise:

More from Luke at the AWU court hearing:
A media adviser for the then justice minister, Michael Keenan, worked together with David De Garis to leak news of impending police raids on the AWU in October 2017, a court has heard.

De Garis, former media adviser to then employment minister Michaelia Cash, told the federal court on Wednesday he told Keenan staffer Michael Tetlow that the raids were set to occur late that afternoon.

Under questioning from the AWU’s barrister, Herman Borenstein QC, De Garis said he told Tetlow that “I understood that the raids were going to occur”.
“We organised to disseminate this information to the media together,” he said. “Among ourselves.”
De Garis said he called print journalists from the Australian, the Daily Telegraph and Fairfax while Tetlow called TV media.

Asked why he told Tetlow, he said because the raids were being conducted by federal police, which sat within the justice minister’s portfolio.
“He seemed the appropriate person to speak to,” he said.
De Garis said on Tuesday that he had learned of the raids from Cash’s former chief of staff Ben Davies.
Davies and Cash are scheduled to give evidence this week.

And...

Back in February last year, Alice Workman from Buzzfeed reported a journalist telling her they received a tip off about the AWU raids from Michael Keenan’s office.
Here is the response then:

A spokesperson for Keenan told BuzzFeed News: “Neither the minister or anyone in his office informed media outlets prior to the execution of search warrants”.​

2 for 1.

Wouldn't it be nice if Cash went to jail?

 

[Lebbo73]

2 for 1.

Wouldn't it be nice if Cash went to jail?

You have to have evidence to say that she knew or was told of the raids beforehand. Nothing whatsoever so far. Although, if you put your head down you might find it here

 

[Pie eyed]

You have to have evidence to say that she knew or was told of the raids beforehand. Nothing whatsoever so far. Although, if you put your head down you might find it here
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Sacked without a pension.

 

[Lebbo73]

Sacked without a pension.

Like I said, back to your crayons big fella.

 

[HurleyHepsHird]

So both Keenan and Cash's office tipped off the media.

 

[Maggie5]

So both Keenan and Cash's office tipped off the media.

Would never have believed it, truly a shock.

 

[Number37]

You have to have evidence to say that she knew or was told of the raids beforehand. Nothing whatsoever so far. Although, if you put your head down you might find it here

She belongs in jail, like all the other evil people.

 

[Maggie5]

She belongs in jail, like all the other evil people.

 

[Number37]

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[HurleyHepsHird]

She belongs in jail, like all the other evil people.

So, the senate just passed a motion forcing Cash to have to justify/correct the senate record over comments she made to the supplementary Budget estimates hearing, stating DeGaris received the information from a "media source" and not her chief of staff.

She will have 5 mins to dig up.

 

[NSWCROW]

Even pauline knows she's cooked

 

[HurleyHepsHird]

I wonder, was Cash ever questioned directly by the AFP?

If she repeated the same line to them, that's a crime.

 

[GreyWind]

I wonder, was Cash ever questioned directly by the AFP?

If she repeated the same line to them, that's a crime.

I doubt it. The AFP is just another corrupt arm of the LNP.

 

[Lebbo73]

I doubt it. The AFP is just another corrupt arm of the LNP.

You really are pretty clueless

 

[GreyWind]

You really are pretty clueless

Pot. Kettle. Black.

But I mean why hasn't she had any interview with the AFP yet?

 

[Lebbo73]

Pot. Kettle. Black.

But I mean why hasn't she had any interview with the AFP yet?

Why does she have to? This trial is the only time that she is required to give evidence and we’ll all find out what happened. However, if she didn’t know about the media tip off, you looneys won’t accept it.

 

[GreyWind]

Why does she have to? This trial is the only time that she is required to give evidence and we’ll all find out what happened. However, if she didn’t know about the media tip off, you looneys won’t accept it.

She didn't have to, but we could have saved a shit load of time if she did.

I doubt she had nothing to do with it, but if that's what is found then so be it. I'll accept the decision and move on to the election to get rid of Cash and the rest of the useless LNP.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Why does she have to? This trial is the only time that she is required to give evidence and we’ll all find out what happened. However, if she didn’t know about the media tip off, you looneys won’t accept it.

Individual ministerial responsibility is a constitutional convention in governments using the Westminster System that a cabinet minister bears the ultimate responsibility for the actions of their ministry or department.