Chinese influence over Australian politics

[MaddAdam]

As per Fairfax/ABC today.

http://www.theage.com.au/national/i...uples-canberra-apartment-20170602-gwjbrm.html

Watch Four Corners tonight, will be one of the better pieces of journalism you'll see.

Both major parties got some serious problems here I reckon.

 

[hamohawk1]

Major issue in the property development of Australia at the moment. Will leave a ghost tower once the investors pull out?
Reckon theres been a fair bit of dodgyness across the board for a while now. This is why we need fairfax

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Major issue in the property development of Australia at the moment. Will leave a ghost tower once the investors pull out?
Reckon theres been a fair bit of dodgyness across the board for a while now. This is why we need a well funded and independent ABC

Fixed.

 

[hamohawk1]

Gee whiz

Not good for labor and liberal there....

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

Ashe died in a weightlifting accident?

That sounds suspicious.

 

[Farm Boy]

Gee whiz

Not good for labor and liberal there....

Didn't look good for Dastyari. How he is still anywhere near politics is a joke.

 

[hamohawk1]

Didn't look good for Dastyari. How he is still anywhere near politics is a joke.

Doesnt this just highlight the greens argument about the need for transparency relating political donations?

 

[Benny78]

Where is the Australian influence over China? I'm getting sick of this whole sewing first world mouth to second world anoos stuff.

 

[Gough]

Federal ICAC anybody?

 

[MaddAdam]

Didn't look good for Dastyari. How he is still anywhere near politics is a joke.

How convenient for Dasher that the UK election came along and allowed him to bail overseas on Thursday, just when this investigation was about to drop.

 

[MaddAdam]

Federal ICAC anybody?

Will never happen.

Will be interesting to see if Turnbull actually follows through with his plan to ban foreign donations.

 

[MaddAdam]

Where is the Australian influence over China? I'm getting sick of this whole sewing first world mouth to second world anoos stuff.

We can not sell them raw materials ... or buy their goods.

 

[iluvparis]

Was anyone else slightly underwhelmed by this?

Surprise surprsie - rich Chinese businessman who donate to political parties have links to the Chinese Communist Party - how many rich Chinese businessman wouldn't?!

 

[MaddAdam]

Was anyone else slightly underwhelmed by this?

Surprise surprsie - rich Chinese businessman who donate to political parties have links to the Chinese Communist Party - how many rich Chinese businessman wouldn't?!

Indeed, but surely it is beholden on Australian politicians to represent their Australian constituents, not the CCP.

Also, the stuff about Chinese observation and harassment in Australia was pretty scary.

As was the links between the bloke from ONA and his Chinese intel missus.

 

[Farm Boy]

Was anyone else slightly underwhelmed by this?

Surprise surprsie - rich Chinese businessman who donate to political parties have links to the Chinese Communist Party - how many rich Chinese businessman wouldn't?!

I was blown away by Dastyari. He should be immediately sacked and banned from entering politics. He is representing China - as seen in his comments regarding the South China Sea, which he later tried to back track on. What a joke. Labor need to take a good hard look at themselves, and who they want representing their party. What do they want their party to represent, and who does it represent - Australia, or China? It taken a persistent media to get Dastyari removed from his last position. Labor would have left him there. So it is a bit worrying that Labor would leave a bloke - who is indirectly representing China - in a position of power.

 

[MaddAdam]

I was blown away by Dastyari. He should be immediately sacked and banned from entering politics. He is representing China - as seen in his comments regarding the South China Sea, which he later tried to back track on. What a joke. Labor need to take a good hard look at themselves, and who they want representing their party. What do they want their party to represent, and who does it represent - Australia, or China? It taken a persistent media to get Dastyari removed from his last position. Labor would have left him there. So it is a bit worrying that Labor would leave a bloke - who is indirectly representing China - in a position of power.

His running away to the UK to avoid the heat particularly loathesome behaviour.

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

His running away to the UK to avoid the heat particularly loathesome behaviour.

Are you surprised?

Seems like a slimy kinda guy.

 

[iluvparis]

Indeed, but surely it is beholden on Australian politicians to represent their Australian constituents, not the CCP.

Also, the stuff about Chinese observation and harassment in Australia was pretty scary.

As was the links between the bloke from ONA and his Chinese intel missus.

Fair shout about the Chinese students keeping a watchful eye over the rest of the brethren.

I just tend to think all donors donate to ensure politicians serve their interest rather than that of their constituents. I don't think Chinese donors would be any different to donations from other lobbyists on that front.

 

[iluvparis]

I was blown away by Dastyari. He should be immediately sacked and banned from entering politics. He is representing China - as seen in his comments regarding the South China Sea, which he later tried to back track on. What a joke. Labor need to take a good hard look at themselves, and who they want representing their party. What do they want their party to represent, and who does it represent - Australia, or China? It taken a persistent media to get Dastyari removed from his last position. Labor would have left him there. So it is a bit worrying that Labor would leave a bloke - who is indirectly representing China - in a position of power.

Agree - absolutely despicable compared to the righteous and pure behavior of Andrew Robb

 

[MaddAdam]

Fair shout about the Chinese students keeping a watchful eye over the rest of the brethren.

You could hear the incredulousness in McKenzie's voice when Lupin Lu said without any hint of the implications of what she was voicing that she'd report fellow students in Australia to the embassy for political activities.

 

[iluvparis]

You could hear the incredulousness in McKenzie's voice when Lupin Lu said without any hint of the implications of what she was voicing that she'd report fellow students in Australia to the embassy for political activities.

Would still nut in her though #honeytrap

 

[MaddAdam]

Would still nut in her though #honeytrap

That game of basketball, man, I thought Ricky Wong was going to appear at any moment.

 

[medusala]

Major issue in the property development of Australia at the moment. Will leave a ghost tower once the investors pull out?
Reckon theres been a fair bit of dodgyness across the board for a while now. This is why we need fairfax

How many Chinese have investment in Australian property in blatant contravention of FIRB rules whilst state and federal governments did nothing?

Fairfax, lol. They and News both earn cash from real estate and i would think its far more important to the former than the latter.

 

[MaddAdam]

How many Chinese have investment in Australian property in blatant contravention of FIRB rules whilst state and federal governments did nothing?

Fairfax, lol. They and News both earn cash from real estate and i would think its far more important to the former than the latter.

Mate, you are aware of the pedigree of the Fairfax reporter in question?

 

[medusala]

Mate, you are aware of the pedigree of the Fairfax reporter in question?

You have missed the point completely ie newspapers treading carefully re Chinese and real estate.