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@nzzp said in Aussie Politics:
@kiwiwomble said in Aussie Politics:
i saw france had recalled their ambassador, that seems very extreme, seems much bigger than an i thought
temporarily - but yes, France are mightily pissed off
Well they brought this upon themselves. At some point they surely must have thought there'd be a reckoning once Australia worked out how shit the deal they'd agreed to was.
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Gladys has just resigned after the NSW corruption watchdog announced they were investigating her
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@dogmeat said in Aussie Politics:
Gladys goorn amid corruption investigations
lol, yep giving any grants to previous boyfriends whether above board or not, was always going to trigger this
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im surprised she hung around and put up with all the COVID shit for so long, the boyfriend stuff was suggest ages ago, i think i might have been tempted to use it as an excuse to get out of a no win job
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In the context of covid management, I couldn't care less if she's as corrupt as Rex Jackson.
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I am going to suggest like other politicians ego had a large part to play.
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@rotated said in Aussie Politics:
Three good premiers, no convictions (and none likely here). Why is a Federal ICAC a good idea again?
On the other hand: why has Gladys quit if she's got no case to answer? 🤷♂️
"Oh no! The ineffective commission that has apparently found nothing is onto me for nothing! I'd better quit.... "
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@nostrildamus said in Aussie Politics:
@rotated by 3 Premiers, do you include Baird? Did he resign because of ICAC? I thought he said his children were bullied?
The three would be Greiner (who set it up), O'Farrell (winegate)and now Gladys (dodgy boyfriend).
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@nta said in Aussie Politics:
@rotated said in Aussie Politics:
Three good premiers, no convictions (and none likely here). Why is a Federal ICAC a good idea again?
On the other hand: why has Gladys quit if she's got no case to answer? 🤷♂️
"Oh no! The ineffective commission that has apparently found nothing is onto me for nothing! I'd better quit.... "
Nah, that's not fair Nick. There is no way she can mount a proper ICAC defense and continue to work this hard as Premier, just impossible. She may well lose the case, but stepping down as Prem to defend it is in no way an admission of guilt
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You can't have a Premier under active investigation by ICAC, no matter the charges.
Two things can be true: she was a good, hard-working Premier, and she also made a few bad decisions in relation to the seat of Wagga Wagga given her relationship with the local MP.
Now the question is does the punishment fit the crime. I'd argue it does not, but it's hard to find any middle ground these days between complete denial and resignation.
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i saw some of the talking heads on the news make a valid point.
if she successfully defends and charges...will she come back as premiers, of course not, so in that case shes effectively "lost" her job for no reason
I should say i have no idea how true the allegations are, will be interesting to follow
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@barbarian said in Aussie Politics:
You can't have a Premier under active investigation by ICAC, no matter the charges.
Two things can be true: she was a good, hard-working Premier, and she also made a few bad decisions in relation to the seat of Wagga Wagga given her relationship with the local MP.
Now the question is does the punishment fit the crime. I'd argue it does not, but it's hard to find any middle ground these days between complete denial and resignation.
I think she has had some serious lapses in judgement. The Wagga stuff is one thing, but she also allowed meetings to take place in parliament when I think she pretty clearly knew the dealings were dodgy. I think she enabled and had knowledge of her partner doing thing illegal things.
BUT, I think she's been a great Premier, and I really want her stay on.
I don't know how to reconcile this
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