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Talking Politics
- Thread starter Legends of 2017
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Shame really. It was going to act as a defacto inquiry into the allegations.
Thats a shame, I was looking forward to hearing the ABC's defence.
I noticed last week that Louise Milligan tweeted "Alls well that ends well" on Friday night, not long after it was reported both parties had entered mediation. That was a pretty big clue that it wasn't going much further.
Reckon the defamation was always an empty threat from Porter anyway, the ABC should always be allowed to report allegations. The claim that he was easily identifiable by the report was crap anyway, they only named "a cabinet minister". It just turned out that there was only one cabinet ministers Wikipedia page that was furiously being edited in the hours after the report dropped to remove reference to attending the 1988 debating contest, where the rape allegedly occurred.
Such a sorry saga that really should be tested in a court of law. Its a shame NSW police were so gutless and acted in their own political self interest by avoiding taking a statement which would have kicked off a criminal investigation. I hate that he's still a member of parliament at all but hopefully this has completely derailed his ambitions to become prime minister. Also hoping that WA vote him out at the next election and he can bugger off into obscurity.
Looks like Porter really has something to hide:
Porter’s reputation is now mud. He might be able to dodge & weave his way through life but there will always be a massive cloud of doubt over him from here on.
Scummo's been sacked from every private sector job he's had, hasn't he? Certainly from Tourims NZ and Oz.
I'd love Fran Bailey to open up on the almost certainly corrupt and possibly criminal behaviour she sacked him from Tourism Oz for.
Porter only ever sued in an attempt to change the narrative. Bit of grandstanding, smear the ABC, exit stage right having clouded the issue but without anything actually coming out. PR. Image management.
she didnt really did she?
when the whole saga is about a woman who was raped at 16, became very unwell and miserable,
and killed herself.
ends well?
She did, but i don't think it was in reference to justice for Katherine Thornton, more to do with defamation case being brought against her personally ending - i imagine that was quite stressful even with the backing of her employer. Although i'm not satisfied with the turn of events, there is some justice in what's transpired in the last 24 hours in that the article remains online without retraction. Porter remains reasonably accused of his historical rape.
What we really need is more scrutiny on NSW police's actions after Katherine first announced her intentions to accuse Porter in the first place. How is it acceptable to prevent detectives from travelling interstate to take a statement from the victim due to Covid? This would not occur in a murder investigation - "Oh sorry, we can't arrest the murder suspect because he lives in Wodonga and our detectives are in Albury, such a shame...". This isn't good enough and someone should be held responsible and lose their job at the very least.
Good article this on Porter.
www.crikey.com.au
The only person denying Christian Porter a chance to defend himself is Christian Porter
With Christian Porter having deprived himself of the opportunity to defend himself under oath, he should call for an independent judicial inquiry into the allegations against him.
www.crikey.com.au
A lawyer's take...
www.linkedin.com
Cut the spin. Porter’s defamation backdown vindicates the journalism of the ABC and Louise Milligan
By Michael Douglas Christian Porter’s defamation crusade against the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan has come to an anticlimactic end. Porter has agreed to discontinue his defamation action.
Porter pulled out because, despite the defamation laws in Australia which are very bad, a defamation case is very risky because all sorts of stuff gets aired in public. Even if Porter won the case, which is doubtful, all sorts of things could have come out during the case.
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While i am sure some on here will still vote for Morrison and the Libs, it is telling not 1 poster has said why they will on this thread. It can only be assumed it is because there is no justifiable reason to do so.
PM & QAnon - Something Australia isn't allowed to talk about.
www.smh.com.au
ABC bosses block Four Corners episode linking PM to QAnon figure
ABC management has knocked back an upcoming Four Corners episode that focuses on Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
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Clearly the right wingers amongst up have given up on this thread, probably because there is nothing they can say in defence of Morrison and the Libs, and have instead decided to pile on a sick man in Lee's "satire" thread. that sounds about right for anyone who would vote for the LNP, or One Nation, or Clive Palmer.
I was talking to a 'kind of' mate the other day and he is a Liberal voter. When I asked him why, he said it is for two reasons 1. "They keep Australia safe!" and 2. they have made it so if you are in the ADF and on duty somewhere, you don't pay any tax on the money you earn during that time.
That was it.
If Labor pushed out that they think the second is spot on, and they will keep that policy, they would probably start to make ADF personnel think more about who they will be voting for.
IMO his points show that he isn't as smart as he thinks he is, and is the selfish twat that we think he is!
