Tag: liberal
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Australian voter fraud up 125% in the 2016 Federal Election
Australian voting fraud increased by 125% in the 2016 Federal Election in comparison to the 2013 figures. In this years Federal Election over 18,000 people allegedly voted multiple times, a steep increase from the 2013 election with only around 8,000 multiple voters. Although most were expected to be down to clerical error, two voters allegedly took to the…
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Malcolm Turnbull is willing to negotiate marriage plebiscite
As we reported earlier this week, Bill Shorten recently introduced new legislation with an aim to legalise same-sex marriage. The movement from the opposition came following criticism to the coalition’s original plans to run a plebiscite. The plebiscite is set to implement a national vote over whether marriage equality should be legalised, and it will cost $15 million…
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ICAC report hands down it’s findings
The ICAC inquiry found several former NSW Liberal politicians and prominent businessmen had acted with the intention to evade political donation laws in 2011. The findings were released yesterday, after almost two years of investigation into the Liberal donations, with recommended charges to be laid against former Liberal minister Chris Hartcher, current MP and former police minister Mike Gallacher and…
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Q&A Recap: A Melbourne dad, the tax threshold and a $6000 toaster
Melbourne truck driver and father of two, Duncan Storrar stole the show on Monday night’s episode of Q&A on ABC. The panel consisted of assistant treasurer Kelly O’Dwyer, the Green’s Adam Bandt, Labor’s Andrew Leigh, Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox, and Australian Council of Social Services boss Cassandra Goldie. Storrar asked, “I’ve got a disability and…