One Nations co-founder threatens to sue Abbott yet again

[mellie]

And just as the Victoria Police fraud squad investigation into the AWU "slush fund" scandal is drawing to a close on Julia Gillard... in other news we have.....

One Nation co-founder David Ettridge suing Tony Abbott for .... $1.5 M


http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/ar ... ?id=855918

Lets add to this....

Pauline Hanson has welcomed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's pledge to put "Aussie workers first", saying it vindicated the One Nation founder's much-criticised warnings against foreign labour more than a decade ago...

...Ms Hanson's endorsement is likely to further unsettle Labor MPs who, already despairing over the government's bleak election prospects, are alarmed at Ms Gillard's language. One MP from the Left said there was no need for Ms Gillard to use such terms as "foreigners'', "queues'' and "Aussie jobs''. "It's jarring. It's horrible."

An unusual alliance I must say, one Pauline Hanson has benefited from publicity wise, so when the fish and chips are down, desperate times call for desperate measures I guess..... what else could one do to promote their new political party?


David Etteridge has once again accused Mr Abbott of acting unlawfully in 1998 by assisting and encouraging litigation against One Nation in the Queensland courts.

Oddly, this expired news/closed-case often rears it's head around election time... how odd.

Well, the following should see any moron contemplating taking this tardy poor excuse for a publicity stunt seriously.


http://www.cmc.qld.gov.au/research-and- ... t.pdf/view

The Commission is of the opinion that no misconduct or other impropriety has
been shown to have been associated with the conduct of the litigation
concerning Ms Hanson and Mr Ettridge, or with the police investigations leading
to the prosecution.


• The Commission also found no evidence of political pressure or other improper
influence or impropriety.
• The Commission found nothing to show a failure to accord due process, in
accordance with the rule of law, to Ms Hanson and Mr Ettridge. In particular, the
involvement of Tony Abbott in events leading up to the institution of proceedings
to deregister the party did not produce or constitute a failure of due process.
• Allegations were also made that the Premier had somehow been involved in the
prosecution of Ms Hanson and Mr Ettridge. The Commission found no evidence
to support those allegations

Just one point of interest.... David and Pauline accused a number of politicians, including the Premier of being involved in the prosecutions... so why is it they have only threatened to sue Tony Abbott?

Furthermore,....

Pauline Hanson is backing Tony Abbott, the man who helped kill off her political career, over Australia’s first female Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Ms Hanson, the other famous female redhead of Australian politics, said she’d put her grudges to the side and support the Opposition leader’s tilt for the top job.

“I won’t be voting for Julia Gillard PM.

“Australian people are sick and tired of the illegals coming here and being looked after when we can’t look after our own.”

Ms Hanson said she supported Mr Abbott for prime minister despite their history as foes.

Ms Hanson said she was not Mr Abbott’s best friend but he was a better alternative prime minister.

“Tony Abbott came after me, he was responsible for the slush fund against me,” Ms Hanson said.

“But you know what, I’ll back Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party.

“I’m the type of person who will not hold a grudge for the sake of holding a grudge.

Take your bat and balls and go home.


Case dismissed.


Twits.

[Rorschach]

An unusual alliance I must say, one Pauline Hanson has benefited from publicity wise, so when the fish and chips are down, desperate times call for desperate measures I guess..... what else could one do to promote their new political party?

There is no new party. Why don't you post stuff you understand mel.

Hanson will be running on her own.
She won't get very far at all.
Not even past ON members are guaranteed to vote for her.

David can do what he likes they both have a case but it should probably be against the Qld Labor Gov or the SEO as they have still not returned the $500,000 they confiscated from the party when they were arrested.
Mind you they were proven innocent and all charges quashed. So where's the money? They bankrupted the party nationally through this and court costs. And yes Abbott and his Australians for honest politics were the instigators or should I say agitators for the legal action.

Another woman at the time also wrongly persecuted by the government was also paid compensation, however neither David or Pauline were.

[mellie]

An unusual alliance I must say, one Pauline Hanson has benefited from publicity wise, so when the fish and chips are down, desperate times call for desperate measures I guess..... what else could one do to promote their new political party?

There is no new party. Why don't you post stuff you understand mel.

Hanson will be running on her own.
She won't get very far at all.
Not even past ON members are guaranteed to vote for her.

David can do what he likes they both have a case but it should probably be against the Qld Labor Gov or the SEO as they have still not returned the $500,000 they confiscated from the party when they were arrested.
Mind you they were proven innocent and all charges quashed. So where's the money? They bankrupted the party nationally through this and court costs. And yes Abbott and his Australians for honest politics were the instigators or should I say agitators for the legal action.

Another woman at the time also wrongly persecuted by the government was also paid compensation, however neither David or Pauline were.

Could that be because they were both guilty of having committed electoral fraud Roach?

Look, I think Pauline Hanson was politically naive, and probably had no idea she was breaking the law.

I guess, at the end of the day, would you vote for a bloke who had you wrongly convicted and thrown in prison?


Pauline Hanson would, and has.


This is just propaganda ... One Nation re-birthing itself (despite claims she's going it alone) --- and any publicity is good publicity, right?

Lol... They haven't even filed a lawsuit, ... are merely expressing their intention to do so and are inviting expressions of interest to take on their *cough* case Pro bono.

Perhaps Turnbull should volunteer his expertise?

And why I say "they" is because we all know fine well what they are doing it for.


It's cute, but tacky and transparent.

I know what would have worked much better.



Pauline needs to move with the times and get herself a 'qualified' Media Consultant.
We all like to save a buck, but if she's serious about making a come-back, she needs to abstain from clumsy media blunders like this.

She should be casting herself in a more professional light, or it will be back to dancing with the stars for her.

I would like to see Pauline take politics seriously for a change, I do have a bit of time for her, but I think she's a bit of a flibbertigibbet and gets too caught up in the moment and probably would have preferred to have been a celebrity.

Her policies are barbaric, offensive and over-the-top, (by today's standards) .... if she was serious about pursuing politics, then she would adjust her policies accordingly and conduct her self more professionally, not positioning herself as the deliberate target of ridicule and public outrage .... Sorry, but I don't think even Pauline takes herself seriously these days, as evidenced by her clumsy media re-entry.

She's become somewhat of a celebrity politician, iconic in her own right.

But voting for her would be like voting for Dame Edna... we luv her, but she's just not keeping it real I'm afraid.

[mantra]

This was discussed in depth at the time Mel. Hanson did nothing wrong. She even had Alan Jones as an advocate which was surprising and from all intents and purposes at the time she was declared innocent - the $500,000 was going to be returned.

It was a disgusting performance by the Queensland Govt. and members of the Liberal party and as Rorsch aptly described him - Abbott was an agitator, yet he denied any involvement. It was proven eventually though.

The problem is it's a bit late now to attempt to lay any charges. I would assume the Statute of Limitations would apply to this case. What Ettridge should have done was follow through after his incarceration to ensure that we would never have this sneaky little weasel Abbott as a leader of this country.

[mellie]

This was discussed in depth at the time Mel. Hanson did nothing wrong. She even had Alan Jones as an advocate which was surprising and from all intents and purposes at the time she was declared innocent - the $500,000 was going to be returned.

It was a disgusting performance by the Queensland Govt. and members of the Liberal party and as Rorsch aptly described him - Abbott was an agitator, yet he denied any involvement. It was proven eventually though.

The problem is it's a bit late now to attempt to lay any charges. I would assume the Statute of Limitations would apply to this case. What Ettridge should have done was follow through after his incarceration to ensure that we would never have this sneaky little weasel Abbott as a leader of this country.

Mantra, by her own admission, Pauline Hanson voted for Tony Abbott despite said claims of persecution.

In short...

http://bovination.com/cbs/oneNation.php

One Nation was never a serious party, was more of a Pauline Hanson support group.

This isn't to say Pauline herself wasn't serious about her policies.

[mantra]

Mantra, by her own admission, Pauline Hanson voted for Tony Abbott despite said claims of persecution.

Yes - she did a Meg Lees. Sided with the enemy! Pity. She lost her credibility at that very moment. I had started to think she was a strong woman, but she buckled at a few leers from Abbott.

[Rorschach]

Could that be because they were both guilty of having committed electoral fraud Roach?

No you idiot it couldn't.
Perhaps lawyer Aussie could explain to you what QUASHED means.

Here... a new word for you to learn... (personally i think reading someone's post before opening your mouth might solve some of these problems you have mel).

quash
/kwɒʃ/ Show Spelled [kwosh] Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
2.
to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.).

note. 2 has been highlighted for your benefit.

As for the rest of your stupidity. ON still exists as a party state and federal. But... I'm sure if anyone checked the membership numbers they would be deregistered almost totally due to lack of membership.

As for Hanson and the PH support group/movement... honestly do try to stick to stuff you actually know about.the party was registered federally and statewise... in fact it had more members than either of the major parties at it's peak if you disregard the Union movement.

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/13498 ... -comeback/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

FORMER One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has left the Hunter and is planning to run in this year’s federal election as an independent.

Now bugger off and talk about stuff you actually know about.

mantra... the hard decision in politics when everyone is against you is picking who to vote for... I'd presume Hanson, like the other ON Party members would vote for who they most agree on policy with. Remember Labor were the first to throw mud and continually called ON racist rednecks.

[mantra]

the hard decision in politics when everyone is against you is picking who to vote for... I'd presume Hanson, like the other ON Party members would vote for who they most agree on policy with. Remember Labor were the first to throw mud and continually called ON racist rednecks.

The Liberals were neck and neck with Labor in their efforts to vilify ON. Hanson might have agreed with some Lib policies which were originally hers, but she still compromised her credibility as a strong politician by siding with Abbott. That's OK - until then she did well considering the difficult circumstances she was always in.

[Rorschach]

the hard decision in politics when everyone is against you is picking who to vote for... I'd presume Hanson, like the other ON Party members would vote for who they most agree on policy with. Remember Labor were the first to throw mud and continually called ON racist rednecks.

The Liberals were neck and neck with Labor in their efforts to vilify ON. Hanson might have agreed with some Lib policies which were originally hers, but she still compromised her credibility as a strong politician by siding with Abbott. That's OK - until then she did well considering the difficult circumstances she was always in.

neck and neck....?

No
they weren't mantra
I should know.
I think you'll find she sides with the Coalition and NOT with Labor.

[Neferti]

neck and neck....?

No
they weren't mantra
I should know.
I think you'll find she sides with the Coalition and NOT with Labor.

The Greens are neck and neck with Labor, didn't you know? Look at the last Poll.