mantra wrote:At the risk of being told to F... off - the details of how Ashby, being a nobody landed a cushy job as Media Advisor, are very vague. The litigation of Slipper is reminiscent of the Pauline Hanson witch hunt saga. As Abbott has about a dozen Inquiries lined up, the govt. might as well do something now while they still have the chance."There must be a Royal into the litigation commenced by Ashby, and exactly who was involved leading up to it, including how Ashby obtained his job as Media Advisor to Slipper."
Someone needs to get to the bottom of this time wasting and expense simply to score political points before the next election.
-Michelle GrattanJulia Gillard sees in the Ashby case a political strike fighter that can be deployed to try both to raise doubts about Tony Abbott’s credibility and to fend off questions about the AWU slush fund.
The judgment in the case, embarrassing for the Coalition, will be tossed back every time the opposition brings up the AWU affair.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/ ... 2be28.html
This is about the size of it.