Exclusive: Turnbull sought GetUp! help before spill
The request from Christopher Pyne was simple but unexpected. Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership was in trouble, and he was hoping GetUp! might help do numbers for him.
he request from Christopher Pyne was simple but unexpected. Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership was in trouble, and he was hoping GetUp! might help do numbers for him.
It was the last Saturday of November in 2009 and the phone call was to Simon Sheikh, then national director of the activist group.
“He complained that conservative organisations, particularly the Australian Christian Lobby, were contacting MPs to advocate support for Abbott,” Sheikh says. “He asked if I could organise for people to email or call MPs in support of Turnbull.”
Pyne had specifics in mind. He offered to provide GetUp! with a list of about 10 undecided MPs, whose votes might be swayed by a lobbying campaign. Given the events of this week, it seems particularly curious in hindsight.
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Re: Voters now frightened of mad crazy Labor
even the Traitorous Leftwing of the Liberals have used GETup to remove the conservative Foes
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I'll accept your flag of surrender. You made a claim - you have been unable to back it. How unsurprising, hey?The Mechanic wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:54 pmare you nucking futs?brian ross wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:18 amReally? Able to quote the relevant legislation which proves your claim to be correct, Mechie or are you just pulling this out of your bum again?The Mechanic wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 8:00 amyes it is ..
if they have a Political agenda then the AEC needs to classify them as a Political party or identity
then
they have to open their books and we all get to see who is donating to these slimy individuals trying to hoodwink Australians
so why isn't the AEC doing their jobs??? full of leftwing ex labor ex greens politicians?
Get up have said that they are targeting conservative liberal party members ie: Peter Dutton, Tony Abbott etc.. thats political Brian
if you don't understand that then don't address me... ever..
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Re: Voters now frightened of mad crazy Labor
In 2017. Gee, that was nearly 1 year and a bit ago, Mechie. Gee, just catching up with the news, are we?The Mechanic wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 8:08 pmeven the Traitorous Leftwing of the Liberals have used GETup to remove the conservative Foes
Exclusive: Turnbull sought GetUp! help before spill
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