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Bishop (chess) - The bishop has no restrictions in distance for each move, but is limited to diagonal movement. Bishops, like all other pieces except the knight, cannot jump over other pieces. A bishop captures by occupying the square on which an enemy piece sits.

Bishop (press) - The Bishop is now restricted from using helicopters and has been placed on the short bus, but is now totally limited from any movements and has to ask the PM to release her bowels. Bishop, like all other parliamentarians except the Abbott, cannot jump on a tax payer junket until it has been scrutinised by the press. The Bishop captured the Speaker role by occupying the front bench for too long under Howard.
 
Re Bronwyn Bishop and her penchant for rolling in the pig swill of public monies.

Thee is an excellent article The Guardian which takes us back to Bronwyns earlier political days/ Did you know for instance that it was Bronwyn Bishop who jumped into the Parliamentary Estimate Committee on a mission from God
After being dumped from John Hewson’s shadow ministry in 1990 she poured her considerable energy into becoming – as Sydney Morning Herald columnist Alan Ramsey said at the time – “the Arnold Schwarzenegger of the estimates committee system”.

Everything from government waste and public service indolence came under her pitiless interrogation. In September 1991 she savaged a parliamentary library project officer on her upcoming trip to China which was being paid for by both the library and the Chinese government.

One senior Liberal party staffer told me that “it was one of the most obscene displays [they had] ever seen”.
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But she has always been a notorious grafter and user of the public purse.

That same week Bishop was forced to release details of her own travel costs, which – for a backbencher – were simply staggering: $93,456 spent on airfares and car hire from July 1992 to June 1993.

And that was before allegations from ex-staffer Ellis Glover were made to this writer that shortly after entering the Senate in 1987 she had hired a helicopter – at tax payer’s expense – to get from a fete to a dog show, so as not to be late for the opening.
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What is really pathetic is that despite Bronwyn profligate abuse of public funds over her Parliamentary history Tony Abbott has decided that he will just put her on probation for the chopper scandal.

I'm waiting to see what comes out in Parliament from Labour when they bring up their No-Confidence motion. If they have any testes they will read into Hansard every detail of Bronwyns inflated claims on the public purse.

http://www.theguardian.com/australi...ed-the-kind-of-scrutiny-she-applies-to-others
 
sptrawler said:
Well it looks as though the government, may have an answer, for the situation Indonesia have left the our cattle industry in.:rolleyes:

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/28929808/producers-cheer-china-cattle-deal/

If the government pulls it off, Indonesia may have shot itself in the foot.IMO
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Just in Bali now. At a restaurant local steak was about $5. Same cut from NZ was about $7 and the Aussie cut $13. No idea what local supply is like, but it wouldn't surprise me if other suppliers could offer to make up any short fall cheaper than Australia.
 
basilio said:
Re Bronwyn Bishop and her penchant for rolling in the pig swill of public monies.

Thee is an excellent article The Guardian which takes us back to Bronwyns earlier political days/ Did you know for instance that it was Bronwyn Bishop who jumped into the Parliamentary Estimate Committee on a mission from God


But she has always been a notorious grafter and user of the public purse.



What is really pathetic is that despite Bronwyn profligate abuse of public funds over her Parliamentary history Tony Abbott has decided that he will just put her on probation for the chopper scandal.

I'm waiting to see what comes out in Parliament from Labour when they bring up their No-Confidence motion. If they have any testes they will read into Hansard every detail of Bronwyns inflated claims on the public purse.

http://www.theguardian.com/australi...ed-the-kind-of-scrutiny-she-applies-to-others
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Is Bill Shorten and his cronies any better?

Will Tony Burke query the Labor MP in Tasmania for her 8 X $3000 charter flights between Hobart and Launceston?


http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...s-under-scrutiny/story-fn59niix-1227449799091

Some comments from readers.

j-Cherna
4 hours ago

Rorts on both sides being exposed but one keeps ducking under the radar: I'd genuinely like to know the purpose of Labor Senator, Helen Polley's expenses, who was not not a minister, had no portfolio responsibilities at the time, but managed to clock up $26,000+ in 8 charter flights between Hobart and Launceston at $3,000+ per trip (160 Km between cities).

Will Tony Burke be reporting Senator Polley to the AFP? If not, his current moves against Bishop confirm to be a witch-hunt

Open a can of worms and one is no better than the other.

Time to move on.
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Ross
5 hours ago

It is amazing how the media is all over Bronwyn Bishop over a $5000 fee for a helicopter ride. Where was all this consternation when Labor was mismanaging our economy and wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on failed programs. Even Tony Burke made erroneous claims on expenses, and from the media, absolutely nothing. Now Shorten's expenses are being questioned. The hypocrisy of this matter over choppergate has been kept alive for too long now. It's only a Labor tactic to take our eyes off Shorten's shortcomings.
 
sydboy007 said:
Just in Bali now. At a restaurant local steak was about $5. Same cut from NZ was about $7 and the Aussie cut $13. No idea what local supply is like, but it wouldn't surprise me if other suppliers could offer to make up any short fall cheaper than Australia.
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So basically all we have done, is price ourselves out of another product.:eek:
 
sydboy007 said:
Just in Bali now. At a restaurant local steak was about $5. Same cut from NZ was about $7 and the Aussie cut $13. No idea what local supply is like, but it wouldn't surprise me if other suppliers could offer to make up any short fall cheaper than Australia.
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Sapi makan Enak! Beef is beef but in NZ it tastes like lamb. Local supply is about 6 months then the Brahman's come in from Brazil. Longhorn cattle from Mexico are good to chow down on as well.

Sabre rattling Indonesia at it's finest. They know in 20 years they will be the powerhouse economy. Open for trade and once they give up the love of the motorcycle the car manufacturers will move in for the cheap labour.

Go to kakoya sanur for the best Japanese fusion food in Bali. Have a Bintang at Ku De Ta with Johnny Depp and then get a ride home with Steve McQueen http://www.tripadvisor.com/Location...31-i111205075-Adi_Dharma_Hotel-Kuta_Bali.html
 
Has anyone asked if she has paid the $5,227 back as an error of judgement? :eek:

Trainwreck of an interview when she was asked to apologise. Haruuuumph !

Courier Mail thinks so ... http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...r-charter-flight/story-fntuy59x-1227449338196

Sorry Bronwyn, the best form of apology is not as simple as paying it back. It’s quitting. Time’s up. The public see this as unacceptable even if you and your Liberal mates don’t.

Along with Joe Hockey’s gaffes about “poor people don’t drive’’ and “get a good job’’ advice for the first time home buyers, your government is looking like it is above all this, that you’ve lost touch.
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Slanderous IMO !
 
So now we have cracked the egg by giving the govt access to meta data, Brandis wants the rest and the ISPs are finally putting up a fight. Meanwhile the mouse that won't raw, Turnbull, is using words instead of action in opposing the idea.

How many ways do we have to be betrayed with promises that "it's only" and "it will never", before we wake up to ourselves that power truly does corrupt.
 
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Looks like Joe Hockey will be out $400 grand from his defamation trial. Lucky he married well.
 
banco said:
Looks like Joe Hockey will be out $400 grand from his defamation trial. Lucky he married well.
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It serves him right, Fairfax are biased and derogatory of Abbott and Hockey. However it is up to them, to prove Fairfax wrong, at the election.

If every politician that gets paid out on, takes the media to court, it will be a revolving door.:2twocents
 
SirRumpole said:
I wonder if he can negative gear his legal expenses from his compo payout ?
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wow ... 400K because someone called him names. I hope no one tweets what i've said about him, i'd be up for Billions.

Maybe instead of increasing the GST we could have a Tony and Joe swear jar. We'll have the budget set right by christmas
 
sptrawler said:
I don't know about everyone else, but I find this announcement very sad.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/28990513/wa-wins-lion-s-share-of-browse-field/

That's what we get for our gas, removed and loaded offshore, no onshore infrastructure, no onshore jobs, no value adding industry.

Sold out as usual.:cry:

Third world mentality, with first world living standard, soon to be challenged.IMO

My rant for today.:cry:
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I remember when Mt Newman Mining Coy started up and the work awarded Readymix, Bellbros, Comeng, Rocla, etc. I think the company even developed a new way of profiling rail and wheel which is now standard practice for rolling stock around the world.

Back then we had full employment and the skillsets of the trades was world class because WA had facilities like the Midland Workshops to provide complete apprentice training (far superior than any other nursery) and many of their older workers were migrants from Europe who had been part of the precision war machine.

Also back then Western Australians had a voice and demanded lifestyle, leisure and work conditions. In return they wore the pride of being part of the best place on earth (then).
 
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