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Burnt bridges: A reflection on the demise of Sophie Mirabella by @adropex

July 20, 2016

The result in the seat of Indi is final. Only in the last few weeks, as her 2016 campaign collapsed, has the topic of Sophie Mirabella not rekindled in me the upset and anxiety of the last decade. Rather the emotion was one of grudging compassion. With hindsight, the similarity in the unrelenting […]

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Burning down the house with the mother of all #ausvotes wedges: @Jansant comments

July 1, 2016

The Liberal Party in Victoria has run a divisive election campaign designed to wedge the vital volunteer emergency service the Country Fire Authority (CFA), creating deep divisions within communities and families. After the Liberal Party and their flying squad of media goons unsuccessfully went after the #Indivotes kids who dared oppose and beat them – […]

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Greg Mirabella heats CFA issue to boiling point in #Indivotes as #ausvotes nears: @Jansant reports

June 30, 2016

The husband of #Indivotes Liberal Party candidate Sophie Mirabella has been involved in an incident at Wangaratta pre-polling with a local Country Fire Authority (CFA) volunteer from the local integrated fire station. No Fibs has been told a third person stepped inbetween the pair to stop Mr Mirabella advancing towards the volunteer. Both people involved […]

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Some snowy vox pops before the final #Indivotes week of #ausvotes heat: @Jansant reports

June 25, 2016

Vox pop questions Have you taken an interest in the election campaign? What is the most important election issue to you? Will the CFA dispute impact how you vote? Are you satisfied with how Cathy McGowan has represented Indi? Tolmie Wade Jackson Not really. Look at re-doing roads. Yes, the CFA saves all the towns […]

Filed Under: #auspol, #ausvotes, #ausvotes2016, #IndiTalks, #IndiVotes, #SpringSt, election2016, Front Page, Indi, Victoria, Wayne Jansson Tagged With: #auspol, #Inditalks, #IndiVotes, Ausvotes, Benalla, Cathy McGowan (IND), Tolmie, Whitfield

Voters grill @IndigoCathy and @MartyCorboyNats #Indivotes Libs cry forum foul: @Jansant reports

June 24, 2016

The ABC Goulburn Murray (@ABCGM), The Border Mail (@bordermail) #Indivotes forum was held on Monday night at The Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre. The Only candidate not to attend was Rise Up Australia candidate, Vincent Ferrando. Jon Faine: “Wonderful to see democracy in action.” Not ruling out appearance of Mr Ferrando. #IndiVotes — David Johnston (@david_johnston5) […]

Filed Under: #auspol, #ausvotes, #ausvotes2016, #IndiStory, #IndiTalks, #IndiVotes, election2016, Front Page, Indi, Wayne Jansson Tagged With: #IndiVotes, Alan Lappin, Cathy McGowan MP, Eric Kerr, Jenny O’Connor, John Faine, Julian Fidge, Marty Corboy, Ray Dyer, Sophie Mirabella, Tim Quilty

Deputy PM @Barnaby_Joyce parachutes Latham into #IndiVotes: @jansant reports

June 20, 2016

As expected, #Indivotes got a whole lot more interesting with pre-polling, the Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce (@Barnaby_Joyce) even parachuted Mark Latham into the marginal seat. On the Sunday before pre-polling, Cathy McGowan MP (@IndigoCathy), Marty Corboy (@martycorboynats) and former Nationals member for Murray Valley Ken Jasper, put on a very public display of (and […]