{"id":1134,"date":"2013-02-01T18:57:11","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T07:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/australiansforhonestpolitics.wordpress.com\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2019-04-13T23:24:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T13:24:23","slug":"cinderella-sunshine-coast-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/cinderella-sunshine-coast-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinderella, Sunshine Coast Style"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    This is a story about the struggle to become one of the elite by doing their dirty deeds, collecting damaging information to hold power and getting rich along the way.\u00a0 The moral of the story is : there are none, no morals that is. The lesson is: If you are not one, an elite, you will never be one. Better people have tried.The players: 1. Peter Slipper, long term initially National, then Lib federal MP in the seat of Fisher on the Sunshine Coast, QLD. <\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    @geeksrulz<\/a> v strong hunger for money. See spending patterns. Taxpayers should not be happy with this MP.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Player 2. James Ashby, one time radio announcer with attitude, strawberry farm PR, Slipper PR staffer, political grub.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    @marxdeane<\/a> strawberry farm connection is intriguing. Just haven’t worked it out yet.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Gowinta Strawberry Farm in liquidation and on the market as one business or 11 properties: <\/i>http:\/\/www.weeklytimesnow.com.au\/article\/2012\/11\/27\/550825_property.html<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    @sloughly<\/a> @independentaus<\/a> Just for good measure, the farm now with caravan park ripe for rezoning to res ie Big Bucks: news.com.au\/national\/sunshi…<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Player 3. Mark McArdle, longtime State Lib, now LNP member for Caloundra, wife was employed and ‘let go’ by Slipper. Evidently a different faction, perhaps different interests. Maybe lack of trust.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    @sloughly<\/a> @independentaus<\/a> And guess who has history in ‘losing’ investors money: laborview.blogspot.com.au\/2…<\/a>. BTW Slippers wifes family are in R\/E.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Player 5. Bronwyn Bishop, longtime Federal Lib MP At a fundraising event at the strawberry farm in better days. Spruiking to the old folks about that nasty carbon tax.\u00a0 It’s not over til the fat lady sings, as they say.\u00a0 <\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    @sloughly @independentaus Glasshouse Country News http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/cbyuoIfk<\/div>\n
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    Player 4. Mal Brough, onetime federal member for Longman (now held by Wyatt Roy, the youngest Lib\u00a0 and somehow associated with Gowinta Strawberry Farm). Member of John Howard’s government as Aboriginal Affairs Minister responsible for implementation of the NT Intervention. Initially rejected the amalgamation of the Lib and National Parties in QLD but now accepted back into the fold and endorsed as LNP candidate for Fisher.\u00a0 Believed to have been involved in the Mayoral campaign for the Sunshine Coast cleared of misconduct on the grounds of not enough evidence.
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    http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/queensland\/brough-accused-of-interfering-in-sunshine-coast-mayoral-race-20120426-1xmb4.html
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    <\/i>Act 1 : http:\/\/www.independentaustralia.net\/2012\/politics\/the-tragedy-of-ashby-and-slipper-act-one\/<\/i>Acts 1,2,3,4 and 5 are one level, the national level, a story about the anti social nature of politics at it’s worst.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    A sordid tale so far and nothing has been achieved for most of us.<\/i><\/b>
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    @independentaus<\/a> The only part of interest to taxpayers is the part Slipper played getting more access to allowances.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Have toyed with the idea the rest is a big distraction from this very important issue for taxpayers.\u00a0 It needs more air, this little fire.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    @independentaus<\/a> The rest of seems to locally about factional power and money making and nationally about democracy. It needs illumination.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    @sloughly<\/a> @independentaus<\/a> The local intirgue and money making is development and real estate and guess who loves that? dailytelegraph.com.au\/money…<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    @sloughly<\/a> Correct. Ray White Maroochydore is key to this aspect of the story.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Brett Grahame from Ray White Maroochydore put his hand up early for the position of Mayor of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council but withdrew for ‘personal reasons’. Real Estate agents are not popular as local councillors. Not here, not anywhere, really, though they do get in with help from the local papers who make money out of R\/E advertising. It’s good money, but you can sell on ebay and Gumtree without the $1000 up front cost agents seem to be asking. <\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    @independentaus<\/a> This Ray White, perhaps? sunshinecoastdaily.com.au\/n…<\/a>. He withdrew before the real campaign.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    @sloughly<\/a> @independentaus<\/a> This is the one that won: sunshinecoastdaily.com.au\/n…<\/a> And this guy helped : sunshinecoastdaily.com.au\/n…<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    There is no doubt Federal money and other money is expected to flow into this region. Who will benefit financially? The in-crowd. Who is the in-crowd? A few, from one side of politics or the other, doesn’t really make a difference to most people. Most peoples’ future is determined by the spending policies of the ruling class. Most people are here to form the Big Society of volunteers to prop it all up for them. Pick up the environmental and socila mess created by corrupt and secretive government. <\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    $5b economic boost to the Sunshine Coast’s development industry.\u00a0 A hospital amongst other things.<\/i>
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    Government spending on infrastructure can certainly add to the value of a development.<\/b> There’s money to be made here. Silly thing is the traffic jam for commuters occurs much further south and that should be relieved somewhat with a new rail line.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    While Minister Albanese announces an upgrade to the Highway to facilitate Stocklands and perhaps the (Wyatt) Roy Strawberry Farm, Pelican Waters canal estate and Caloundra Racecourse but not the hospital, not yet anyway….<\/i>
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    Jeff Seeney, QLD Minister for State Development knows nothing about the upgrade. <\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Why are plans for stretch of Bruce Highway in Fisher not on ‘priority list’? couriermail.com.au\/news\/que…<\/a> via @couriermail<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Meanwhile<\/i> Newman’s favourite son, Caltabiano, appointed to head up the Department is still on leave pending investigation.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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