{"id":33518,"date":"2016-06-12T11:11:28","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T01:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=33518"},"modified":"2022-05-02T11:48:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T01:48:46","slug":"the-parakeelia-files-qldaah-ausvotes-auspol-qldpol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/the-parakeelia-files-qldaah-ausvotes-auspol-qldpol\/","title":{"rendered":"The Parakeelia files: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Liberal Party’s Parakeelia laundering scheme<\/h6>\n
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\nBackground.<\/a>
\n(June 13, 2016) – Taxpayer funded staff worked on Parakeelia.<\/a>
\n(June 14, 2016) – Donations? What donations?.<\/a>
\n(June 15, 2016) – Turnbull Govt avoids questions.<\/a>
\n(June 16, 2016) – Done nothing wrong.<\/a>
\n(June 17, 2016) – Commentary.<\/a>
\n(June 18, 2016) – The inner workings.<\/a>
\n(June 19, 2016) – Parakeelia makes ABC Insiders.<\/a>
\n(June 20, 2016) – Parakeelia rented Lib office space.<\/a>
\n(June 23, 2016) – What’s happening with Parakeelia?<\/a>
\n(September 12, 2016) – Nothing to see here.<\/a>
\n(February 1, 2016) – Parakeelia injects $900,000 into the Liberal Party.<\/a><\/h6>\n
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Background<\/h2>\n
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Sky News – Liberal Party associated Parakeelia has as its directors Liberal Party federal director Tony Nutt and president Richard Alston. The company makes large donations back to the Liberal Party. Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos says it is a legitimate use of taxpayer funds for his office.<\/p><\/div>\n

Parakeelia Pty Ltd<\/a> is a wholly owned entity of the Liberal Party with federal party director Tony Nutt and party president Richard Alston as directors. The company was established in 1989 by the then Liberal Party treasurer, Ron Walker<\/a> and shares the same address in Canberra as the headquarters of the federal Liberal party.<\/p>\n

It makes & sells a piece of software called Feedback which MPs and senators purchase for $2,500 using their taxpayer funded office allowance. This allows the party to collate constituent details, requests, issues, etc.<\/p>\n

The company makes large yearly donations back to the Liberal Party, effectively laundering taxpayer money. A search of the Australian Electoral Commission shows donor records dating back to 1998-99.<\/a><\/p>\n

On ABC 730<\/em>, former Liberal MP for Tangney, Dennis Jensen said, “There was a very clear understanding there’s Feedback training provided to staff members and basically the training is to use it as a database politically rather than to assist constituents. Indeed the instruction given by Feedback trainers is that if there’s not a vote in it, don’t do it.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Former advisor to Arthur Sinodinos, John Adams, said the scheme was “money laundering”.<\/a><\/p>\n

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  • Paul Karp<\/a> reported, “Independent who lost Liberal preselection says voter-tracking software being used for \u2018illegitimate\u2019 purposes”: Dennis Jensen accuses Liberals of profiling constituents and neglecting decided voters.<\/a><\/li>\n
  • My Sunshine Coast<\/a> reported, “Greens parliamentary leader Richard Di Natale and Greens spokesperson for democracy Senator Lee Rhiannon said today that the Parakeelia scandal should put the need for a national corruption watchdog and political donation reform back on the agenda.”: Parakeelia scandal shows need for corruption watchdog and donation reform: Greens.<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Sky News Australia<\/a> reported, “Independent candidate for Tangney Dennis Jensen says the Liberal Party is using a taxpayer-funded program for illegitimate reasons.”: Parakeelia software ‘illegitimate’: Jensen.<\/a><\/li>\n
  • James Robertson<\/a> and Heath Aston<\/a> reported, “The Liberal campaign is resisting calls for greater transparency about its financial relationship with a voter monitoring company run by the party, as it can be revealed state MPs also use taxpayer money to pay it amounts likely exceeding $100,000 a year.”: Mystery deepens over Parakeelia as Cormann ducks question.<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  • Conor Duffy<\/a> reported, “Dumped Liberal MP Dennis Jensen has hit out at the party’s use of controversial election software called Feedback, owned by a major Liberal donor. The Labor party uses a similar program called Campaign Central.”: Tax payer money used to fund voter tracking software.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    \"ABC<\/a>

    ABC The Drum – Former Arthur Sinodinos advisor John Adams says Parakeelia scheme is money laundering.<\/p><\/div>\n

    \"ABC<\/a>

    ABC 730 – Parakeelia and the shocking abuse of taxpayer money by the Liberal Party.<\/p><\/div>\n

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    Ex Lib MP @DennisJensenMP<\/a>: Compulsory to pay #Parakeelia<\/a> $2500 electoral allowance a year. Which donated $500,000 to the Party. #ausvotes<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Margo Kingston (@margokingston1) June 9, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n