{"id":33529,"date":"2016-06-12T13:46:52","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T03:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=33529"},"modified":"2022-05-02T11:47:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T01:47:32","slug":"part-8-of-nofibs-australian-election-coverage-2016-qldaah-ausvotes-auspol-qldpol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/part-8-of-nofibs-australian-election-coverage-2016-qldaah-ausvotes-auspol-qldpol\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 8 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ongoing coverage of the\u00a0Australian election campaign for 2016.<\/h6>\n

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Table of contents<\/h6>\n
Jump to comments section.<\/a><\/h6>\n
Witch hunt.<\/a><\/h6>\n
Mr Jobson Groath.<\/a><\/h6>\n
The Malcolm Turnbull Show.<\/a><\/h6>\n
Fibre comes home.<\/a><\/h6>\n
The national interest.<\/a><\/h6>\n

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(June 16, 2016) Day 40 – Witch hunt<\/h2>\n

Parakeelia scandal ramps up<\/h4>\n
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  • Caitlyn Gribbin<\/a> and\u00a0Dan Conifer<\/a>\u00a0reported, “Treasurer Scott Morrison said the call for an investigation was simply a “desperate witch hunt” by the Opposition to distract from Labor’s economic policies.”: Liberal Party will ‘fully assist’ any probe into taxpayer-funded party-owned firm Parakeelia.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    For more on the Parakeelia saga, see our separate blog here.<\/a><\/p>\n

    Bring back Tone<\/h4>\n
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    • Katharine Murphy<\/a>\u00a0reported, “PM says ministry won\u2019t change if he wins election, hosing down suggestion Abbott could serve as defence minister”: Malcolm Turnbull quashes rumours Tony Abbott will return to frontbench.<\/a><\/li>\n
    • Tom McIlroy<\/a> reported, “A senior government minister says Malcolm Turnbull will come under pressure to reinstate Tony Abbott to cabinet if the Coalition wins the July 2 election.”\u00a0Peter Dutton says Malcolm Turnbull will be pressured to reinstate Tony Abbott.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Embattled Chris Jermyn<\/h4>\n
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      • Adam Gartrell<\/a> reported, “Embattled Liberal candidate Chris Jermyn may have broken electoral laws by claiming he was living in a house that didn’t exist.”:\u00a0Liberal candidate Chris Jermyn may have broken the law by enrolling with phoney address<\/span>.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Mal\u00a0protects Ziggy<\/h4>\n
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        PM @TurnbullMalcolm<\/a> says NBN Co CEO Ziggy Switkowski's job is safe despite him breaking caretaker conventions #ausvotes<\/a><\/p>\n

        — Jane Norman (@janeenorman) June 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n