{"id":41347,"date":"2019-03-31T18:29:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T07:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=41347"},"modified":"2022-05-02T12:23:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T02:23:30","slug":"campbell-newmans-claim-of-happy-labor-one-nation-preference-unfounded-qldaah-qldpol-auspol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/campbell-newmans-claim-of-happy-labor-one-nation-preference-unfounded-qldaah-qldpol-auspol\/","title":{"rendered":"Campbell Newman&#8217;s claim of happy Labor\/One Nation preference unfounded: @qldaah comments #qldpol #auspol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Queensland premier <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Campbell Newman's (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CampbellNewman\" target=\"_blank\">Campbell Newman&#8217;s<\/a> attempt to jump on the Greens-bashing wagon has failed miserably. Days of back-and-forth action between the major parties over preferencing One Nation and the Greens reached a crescendo on Friday night, but Mr Newman had the wrong year for his attack; he also seemed unaware that his own Liberal National Party (LNP) had recently decided it preferred the Greens over Labor for the seat of South Brisbane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KKeneally?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KKeneally<\/a> the ALP were happy to preference Pauline Hanson herself in the 2012 state election. What&#39;s your position in relation to preferencing the Oz Greens economic wreckers? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dUsnjFvD9p\">https:\/\/t.co\/dUsnjFvD9p<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Campbell Newman (@CampbellNewman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CampbellNewman\/status\/1111570449979207681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When footage emerged of Senator <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pauline Hanson (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulineHansonOz\" target=\"_blank\">Pauline Hanson<\/a> discussing the government conspiracy theory around <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"the Port Arthur massacre (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/national\/politics\/one-nation-leader-pauline-hanson-exposed-by-hidden-camera\/news-story\/c0da722767bf9dc9798b3119622c5f20\" target=\"_blank\">the Port Arthur massacre<\/a>, it prompted Prime Minister <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Scott Morrison (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottMorrisonMP\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Morrison<\/a> to declare on Thursday that the Liberal Party would not preference Pauline Hanson&#8217;s One Nation (PHON) above the Australian Labor Party at the next federal election on its how-to-vote cards (HTV). When asked why he wouldn&#8217;t preference the Greens higher than PHON, Mr Morrison launched an attack on the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Frankly, I&#8217;ve always found the Greens to be a real serious danger to Australia. The Greens have opposed us on almost every element of national security legislation we have put into this parliament,&#8221; he declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QCeFlTmU4ok?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces One Nation will be placed below Labor on how-to-vote cards after Pauline Hanson&#8217;s Port Arthur comments.<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His comments prompted other Coalition members to pile on the Greens by likening them to One Nation. By Friday night, the lambasting was in full flight as Sky After Dark (SAD) commentators launched their brickbats. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GemmaTognini\">Gemma Tognini<\/a> declared, &#8216;these people are drunk on their own urine&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GemmaTognini?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GemmaTognini<\/a>: The Greens are drunk on their own urine. Thousands of jobs would be lost if their renewable energy targets were met. They are reckless and so ideologically driven that they don\u2019t care about the implications of their policies. <br><br>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eus3trsWJH\">https:\/\/t.co\/eus3trsWJH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nsHtgUixMI\">pic.twitter.com\/nsHtgUixMI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNewsAust\/status\/1111543762738536448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The clandestine Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) also hit the SAD network. Director of research <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Daniel Wild (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danielwildipa\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Wild<\/a> labeled them &#8216;extreme&#8217; and worse that PHON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s plenty the Greens argue for I disagree with. But this is peak idiocy&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sUC4XWTIfh\">https:\/\/t.co\/sUC4XWTIfh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Peter van Onselen (@vanOnselenP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vanOnselenP\/status\/1111965551570542592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SAD commentator Campbell Newman launched his rocket at about eight o&#8217;clock. His reply tweet was fired at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dr Dean Harris (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Drharro\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Dean Harris<\/a> Labor&#8217;s candidate running against <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Tony Abbott (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyAbbottMHR\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Abbott<\/a> in the federal seat of Warringah. Addressing Labor Senator <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kristina Keneally (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KKeneally\" target=\"_blank\">Kristina Keneally<\/a>, Mr Newman inferred that Labor had done a preference deal with Ms Hanson during her state election run. Unfortunately, he had the wrong year. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Electoral Commission of Queensland (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/results.ecq.qld.gov.au\/elections\/state\/state2012\/results\/summary.html\" target=\"_blank\">Electoral Commission of Queensland<\/a> records show that Ms Hanson was not a candidate in the 2012 state election. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Hanson had rejoined her old party in 2013, rose to take the leadership again in 2014 and contested the 2015 election in the seat of Lockyer. Labor HTV cards from the time show she was not preferenced above incumbent LNP MP Ian Rickuss. However, PHON did do a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"preference swap deal  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qt.com.au\/news\/the-seat-of-lockyer-is-a-political-minefield-for-a\/2526119\/\" target=\"_blank\">preference swap deal <\/a>with Katter&#8217;s Australian Party (KAP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NewmanHanson2.jpg?resize=960%2C727&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How-to-vote cards from the 2015 Queensland election for the electorate of Lockyer\" data-id=\"41399\" data-link=\"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?attachment_id=41399\" class=\"wp-image-41399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NewmanHanson2.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NewmanHanson2.jpg?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NewmanHanson2.jpg?resize=768%2C582&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NewmanHanson2.jpg?resize=600%2C454&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>How-to-vote cards from the 2015 Queensland election for the electorate of Lockyer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The real clanger made by Mr Newman, the prime minister and the faithful commentators was ignoring the fact that just weeks earlier LNP leader <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Deb Frecklington (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DebFrecklington\" target=\"_blank\">Deb Frecklington<\/a> had proudly announced her preference for the Greens. In a move laced with vindictiveness to unseat Deputy Premier <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jackie Trad (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackietrad\" target=\"_blank\">Jackie Trad<\/a>, Ms Frecklington declared HTV cards would recommend a vote for the Greens candidate over Ms Trad at the 2020 state election in the seat of South Brisbane. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iuconH5rUZE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Queensland LNP leader Deb Frecklington announces the party will switch preferences from Labor to the Greens in the state electorate of South Brisbane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An earlier tweet in March shows that Mr Newman was aware of the LNP decision to prefer the Greens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Astute and timely.  Well done Dave Hutchinson. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z9IeBL20hB\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z9IeBL20hB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Campbell Newman (@CampbellNewman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CampbellNewman\/status\/1103420941038567424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s an obvious fact that renders the whole Greens-bashing exercise even more ridiculous than it already is. However, the Coalition kept up the HTV attack on Sunday with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mathias Cormann (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MathiasCormann\" target=\"_blank\">Mathias Cormann<\/a> hitching himself to the bashing wagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MathiasCormann?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MathiasCormann<\/a>: I wholly support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottMorrisonMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ScottMorrisonMP<\/a>&#39;s commitment to preference One Nation behind Labor, but will <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billshortenmp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@billshortenmp<\/a> put the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Greens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Greens<\/a> behind <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiberalAus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LiberalAus<\/a> or does he support the reckless policies that the Greens are pushing?<br><br>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KrCm7ckuUx\">https:\/\/t.co\/KrCm7ckuUx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpeersOnSunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpeersOnSunday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fUHQ0dYwUK\">pic.twitter.com\/fUHQ0dYwUK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNewsAust\/status\/1112110485187420160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman&#8217;s attempt to jump on the Greens-bashing wagon has failed miserably. 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