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The Herald Sun continues with the quality journalism:
TAXPAYERS could pay $13,500 to fly Julia Gillard to Queensland to pay tribute to a party godfather and raise money for Labor with the big end of town.
Ms Gillard, who has shunned the trappings of office and declined to move into The Lodge, was due to fly to Brisbane on a government jet for an ALP fundraiser last night for an exclusive $5500-a-head dinner with business elite.
Operative words in this article are “could” and “was”. Not once in the article does it say she did use tax-payer funds to fly to Brisbane.
But don’t worry, the Liberal party buzzwords were in there:
Led by factional warlord Bill Ludwig, the AWU is the power base of the party’s Right wing, which was instrumental in delivering Ms Gillard the leadership in last week’s unprecedented coup.
“Factional Warlord”: DRINK!
Seriously, it’s like the Herald Sun is just re-printing Liberal Party talking points.
Still waiting for that pay-wall.
#1 by Russ on 30 June 2010 - 11:31 am
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I would assume this is at least partly to make up for the release of the figures on how much our former MPs cost us in the second half of last year – Howard was the leader with office rent and refurbish coming out at about $250K, and $25K on travel. Brough cost about $35K on travel.
#2 by Spock... on 30 June 2010 - 6:19 pm
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That be may be, but ‘faction boss’ would have been fine instead of the highly emotive ‘fictional warlord’
#3 by john on 1 July 2010 - 4:13 am
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It’s hard to admit this, but they’re right on the second bit. He is a factional boss, and he and his son were the ones that strongarmed Swann into getting involved on the night of the coup.
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