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  • Conroy accused of corruption

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    royale
    Posted on 09-02-2010 02:01 PM
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    The federal opposition has labelled as corrupt the process used to appoint a former Labor MP to a highly paid job with the national broadband network.

    Mike Kaiser took up the role with the NBN Co - which will build and operate the $43 billion network - after quitting as Queensland Premier Anna Bligh's chief of staff last year.

    The appointment of Mr Kaiser, who will earn more than the Prime Minister, has prompted allegations of political interference on the part of Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, who recommended the former state MP for the job.

    The opposition's legal affairs spokesman George Brandis says Mr Kaiser is a close, personal friend of the minister and has no previous corporate experience.

    "I'm accusing him (Senator Conroy) of interfering in the process to secure this job for one of his mates," he told Sky News today.

    "The manner in which this was done is plainly, plainly a corrupted process."

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    1. royale's Avatar
      royale - 09-02-2010, 02:12 PM
      good editorial on the issue here-
      http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/pol....html#comments

      "Kaiser (The appointee) is a former ALP state secretary in Queensland. He was forced to resign as a state MP after revelations about branch-stacking in Queensland Labor.
      After working as a key strategist on the ALP's 2004 national election campaign he was chief of staff to the former NSW premier Morris Iemma and then, until late last year, was chief of staff to Queensland Premier Anna Bligh.

      oh and

      http://www.theage.com.au/national/na...0209-nofb.html
      NBN Co's wages bill for October last year was $1.5 million, it has been revealed to the Senate, meaning the 46 staff employed at the time were being paid an average $391,304 annually, led by chief executive Mike Quigley on $1.95 million.
      Staff numbers have since grown to 112, most of which are at the senior levels as the company seeks to put in place the key people to construct the $43 billion fibre-to-the-premises network
    1. cranky's Avatar
      cranky - 09-02-2010, 02:17 PM
      the man is a fucking ignorant criminal.
    1. Pagey's Avatar
      Pagey - 09-02-2010, 02:18 PM
      what more what you expect from these sort of ppl?

      LOLabor
    1. Nimmers's Avatar
      Nimmers - 09-02-2010, 02:24 PM
      Is it enough to get this asshat booted out?
    1. TerraHertz's Avatar
      TerraHertz - 09-02-2010, 02:36 PM
      "personal friend of the minister"?? As if that's all it is.
      How obvious does it have to get, that we're looking at a coordinated infiltration of the government and industry bodies related to internet access in Australia. Small group of arseholes, Conroy and Kaiser among them, acting for 'those who wish to kill the net'. And one of them got appointed to a high up position in the new 'national broadband network'? Oh great.

      How many _more_ of these retards are there, and why aren't they being hounded to Hell?
    1. royale's Avatar
      royale - 09-02-2010, 02:41 PM
      it's usually the liberal party being accused of nepotism (and not without reason) but no one does it quite like queensland labor and therefore now federal labor.
    1. z3d's Avatar
      z3d - 09-02-2010, 03:05 PM
      burn him!

      no really ..
    1. Ruze's Avatar
      Ruze - 09-02-2010, 03:19 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by z3d View Post
      burn him!

      no really ..
      at least crucify him.... or bare minimum give him the ye olde witch test. For its what the christians would do, and isn’t he all about pleasing the fundamental religious folk?!
    1. royale's Avatar
      royale - 09-02-2010, 03:29 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by carsinogenic View Post
      isn't he all about pleasing the fundamental religious folk?!
      He is all about imposing his morals and/or ethics on the rest of us...isn't it ironic, don't you think.
    1. kré's Avatar
      kré - 09-02-2010, 05:40 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Pagey View Post
      what more what you expect from these sort of ppl?

      LOLpoliticians
      fixed

      don't try and tell me your beloved liberal party are any better
    1. Hairyman's Avatar
      Hairyman - 09-02-2010, 08:24 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by kré View Post
      fixed

      don't try and tell me your beloved liberal party are any better
      No, but we expected them to be cunts.
    1. dwarfthrower's Avatar
      dwarfthrower - 09-02-2010, 08:40 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Hairyman View Post
      No, but we expected them to be cunts.
      Some of us kept our sphincters nice and tight when the Labor party was elected too.
    1. Minutiae's Avatar
      Minutiae - 09-02-2010, 10:51 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by royale View Post
      He is all about imposing his morals and/or ethics on the rest of us...isn't it ironic, don't you think.
      Thanks Alanis for your profound words....
    1. fubar's Avatar
      fubar - 10-02-2010, 09:01 AM
      It's probably no coincidence that Conroy and Atkinson have both had stories on corruption recently. These two cockbags probably aren't any worse than any other politician, but their respective stances have made them targets for an angry, motivated people who will go over everything they have done in microscopic detail. Nope, I looked, but couldn't find a single shred of sympathy.