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Joined August 2012
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James Gowans retweeted
This is @AlboMP in 2020 commenting on then Coalition Minister Bridget McKenzie who admitted to breaching ministerial standards by failing to formally declare her membership at the Wangaratta Trap and Gun Club, which received $36,000 in federal funding through a Sports Funding program. She resigned. Thanks to @rovingallround for the clip.
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James Gowans retweeted
Master of the "position change" "It's not a lie, if you believe it" - George Costanza.
THE ALBANESE LIE LIST. THE LIST THAT NEVER ENDS. "$275 off your power bill." Electricity up 22.4% in a year once the rebates ran out. "No intention of making any super changes." Said again on national TV. Two days later, a new super tax. "My word is my bond." Stage 3 rewritten. "For the 50th time." Negative gearing and capital gains changed in the next Budget. A gambling report from a colleague who died of cancer. Australians losing $32 billion a year. Answered 1,049 days later, with no ad ban. Robodebt hurt 433,000 Australians. The watchdog has never held a public hearing, and nobody is going to court. A $411 million referendum, then a Makarrata Commission that was "not what we have proposed". AAP FactCheck: False. Islamic State-linked returnees, kept quiet for four months. One now charged with terrorism offences. 1.2 million homes promised. 124,000 behind. 169,000 households waiting for public housing. $10 billion for social housing. 1,432 homes after three years. "No one will be removed without somewhere to go." 241,000 off the NDIS, most of them kids. A record $860 million on consultants, and PwC back on the list. Fuel supply "secure". Three days later, the legal minimum cut. Diesel now near $3. "End the rorts." Then $559 million by invitation, 73.2% to Labor seats. "No, we are not." Fifteen days later, Palestine recognised. A royal commission would "delay action". Twenty-five days later, a royal commission. "A two in front." Four rate rises, and about $470 a month more on the average new mortgage. "I did not speak to the former Qantas CEO before a decision was made." The diary shows a meeting. Interest on the national debt: $27 billion last year. About $51,000 a minute. And the list goes on… Cold Hard Facts. Corrected when wrong. No misinformation. What's your thoughts…? Peter Lyndon-James 🇦🇺 Sources: as cited in Parts One to Eighteen; Final Budget Outcome 2025-26.
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James Gowans retweeted
Who remembers when Daniel Andrews declared a "state of disaster" in Victoria, plunging us into lengthy lockdowns with 8pm curfews, 5km travel limits and 1 hour of exercise a day? Never forget what this Labor government did to us. #springst #vicvotes26
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Replying to @BenCarrollMP
And the machete 🔪 capital too, Ben. Any chance you’ll stop with the bullshit and protect Victorians with common sense policies..?
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#6:01 @davidking34 @kanecornes Naughton or Chol?
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Nick Daicos is brilliant footballer and one of the better accumulators I’ve seen The difference between him and the greats, in my very humble The greats work to make everyone around them, better … Rather than the entire team working to make him/me, better … 🤔
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James Gowans retweeted
The AFL Chairman is appalled with the Syd saga well I’m appalled that he as Gee President with others tried to hide the concussion clause. How he remains in this prestigious role is incredible.
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Replying to @JaykeMawson @GAV_OG
the above!
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The imbalanced AFL fixture doesn’t get enough attention by the “experts” esp those with a Bevo axe to grind l Mitchell’s a genius 🙄yet Hawks 4 less games against top 8 Dogs aren’t world beaters but with injury impact and fixture it’s not the disaster Kane likes to portray
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James Gowans retweeted
Elden Oster has farmed the same land for 43 seasons, but says government red tape poses a bigger threat than drought, floods or frost. 🚜🧑‍🌾 He appears on the new documentary, For Farmers’ Sake. 📍 WATCH NOW: bit.ly/4wQU3sh
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James Gowans retweeted
I see the Gee concussion saga worst than I see salary cap cheating. Morally it is deplorable.The Chairman of the AFL and Geelong CEO need to resign. If any board members of GFC are privy to this agreement they need to resign.
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James Gowans retweeted
“You cannot have a person effectively marking their own homework." Tom Elliott has spoken out about AFL Chairman Craig Drummond's involvement in the Geelong concussion deal controversy. MORE 👉 brnw.ch/21x4K9Q
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James Gowans retweeted
Carlton: $75k fine for player welfare Hinkley: $20k cos he stuck his arms out like a plane Essendon: knocked out of finals and fined on the balance of probability Crows: lose first round draft picks for Kurt Tippett handling Geelong: get a pat on the back for waiving OHS 🤷‍♂️
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Seems even more relevant.
I bang on about the AFL continually putting its role as administrator of the elite competition ahead of its other role as governing body of the sport. But has it lost sight of even that too? The job is to run a fair sporting competition. This now seems to be an afterthought.
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The umpires are going as bad as the bulldogs tonight, both are embarrassing
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That’s it I’m done #embarrassing How bevo picks over half of these players year after year is amazing, they are state league players at best
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I just listened to Jacinta stepping down as Victorian Premier… What a complete, delusional fool she. #DingDong
A Disgusting Premier. (She learnt from the worst of them) And a shameful group of Labor Politicians who watched it all unfold - nodding along in the background… Well done to whoever leaked this information to Nick McKenzie. A shame it took you so long…
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How is freijah still getting a game?
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James Gowans retweeted
Goodness. Taxpayer funded ABC 4Corners home page says they are a powerhouse of investigative journalism, fearless, exposing scandals blah blah blah blah blah. They even did a 2 part series on Trump. But nothing, niente , nulla on corruption in Victoria’s 100 billion big build.
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Replying to @JacintaAllanMP
And the most putrid corrupt Premier in history!
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