Comments on: Calls to investigate Orkopoulos’ Aboriginal dealings

By: John

John — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

No problem here with tipping them out on their ear Tom. Let Chris Hartcher onto the government benches-he can only do better. If’ it’s true that Aboriginal communities have placed full faith in the ALP only to be burned then they deserve both barrels. The real problem seems to be though that it’s being left to the Greens and the media to unearth the shocking state of the NSW ALP.

By: John

John — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

If Harcher believes there have been shenanigans with Orkopoulos’s dealings with the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council by all means he should be calling for an investigation but this shows how slow off the mark he is if it takes a tawdry s*x scandal written with all the tabloid sensationalisn possible for it to be drawn to his attention. With the NSW AG’s wacky announcement yesterday that convicted p**dos will not be allowed to have plastic surgery ( this guy has seen one too many Hollywood films) to change their identity, maybe the Liberals will discover another Labor scandal. Politicians do amaze sometimes.

By: Tom McLoughlin

Tom McLoughlin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

No John it doesn’t actually. What it shows is just how loyal to the ALP the black community have been forever versus the Coalition, until now, and even then they often don’t want to deal outside their own people, that is the gubbas. But by talking with Chris Hartcher MP, one expects it shows just another segment of society that is learning up the legitimate role of the Coalition even with their corporate and establishment history in playing their oppositional role in a democracy. Not to trust the Coalition, or be their mates, but to put them to the work they are elected in the Big House to do. And it would be, and will be, the same vice versa when the ALP are turfed out on their ear. Put them to work as loyal opposition. It also shows just what a malicious grip by any number of related pecking orders, drip feeds , food chains and emotional violence that the ALP can sustain for so long a grip on their NSW hostages all over the place.

By: Dave Liberts

Dave Liberts — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Between the Liberals letterboxing Penrith, the Woolongong Council shenanigans and the Orkopoulos scandal, NSW political culture is looking very sick indeed. Re-examining Orkopoulos’ ministerial decisions is a good, albeit small, first step. The man’s disregard for his position while engaging in appallingly abusive behaviour demands close investigation of this matter.