In the fair state of Victoria, the highly ethical conduct of the political class is being revealed for all to see, with the Labor Party branch stacking inquiry. The practice has been rife for many years, going back to at least the 1990s. As political nerds would remember, in the 1996 Australian federal election, Senator Gareth Evans moved to the House of Representatives, winning the safe Labor seat of Holt. After the 1998 election, not wanting to spend another term in opposition, he decided to resign from Parliament to pursue other opportunities. He was not involved in a factional preselection battle with his replacement, Anthony Byrne, as this article erroneously states.
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Monday, November 08, 2021
So pedantic one feels like wearing a red t-shirt
Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Stealing Allan Pease's thunder
The latest political non-story of the last few days has been the false allegations that former Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, and his chief of staff, Peta Credlin, had an affair. The claims were made in newspaper journalist Niki Savva's latest book, The Road to Ruin. Credlin was a control freak, and this contributed to Abbott losing the prime ministership, but she has refuted the affair rumours.
I'm inclined to believe her. Looking at photos of the pair, their body language suggests a platonic working relationship, and nothing more. I think back to 1997, when Cheryl Kernot unexpectedly defected from the Australian Democrats to join the Labor Party. Her move was facilitated byVictorian Labor Senator Gareth Evans.
I remember seeing pictures of them together after the announcement, standing beside each other and smiling. It seemed like there was a lot of warmth between them.
I like to think that I know at least some things about body language and nonverbal communication, so it wasn't that much of a surprise when some years later it was revealed that Evans and Kernot had an affair.
I'm inclined to believe her. Looking at photos of the pair, their body language suggests a platonic working relationship, and nothing more. I think back to 1997, when Cheryl Kernot unexpectedly defected from the Australian Democrats to join the Labor Party. Her move was facilitated byVictorian Labor Senator Gareth Evans.
I remember seeing pictures of them together after the announcement, standing beside each other and smiling. It seemed like there was a lot of warmth between them.
I like to think that I know at least some things about body language and nonverbal communication, so it wasn't that much of a surprise when some years later it was revealed that Evans and Kernot had an affair.
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