Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s campaign has been derailed by the resignation of Liberal candidate for Lyons, Jessica Whelan. Ms Whelan has been accused of saying Muslims should be banned from Australia and Sharia Law supporters should have their genitals mutilated. While she vehemently denies making the 'vulgar' slurs, she has admitted to previously making 'inappropriate' comments on social media.
Mr Morrison accepted Ms Whelan’s resignation on Friday, saying her views ‘do not represent the views of the Liberal Party’. Meanwhile, the Labor Party is navigating candidate problems of its own, after 29-year-old candidate for Melbourne Luke Creasey resigned on Friday over his own social media scandal. After making a rape joke online when he was 22, Mr Creasey issued a statement on Friday saying he will be withdrawing as a Labor candidate.
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PeterDutton_MP We're happy to be distracted until PeterDutton_MP is gone too...
PeterDutton_MP Not being an arsehole matters to most of us.
PeterDutton_MP says a member of a party/Govt with no discernible policies other than to feed the fat cats and corps that pay them off as a benefit
PeterDutton_MP I feel like racism, sexism and blatant bullshit are all things which most people find relevant when choosing their leaders
PeterDutton_MP Yes I actually agree with PeterDutton_MP - let’s discuss the real issues. Is he legitimately in parliament himself? Why Australia is abusing human rights in the name of security. And who did the watergate $$ go to AusVotes19
PeterDutton_MP “Paid a price”, as if it was harsh.
PeterDutton_MP You'd think Dutton would be grateful for the distraction. Important issues like $400 mill Paladin contracts. Record numbers of asylum seekers. Child safety in immigration detention. $2.3 billion of unexplained expenditure. Dude, you LOVE the candidate chaos. 😂😂 auspol
PeterDutton_MP Who is the mentally challenged on sky saying she wants to know Bill Shortens view on adani 🤔🤔
PeterDutton_MP Yeah you're right. No one cares about politicians being racist or sexist. That's why they had to withdraw from the election. Honestly, do you even logic?
PeterDutton_MP This bloke will be voted out. Politics will be better for it
PeterDutton_MP Vote 1 Ali France, Ali will be a fantastic member for Dickson
PeterDutton_MP I wrote with proof to Duttons office and Home Affairs about a guy who cheated the system for 15k to marry in to the country. From near Dutton at 44 Golden Street, Logan Central, Queensland. But nothing has been done in a year. Dutton only cares about headlines or Au Pairs, boats.
PeterDutton_MP Put the whistle away have you Rover. When do you plan on using it again.
PeterDutton_MP Getting rid of you and your maggoty friends would be top of that list closely followed by putting you before and ICAC. Any comment on au pairs, Christmas Is, Cash for criminal immigrants, child care fraud 8 Billion dollars unaccounted for? should we go on. You are dead to us too
PeterDutton_MP The goul has surfaced....
PeterDutton_MP The LNP candidates in bennelong and Herbert haven’t paid a price. Scott Morrison is too gutless to make them stand down!
PeterDutton_MP 99.9% of people would like decent candidates, Pete. And you're the cruelest, most heinous of them all. When you have to make your wife vouch for you not being a monster, you've got problems.
PeterDutton_MP Here we go again straight to labor instead of taking responsibility
PeterDutton_MP FO
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Liberal, Labor campaigns derailed by social media crises | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison’s campaign has been derailed by the resignation of Liberal candidate for Lyons, Jessica Whelan. \n\nMs Whelan has been accused of saying Muslims should be banned from Australia and Sharia Law supporters should have their genitals mutilated. \n\nWhile she vehemently denies making the 'vulgar' slurs, she has admitted to previously making 'inappropriate' comments on social media. \n\nMr Morrison accepted Ms Whelan’s resignation on Friday, saying her views ‘do not represent the views of the Liberal Party’. \n\nMeanwhile, the Labor Party is navigating candidate problems of its own, after 29-year-old candidate for Melbourne Luke Creasey made rape jokes on social media. \n\nMr Shorten defended his candidate on Friday, saying Mr Creasey was 22-years-old when he made the comments and was ‘mortified’ by what he said. \n\nLuke Creasey has also reportedly resigned over the social media scandal. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n About time it should have been done yesterday The right thing to do. Also LiberalAus Tick tock. Comments made by Alexander when he was 45 👇 Politics aside (I wouldn't vote for Labor with a ten-foot pole), we have to stop destroying people because of jokes they made on the internet. If there are no real policy implications, we shouldn't care.
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Liberal candidates dumped, Labor under fire as social media posts haunt electionDubbed a fairly messy day, Liberal candidates get ditched as Bill Shorten clarifies his encounters with a dumped Labor candidate. How did you make a day where liberal candidates get stung for homophobic, misogynistic and racist comments, resulting in two quitting, you still somehow pull the focus on Shorten? False Equivalence to protect the libs
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Labor is on an endless spendathon: Sharma | Sky News AustraliaLiberal candidate for Wentworth Dave Sharma says his party is committed to providing the best childcare for Australians but says ‘I don’t think we should be out there trying to match Labor in its spendathon’. \n\nLabor has this week drawn criticism for announcing a $4 billion childcare plan but not revealing how it will fund the social initiative. \n\nMr Sharma questioned the funding pledge, telling Sky News ‘Labor just keeps announcing more money for everything but doesn't address where they’re getting the money from, what’s going to happen to people’s taxes, or how the economy’s going to stomach this significant burden’. \n\nThe Liberal candidate says ‘people would always like to see more generous social services, but the key to that is a strong economy with low unemployment, good wage growth and good economic growth because only then do you have the balance sheet to underwrite these social initiatives’. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ScottMorrisonMP Really my costs fell 8.9% ? How out of touch are you Scomo? auspol19 ScottMorrisonMP Bulldust
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Labor unveils multi-billion dollar childcare plan | Sky News AustraliaLabor leader Bill Shorten has flown to Western Australia ahead of a leadership debate with Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Perth.\n\nIt comes after Mr Shorten spent the day rallying to the Party faithful in Melbourne where he made a multi-billion dollar commitment for cheaper childcare and free dental care for seniors.\n\nLabor announced its $4 billion childcare package on Sunday, which is designed to reduce costs for families earning less than $174,000.\n\nParty leader Bill Shorten also unveiled plans to give free dental care to pensioners.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n billshortenmp Wow, that’s sexist. Will he be called out on it I wonder? billshortenmp Hey Bill, who you bringing along to answer questions for you tonight? auspol ausvotes AusVotes2019 billshortenmp Where you getting the $$ from along with all the other promises ?
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Labor is on an endless spendathon: Sharma | Sky News AustraliaLiberal candidate for Wentworth Dave Sharma says his party is committed to providing the best childcare for Australians but says ‘I don’t think we should be out there trying to match Labor in its spendathon’. \n\nLabor has this week drawn criticism for announcing a $4 billion childcare plan but not revealing how it will fund the social initiative. \n\nMr Sharma questioned the funding pledge, telling Sky News ‘Labor just keeps announcing more money for everything but doesn't address where they’re getting the money from, what’s going to happen to people’s taxes, or how the economy’s going to stomach this significant burden’. \n\nThe Liberal candidate says ‘people would always like to see more generous social services, but the key to that is a strong economy with low unemployment, good wage growth and good economic growth because only then do you have the balance sheet to underwrite these social initiatives’. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n * and we at sky will do our best to get him over the line * He's absolutely right. Labor can't even articulate the cost to the economy of their own promises let alone be honest about who is paying for them. auspol So whats the policy?
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Labor announces childcare, dental boost | Sky News AustraliaChildcare will be cheaper for families earning under $174,000 if Labor is victorious at the upcoming election. \n\nThe $4 billion package was announced by Bill Shorten in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill on Sunday.\n\nChildcare will be effectively free for families earning less than $69,000, provided they pass a work activity test.\n\nMr Shorten also announced free dental care for pensioners, while accusing the Coalition of being too preoccupied with the ‘big end of town’ to care about workers’ wage increases.\n\n\n JaneMarwick AustralianLabor Interpretation: Why didn’t we think of that? JaneMarwick AustralianLabor gregoryjamesre1 JaneMarwick AustralianLabor Yea scomo already tried that remember😅😅😅
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Labor to create Renewable Energy Zone in SA | Sky News AustraliaBill Shorten is set to visit the Spencer Gulf in South Australia to unveil plans for a Renewable Energy Zone in the region.\n\nLabor says the remote area has shown potential to produce wind, solar and hydro energy.\n\nIt follows Labor’s announcement last year that the party would establish a series of ‘zones’ to develop Australia’s renewable energy industry, and deliver its 50 per cent renewable energy target.\n\nThe zone will encompass the stretch from the north of Adelaide, along the Yorke Peninsula, and around the top of the Spencer Gulf down to Whyalla.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n SA would like to keep going with energy blackouts. Good luck Bill Shorten couldn't say HOW much Labor’s climate policies will cost? Q: Is The cost 58% higher wholesale electricity prices $472 billion cumulative hit to economy 336,000 fewer jobs $9,000 per year lower wages, on average
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Labor unveils multi-billion dollar childcare plan | Sky News AustraliaLabor leader Bill Shorten has flown to Western Australia ahead of a leadership debate with Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Perth.\n\nIt comes after Mr Shorten spent the day rallying to the Party faithful in Melbourne where he made a multi-billion dollar commitment for cheaper childcare and free dental care for seniors.\n\nLabor announced its $4 billion childcare package on Sunday, which is designed to reduce costs for families earning less than $174,000.\n\nParty leader Bill Shorten also unveiled plans to give free dental care to pensioners.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n You betcha 👍 Our older Australian's have been neglected and abused forever😢 Shorten will create a mess with wages if he starts subsidizing. Bad idea. Instead he should cut down on temporary visas (1 million) that will strengthen demand for workers and push wages up slowly which is the ideal path الله يكون في عون رئبس الحكومة القادم مطلوب منه اجنده ضخمه من الدعم و الالتزامات في مجال رعاية الاطفال و رعاية المسنين و معاشات المتقاعدين بالاضافه الي الرعايه الصحيه و مرضي السرطان و الحصبه كذلك في الشباب و الرياضه و خلق فرص العمل ايضا في المجال الاقتصادي و المشروعات الاستثماريه
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Labor to pledge $1 billion to install solar panels at schools | Sky News AustraliaLabor is vowing to install solar panels at thousands of public schools under a plan to put energy back into the electricity grid. \n\nBill Shorten will pledge $1 billion towards the process, claiming it will drive down electricity bills for households and schools. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n You would hope they put energy into the grid no matter what. Do u think they might put water or carbon in. Bill Shorten Labor says MORE Wind & Solar if elected Hmm? Hmm, Solar Energy Produces 300 Times More Toxic Waste Than Does Nuclear Power 1 2 Sounds like another pink batts and BER...
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Labor considers referendum on Indigenous voice to parliament | Sky News AustraliaLabor is considering holding a referendum on an Indigenous 'voice to parliament' if it wins government at next months federal election.\n\nLabor's would-be minister for Indigenous Affairs, Pat Dodson, says the public would be given a guide on how the scheme 'could work', but its final form would be decided in parliament.\n\nThe Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Referendum Council called for the Indigenous representative body in 2017, though it was rejected by the Turnbull government.\n\nThe Morrison government has echoed its predecessor's view, rejecting it on the basis that it would become a 'third chamber of parliament' and never gain public support.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n billshortenmp I don't understand what 'recognition' is supposed to accomplish. These bleeding hearts are the ones who divide Aussies based on race and constantly pander to certain racial groups over others, it's not the right or even the 'extreme' right. billshortenmp Mr Nice guy eh? The 'weasel' is still at it. Why hadn't his party done something about it when they were in Government? Same as RC in banking and financial services - those companies were doing 'wrong' during Labor days in Govt and Labor didn't do a RC! Ya da ya da ya da......... billshortenmp They are included, every Australian is. If you want to list them specifically that’s a different argument.
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Labor pledges free childcare for low-income families | Sky News AustraliaChildcare will be free for hundreds of thousands of low-income families under Labor's $4 billion election pledge.\n\nUnder the proposed scheme, 887,000 families would see childcare costs slashed.\n\nMore than 370,000 families earning up to $69,000 a year will receive 50 hours of free childcare a week. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Q: Should tax payers who never use Child Care pay for the Child Care of others? 2019Child Care Cost to tax payers $7.4B + PA Good to see Australia make it easier for women to stay in the workforce just like other advanced economies And when you don’t win, will you still put it forward in a members bill?
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