Tokyo exchange another example of Coates’ political nous

John Coates has been described as the best politician in Australia, and he demonstrated it yet again in Tokyo when he “ordered” a Labor Premier and a Liberal federal minister toQueensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk fawned obsequious agreement and federal Sports Minister Richard Colbeck obediently confirmed he would attend, following the announcement Brisbane had won the bid to host the 2032 Olympics.

He was pivotal in canvassing the votes for the 2000 Sydney Games by travelling through Africa with former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam.China had poured billions of aid into Africa and it was the votes of some of its then 48 countries that pushed Sydney one vote ahead of Beijing. Both Liberal and Labor politicians acknowledge the power of this “Coates of many colours”. At an intimate lunch in December to celebrate Coates’ 30 years as president of the national Olympic committee, NSW Labor’s minister for the 2000 Olympics, Michael Knight, attended, as did John Hewson, a former Liberal leader and investment banker who oversees the AOC’s future fund.

Coates incited the Melbourne-based Olympic sports when he delivered a putdown of Swimming Australia president John Bertrand, whom Australian Sports Commission chairman John Wylie had earlier declared should have a statue built akin to Rio’s Christ the Redeemer.

Olympics So again The Age hasn't read the room but rather stuck up for their dinosaur friend. This paper will die with Coates generation.

Olympics Oh FFS - it’s Roy Masters! *Yawn

Olympics I'm pretty sure if this was a woman speaking to a man like this there would of been a chorus of 'you go girl'. hypocrisy

Olympics Whatever he thinks he was doing it came over poorly and that is not the mark of a good politician.

Olympics Pale male and stale, what did we expect? Manners?

Olympics Dinosaur gonna say dinosaur things

Olympics No one in one lifetime? It is redundant.

Olympics EXCUSE ME? get fucked!

Olympics Seriously are you trying to lose subscriptions? Read the room! John Coates is NOT a politician nor a nice man.

Olympics Not reading this shite. We all saw it for exactly what it was. We don't need annotations from his mates. Do better The Age. Do better!

Olympics Who? Who has described him as the best politician in Australia? I've heard him described as a bully several times. And that is what he demonstrated.

Shallow, pathetic piece. Articles written by mates, for mates, are becoming a bit of a habit aren’t they. Independent always? Do better.

Olympics If I was Anastasia I wouldn’t be going on principle.

Olympics WTAF. You are as bad as he is...twinkle in his eye my ass

Olympics He will be requesting lobster on return from Tokyo during hotel quarantine no doubt

Olympics Watch as a coterie of sports reporters, urgers and general hangers-on defend Coates. All keen to join him on the IOC gravy train.

Olympics I didn't think acting like a flog is nous

Olympics If by 'best politician' you mean someone who has grown arrogance and self-important from suckling on the taxpayer teat for too long. auspol

Olympics Yawn this is like having a participation medal. He's a hack just like the rest of them

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Olympics Could see him sliding very easily into a job in the AFL with that sort of behaviour!

Olympics Told it how it was…… no issue !!!!!

Olympics weeellllll

Olympics And a fine example of his deeply ingrained entitlement and misogyny. oldwhitemanbeinganoldwhiteman

Olympics This was a demonstration of bullying and how wildly arrogant the Olympic movement has become - you should be calling for his head!

Olympics Click culture is worse than cancel culture

Olympics He is such a nuisance here in Japan. StopTokyoOlympics CancelTokyoOlympic2020

Olympics Did John Coates write this article?!?

Olympics He embarrassed himself

Olympics Siri, remind me why I cancelled my SMH subscription.

Olympics This is satire, right?

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