@davewil1964 wrote:
And, in most instances, when they're found out they are put on leave pending a determination or summarily sacked. Unless they are a politician whose vote is needed by a government.
oh boy!!!!
I know I am dragging up an old thread, and it pains me to do so, but new information makes adding to this thread very relevant.
The revelations of the last few weeks have been astounding. The Higgins allegations, the historic Porter allegations, the politician reactions, the media reporting, more revelations regarding bad behaviours in parliament!
The allegations around a Queensland member, a doctor no less, are mind-boggling. How can any educated person think that harassing people on Facebook is a good idea? He has taken leave, as have others, and has indicated he will not contest the next election. His vote, as pointed out by davewil over a year ago, is needed in parliament . . . probably why he is not retiring immediately!
Just this morning I read about a NSW Nationals member behaving badly.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-30/nationals-mp-invited-sex-worker-into-nsw-parliament/100036294
At the moment we are mostly hearing about Coalition members and staffers, but you can bet some from the other side of politics will be a little nervous at the moment.
At the very start of this thread I pointed out that it was not just one side of politics. Nothing has changed, pollies behaving badly will continue.
This may just be the political ‘metoo’ time in Australia and we should expect that more people, mostly women, will have the courage to speak up.
