on 17-09-2015 06:20 PM
on 18-09-2015 07:20 PM
From the SMH article:
"Mr Miljak, a staffer for the conservative senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, is alleged to have grappled with Mr Camilleri in a "push punch" incident against the wall of the meeting room."
History repeats itself ?
It would appear that the great (alleged) wall mistreatment incident of the 70's by Abbott ( favoured for mention here) might well in fact be a rite of passage for Young Libs, whereas pugilistic skills for ALP hopefuls are gleaned by trade union apprenticeship, with thuggery honours awarded by the CFMEU.
on 19-09-2015 05:41 PM
on 19-09-2015 07:23 PM
Why don't they join the fun-loving peaceful ALP:
It certainly was a disturbance of the peace and, from the point of view of the police and union leaders, was outside of their control. In this respect it can be called a riot. But it was not without limits. The Speaker of the House of Representatives Bob Halverson provided a succinct summary of the riot in Parliament:
"The protest began peacefully enough. Then around 12.20 pm a separate group of marchers entered parliamentary precincts. This group refused to accept police direction, forced a breach in police lines and ran towards the main entrance of Parliament House. Unfortunately, it was apparent that some of the demonstrators were affected by alcohol. This group was supported by participants from the more general demonstration who were incited to join those involved in riotous behaviour by a speaker from the official platform.
"Police formed a protective line along the perimeter of the Great Verandah, which was subsequently were forced back to the main doors. The police line was withdrawn from this area due to the level of violence being experienced by officers and then redeployed to an area inside the front doors in support of parliamentary security personnel. This deployment stabilised for a short period. However, demonstrators using increasing force broke through the first line of doors."
Once inside the area, demonstrators used weapons including a large hammer, wheel brace, steel trolley and stanchion torn from the internal doors to break open the internal doors. Simultaneously, a second group of demonstrators used other weapons to break into the Parliament House shop but were held at the internal doors. The shop was ransacked and major damage occurred by persons who subsequently occupied the area. After some two hours, the demonstrators were finally repelled from Parliament House and driven back to the forecourt area and, shortly afterwards, dispersed.
http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/interventions/riot.htm
What a swell bunch of guys and gals.
on 19-09-2015 09:12 PM
All Labor and unions tarred with the corruption brush.
We all owe a great debt to Tony Abbott, his going has ensured B.S.Shorten will never attain PM status, ever.
B.S.Shorten will be dumped as soon as he loses the next election. He can then go back to his unmentionable ways.
on 19-09-2015 09:14 PM
on 19-09-2015 09:16 PM
Lol so funny
on 19-09-2015 09:16 PM
@djlukjilly wrote:All Labor and unions tarred with the corruption brush.
We all owe a great debt to Tony Abbott, his going has ensured B.S.Shorten will never attain PM status, ever.
B.S.Shorten will be dumped as soon as he loses the next election. He can then go back to his unmentionable ways.
You're so funny You make it sound like he went of his own choosing