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The corruption of revolving doors pays for the grandkids college. "While he was Minister for Trade and Investment, Robb approved Chinese company Shandong Landb

The corruption of revolving doors pays for the grandkids college. "While he was Minister for Trade and Investment, Robb approved Chinese company Shandong Landbridge Group to lease Port Darwin for 99 years. As soon as he left politics, Robb was hired by Shandong Landbridge on a $880,000 per year salary. In 2019, Robb left the position, shortly before a new foreign-interference law took effect."[0] Good work if you can get it and still sleep at night. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Robb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Robb

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“The New York electorate seems to be inured to corruption, they seem to believe it’s normal and expected behavior" "According to a poll released last week by Quinnipiac University, 45 percent of New Yorkers consider corruption to be a “very serious” problem, but 48 percent of voters said it’s as bad as anywhere else" "You'll be hard pressed to find New Yorkers who don't think government corruption is a problem in New York State,” poll analyst Mary Snow said. “Yet, it's not the defining issue in the race.”[0] [0]: https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2018/07/21/will-corruption-convictions-stick-to-cuomo-dont-bet-on-it-522187 https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/201...