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Is it too early at this point to wonder if there isn't some kind of underhanded deal going on?
by contravariant 5y ago
Is it too early at this point to wonder if there isn't some kind of underhanded deal going on?
- mmerlin 5y agoNo it's not too early. We know the French deal was absolutely crappy to begin. Follow the money. Christopher Pyne brokered this $50Bn deal to get re-elected (some boatbuilding would happen in SA) which blew out to $90Bn and rising. Pyne immediately retired (got his pollie-perks-for-life golden ticket stamped) and then immediately became "employed" as a consult with the people profiting massively from this twisted deal against the public interest. Pyne followed the same slimy playbook as Andrew Robb (4) who sneakily slipped the 99-year Darwin Port dodgy deal across the line, and then he got a free $880k "job" with them the day he left parliament shortly thereafter. Borderline treasonous behavior is rife with our political elite (both sides stink badly) https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2016/04/would-you-employ-chris-pyne-for-24-5bn/ https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2016/04/would-you-employ-ch... https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2019/07/pyne-poisons-ey/ https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2019/07/pyne-poisons-ey/ https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2020/01/audit-office-torpedos-80-billion-submarine-pork/ https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2020/01/audit-office-torped... (4) https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2018/06/chinese-sell-andrew-robb-banks-millions/ https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2018/06/chinese-sell-andrew...
- throwawaylinux 5y agoSounds like a good thing the government is scrapping the deal. Hopefully next they can redistribute the Darwin Port to those whose needs are greater.