Jobs4mates. Wong restores duopoly control over Senate, appoints mate.

Two weeks ago Coalition senators supported David Pocock’s motion to extend question time by half an hour until the Government delivers its ‘Jobs4Mates’ review. But now it’s back to normal. What is fraud?

The scam is when Senator Wong returns from a trip abroad and the Coalition does a backflip in the interests of the party duopoly. Lynelle Briggs’ ‘Jobs4Mates’ report was not delivered and Senate question period returned to a normal time.

Wong publicly portrays virtue (and is hero-worshipped by many in the Labor tribe). But privately it is absolutely ruthless politically. I say this from personal experience.

I can only imagine Wong’s conversations with the Coalition’s Senate leadership team… “If you want to force transparency on us, you can expect a cascade of returns on the favor once you get back to the Government side of the chamber. The gloves are off.”

So we’ll have to stand by and watch this week’s appointment Former South Australian Labor premier Jay Weatherill appointed high Commissioner in London to stop ‘Jobs for Friends’ appointments without reference to standards set out in the Briggs review.

Who would sign the appointment: Prime Minister Albanese and Foreign Minister Wong.

Business for friends? No problem. Wong ‘fixed this’.

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