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Aaron Smith Profile picture
@Aaronsmith333
Aug 11 • 8 tweets • 3 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
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Bernie Finn has been accused of harassing a Liberal party member online. The article doesn't say who.

Can we work it out?

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I'm reminded of the time a recording was leaked of a Liberal Party room meeting where Bernie Finn calls Tim Smith a f**king ididot.

I'm not sure if that's harassment, or truth.

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But, back to this 'harassment'.

Apparently, the legal action was initiated after Bernie and the complainant saw each other in a car park, and Bernie subsequently wrote about the encounter.

But who could it be?

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Perhaps this is a clue. Bernie wrote on Facebook on May 17th that he almost had a face to face encounter with Stephanie Bastiaan.

Does that name sound familiar?

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It does. I coincidentally referenced Stephanie Bastiaan as a result of her association with catholic-linked conservative think-tank and disingenuously named 'Women's Forum Australia'.

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Bernie says, 'I'm pleased to see she's feeling guilt about the obscene lies she and her putrid husband have told'.

In this instance, assuming Stephanie Bastiaan is the complainant, the 'putrid husband' must be Marcus Bastiaan.

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Interestingly, Stephanie Bastiaan has tweeted more than 10 times in support of Moira Deeming, and in a case of 'gee it's a small world', Moira was Secretary of Bernie Finn's anti-abortion activist group.

If it is Stephanie bringing the complaint, whose side is Moira is on?

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After being booted out of the Liberal Party, and then failing to be re-elected having joined the confusingly named Democratic Labour Party, Bernie Finn is now the federal Victorian senate candidate for Lyle Shelton's 'Family First' party.

What a mess.

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Jul 18
Rachael is CEO of the innocuously named Catholic-linked think-tank 'Women's Forum Australia'.

Women's Forum Australia hold the position that teenagers should not have access to sex education, and oppose access to reproductive healthcare.

And they are connected. A thread....

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When looking at 'think-tanks' it's interesting to look at who else is involved.

Stephanie Bastiaan is a 'Research Fellow' (whatever that is) at Women's Forum Australia.

Stephanie might be familiar to you.

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Anti-abortion campaigner Stephanie once sort pre-selection for the Liberal Party. That pre-selection attempt was not successful.

Here she is photographed with Liberal James Newbury and Husband Marcus.

Marcus might be familiar to you too...

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Jul 8
How’s the religious infiltration at the Vic Liberals progressing?

Scheduled for 2pm, a secret gathering is taking place in the Dandenongs.

An 'afternoon tea', hosted by Peter Killin, featuring newly minted MP, Renee Heath.

Familiar names?

Read on to remember why....

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Peter Killin was a Liberal candidate in the 2019 federal election.

But his homophobic views ended his candidacy.

They didn't end his Liberal Party membership though. And he'd soon find other ways to pursue his agenda.

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Undeterred, Killin kept on.

3/
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Brittany Higgins, a Liberal staffer accuses Bruce Lerhmann, also a Liberal staffer of sexual assault in Liberal Minister Linda Reynolds' office.

Without explanation, the sofa in Linda Reynolds' office undergoes cleaning the following day.

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In relation to this, an inquiry to establish who knew what in PM Morrison's office by Phil Gaetjens, Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is setup.

That report from Phil Gaetjens' inquiry still remains unreleased, which is a pattern for Gaetjens.

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Morrison refuses to attend, but apologises to Brittany in Parliament as Brittany files a workplace claim against her employer's failures, during a Liberal govt.

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The @australian just ran an article by @Chambersgc and @jessmalcolm1, I suspect following instructions from @SenatorHume.

It demonstrates a lack of ethics at The Australian and an absence of integrity by Jane Hume.

Read on and I'll explain why this is so egregiously bad.

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The article seeks to create outrage by suggesting Dr Ryan is failing Kooyong by not attending the chamber for 6 divisions on Thursday.

So, why did Geoff and Jess consider this news but not mention that Jane Hume attended just 5 of 28 votes last week?

/2
The inconstancy and bias is unprofessional, but not unusual for The Australian.

This time it's worse. Did Geoff and Jess not know the reason for Dr Ryan's departure on Thursday? Is that because of a lack of journalistic rigour or laziness?

@RonniSalt tweeted this statement.

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Greg Sheridan, as expected has written a glowing tribute to #Pell, in The Australian, of course.

It's an indulgent piece, afforded to Sheridan because he is Pell's friend and in a powerful position at The Australian. Let's drill down.

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Sheridan starts by regurgitating the idea that Pell is a victim of 'anti-Catholic Hysteria'.

Sheridan, like others never suggest why complainants, with zero to gain, would voluntarily subject themselves to examination by ruthless Barristers like Robert Richter.

2/
Sheridan, in a deceptive attempt to sound reasonable, acknowledges the scourge of abuse in The Church, but tempers it by suggesting it was the same everywhere.

He ignores the industrial scale protection racket run by the Church and dismisses the Royal Commission findings.

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Man of God? The Pell I knew failed kids. Some are now dead, some irreparably damaged, some living a destroyed life of unfulfilled potential.

This remains true no matter how much those like Andrew Bolt defend him and want to re-write history.

A thread of #Pell defenders.

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Tony Abbot, of course.

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The Australian, repeatedly.

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