AT LAST: Labor moderates completely cleared while Ombudsman under pressure to quit

A scathing Victorian Ombudsman’s report into the Brimbank council has been found to be baseless after an investigation into his recommendations by Local Government Victoria. All those damned by the Ombudsman have been cleared but he has many questions to answer. Reform of his now thoroughly discredited office is now a high priority. The most important change needs to be at the top, George Brouwer is clearly unfit for the high office he holds.

BUSTED LOGIC: Left figures try to equate Adem Somyurek with a much greater villain

A Victorian state MP messed up his paperwork and unwittingly drove without a licence. Not the end of the world, however embarrassing. Some in the Left say it’s a situation comparable with Carolyn Hirsch, who was expelled from the ALP after a catalogue of crime. We explain the difference.

MACQUARIE MACHINATIONS: Pushy Templeman wants stacks of votes

Locals say the NSW federal marginal seat of Macquarie can only be won for Labor with a popular local candidate. The Left – headed by powerlord federal Minister Anthony Albanese – want to impose their own factional operator who stands to benefit from a corrupted local party voters’ roll.

COME ON DOWN COREY: It’s Christmas, so the warring fractions come together in the spirit of peace

Federal Parliamentary Representatives Bill Shorten and David Feeney and State Ministers John Lenders and Martin Pakula cordially invite you to the Victorian Right Christmas Drinks on the evening of Thursday the 10^th of December.

Where: 1^st floor of …

FIRECRACKERS: Nathan Rees fizzer bursts into the sky in a manner strangely familiar

Nathan Rees:

â–  Became a NSW state MP on 24th March 2007

â–  Became a Minister on 2nd April 2007

â–  Became Premier on 5th September 2008

â–  Was sacked as Premier 4th December 2009 after ratting on Joe …

THIEVING GREENS: Study shows Green-product enthusiasts more likely to cheat and steal

A psychological study has revealed that after buying “green products” buyers are more likely to cheat and steal than the rest of us. Does this explain Climategate?

LOSING IT: Local politician Stephen Mayne turns defeat into disaster

Stephen Mayne’s failed bid for the mayoralty in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs Manningham municipality prompted a vicious attack on the colleagues who denied him the pay rise he desperately needed. It raises the question, is Mayne Australia’s most charmless man?