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WHAT A WICKED WEB THEY FORGE: The Age shamed over use of forged email in smear on MP
The Age’s War on colourful and feisty Victorian Liberal MP Inga Peulich has massively backfired on them today with admissions by them they relied on a forgery in a front-page attack on the high-profile MP on Sunday.
Gutter-snipes Royce Millar – infamous in media circles for illegally recording telephone conversations and cybercriminal hacking of private databases News of the World style – and eyelash-flutterer Melissa Fyfe wrote the erroneous albeit amusing account which suggested, in the grand traditions of local government, that Peulich’s son, promising Paul, had committed both to developers and local greenists diametrically opposed positions on the development of “Green Wedge” land. Even if true, and it’s in The Age, so it’s safe to assume it isn’t, he would certainly not be the first to straddle both sides of the barbed wire fence of local councillor decision-making.
But the part that has landed the Age in hot water is their reliance on what appears to be a forgery for part of their attack on promising Paul’s mum, Inga. They claimed to be in possession of a smoking gun email purportedly from Peulich, that was supposedly proof of her meddling in the local council on behalf of her boy.
And while the whole question about whether local government is to be treated like a court where its decision-makers are to act like judges not elected politicians is a complex one for another time, it is certainly a radical anti-politician re-interpretation of local government to deem it villainous for a state MP to have an active role in municipal affairs. The Age appears to want politics to be illegal, so that “non-political” (yet often extremely left-leaning) council officers can run the show.
Having been caught in the act of relying on a forgery for a front-page splash, what did The Age do? It published a begrudging “clarification” on page two of its august journal today, without a word of apology or contrition.
We have been pretty tough on Inga Peulich in the past, even reporting on the sensitive subject of her publicly-funded electorate office outhouse, and no doubt will find reason to be again, but she does have a go, she is enterprising and tough and feisty and all those things that are in very short supply in elective politics. There’s too much vanilla and not enough fruit and nut flavours in the political ice-cream shop, in our view. And Ms Peulich is certainly not vanilla.
Patriots on both sides of the aisle will hope she sticks it right up The Age for this latest disgraceful episode, in the Press Council and in the courts. She’s got them on toast.
WEDNESDAY 6PM UPDATE: Well-placed Liberal sources tell VEXNEWS that there’s every chance all of the emails referred to by The Age are forgeries and that the ailing newspaper has refused to provide copies of the forgeries when asked by representatives of Ms Peulich. They can run but they can’t hide.
Further, they say that local media tomorrow will report that Ms Peulich plans to sue The Age in defamation over the forgery snafu and is currently consulting lawyers on the matter. Developing…
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Sav please try a bit harder and see if you can get it up tonight, you are such a disappointment as a husband
The Libs are just having an internal fight over Cranbourne and other seats in the south east. Interesting that Lib HQ uses the Age to clip Inga’s wings. The liberal ‘toe cutters’ also enlist Labor MPs to join the fray. They all better have a more juicey story than ‘migrant mother backs son’.
Maybe we could all get on board the Inga Binga Express?
Inga’s latest victory gives me pleasure in my pants
The Age’s insistence on the highest standards from everyone else while acting like incorrigible rogues who won’t ever apologise even when caught red-handed is a big joke.
My ten-year-old wouldn’t get away with it.
A simple apology, given the same prominence as the original story would be appropriate.
It’s time The Age got off its high horse and started acting with human decency.
They are scum.
I have noted your failure to correctly caption me with full rank and title.
Theana will make you pay for this.
Mr Tom Harley in the chair. Hon John Howard, family and friends in attendance. The British Foreign Minister to speak. The attendees were dozens of Mr Howard’s longstanding loyal brigade. We followed him and we backed him his entire career. The Annual Howard Lecture is a gathering of his life long fans and friends. Why then, uninvited, unexpected and unwelcome did Victorian Liberal Senators Fifield and Ryan and Ms Kelly O’Dwyer Higgins Liberal attend? All worked for Peter Costello who did much to trouble and hurt Mr Howard. Those 3 spread bad tidings about Mr Howard for a long time. Peter Costello would never appear at Mr Howard’s Lecture as he would know no one would want or welcome him. Please can he tell the 3 MP’s not to come again. It left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth and ruined an otherwise joyous occasion.
Did you noten that in the retraction, they said that she “may not have” sent the e-mail. Not that she did not, but may not have. So, after being caught out, they still cannot bring themselves to admit they were wrong! And they wonder why their readership is declining. Their retraction reflects their quality of journalism – half hearted and lame.
This is the quality journalism I enshrined at The Age in my reign. I am very proud. Its losses will soon match those at “The Conversation” which is yet to take a dollar in revenue despite a payroll bigger than the Global Mail’s.
I’ve told you before not to play with the internets, Murray.
All donations gratefully receieved, so long as their under $500.
There’s something rotten in Victoria.
John Howard wasn’t willing to judge me over the twin-bedding saga.
Why has my name not come up yet in this story?
How many of the Age’s emails were forgeries? More than just one I think.
Inga likes me, don’t know why the Kingston residents don’t like me as I didn’t get elected – Duh!
Andrew, what can you tell us about Senator Crossin. She appears to be very ordinary in expressing her views which is a political weakness, and I have never heard of her.
None of my Gentlemen friends from the Berwick Inn like Inga.
You’d sue the Age but after the High Court giving free range for anything to be said of elected officials why bother. And yeah Fairfax would probably be bankrupt by the time any case ended anyway.
Shut it Wenchy they can never know I frequent the Berwick Inn.
If Inga has a teenage daughter she can walk home, there is NO WAY I’d give her a ‘ride’ home.
Gordo take a hike softy, you were like Inga’s Sav.
Eh sorry Ted I didn’t turn up to the ribbon cutting, too busy up to me nuts in the guts of a teenage hairdresser.
Has anyone got a calculator these big numbers have confused me and I am having lustful thoughts about Inga’s upper thighs. Has anyone got any flour?
Victoria and WA are the only states with surpluses and Vic does not have the benefit of ‘rivers of gold’ royalty streams. Anyone who rubbishes Kim Wells is an economic illiterate. Wells is the Baillieu government’s only star performer. Make him Premier.
Dean Mighell…. looking at a career change.
Vile nasty fat old Slav.
Anonski – Wells is to a political class act what Lance Armstrong is to an honest sportsman!
When is MOBbie or Inga becoming Premier – the state of Victoria is directionless and tedious. What is the point of Red Ted as premier, anyway? Did the Premier’s office do anything to assist Inga as the rancid Age did its now typically worse? All Ted can do is stalk Tanya Plibersek – what a pathetic stunt!
Inga, are you doing the numbers? Hurry Up! The citizens of Victoria need you!!!!
It very good that Nova be big government girl.
Time for a forensic audit of Kingston council candidates.
Nikki please no forensic audit, Maria will find out what a shonky dishonest past I have.
The Peulichs are like the ‘Hells Angels’ you can never get away from the freaks. The Peulichs are even more unstable and untrustworthy than the bikies though.
wtf, WTF are you on?
Another migrant woman is being torn down by a smear campaign. How long before the ombudsman is dragged in to complete the racist character assasination?
everyone should leave Inga alone, she is a remarkable lady who has delivered me two terms on the Casey Council and the endorsement to vie for the State seat of Cranbourne, even though I have no idea what I am doing. Inga advised me to simply promise everything to everyone but deliver nothing. So far it’s worked so I can’t complain about her. plus the fact that she loves the taste of a footballers sausage
Couldnt happen to a bigger fatter nastier cow.
Promising paul, far too generous assessment. The guy is as dumb as dog shit and me and my lib mates will never pre select the dick wit
As I told all Council Staff in an ‘All Council’ email on Wednesday, Mummy and myself are as innocent and clean as fresh white snow. My Mummy is really a nice lady not a poitical person at all, she only wants to help others.
Do you know where I can buy a bullet proof vest? It needs to be girly though to fit my sexy image. I just don’t feel same in council meetings any more.
Slav’s are scum. They are Dumb,Lazy,badly dressed scum from the east of europe who clean the toilets of your local Burger King for 5 quid.
How long before george B’s redneck crew join the fun?
Vile posts on this site show the real internal liberal agenda against Inga. Government inestigators will soon take the bait and target the son.
First they came for Natalie
then the came for innocent Craig
then they came for Diana
now they come for Inga
everytime the left wing latte mob attack what they cannot understand.
Everytime this site stands firmly against the hostile elite and defends the truely innocent heroes.
Is Craig thompson a woman?
Defending Craig Thompson, brimbank and inga binga – this site is a scream…priceless.
The question is Inga a real woman? I so pity her poor unfortunate Gynie – even if you are getting $500 per hour imagine having to look at what horrors are behind her skirts!
Dear anon. Thanks for insight into your tolerant and fair mind. Good to see a liberal finally be honest about their position on multiculturalism.
Real crooks are those leaking to bring down inga.
Or gee!! I off me dinner tonight and Andee has cooked me favourite. Must be the thought of that poor bloke, [deleted]
Kingston is innocent. Just like Brimbank.
Casey is next Bri mbank.
Age and ombo’s smear campaigns go nowhere (rember br imbank, inga, sule y man and as mar) becuase they are clueless.
Casey and Kingston maybe happy hunting grounds for this labor blog but dandenong has a probe into recent election. South east will get more interesting each day closer to state poll. More muck to rake yet.
But wot about ‘the dunnies’; they made a great continuing story. And with pics to match too! And a giant ho-ho too.
(Just one of a number of VEXNEWS EXCLUSIVES; but a hoot to read).
Andy Pandy can always be counted on to defend the shady characters of the shortcon faction but what is the interest in Inga Binga? Weird.
Inga is the best political operator in the Victorian Liberal Party. Never ever count her out.
As a constituent of her ‘empire’ I can reliably inform you all that she never does anything for the local community – unless of course they drive BMW’s and have buckets of money and or political clout. She’s a waste of space.
The ALP and Liberals are really the same team, the one percenters.
The will back each other to the hilt when it comes to things like giving themselves pay rises and keeping the political system a corrupt duopoly.
For proof of this you need look no further than Ted’s backflip on fixing corruption in Victoria.
sorry make that a triple backflip with a half pike
Inga is a [deleted]
The mutual self interest of Vic MPs is beyond doubt with neither opposition nor government wanting to introduce an ICAC system that has take action against many ministers in NSW. The federal government promised independents fair dinkum anti- corruption laws but we are still waiting.
The current anti-corruption framework in Victoria is a system that protects the elite and their mates and dishes out slaps on the wrists with serious matters locked up in confidential processes. The public servants in charge of investigations spend most of their time tip toeing around Lib and Lab power brokers who eventually have the power to appoint or not oppoint them. This circular set up means the most corrupt and most politically useful public servants are protected by our public watch dogs, who know who to look out for. Loyal watchdogs never bite the powerful hands that feed them. To keep up appearances some matters may be referred on – but often to incorrect jurisdictions thus protecting wrong doers. Low level flunkeys get charges the top brass sail on. Look at botched multi million dollar customs cigarrette case.
IBAC may first seem like a step forward from current set up that relies on the serious twisted George Brouwer but IBAC is carefully designed to make investigations into MPs and Ministers impossible.
Like a condom with a hole in it IBAC offers little protection.
To see how the politician’s loyal servants work in Victoria look no further than Bri mbank inquiry – lots of noise, no charges, some low level operators given bans from local government over how to vote cards but main branch stackers still on public payroll with state MPs. All a charade to decieve the public.
Kelly should go.
Inga is [deleted]
Anon, Inga is now half the size she was, and even more active and invigorated based on all reports from the South East.
Good to see Liberrats are no longer attacking inga as an Over bearing over enthusiastic ethnic but instead focussing on her body shape.
Keeping the racist mysoginist liberal tradition alive.
She always tickles my porno moustache.
La la lander – let’s see if IBAC goes after Peter Batchelor over the myki dealings… plenty of $$$ involved in the selection of that tender… things that may you go hmm…….
Please no more don’t make me have to do it with that
THANKS DEAN…..FOR NOTHING.
Jimmy’s in LOVE.
My little Possum was off his afternoon feed from my ample supple teats, so he could not attend the Council Meeting tonight.
We hear that on top of the “clarificatioon, that one key document “could not be authenticated”, The Age’s 2nd document is a falsified one.
Relevant legislation is Crimes Act 1958 – SECT 83A Falsification of documents
83A. Falsification of documents
(1) A person must not make a false document with the intention that he or she,
or another person, shall use it to induce another person to accept it as
genuine, and by reason of so accepting it to do or not to do some act to that
other person’s, or to another person’s prejudice.
Penalty: Level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum).
(2) A person must not use a document which is, and which he or she knows to
be, false, with the intention of inducing another person to accept it as
genuine, and by reason of so accepting it to do or not to do some act to that
other person’s, or to another person’s prejudice.
As a lawyer, I would be advising The Age to publish an apology to PEULICH forthwith.
Who cares lawyer. It’s fun to see dumb Paulie and ingie with crap all over their faces. Not sure ingie will get pre selection next time. Some of us have had enough!
Title Mrs Peulich: Age articles
Legislative Council of the Parliament of Victoria
Members Statements : PEULICH
Date 7 February 2013,Page 5
Mrs Peulich: Age articles
Mrs PEULICH — I wish to place on the record some remarks in relation to a series of articles written by Royce Millar and published in the Age from 18 January. The articles were predicated on a bogus email — as the Age admitted on page 2 of its 23 January edition — and based on hearsay from persons with political motives and fabricated documents, including one document purportedly written by me to a ‘Brian’ on internal party matters, as I have been advised by a third-party recipient who received the portable document format (PDF) version of the document from Royce Millar on 14 January at 11.16 a.m.
I wish to emphasise to the chamber and to the community that this document is a fabricated document. The Age will therefore be unable to authenticate it. The Age is unwilling to admit this because its elaborate attempts to character assassinate me and my family would become even more apparent.
Other allegations and imputations attributed to parties with political motives are also unsubstantiated and disclose no impropriety. The landowners association issued a media release, an abridged version of which was published in the Age, rejecting any imputations of impropriety which were inferred by Royce Millar and the Age in its publication. I therefore call on the Age to correct, retract and apologise, or it will be seen to be defending biased, inaccurate and unfair reporting.
I also encourage the Leader of the Opposition in the other place to blow the whistle and make sure his personnel get out of the dirt unit.