Comments on: COURT OUT: Labor veteran Laurie Ferguson weighs legal options over preselection

By: Fed Preselections

Fed Preselections — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:12:23 +0000

This is turning into a Brownlow Count-can someone please tell me when these bloody preselections will be decided?

By: Political Observer

Political Observer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:44:40 +0000

Looks to me that Steve Christou has some balls and political nouse. It’s a pity he belongs to the dark side of politics the ALP.

By: Mr Narau

Mr Narau — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:56:32 +0000

Obviously the labour party are looking for a Pacific Solution for Laurie the Log.

After almost 30yrs on the gravy train he still wants more!!

Can anyone remember his contribution to Australian society?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:12:25 +0000

i pray to god that ferguson looses – his rude and heartless .

By: Five Dock resident

Five Dock resident — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:42:05 +0000

I arrived home from work today and found a note from Murphy saying he was doorknocking my street, but missed me because i wasn’t home. That doesn’t seem like a man who is going to be shafted.

Bye bye laurie! the people of auburn and lidcombe are about to find out what a hard working local member looks like.

By: Norman Hanscombe

Norman Hanscombe — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:28:59 +0000

Over the years I’ve often been disappointed by people who were too, too timid to speak out, so they remained silent.

They, however, were heroes alongside the gutless wimps who ’speak out’ by attacking others anonymously from the cowards’ castles of blog sites. IF these silent assassins really believed in what they state, would it be too much to expect just a tad (not too much, of course) more courage on their part?

Apparently yes.

By: wanky strathfielder

wanky strathfielder — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:56:33 +0000

Oh the days when strathfield used to be a liberal area. then all the povvo labor voting ethnics moved in, once we’re squashed into reidistan we’ll have no chance.

I hope murphy goes though – the only time he’s opened his mouth in parliament in the last 10 years was to ask for a parliamentary inquiry into the beef stroganoff portions being served at the parliament house cafeteria. Now there’s a man who knows what his constituents care about.

By: hongthachdoan

hongthachdoan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:19:37 +0000

A great man knows when to exit graciously. Draw your own conclusion.

By: god help us Brumby is premier

god help us Brumby is premier — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:07:05 +0000

Reid Constituent
My question was not to you. It was to Stevi

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:53:03 +0000

I suppose rape is a form of torture but yes murder is the most serious of all crimes, or perhaps treason.

By: god help us john brumby is premier.

god help us john brumby is premier. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:38:32 +0000

“Rape is the worst crime there is,” according to John Brumby.

Oh really? So murder and torture are less severe?

What a tool.

By: Reid Constituent

Reid Constituent — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:31:34 +0000

God save us if you are referring to Steve Christou political staffer, you are way off the mark. I have dealt with Steve on several occasions mainly in regards to Centrelink and CSA matters. He has helped resolve issues in two days that Centrelink and CSA would not touch in months. His work mobile was always available even late at night to field my questions and he was always pleasant. Now that’s value for money.

By: Sith Lord

Sith Lord — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:22:43 +0000

I don’t understand why a couple of idiots have an issue with Steve commenting on, when we all know that the Vex is used as a political smear campaign from all staffers of politicians. At least Christou has the balls to put his name to print. As for the so-called waste of tax payer money, I bet he does hours of unpaid overtime. Perhaps if the Liberal staffers spent more time helping their members then focusing on trashing people in blogs, their political party would not be such a mess.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:39:55 +0000

how much of a bonus is fergs paying u

By: god help us Brumby is premier

god help us Brumby is premier — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:48:49 +0000

Steve Christou
Is Mr Ferguson giving you any bonuses for posting on vex? This is a wast of tax payer money!!!

By: chrisp

chrisp — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:48:51 +0000

Albo, its funny. You sound just like the real Albo….

By: Steve Christou

Steve Christou — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:33:17 +0000

Hi Albo

It’s no secret that i work for Laurie. If i wanted to hide it i would not use my real name on this blog. Having known Laurie both personally and professionally for a few years now i guess i am well qualified in answering some of the critics on this forum who are intent on bagging him and giving him a bad name. I’ll reiterate what i said earlier, Laurie works very hard for his constituency almost always seven days a week, consisting of early morning till late at night. I can rarely remember the last time Laurie had a full day off to himself. All this often comes at the expense of his own personal commitments, so to read the nonsense written by some on these pages is really disapointing.

By: Dark Horse

Dark Horse — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:07:08 +0000

Same thing happened in Corio in 2007…

By: Albo

Albo — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:34:33 +0000

Could the NSW Left Source mentioned in this story be Anthony D’Adam? I thought my boy Foley taught you to keep your mouth shut at LDC? If you could centrally control Laurie’s preselction you would, yet you demand he be allowed to have a rank and file ballot as if you have the moral high ground.

Also, Steve Christou didn’t mention he works for Laurie.

By: there is something very wrong in Victoria and its Richard Dalla-Riva

there is something very wrong in Victoria and its Richard Dalla-Riva — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:48:34 +0000

Why isnt Richard Dalla-Riva having his preselection pulled? He is the worst excuse for a politician in Australia.

By: Keep the flame alive

Keep the flame alive — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:32:10 +0000

Urgent memo to K Rudd

Kevin there will be serious economic implications for the ACT economy if Laurie gets the chop.

All those sleezy wine bars, all you can eat buffets and of course those aldult entertainment outlets at Fyshwick will go broke.

By: tHE jOKER

tHE jOKER — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:58:18 +0000

Rank and file preselections are dead federally because Rudd wants it that way. He wants ultimate control and his left and right hand men in NSW, Arbib & Albanese will select who runs where.
Democracy is flat lining in the ALP.

By: Arther conan doyle

Arther conan doyle — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:41:10 +0000

Murphy, both Fergusons, Melham, we could go on. These people have no interest in the Party or the working battlers of Orstralia.I wish they would all just piss off, out the trough. Gillard will lose any cred if she blocks renewal.

By: chrisp

chrisp — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:53:26 +0000

John Murphy should get the chop.

By: god help us Brumby is premier

god help us Brumby is premier — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:04:49 +0000

Then again he cant be Costas this guy can spell.

By: Steve Christou

Steve Christou — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:34:44 +0000

True Believer

Steve Christou is my real name. Why don’t you put your real name. If you are going to make such serious allegations towards somebody then why don’t you have the courage to put your name to it? Maybe then people might actually take you seriously.
I speak honestly. It is yourself and god save us that hide behind false names on blogs bagging people out. If you want to bag somebody out that’s fine thats your right, but at least have the courage to add your real name to it!!!

By: True believer

True believer — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:24:33 +0000

Steve Christou, what planet are you on, why don’t you put your real name. I know what he said to me to my face in Canberra 6 years ago along with several other staffers, Finland, Iceland bloody Maryland and fatland

By: god help us Rob Hulls sucks oxygen

god help us Rob Hulls sucks oxygen — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:41:14 +0000

Like his brother the fergusons are in it for what they can personally get out of it.

By: god help us Brumby is premier

god help us Brumby is premier — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:37:44 +0000

Steve Christou
You wouldnt by any chance be the electorate officer for Brendon O’Connor? Costas Snoterous is that you?? Have you forgot to spell your name?

By: god help us Rob Hulls is the member for niddrie

god help us Rob Hulls is the member for niddrie — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:31:16 +0000

Gillard will step in for her mate she tends to do that. Even helped promote underperforming Brendon O’Connor to cabinet. Surely there will be one last hooray for fergi.