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LOWER THAN A SNAKE’S BELLY: Leftist author’s sexed-up hit-list
Antony Loewenstein is up to his old tricks.
CHOKER: Evan Thornley’s delightful self-immolation continues to burn out of control
Evan Thornley has fled to the south of France to escape the stench from the scandal he’s left behind here. Did he misuse his role in government for personal profit? Has he disclosed everything as required by law? Will the company stand by their scandal-plagued prospective Australian CEO? We’ve never had so much fun with our clothes on as we ponder the smouldering ruin of crooked Evan Thornley’s political self-destruction.
BEWARE GIMMICKS: Thornley’s electric car move might backfire
Just in time for Evan Thornley’s arrival in the space, consumer enthusiasm for hybrid/all-electric vehicles is “evaporating” due to collapsing oil prices and the global financial crisis. Toyota Prius sales in the US are down by nearly 50 per cent. At $140…
ACTION MEN: Peter and John taking on our fires
Sunday Herald Sun’s Peter Rolfe and Victorian Premier John Brumby are men of action.
ROGUE: Thornley is going to a "Better Place"
Evan Thornley continues to make news in Victorian politics for all the wrong reasons. Today’s latest installment in the Thornley drama: he’s officially resigned, wants massive taxpayer hand-outs to be given to his new company, the name of which he mentioned cryptically to his Labor colleagues when resigning and also has plans to help one of his mates to take up his Parliamentary vacancy.
IT KEEPS GETTING WEIRDER: Thornley’s father undermines cover story and says son “is not a humble man”
Evan Thornley’s Dad has joined in those criticising the disgraced former Parliament Secretary. He says Evan “is not a humble man” and has publicly questioned his son’s cover story that he has left to pursue opportunities outside politics.
FILTHY RICH: Ombudsman called in over Thornley sleaze and abuse of power
Only a full-scale Ombudsman’s inquiry can be certain of assuring the Victorian people they haven’t been taken for a ride by the corrupt business practices of Labor MP Evan Thornley.
DODGY JUDGE: Lenny Roberts-Smith fights accountability
Many Western Australians are worried about the propriety of the head of the state’s Corruption and Crime Commission, Lenny Roberts-Smith. The dodgy judge’s recent antics include waging a very personal vendetta against the head of the Parliamentary watchdog over the…
PROUD TO BE RIGHT: Labor’s Lex Luthor reveals his inner evil // VEXNEWS vindicated
The truth of Evan Thornley’s vulgar venality is becoming fully visible. Patriots on both sides of politics recoil with horror as he drops his pants and moons the entire political process in a style pioneered by Mark Latham. Insiders tell VEXNEWS more about what Thornley and his family are up to as we slowly piece together the biggest and dirtiest jigsaw in Victorian politics.
SUPER-RAT: Yet another “star” candidate explodes, betraying the ALP, hurting the government
Evan Thornley was an enthusiastic candidate for John Brumby’s Ministry until Saturday. There’s definitely more to his sudden withdrawal than meets the eye. But whatever the reason, the incredible distress Thornley has caused the government will make him forever infamous in Labor circles.
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