Mastodawn

Yet another pollie hopping on Gina Airways. What do they discuss on these flights away from burning ears & prying eyes? #auspol #SeekingInfluence #PoliticianDisclosure

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Nate Cochrane 4d ago

Johnson gave $33,000 to Labor, and the other Johnson gave $33,000 to the Coalition. (Guess that's each $30K+GST?) Very even-handed donors are the two Johnsons. #PoliticalDisclsoures #SeekingInfluence #auspol politicalgadgets.com/page.html?se...

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Nate Cochrane Mar 11

Glad Zali cleared that up. Wouldn’t want to confuse one’s Zara with another’s Saba. #auspol #PoliticianDisclosure #SeekingInfluence

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Nate Cochrane Mar 10

Bridget McKenzie, the #auspol equivalent of a neodymium gift magnet. #PoliticianGifts #SeekingInfluence

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Nate Cochrane Mar 5

You and I foot the bill so Pauline can kiss Gina’s ring. #auspol #SeekingInfluence #PoliticianDisclosures

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Nate Cochrane Feb 27

JIC you’re wondering why insurance premium rises keep outpacing inflation. Gotta keep those pollies in power. #auspol #SeekingInfluence #PoliticalDonations

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Nate Cochrane Feb 26

“Parliamentary Friends of Tennis” 🤦 Key AO Ventures (Tennis Australia) investors are Tesla chairwoman, Robyn Denhom, Tanarra Capital’s John Wylie, Caledonia’s Mark Nelson, and Ellerston Capital’s Ashok Jacob. #auspol #SeekingInfluence

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Nate Cochrane Feb 19

Government bureaucrats accepted 1026 disclosed gifts – $540,000 total value – last year. #auspol #SeekingInfluence #disclosure openpolitics.au/analysis/fed...

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Federal bureaucrats accepted 1,026 gifts with a total value of $540,000 last year

Gift givers include foreign governments, corporations and lobbyists — as well as AI companies such as OpenAI, which hosted several dinners for senior government officials.

Nate Cochrane Feb 18

Far be it for me to say a conservative politician is full of hot air, but taking an ~$800 ride for two pax in a hot air balloon over Yarra vineyards is wild. 🥂🍇 #auspol #SeekingInfluence #PoliticianGifts #disclosure www.gowildballooning.com.au/yarra-valley/

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Nate Cochrane Feb 11

Pull up a stool. #auspol #PoliticalDonations #SeekingInfluence

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