The Australian Party's Campaign Director, Luke Shaw, released a statement today confirming that The Australian Party has not authorised either of the major parties to distribute any how to vote information on behalf of the party.
-See email sent to McCarthy-Wood Media (below statement).
“Like just about every other Queenslander, I want to get rid of Anna Bligh and her failed Labor government.
“The reality is that governments run by Campbell Newman and his mates will be no better. He has already back-flipped on a number of promises and now there is a whiff of the ‘white shoe brigade’ in the air,” Mr Shaw said.
“Let me make it perfectly clear, we have not entered into any preference deals with either the ALP or the LNP.
“Queenslanders are tired of being sold a pup and they deserve better than what these two worn out political organisations have to offer.
“Both of the major parties will continue to sell off our assets, our jobs and our future.
“Both are set to let 40,000 foreign workers fly in to take our mining jobs and both will see our waterways and prime agricultural land poisoned by the Coal Seam Gas industry.
“Very simply, I urge all voters to number every square, putting The Australian Party first and the party they dislike the most last. The Australian Party faithful should follow that official advice,” Mr Shaw said.
He noted that the major parties had suddenly become very interested in preferencing or getting preferences from The Australian Party.
“We're just going to row our own boat and aren't really interested in whatever games they are playing.
“Queenslanders deserve more than a change of government, they deserve good government.”
Email sent to McCarthy-Wood Media:
FYI [Name Withheld] just sent me these! Bizzarre how to vote cards to be handed out by ALP (in Katter or Greens look alike dress as required)
All legal and approved but weird tactics – assuming if we don’t get enough primary votes they get prefs!
People need to be made aware this is NOT coming from us...
I cannot guarantee authenticity but have passed on to my head office for comment.
Original text below
Nothing too low for Bligh?
“How to Votes cards” authorised by A. Chisholm- Australian Labor Party
Correction – at least 19 electorates involved
Kallangur – Mary-Anne O’Neill – Katter
Ipswich West – Wayne Wendt- Katter
Ipswich – Rachel Nolan- Katter
Ferny Grove- Murray Watt- Greens
Bulimba- Di Farmer- Greens
Barron River- S Wettenhall – Greens
Logan- Linus Power- Katter
Morayfield- Mark Ryan- Katter
Mount Cootha - Andrew Fraser – Greens
Mulgrave – Curtis Pitt – Katter
Mundingburra- Mark Harrison – Katter
Pumicestone- Carryn Sullivan- Katter
Rockhampton – Bill Byrne- Katter
South Brisbane – Anna Bligh – Greens
Stafford – S Hinchcliffe- Greens
Stretton - Independent ( bright yellow flyer to mimic Independents )
Thuringowah – Craig Wallace – Katter
Townsville- Johnstone – Greens
Waterford- Evan Moorhead - Katter
From a former life – long Labor voter
There is nothing new to this and nothing wrong. It abides by the Electoral Commission regulations. It would only be wrong if they did not state who authorised it. It is not like that man in the video was wearing a green shirt now was he? He does not represent the green image in anyway expect for colour which stands for the environment anyway. Stop getting in a quibble over something so silly. LNP is no good anyway. The preferences should go to Labor. This is a two-party preferred country. Get over it.
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