Oz politics goes Dada, Surreal actually! - International Social/Political

The joke aspect of the story runs something like this, a vendor at a flea market selling bicycle seats, displays his wares – new bicycle seats $30, used $50 -- you were warned! Now to the real life example, which is in even poorer taste: a West Australian parliamentarian running for his Party’s leadership at the time was publicly exposed for sniffing/snorting the freshly vacated seat of a female staffer and snapping the bra-strap of a Labor staffer – two gross and imbecilic acts performed in extremely bad taste, the seat-snorting antic cost him his leadership bid; however, this imbecile was not thrown out of parliament – he survived, albeit in the lesser capacity of Party Treasurer.

If we’ve learnt anything about human nature it’s that ‘leopards don’t change their spots’ and this clown is no exception to that rule. After a very public and humiliating apology in the presence of his ‘devoted and supportive’ wife, this seat-snorting politician compromised himself a second time. But on this occasion for adultery and sexually crossing political divides – this Liberal Treasurer was exposed for fucking a Greens MP; imagine the pillow talk!

The only redeeming feature of this sordid story is that the Greens MP was not a bloke; however, it was the female Greens MP who released the story to the press! It seems that mutually assured political destruction no longer applies in WA – be warned all Aussies in high office, your indiscretions could be exposed at any time, what’s a ruined career against fifteen minutes of infamy?

International readers would not be familiar with the antics of West Oz politics and I wouldn’t blame conservatives for not believing any of it. So I offer a link to a mainstream press article covering the same story. Reading is believing; have a nice enlightened day and wonder no more whether we should restore a people's REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY in Australia.

TROY Buswell has been forced to resign as treasurer after West Australian Premier Colin Barnett found his friend had run out of political "lives".

Mr Barnett told a press conference today that he accepted Mr Buswell's resignation after revelations of his affair and admissions that he had used taxpayers' funds had made his position “untenable”.

“You have no lives left. There is no excuse” Mr Barnett said he had told Mr Buswell, who remained his friend.

“He has however, showed very poor judgment.”

Mr Barnett said the affair with Greens MP Adele Carles was not a sackable offence but the misuse of public funds was the final straw.

“While I consider the relationship between Troy and Ms Carles a personal matter, Troy's actions in relation to the use of his Government entitlements in this matter is unacceptable,” Mr Barnett said in a statement.

“As a result, this morning I informed the Treasurer that I believed his position as Treasurer and Minister was now untenable. Troy offered me his resignation, which I accepted. This was the appropriate course of action.”

Mr Barnett said he did not regret having given Mr Buswell another chance after the infamous chair-sniffing embarrassment but he was very disappointed that he had “squandered that chance”.

Mr Barnett said he would take over Mr Buswell's role until after the state budget on May 20.

The use of entitlements by Mr Buswell and Ms Carles has been referred to the public sector commissioner and Mr Barnett said if anything inappropriate was found it would be referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission.

© 2010 News Limited

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