by Jim Ball | Dec 14, 2017 | Blog, Bob Carr, China, Dastyari |
Interesting to watch as China attempts to frame and pitch itself as the victim in all of this. Like, how dare we try and thwart their attempts to undermine Australia and get us to bend to their will. Mind you they’ve been encouraged in all of this by the veritable... by Jim Ball | Nov 30, 2017 | Blog, Dastyari, Labor Party, Random Notes |
As a factional player of the Labor centre right and therefore in Shortens orbit, both Sam Dastyari and Labor are compromised. Lets assume Bill Shorten becomes Prime Minister at the next election, a likely scenario given the current polling trajectory. Having knowledge... by Jim Ball | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog, Dastyari |
Last week in one of my random notes, this time concerning Sam Dastyari and the nature and character of his relationship with his Chinese patrons. Seems that I was right in my assessment. First my note. Below that the front page of today’s SMH. “..Like many... by Jim Ball | Sep 13, 2016 | Blog, Dastyari |
Former Labor frontbencher Sam Dastyari praised the Chinese Communist Party’s official propaganda outlet for its “incredible work” in building relations with Australia. In a 2015 Chinese New Year message he recorded for People’s Daily Online... by Jim Ball | Sep 13, 2016 | Blog, Dastyari
Nick Cater shreds and eviscerates Sock Puppet Sam in today’s Australian “…It is tempting to describe Sam Dastyari as a metaphor for our times, except that a metaphor has to stand for something, which the senator unfortunately doesn’t. So let’s just... 
by Jim Ball | Sep 9, 2016 | Blog, Dastyari
One final thing on Dastyari. The entire episode could be encapsulated in the quote from Deep-throat hiding in the shadows in the underground carpark as featured in the movie about Watergate, All The Presidents Men. “Follow the Money”