MPs who crossed the floor removed as Parliamentary secretaries
NATIONALS MPs Katrina Hodgkinson and Chris Gulaptis have been removed from their positions as parliamentary secretaries of southern and Northern New South Wales.
The news comes just days after Hodgkinson and Gulaptis made the decision to cross the floor in an attempt to block the government's proposed ban on greyhound racing alongside another Nationals MP, Kevin Humphries.
They are being replaced by Adam Marshall and Bronnie Taylor, both of whom voted in support of the ban, with the legislation passing through the NSW Lower House in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
“Both Adam and Bronnie will bring a renewed focus on regional NSW, ensuring the communities of northern and southern NSW have a strong voice in government,” said Troy Grant, Deputy Premier and leader of the NSW Nationals Party.
“Adam and Bronnie both have a track record of delivering for their communities and I know they will kick goals in their new roles.
“I thank outgoing Parliamentary Secretaries Katrina Hodgkinson and Chris Gulaptis for their service in their roles and look forward to speaking to them both about other opportunities to best serve their communities into the future.”
The news that Gulaptis and Hodgkinson have been dumped as Parliamentary secretaries comes despite Grant having praised both MPs for standing up for their constituents over the greyhound racing ban.
“There is no resentment against them for doing that. I'm actually proud of them for doing that, it is not an easy thing,” Grant had said.
Gulaptis told APN's Daily Examiner on Friday that he would not change his actions to cross the floor if he could go back.
“I'd do it over and over again if I was in the same situation,” Gulaptis said.
“This was not about me – it was about people in the greyhound racing industry losing their livelihoods, their sport and the dogs they love.
“This was a real core community issue.”
Both Marshall and Taylor are expected to receive a $30,000 pay rise in their new roles.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/support-for-baird-government-collapses-20160826-gr1x3y.html
BAIRD ON THE NOSE.
FOLEY NOW MORE POPULAR.
50/50…4% SWING NOW TO LABOR PARTY….LIBS STUMBLING
BAIRD POPULARITY DROPS FROM 60% IN NOT EVEN A YEAR……….HE IS DYING QUICKLY.
INTERNAL FRACTIONS BREATHING SMELLY BREATHS INTO HIS FACE…..HE IS GONE.
Mike Baird 9 July · .. The decision to ban greyhound racing has obviously generateda lot of discussion and questions. And I’ve been listening. I’ve read many ofthe 10,000+ Facebook comments and other coverage in the media and I’d like totake a minute to respond to some of the questions. I particularly want toaddress some of the myths around this decision. So, here are the top 10 things that just aren’t true aboutthe shut down of greyhound racing on 1 July next year. This has been a toughdecision, but a considered one. 1. You are punishing many for the crimes… Read more »
6. This Government just wants to ban everything. I’m a big advocate of small government that keeps out of your way. But that doesn’t mean government stands back and allows cruelty to animals on a widespread scale. I understand why some people feel like they are being over-governed when we introduce more laws – particularly if it is a law you don’t like. Creating extra restrictions brings me no joy. But neither does the death of thousands of dogs a year. My instinct on this, before the Inquiry’s report was handed down, was that we would find a way to… Read more »
Finally… Thanks to everyone for your feedback and questions. Please let me urge you to go and read the review. It is horrific. It is damning. And it leaves the Government with no real choice but to take the action we have. You can read the report here: Thanks for reading. WHAT FEED BACK MIKE? YOU ONLY TOOK FEEDBACK FROM THOSE WHO AGREED WITH YOU. YOU NEGATED ANYONE WHO THOUGHT THE OPPOSITE…………..LOOK AT YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT….NO DISLIKES AT ALL???? YOU MUST BE POORLY EDUCATED AS WELL. WHY? IF YOU READ THAT REPORT AS YOU CLAIM,THEN EVEN YOU WOULD SEE ITS… Read more »
Live Baiting charges withdrawn. All charges againstVictorian trainer Brett Mackie were withdrawn yesterday in an embarrassingbackdown by the RSPCA. The withdrawal ofthese charges is concrete proof that Mr. Mackie did not engage in live baiting. Mr. Mackie is owed anapology from the RSPCA and a withdrawal of action taken by GRV stewards as aresult of false and misleading information provided by the RSPCA. It was abundantly clear that Mr. Mackie had proof that hehad paid for all trials at Tooradin by electronic transfer and that no liveanimals were ordered or paid for. The RSPCA and GRVfailed to consider the evidence… Read more »
Thanks to Chris Gulaptis and Katrina Hodgkinson for their courage and decency and support of their local communities. A sad day when Adam Marshall drink driver, serial speeder and champion of stupidity gets a pay increase- a reflection on just how out of touch Baird and Grant are.
dogem53 It is interesting that the poll also claims that the greyhound ban was supported yet this sudden drop in popularity is immediately after the ban and Luke Foley is suddenly more popular after vigorously supporting the greyhound world.
Part 9.7—Protecting animals and animal 6 enterprises 7 Division 383—Failing to report malicious cruelty to 8 animals 9 383.5 Failing to report malicious cruelty to animals after recording 10 it 11 (1) A person commits an offence if: 12 (a) the person makes a visual record of an activity engaged in, in 13 Australia, by another person; and 14 Example: A video recording, whether or not with sound, or a photograph. 15 (b) the person makes the record because the person believes the 16 activity to be malicious cruelty to animals; and 17 (c) either or both of the following… Read more »
Deborah555 have you noticed how many interviewers always talk about what occurred in the past? then,like that silly BEN FORDHAM, make assumptions that it still exists,or how can we stop it? doh! no recordings since BAIRD made his first move by putting NEWSON in charge. so we now have a past tense,and the activists hang there hat on that. assuming. is happening they say still. where is your evidence? have you reported it within 24 hours as required? no! why? because there is no existence. it is an assumption.we have nothing to show, but it WAS happening,it really was. it… Read more »
Kennel inspections are at all time High here in NSW , some are saying this is a front for the Justice department putting together your assets and that’s your compensation sorry just don’t sign their form ! clever little dicks aren’t they ?
Deborah555 dogem53 1609 participants taken.
wouldn’t hold my breath on any of that regardless. just interesting to see what some pollsters put out into the media.
A bonus From the soft c**K Ex COP Baird groomed him well !
dogem53 Deborah555 It is okay I think that twit Jessica Irvine was the “journalist” Jessy thinks grannies should not be allowed to live in five bedroom houses while her and her partner and boy had to move out of the CBD and move to the suburbs,- how awful-hates anyone with more than her. Her article on rich people was hilarious (she thought it was serious economics) and coped some serious criticism from people who are actually financial journalists. Gen X I am entitled to everything and everyone thinks like me or they should. Claimed this paper supports greyhound ban apparently speaks… Read more »
BobWhitelaw Apparently Grant claims “he will hit the ground running” has he lost his driving license again ? Marshall claims he is very interested in renewable energy. Pretty sure this twit is a green in national clothing.
BobWhitelaw PS Lynny White ex police Grant ex Police- the Police service’s gain and everyone else’s loss.
Unbelievable decision and one that’s surely to bring him heaps of criticism. Hodgkinson and Gulaptis demoted for actually standing up for the constituents who elected them as their Parliamentary representatives.. Others who opposed the ban but didn’t have the balls to cross the floor as they did had a gun held to their heads by the Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli, who threatened to withhold funding for their Electorates. I ask you! Is this Democracy? Baird and Grant have lost the plot and are being vindictive not only towards members of the Greyhound Industry, but also their own Politicians who… Read more »
Hi All have a look at Grieners master plan for Sydney Google THE BAYS PRECINCT this was released October 2015 !
It was always about getting us out of Wentworth Park. They need it so the sad bastards that live in their yuppie apartments can excercise their piss farty little shitzoos!.
Northern Greyhound Rescue added 14 new photos. 5 hrs · .. We and Lancky Dogs have been involved with a large racingkennel for the last week due to a significant welfare issue there. This hasresulted in a sudden and very large intake of dogs, currently we have moved 30Greyhounds into temporary kenneling, if we can secure anymore the number willincrease. We are a small charity and for us to have so many at once on top ofthe dogs already in our care, it’s a huge strain on our finances. The dogs needkenneling, food and veterinary care, some have injuries which… Read more »
Northern Greyhound Rescue added 14 new photos. 5 hrs · .. We and Lancky Dogs have been involved with a large racing kennel for the last week due to a significant welfare issue there. This has resulted in a sudden and very large intake of dogs, currently we have moved 30 Greyhounds into temporary kenneling, if we can secure anymore the number will increase. We are a small charity and for us to have so many at once on top of the dogs already in our care, it’s a huge strain on our finances. The dogs need kenneling, food and… Read more »
BobWhitelaw seen it BOB. no doubt what is really behind BAIRDS movements. what gets me,is why not be honest with the public. tell it as it is and seek some workable method that everyone benefits from in the long run. the gutless colgate smiling sock wearing god preacher,has to lie. we are not going to smite him. we just want honest pollies working with the public. oh no,that is not on. we have to show who wears the pants around here,so they walk over us,lie to us,and make our puny lives even more puny. pollies and demons. great mix. also… Read more »
I wonder if Baird and Grant was watching the ABC coverage of the N.T election last night .In conceding DEFEAT Adam Gillies (Stated) The Country Liberal Party were handed a thumping, more like a flogging by the People and he put it down to disunity. DISUNITY IS DEATH, his words not mine
………. BAIRD AND LIBERAL PARTY NSW TAKE NOTE OF THESE COMMENTS…………………. LIBERAL PARTY ”SLAUGHTERED” BY LABOR IN NORTHERN TERRITORY VOTE. but more importantly,take heed of what LIBERAL LEADER SAYS BROUGHT THEM UNDONE UP THERE……….YA READY YOU FOOLS………….. The Territory had spoken and it was a deafening indictment of a government criticised for its ongoing personal scandals, its arrogance and its failure to consult with voters. Then there were its decisions to sell off public assets without a mandate: the Territory Insurance Office and the Darwin bus service, not to mention the highly controversial long-term lease of the Darwin Port,… Read more »
LOL.
yes it is amazing people how things just fall into your hands.
slaughtered…defeated by a labor party. but the word slaughtered itself,used frequently by baird and co, has come back and karmad the gooses.
corruption..same karma
sell offs without public involvement…….oh its just beautiful how the lord gives back to those who were treated so arrogantly by a government leader who tries to use MY SAME LORD for own personal gain…..lol
it just goes on and on and on…………….baird, who has the better lord now you fool.
BobWhitelaw I hear you brother bob, I hear you…..lol
(no not mad mate, just enjoying how lifes ups and downs and wrongdoings just seem to go wrong for those who do wrong in life….lol
I am having a ball watching all this and love making crass comments to those who deserve it.
I AM OFF TO CHURCH DO THE SERMON TODAY. NOT LISTEN TO IT,ACTUALLY DO IT I AM THAT CONFIDENT…..LOL
BJoe BJoe I thought they may have been threatened people because Chris Gulaptis gave up his parliamentary secretary’s job before he crossed the floor so they must have held that over his head the fact he gave it up and its income speaks even more highly of him. I am not normally a National party supporter but Chris will get my vote next election he is a top bloke who really does care about his electorate. To replace him as parliamentary secretary with that pathetic Adam Marshall little d—head serial traffic offender is outrageous. Baird and Grant are just digging themselves an even… Read more »
dogem53 Sadly this will be the first of a lot of cases where desperate people cannot feed their dogs. Utterly disgraceful that Baird and Grant have condemned greyhound people and their greyhounds to this end.
BobWhitelaw Bob and apparently flogging off state owned assets didn’t go over too well either.
Deborah555 BobWhitelaw huh…u lost me there deb!
dogem53 Deborah555 BobWhitelaw The political journalists have listed all the reasons they thought they lost and leasing the port of Darwin for 99 years to the Chinese and upsetting the Americans and selling other state owned assets was a big part of their downfall. Baird is doing exactly the same thing he has leased the Port of Newcastle for 99 years to foreign investors, was about to sell the Ausgrid to a Chinese investor and he has already sold of most of the electricity generating assets. I was pointing out that there are more parallels than just disunity.
Luke speaks to NSW Labor Deputy Leader Michael Daley & the Sydney Morning Herald’s State Political reporter Sean Nicholls.
http://www.2gb.com/audioplayer/200411
reporter is sort of protective of BAIRD, but look at what happened in NT.
abuse the public and treat with arrogance,then not only BAIRD suffers,but all those pollies who stand by him today.
rear visison mirror looking they call it.
Deborah555 dogem53 BobWhitelaw .gotcha deb.
The SMH has always been anti Greyhound Racing….probably because it didn’t get the contract to publish the daily Form Guides….so you can’t expect any of its reporters to favour the dogs.
As for Michael Daley, he spoke like a Politician with sense.
some queries about laws and rules etc; as they believed the BILL was over and done. actually,that is incorrect. until the bill is ASSENTED BY THE GOVERNER,it has not been ‘finished business’yet. as stated in the above,even though the governer signs off on the bill,it does not mean it is in law and legal straight away. so,BAIRD still has time to take a softly,backward walking angle, and move the bill needs further investigating with the house AND THE PEOPLE. you see,a nice easy way to weasel out and say it was rejected by the governer even,and that is best we… Read more »
and furthermore,the government can put a time frame on the legalisation and enactment of that bill,simply by placing a finish date….in our case,JULY2017. some argued that once the GG signs off,that is it and any GREY AUSTRALASIA RULES do not exist in NSW………so it cannot race. not if the government put a selected date on it,again probably dated for july 2017. clever little dicky birds these pollies. they knew racing could stop as soon as 28 days had passed after the assention.so they will place a rider on it to extend to a certain date. stand corrected if wrong,but that… Read more »
Judge throws out cruelty case after finding video footageinadmissable Exclusive, The Courier-Mail August 29, 2016 12:00am Subscriber only ANIMAL cruelty prosecutions have been thrown into chaosafter a judge ruled video footage of live baiting was inadmissable and threwout a charge against a greyhound trainer. The District Court at Ipswich was told in a pre-trialhearing on Friday that animal rights activists obtained the video illegallyafter trespassing on private property to secretly install the cameras. Judge Greg Koppenol accepted that the recordings should notbe used. Trainer Ian Hoggan, 64, was due to face trial today on onecount of animal cruelty but instead… Read more »
we now have a defined situation in activists being involved in filming and gathering evidence. 1. have 24 hours to submit any evidence 2. cannot trespass on private property to do such filming. also, I would now be chasing a legal ruling on them thrusting cameras in any ones face for the sake of sensationalism. the pig production incident with AJP stating he knew all the rules and legalities,and DEMANDED to be taken to certain areas,and certain peoples offices. any normal person seeking consult,makes a booking and gets a time. to use bully stand over crap, should also face trespass… Read more »
dogem53 Well they would have to be stuffing up if they are using people in Vic like they are in NSW “bonnie the bushwalker” who just didn’t happen to have a camera but saw a “mass grave” that disappeared overnight. So far people are being condemned in the court of social media the legal system tends to have a greater onus on proof.
The First Track to go outside of Wenty is the Gardens ,the News here in the Hunter that the Newcastle Jets are are looking to relocate from Hunter Stadium. the soccer club is now owned by the Chinese ! many years ago the Federal Liberal Government were locking people up who were actively involved in COMMUNISM now they allow them to own half of our Country .maybe these politicians need locking up, but that won’t happen because they have sold off all the MENTAL HOSPITAL’S to foreign investors!
BobWhitelaw BOB, it may never need to happen if news filtering out about corruption in NSW concerning nsw government and ICAC,and all those typical little off-shoots. everyone espousing the use of ICAC to take on BAIRDS government, was never a good idea. and some were silently in the background talking up BIG NEWS COMING that will shatter the government,show up corruption in past decisions and cases that ruined names and reputations,and today, ALAN JONES has brought it to a head. this SPICER REPORT is so vital to everyone in NSW, not just the dogs industry,but also will clearly show of… Read more »
BobWhitelaw http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/icacs-operation-spicer-report-two-years-in-the-making-20160829-gr3lua.html
I KNOW NOTHING…..LOL
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/icac-former-liberal-mps-forced-to-repay-illegal-donations-20160829-gr3tcv.html WHAT IS THE USE OF ICAC? delve into corruptions.or so we thought. it is the typical TOOTHLESS TIGER,but,when this full report is released, take particular note of a gent named WATSON. AND A CHINESE DUDE, NAMED yang…WHO wrote in a CHINESE editorial about how CHINA was tired of spending money on dealingsw ith the AUSDTRALIAN STATE GOVERNMENNTS,and NOT GETTING WHAT THEY ACTUALLY PAID DONATION(theres a laugh) for………..dealing for attainment of industries,development etc; etc;….in a word,they were paying but not getting 100% what they were paying for. read between the lines on all this,but some rather nasty stuff is already… Read more »
tells you a lot about THE LIBERALS hey6 what govner.
Baird this morning has given more reassurances that WP will be public space, this is another diversion in my opinion, let them have the real estate WP was a shit of a place to get to anyway.
What we should be hammering in these pages is the compensation which would really hurt Baird. I’ll say it again WE SHOULD BE HAMMERING THE COMPENSATION would really hurt Baird.
Baird this morning has given reassurance that WP will be public space. This is another diversion in my opinion, let them have the real estate WP was a shit of a place to get to anyway.
What we should be hammering in these pages is the COMPENSATION which would really hurt Baird. I’ll say it again WE SHOULD BE HAMMERING THE COMPENSATION,
Chris Murphy our leading criminal mouth piece here in N.S.W has come out with attack on Baird .The Sanctionious Forgiveness Today of his LIBERAL PARTY Being SEVEN found By The Corruption Commission To Have Evaded The Law. Premier Mike Baird said, Extremely DISCREDITED EX POLICE MINISTER GALLAGHER had suffered enough. Stays in our highest office of the affairs of the State Stains our Parliament. HUH,NO SUCH FORGIVENESS OR SECOND CHANCE FOR GREYHOUND PEOPLE.This is the Hypocrisy of this Bible Bashing Snake Oil PREMIER Of N.S.W. A Shameful HYPOCRITE Creature Looking after his mates.
dogem53 Let me read a letter from Newson when he took up the role of interim CEO of GRNSW. Quote, In recognition of the significance of the Live Baiting revelations , The Deputy Premier TROY GRANT announced plans to strengthen and expanded the McHugh Reveiw .Justice Mchugh has been joined on the review panel by CEO of the RSPCA NSw Steve Coleman ,Assistant Police Commissioner Mark Jenkins , Ron Arnold from GRICG. The review panel meet for the first time on Tuesday 24 February 2015 and has started its task of examining welfare and integrity issues and the future… Read more »
BobWhitelaw so much protected corruption in that BAIRD GOVERNMENT. we ,the public, are being hood-winked by that fellow,and he is protecting criminals hiding under parliamentary priviledges.this is a rort and until someone stands up and speaks the truth,we are all at the mercy of a lunatic and his co-horts. ICAC are useless. what sort of system allows all this> and notice how BAIRD is always putting in NEW LAWS to protect his own,. he is as corrupt as any of them. when this march eventually takes place,those even attacked by ICAC and now found to have been innocent all along… Read more »
BobWhitelaw dogem53 AND BOB, I believe NEWSON was going along fine. yes some were getting annoyed,but mainly because change was getting in there way. we all had to change. but you are right,that committee group OVERNIGHT turned on us. and the answer is BAIRD. he stood over them and told them it was not working the way HE WANTED IT. the way NEWSON was going,BAIRD would have been shown up as a dick head….so NEWSON and co. were turned away,and a new set of BAIRDS RULES were brought in. you know,those rules he is famous for introducing when he knows he… Read more »
BobWhitelaw Apparently Barry O’Farrell had “suffered enough already” as well- although some-one who earned thirty thousand dollars a year had not suffered enough and was charged and then later found not guilty but the legal bills broke him anyway. Baird’s latest change to the laws that you cannot be charged with corruption if you are only breaking the electoral laws has got to be well corruption surely.