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What a loyal little faggot he is.
Does Pauline give him a gold star? <https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/the-biggest-james-ashby-scandals-laid-bare/news-story/34dc77f134ab44f5fe4e547be7bc9f27>
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The biggest James Ashby scandals laid bare
James Ashby has been exposed trying to bag millions of dollars from
the largest gun lobby in the US. But this is just the latest in a
string of scandals.
March 26, 2019
Gavin Fernando
James Ashby is back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
The political adviser has been exposed in secret Al Jazeera footage
that revealed he tried to score millions of dollars in foreign
donations from the National Rifle Association for the One Nation party
last year.
MORE: Hidden camera exposes One Nation
His name has been trending on social media all day. But, as many in
the Australian media have pointed out, the 40-year-old is no stranger
to scandal:
Mr Ashby been linked to physical altercations, dodgy dealings and
sexual harassment allegations u some of which date back decades.
ASHBYGATE
Before the Al Jazeera documentary was published, Mr Ashby was best
known for the oAshbygateo political scandal involving federal
parliamentAs former speaker of the house, Peter Slipper.
The one-time media adviser for the then-Liberal MP for Fisher accused
his former boss of sexual harassment in 2012, which Mr Slipper denied,
but it led to Mr SlipperAs sensational resignation from the job.
Mr Ashby claimed he had been sexually harassed by Mr Slipper, alleging
he made sexual advances and sent suggestive text messages. He also
claimed Mr Slipper had asked him to shower with the bathroom door left
open in a Canberra unit.
Mr Slipper, in turn, claimed Mr Ashby ogradually introduced into his
exchanges a occasional ribald language and sexual innuendoo after he
began working in the ex-MPAs office.
Mr Slipper formally resigned in October 2012. Two months later, the
Federal Court dismissed the case against him, with Justice Steven
Rares ruling that Mr AshbyAs case was an oabuse of processo with the predominant purpose of causing osignificant public, reputational and
political damageo.
oTo allow these proceedings to remain in the court would bring the administration of justice into disrepute among right-thinking people
and would be manifestly unfair to Mr Slipper,o Justice Rares said in
his judgment.
James Ashby is best known for the scandal that emerged after he
accused Peter Slipper of sexual harassment.
James Ashby is best known for the scandal that emerged after he
accused Peter Slipper of sexual harassment.
Mr Slipper launched an unsuccessful bid for re-election in 2013, and
Mr Ashby dropped the sexual harassment case in 2014.
The following year, there was further controversy after police raided
Mr AshbyAs home and that of his parents, in an investigation of
allegations Mr Ashby had illegally removed Mr SlipperAs official
diaries.
After the raids, Mr Ashby agreed to be formally interviewed by police
about the diary copy allegations. No charges were ever laid.
Mr Ashby also launched a complaint with the Human Rights Commission,
alleging he had been victimised by then-Foreign Minister Bob Carr and then-Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce.
In the complaint, Mr AshbyAs lawyers argued their client had been
subject to repeated attacks on his reputation and integrity, singling
out a tweet from Mr Carr describing Mr Ashby as omore rehearsed than a
Kabuki actoro. They also complained Mr Joyce had told media he was
oonly slightly less dodgy than Slippero.
ALTERCATION WITH EX-ONE NATION SENATOR
Last month, Mr Ashby was involved in a physical altercation with
United Australia Party Brian Burston, after Mr Burston made a sexual
harassment claim against Pauline Hanson.
Images of the incident showing the pair in a physical clash following
Mr BurstonAs allegations against Ms Hanson.
James Ashby and Senator Brian Burston clash in Parliament House
following an allegation that Burston was the subject of sexual
harassment by Pauline Hanson. Picture: Geoff Chambers / The Australian
James Ashby and Senator Brian Burston clash in Parliament House
following an allegation that Burston was the subject of sexual
harassment by Pauline Hanson. Picture: Geoff Chambers / The Australian
Mr Burston accused Mr Ashby of a period of prolonged harassment
against him and his wife. He claimed Mr Ashby had run up to him as he
was leaving a dinner function with his wife, and put a phone close to
their faces. oI told him to f**k off,o he said.
Mr Burston claimed Mr Ashby then began pursuing the pair. oI lost it,o
he said. oI grabbed him and I pushed him up against the wall.o
Mr Burston reported the incident to the Australian Federal Police but
no charges were laid.
Ms Hanson responded to the incident by denying the sexual harassment
claim and telling reporters Mr Burston oneeds to get some anger
managemento.
FAILURE TO DECLARE A PLANE
Mr AshbyAs private company, Black Bull Qld Pty Ltd, was charged last
August over allegations it failed to co-operate with an investigation
into the donation of a plane for One NationAs election campaign in
2016.
It was claimed that One Nation failed to declare a $100,000 plane
given to Mr Ashby and used during the 2015 federal election as a
donation.
In December, Mr Ashby admitted to a court that Black Bull Qld had
failed to comply with the Australian Electoral CommissionAs request to
provide information about the planeAs use.
The business copped a conviction and $1000 fine but no charges were
brought against Mr Ashby over the incident.
ACCUSED OF PROFITING FROM CANDIDATES
In late 2016, Mr Ashby was accused of ointimidatingo One Nation
candidates into using two of his printing businesses to make a profit.
Former One Nation treasurer Ian Nelson claimed Mr Ashby improperly
profited by using his position as Senator HansonAs adviser to send
business to companies he controlled.
According to the Australian Financial Review, Mr Nelson said
candidates feared they would be disendorsed if they didnAt comply.
oAshby needs to stay right away from the candidates because heAs
intimidating them, heAs insisting that they buy his product, which is
much dearer than anything else, when these candidates should be able
to buy their own from the local constituency,o he said. oIn other
words if you donAt do it this way well you know what youAre not going
to get endorsed. IAve heard it from the mouths of the candidates.o
Mr Ashby denied the claims to the AFR.
Parliamentary documents revealed at least nine separate payments to Mr
Ashby or his company, Coastal Signs and Printing, between November
2016 and March 2017 for printing and communications. The charges were entitlements requested by Senator Hanson, including one by Mr Burston,
who was then a One Nation Senator.
The total charges came to $10,187 in taxpayer cash, The Courier-Mail
reported.
aBRAINSTORMINGA PLAN TO CASH IN ON ELECTION MATERIALS
In May 2017, it was revealed that Mr Ashby pitched an idea to charge
inflated prices for campaign material.
In a leaked recording during a One Nation brainstorming meeting, he
was quoted suggesting a plan to make money from party candidates and
taxpayer funding by selling items purchased for the campaign to
candidates at inflated prices.
oThere is an opportunity for us to make some money on this if we play
this smart,o Mr Ashby can be heard telling the meeting.
oI will deny I ever said this but what stops us from getting a middle
man or gracing a I am happy to grace in cash, double the price of
whatever it is.
oWe say to the candidates we will fund 50 per cent of this package. So
the package might be $5000. YouAre going to pay $2500 and weAll pay
the other $2500 of the $5000.
oThe other $2500 is the profit. ItAs the fat. And IAll write it off. I
donAt want the cash for it.o
When asked in the recording how they would be making money, he
responds: oBecause when you lodge the receipt at the full price with
the Electoral Commission of Queensland you get back the full amount
thatAs been issued to you as an invoice.o
Senator Pauline Hanson stood by Mr Ashby after the recording was
leaked to the media.
Senator Pauline Hanson stood by Mr Ashby after the recording was
leaked to the media.
Senator Hanson stood by Mr Ashby after the recording was leaked,
blaming it on a odisgruntledo party member.
oDonAt forget that I was at the meeting as well. DonAt forget that you
donAt have the full recording of the meeting,o she said.
oWe knocked it on the head at the meeting. It didnAt go ahead. It was
an issue that was raised and it was knocked on the head there and
then.o
Mr Ashby said it was a opoor choice of wordso during the meeting, but
insisted he wasnAt a liability to the party.
oItAs embarrassing, thereAs no doubt about that,o he said. oBut letAs
not forget that these were secretly recorded conversations in what we
thought was an environment where we could safely put any idea on the
table and it wouldnAt go any further.
oWeAve never implemented this idea that was put forward and itAs
regretful that obviously poor choice of words on my behalf had to be
aired in such a manner.o
ALLEGED AFFAIR WITH UNDERAGE BOY
Mr Ashby was investigated by Queensland police in 2012 over
allegations he had sex with an underage boy, which he denied.
In July that year, ABCAs 7.30 shared the account of a Queensland man
in his mid-20s who claimed he began a relationship with Mr Ashby when
he was 15 years old.
The man emailed Mr Slipper shortly after the ex-MP stepped down,
claiming they met when Mr Ashby moved to Townsville in 2003. At the
time, Mr Ashby was 23. The younger man claimed Mr Ashby left him
feeling oused and disgusted with himselfo.
In December that year, Queensland Police concluded there was
oinsufficient evidenceo to proceed with charges against Mr Ashby.
oThe Queensland Police Service has conducted and concluded an
investigation regarding these allegations,o they said in a statement.
oAs a consequence of that investigation, it has been established that
there is insufficient evidence to proceed with criminal charges
against any person at this time.o
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