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[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago
[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Worse. She actually served prison time for election fraud, and yet somehow people still voted for her.

[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Should that not prevent from running for something you have to be elected in???

[-] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

Not sure if it would have prevented her running for office again, but in any case the conviction was overturned on appeal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Hanson#Fraud_conviction_and_reversal

[-] TrippaSnippa@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago

The constitution only renders you ineligible to sit in Parliament while you are under sentence or subject to sentencing. Once you've served your sentence you are eligible again.

[-] 123@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Aussie DT? (if there was justice in the USA).

[-] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

Aussie DT?

That would be Clive Palmer.

[-] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

Yes, but for 40 years.

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