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Red Shirts Scandal
The red shirts scandal was an Australian political scandal involving the Andrews Government of Victoria, Australia. The scandal originated following a report by the Herald Sun that the Australian Labor Party had arranged for electorate officers for Victorian MPs to wear political attire ('red shirts') and campaign for the party in marginal seats during the 2014 Victorian state election. Although electorate officers are a type of political staffer, taxpayer funded electorate officers aren't allowed to campaign under Victorian parliamentary rules. Electorate officers were paid for their campaigning partly through party funds, and partly through the taxpayer funded electorate officer budget. However, many were not required to perform any parliamentary staffer work; only performing campaign-related work. Some staffers involved questioned the legality of the scheme, but their concerns were ignored. Initial police investigations cleared the ALP of criminal activity. Eventually, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Scandal
In politics, a political scandal is an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage. Politicians, government officials, party officials and lobbyists can be accused of various illegal, corrupt, unethical or sexual practices. Scandalized politicians are more likely to retire or get lower vote shares. Journalism Scandal sells, and broadsides, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and the electronic media have covered it in depth. The Muckraker movement in American journalism was a component of the Progressive Era in the U.S. in the early 20th century. Journalists have built their careers on exposure of corruption and political scandal, often acting on behalf of the opposition party. There are numerous contextual factors that make a scandal noteworthy, such as the importance of the people, the depth of conspiracy and the coverup strategies used. The political ideology of media owners plays a role—they prefer to target the oppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
