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[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

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

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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 3 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

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

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago

Aussie DT?

That would be Clive Palmer.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, but for 40 years.