Under fire Australia Post CEO’s big payday

The embattled chief executive of Australia Post could be in line for a $1 million payday if she is forced to stand down.

Scott Morrison’s decision to “humiliate” Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate in Parliament over four Cartier watches could end up costing taxpayers over $1 million.

News.com.au has confirmed that Ms Holgate’s employment contract stipulates she cannot be terminated without giving six months notice or being paid six months of her salary.

The CEO’s base salary is $1.5 million - suggesting a minimum payout of $750,000 for Ms Holgate to walk away - but she has regularly earned over $2 million during her three-year tenure.

And to make matters worse, any golden handshake for Ms Holgate could climb even higher, with her employment lawyer noting that the Prime Minister had “humiliated” her by demanding in Parliament that she stand down or “she should go” with no legal basis.

The statement clearly implies Ms Holgate intends to pursue damages if she is forced to leave the business as a result of the fallout over the Prime Minister’s demands she stand aside as CEO while an investigation is conducted into the purchase of four Cartier watches for $20,000.

“It is now exactly seven days since Ms Holgate was the subject of a humiliating answer during Question Time,” Ms Holgate’s lawyer Bryan Belling wrote.

“It is incumbent on the board to formally notify Ms Holgate that she has been stood down, and this notification must stipulate the grounds for this action.”

Australia Post executives now believe there is little prospect of a “happy ending” over the affair with Ms Holgate now at odds with the Prime Minister and the Australia Post board who are insisting she agreed to stand aside in a verbal conversation last week.

In the most recent comparable case, former ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie ultimately reached a settlement with the national broadcaster for $1.64 million.

Ms Gurthrie was on a fixed-term contract, which Ms Holgate is not, but her annual salary of $900,000 when she was sacked by the ABC was substantially lower than Ms Holgate’s annual remuneration.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/under-fire-australia-post-ceos-big-payday/news-story/35547845bb19f4403e3f0b08ec662148

Florida Man Charged With 100 Counts Of Child Pornography

RUSKIN, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Ruskin man after detectives located dozens of photos and videos of child pornography on multiple electronic devices inside his residence.

A court-authorized search warrant for the suspect’s home was executed yesterday, October 28, 2020. Detectives found several phones in the suspect’s residence that contained images of child pornography. Ryan Graham, 43, was arrested and charged with 100 counts of Possession of Child Pornography.

“Our detectives worked quickly to identify this suspect and put him under arrest after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children,” said Sheriff Chad Chronister. “His repugnant behavior has landed him behind bars on no bond. There is no question, this man will be charged to the fullest extent for the way he exploited children.”

Graham also had an outstanding warrant out of Polk County. He remains at the Falkenburg Road Jail on no bond.

https://breaking911.com/florida-man-charged-with-100-counts-of-child-pornography/

Rudy Giuliani Urges Attorney General Bill Barr to Subpoena Joe Biden's Personal Records

Hunter Biden was a director on the board of Burisma - a Ukrainian-owned private energy company while his father was the Obama administration's point man on US-Ukrainian relations. Hunter was also a board member at private equity fund BHR Partners, which is backed by some of China's largest state banks and local governments.

Rudy Giuliani called on the federal government and US Attorney General Bill Barr to subpoena records concerning Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden's holdings to discover if any of the money used to pay for them came from his son Hunter's overseas businesses.

Giuliani told Fox Business: "We could subpoena the records of Joe's houses and see how many of the houses did Joe pay for, and we could subpoena the bank records and see if any money came in from Hunter."

The government and Attorney General Bill Barr are "nowhere" and no answers have come "because the media is crooked" and government officials are "too intimidated" to do anything, alleged the former New York City mayor.

Giuliani went on to say that "if you elect Biden, you're voting for censorship."

Giuliani spoke with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo about Hunter Biden's laptop. The New York Post reported on 22 that a laptop allegedly belonging to Democratic nominee Joe Biden's son contains messages about Hunter Biden's Ukrainian business deals as well as photos of the 50-year-old doing drugs. The laptop in question is currently believed to be in the possession of the FBI.

Giuliani told Fox Business that the laptop under investigation "demonstrates overwhelmingly" that Hunter Biden is a "danger to the children he lives with," and repeated an allegation he made last week that there are images of child pornography on the computer.

Bartiromo said she wants to know if Joe Biden is compromised by China, and Giuliani agreed that he is "to the extent they're stealing our country."

"They've stolen all our intellectual property and now they have stolen our free speech and they're putting a man in the White House who is a complete crook who has the degenerate family and to boot he isn't even here," said Giuliani. "He is not even here. This is like a movie."

https://sputniknews.com/world/202010301080919893-rudy-giuliani-urges-attorney-general-bill-barr-to-subpoena-joe-bidens-personal-records/

Dem Superlawyer’s Assistant Engaged in Possible Voter Intimidation

Marc Elias's assistant: 'im about to see how alllllll you fuckers vote'

A woman working with top Democratic lawyer Marc Elias engaged in voter intimidation in Pennsylvania, Republican congressional candidate Sean Parnell's campaign has alleged.

Emily Resko, an intern for Parnell's opponent Rep. Conor Lamb (D., Pa.), posted pictures of voter rolls on Snapchat with the caption "im about to see how alllllll you fuckers vote," according to images obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

After tens of thousands of voters received the wrong ballots, Parnell asked courts to mandate poll watchers at satellite voting locations in the district. Resko said the Lamb campaign picked her to assist Elias, a leading Democratic campaign lawyer, in opposing Parnell's request.

In reaction to the news, Resko wrote on Snapchat: "[S]o how about because of my internship, me and this other boy were picked tonight to LITERALLY BE ASSISTANTS UNDER THE LAWYER ON THIS POTENTIAL CASE. I'M SO FUCKING EXCITED fuck parnell and his voter supression." That message contained screenshots of tweets from Lamb and Elias. "[I] literally get to gather data for this case this is amazing im excited ok bye sorry."

Resko also said she had access to voter files, which "give me full access to the voting history of ALL residents in the 17th congressional district." Later, she sent a message containing a partial spreadsheet in which she wrote that she was "about to see how alllllll you fuckers vote."

"I recently received from a constituent in PA-17 credible evidence of voter intimidation," Parnell wrote on Twitter Wednesday. "I consulted with law enforcement and determined that the best course of action was to turn the evidence over to the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania."

The U.S. attorney's office did not respond to inquiries by press time.

Elias, a partner at Perkins Coie law firm's Washington, D.C., office, is considered Democrats' go-to lawyer. He is actively involved in a number of election-related lawsuits across the country.

Lamb is locked in a tight race with Parnell in Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional district, which includes Pittsburgh suburbs. The race is considered one of the most competitive in the country.

Elias, Resko, and the Lamb campaign did not respond to requests for comment.

https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/dem-superlawyers-assistant-engaged-in-possible-voter-intimidation/