Government creates new laws to steal more of your money.

[@leewright7623]

Audit all politicians annually. Put that into legislation now.

[@richardyonan1001]

Spot on..

[@johndrury2028]

66yo from Gympie..... I'll vote for that.

[@troycassidy6177]

Not just the politicians every public servant should be audited.

[@No1karez]

@@leewright7623 every 3 months would be better

[@Add_Account485]

Especially HOUSING MINISTERS AND HUMAN SERVICES MINISTERS.. BECAUSE THEY ARE CORRUPTED WERE ALL STUFFED!

[@stevenbrown2401]

Lats start by looking at Politicians bank accounts

[@victorgomes7585]

Boom boom !

[@JaySmith-e3v]

like malcolm turnbulls overseas accounts?

[@somewhereelse000]

Look at their investment portfolio and then how they vote. it's an eye opener to the level of corruption in our government.

[@TheAbeKane]

@@JaySmith-e3v All of them

[@nelly365]

Also, the jobs they get when they retire shows where their loyalties lie. Also who bought the influence

[@dennismenace4188]

The state hates competition when it comes to organised crime.

[@MarkBrown-gc6hr]

They put the Mafia to shame

[@WillJohns-tr1zt]

Not just state , it’s the whole government.

[@ScottOrr95]

The state, is another word for the government.

[@vesnaborcic1137]

exactly

[@Peekaboo-Kitty]

Well said! 👏

[@nevillemills9517]

Well the politicians better start explaining theirs.

[@dirkdiggler9174]

If they want to use these powers the first place they should start is parliament !!

[@jpa616]

Then the bureaucrats, then the police brass

[@brentonb7317]

Don't most politicians have unexplained wealth?

[@Kawasaki1-m4l]

Exactly, insider trading.

[@zoneundertop]

Better add police as well.

[@AussieDreamChaser]

100%

[@RhB-fan51]

NO!

[@RhB-fan51]

@@Kawasaki1-m4l Most politicians??? YAWN!

[@seansimpson7245]

How about the Australian public ask the question on how the politicians of Australian become so wealthy . Lets ask those questions stealing and using a system made by them to make wealth for them . My money my business now fk off 😤

[@Kawasaki1-m4l]

@@seansimpson7245 insider trading & defence contracts.

[@grahamsengineering.2532]

Another reason why we must toss Labor, Liberals, Nationals and Greens out with the rubbish this election.

[@memycellsandi]

Who are you going to vote for?

[@debralegge-mc8fg]

​@memycellsandi none of the above, they are not the only ones.

[@fu8713]

Lol

[@RhB-fan51]

You want a fascist dictatorship by the super wealthy, instead of a functioning democratic state. At least admit it openly.

[@RhB-fan51]

@@debralegge-mc8fg YAWN!

[@georginawhitby1320]

Contrast this with how foreign nationals and corporations are able to purchase Australian housing without proper scrutiny of the source of their funds really being possible. ( And of course without concern about impacts on Australians ).

[@Pat.Mustard]

Ministers should be banned from taking private sector jobs in industries they affect. Resource ministers, for example, should never be allowed on the board of a mining company.

[@RhB-fan51]

I fully agree with that sentiment!

[@xenatron9056]

they are installed by the big mining companies. You really think that Aussies are voting for these pricks???? We don't have any real choices but we try and pick the best of a bad bunch and that is all we get... second rate administration.

[@craigparker4108]

Martin Ferguson disagrees.

[@johnd5953]

@@RhB-fan51 Mark McGowan disagrees

[@RhB-fan51]

@@johnd5953 I don't care! Certain reforms are absolutely necessary to keep politics functional and democratic. The implementation of a government run by corporations by stealth is a conservative libertarian/anarcho capitalist wet-dream dystopia. Let us NOT go there!

[@BusinessAustralian]

I wonder how many politicians would be subject to this type of investigation.

[@xenatron9056]

all of them... it needs to be mandatory... Heck they threw Pauline in prison for a tiny thing.

[@keithad6485]

very good point.

[@eugenechelsea]

Anti-corruption is the only slogan that is massively supported by voters.

[@RhB-fan51]

True. But capitalist conservative libertarianism is a hotbed for creating fully corrupt fascist dictatorships. Remember Chile's Pinochet???

[@streetlight3860]

The new Australia police state is a deeply twisted and very sick place. I do not recognize my home.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Same

[@ChristineMeyer-hs9rg]

Victorian crime syndicate boss interviewed. Q:"What are you pushing mate?" A: "Firewood. It's big business now that you can't collect it yourself. Got a few splinters but the big bucks make it worthwhile. Killing it out there. Cops can't tell what's from my yard and what isn't. Having a bonfire to celebrate my first million. No flies on me."

[@HalKW]

I AM GETTING SO FED UP !!!

[@KathrynLyon]

So am I, when are they going to arrest these evil 😈 pricks

[@paulypaulypauly8011]

Typical labor - “How about we remove the burden of proof because it’s just too hard”, “Let’s just take their stuff if we feel they might be dodgy!” - What could go wrong? There’s got to be a way to stop this overreaching government.

[@kubabooba548]

lol yeah. Don't vote Labor lol.

[@paulfazldeen9243]

Overreach is guaranteed with any power allotted to any government.

[@rtdmna]

They are all the bloody same!

[@TimJBenham]

Three boxes my friend.

[@elisabethpearl9790]

don't confine your remarks to labor....you forgot to include libs/coalition who have been in govt for at least 50 of the last 70+ years.....and the greens, who are also corrupt

[@johnhawkins2105]

OMG a politician finally speaking truth about tobacco excise!

[@AntiGlobalist6208]

This would also come into effect when we reject the Central Banks Digital Currency

[@daniel-bg5nq]

So much for presumption of innocence

[@throughput6674]

that is the foundation of the rule of law. so you don't have the rule of law.

[@mrgillagorilla]

This is getting out of control, our government must be stoped.

[@rissole7229]

It only takes 3% of the population to rise up and overthrow a corrupt system.

[@wattlebough]

The Libertarian Party needs to advertise a whole lot more. Nobody knows who you guys are. With men like Limbrick the Libertarians should be on every bodies lips.

[@Andybaby]

everybody's

[@wattlebough]

@@Andybaby Let’s not be a spelling nazi and miss the point.

[@Andybaby]

@@wattlebough Let's not come across as uneducated to people we're trying to persuade.

[@wattlebough]

@@Andybaby Touché. 🙂

[@johnbrooks9523]

@@Andybaby If you ever want a great chuckle, ask someone in HR if you can see some sample resumes prepared by unemployable semiliterates. You'll laugh 'til you cry.

[@immune2PR]

Bolsheviktoria, where organised crime delivers more for the people than their own government.

[@RhB-fan51]

YAWN! Seek psychiatric care ASAP.

[@infidel202]

Labor is part of the organisation

[@RhB-fan51]

@@infidel202 Pull your head out of your ar....se and stop regurgitating f.....ed up conspiracy kookery rubbish. When it comes to corruption Labor lags far behind all other rightwing parties, including that of yours. What a huge surprise .... NOT! Yes, some corruption always infiltrates politics but certainly NOT more so that it infiltrates the world of corporate business which your ilk holds holy and untouchable. In fact, the core cause of corruption is that nasty ruthless human greed that is the fundamental driving force of the capitalist econopolitical system. Conservative capitalist libertarianism is a prime example.

[@John-ul4hv]

Thankyou MP Limbrick, you have provided another example of gov't overreach, abuse of power, fraud, corruption, putrid understanding of the policy frame work & absolute failure of gov't policy to the People of Australia

[@johnbrooks9523]

Well, we know they'll never go after the big crims because then we'd have no government.

[@xenatron9056]

yeah, like you can believe it when they investigate themselves and find no evidence of any crimes..... lols. they are so far gone they truly are blind and don't realise that WE can still see.

[@johnbrooks9523]

@@xenatron9056 Most bothersome are the legions of herd animals who cannot clearly see how criminal greedy corrupt evil demented these degraded things really are. The overtolerant obedient compliant herd animal floats the monsters & blows his own foot off.

[@johnbrooks9523]

@@xenatron9056 It's evident only a small minority can see what we see. The masses are on the Koolaid.

[@johnbrooks9523]

@@xenatron9056 It turns out there really is nothing new under the sun. We are all considered simple slaves by the narcissistic venomous luxury seeker thieves who rule over us. They have run our entire environment like a hall of mirrors for thousands of years as they train us to serve them. Even the corrupted greedy numbskull politicians lined up like pigs at troughs are nothing but deluded slaves to the uberwealthy hyperfinancial hidden from view top tier ruling class. You only need to carefully research the vile history of the East India Trading Company to uncover just how vile & vicious upper management has been since the dawn of time. This entire planet & every slave on it has been under stealthy micromanagement by criminal bloodsuckers who have lied, entranced & enslaved via brainwash since before Noah bought his first hollow log with training wheels from out the back of a used car yard. It turns out their regular method of population control & endless profit is the "Eternal War". The SuperGrubs Dupe the slaves from birth into forming opposing sides which are ultimately guided by the jewel encrusted grubs into attacking each other & the legions of zombified slaves who think they're clever then set about culling each other right on cue. Once you discover all of this confected idiocy because you're not quite as dull as the bulk of the herd, you learn how to just duck out of sight & let the obedient nutters do their thing. Another Great Cull is obviously on the agenda. Gather up those who matter, teach them the truth in all things & keep them out of sight while the missiles fly.

[@johnbrooks9523]

@@xenatron9056 There's a bit of a problem with the "We can still see" part... You can see. I can see. But, millions of folks seem to be as blind as bats. According to my trusty ol' dictionary: Government means CONTROL. That then confirms there are controllers & those controlled. Since January 2020 those greedy elitist entitled narcissistic "controllers" have ratcheted things up a tad & done so with great mallice, dishonesty, coercion, bribery & blackmail to consolidate their dominating ruling position. Accountability got tossed out the window. Those controlled have largely just gone along with it. So long as they just keep on obeying, the rulers will just keep on ratcheting. Things get more alarming every day but the masses aren't alarmed. I'm aware & so are you. The problem is getting the blind controlled to see.

[@owenroberts1168]

How about fixing up the corruption in parliament before you take money off innocent and hard working people that have saved for years.

[@darkhorseman8263]

Studies show us how parasitic psychopaths in positions of power are. Meanwhile, they allow billionaires and politicians to use blind trusts.

[@alreadybanned-pe6se]

Nah they want to rob us when we ate dead

[@kilburn1313]

Term limits, with progress payments for work satisfactorily completed on time & with in budget...no massive pensions or lobbyists

[@bengurion5285]

Guilty unless proven innocent

[@Kelly-oe8kr]

That's what it sounds like

[@docstevens007]

Well said

[@Mister_Holdsworth]

It's to scare people away from hoarding cash. They want you storing it in banks so they can take it off you whenever they want.

[@No1karez]

If it's money you've been paid you can just keep your pay advice with your cash. It really shouldn't be hard to show where you got your cash from if you're lucky enough to have a stash of it. You shouldn't have to but you should always be able to.

[@camb6176]

@@No1karez They will still take it from you until you can prove that you earned it somehow. Then they still have to believe you, which they won't. Good luck with that. If there is no crime, then there is no need to prove anything to them. The corruption is real.

[@agentsmithmememe]

or freeze it

[@Mister_Holdsworth]

@@No1karez I drew out my cash at the start of covid. I had all the bank receipts but no way could I present them today if push came to shove. I could probably still chase them through the bank but why should I need to. It will become another robodebt and be found to be illegal when it plays out in court.

[@hemmoau]

​@@No1karez you should look at how civil forfeiture has gone in the US. If you get pulled over with enough cash in the wrong state, even with all your paystubs and receipts in the same stack ad the money they'll confiscate the lot. Don't take my word for it, look around online.

[@DDDDamien]

Politicians on 250k per year , yet worth 15 million ? Explain?

[@ozzybloke4830]

Insider trading, donations/bribes in shares, debts paid off.

[@vincentcacciola7161]

Anybody looking at the CFMEU?

[@Glider324]

Dear oh dear what a slippery slope this is

[@bobjuniel8683]

A person is innocent until proven guilty. Having money is not a crime. Keeping money under the mattress or in the bra, is not a crime. Cash is king when buying privately. Large criminal organisations move illegal money electronically, mixed in with legal transaction schemes. I will not explain methods here as it would become a guide for criminals. Giving police and governments the power to take cash from people is a sure way to increase criminal behavior.

[@jefferyreis3551]

I'm sure politicians will be exempt... right?

[@Kelly-oe8kr]

Even when they're caught red handed and referred to a tribunal to explain their corrupt behaviour and found guilty nothing ever happens to them

[@rachaelcourtnell7275]

Well stated Mr Limbrick

[@James-kd7dc]

This should get a few pollies worried, I'm sure many can't explain how much of their wealth came about either...

[@xenatron9056]

yes, if we insist that the politicians be the first to be investigated, the bill won't even get a look in. We have to sharpen our tactics.

[@lukebable]

If the state siezes "Assets" from criminals, does that not infur that the State benefits from the procedes of crime ?

[@clairelee7054]

Does that include politions and the billionares

[@The_Slavstralian]

LOL Sure... * crossed fingers * Problem is they know where billionaires and politicians got their money... Both get it from screwing normal everyday people over. So its not unexplained.

[@11scarymonster]

Removing the requirement to have any evidence. Straight to prosecution without due process.

[@ashleyelias2067]

I think it’s time, that the CITIZENS of Australia 🇦🇺 request a Bill be legally put forward, against the Australian Government to WHERE our TAX PAYING Money goes too? And the Australian Citizens should be able to put forward another BILL to VOTE on Where the tax payers money goes too!!!! 🤨

[@Kawasaki1-m4l]

2 most important. Housing & health. 95 % of people in Taiwan own their house 🏠 government sponsored, lik our housing trust, used to be. No private contractor in Taiwan housing.

[@twrecks6279]

@@Kawasaki1-m4l That's amazing! Makes me want to move to Taiwan lol.

[@dwainphillis6272]

bill that we start again with our political system and jail these thugs in power

[@twrecks6279]

@@dwainphillis6272 We should follow in England's footsteps. The English have got the right idea.

[@RogerBlakeway]

@@twrecks6279We have followed in the footsteps of the Anglo American, quasi empire. That is why we are in this mess.

[@The33DegreeVegan]

This sets a precedent of guilty until proven innocent 😡

[@hanksyflamework]

thats how it already is in australia. there is no constitution that has peoples best interests here.

[@rowanedwards235]

The proposed legislation is a shocking example of over reach by both Government & police, who have often proven to be both prejudicial & corrupt

[@AussiePom]

Before the pandemic hit there had been a royal commission into the Victorian police which had also corrupted the judiciary but because of the pandemic all the findings to clean them up were never implemented and still haven't been to this day. There is no Bill of Rights in Australia's constitution and the only state that ever came close to having a Bill of Rights was Victoria and that's been the state with the worst human rights record.

[@rowanedwards235]

@@AussiePom Unfortunately Australia, unlike the UK, doesn't have human rights legislation . That's why David Hicks was sent to Guantanamo bay , however what's happening in the UK now, where people are being Gaoled for comments on social media platforms, is also an example of an over zealous & prejudicial legal system & no longer is behaving as a justice system. The UK's incarceration of Julian Assange, a journalist & publisher, in Belmarsh Prison , was excessive abuse of a system that no longer protected freedom of the press & proved both draconian & immoral. ,despite tireless efforts by the public & his legal defenders, to gain his freedom. Unfortunately, we are subjected to prejudice & abuse, with or without human rights legislation .

[@ChristineMeyer-hs9rg]

Don't forget the paedophilia and the Heffernan Report.

[@drcolster]

HOW ABOUT THE POLICE & ATO INVESTIGATING EVERY POLITICIAN FIRST...

[@timroberts69]

If I want to buy a cigar from overseas, I have to pay $1600 per kilo tax through customs. If I buy 20 cigars that cost $150 in other countries costs nearly $1000 when all is said and done. How is this fair?

[@dleetr]

We've seen in the US how civil asset forfeiture can become a completely criminal violation by the State against the rights of the individual. Typically against those without the means to fight legally to reclaim their stolen assets. But money and assets have been stolen from people at all levels, causing serious harm to the targetted, completely innocent individuals.

[@americarsqueensland1667]

This is very similar proposed law to one in the USA, called Civil Asset Forfeiture, look this up, it's widely reported on. This law is widely abused in the USA, the same WILL happen here in Australia unless it has legitimate checks and balances.

[@ashleythorei4494]

how did Dan Andrews amass over $100 million during his time in politics, CONFISCATE the lot, unexplained wealth.

[@lolly_bread]

Unexplained Wealth does not automatically infer ill-gotten Wealth.

[@Kelly-oe8kr]

If I save my money under my mattress for 10 years then use that money as a deposit for a house will I have AFP swoop in and accuse me of using proceeds of crime?

[@cbisme6414]

​@@Kelly-oe8kr exactly, cash out when shopping towards emergencies and funeral. They'd grab it straight away. I'm paying cash to keep it, because I looked at the breakdown my bank has on my spending, I was shocked at just how detailed it was. I know Kmart intend doing away with paper receipts and just send digital ones to the account payment came from... The bank will then have completed access to every single thing I buy. So when will they decide I can't buy meat, for instance, because it goes against their climate agenda? Colour..... ⚫ R o C K is behind all of this.

[@tomorrow6]

Yes it can mean that the socialist indoctrinated police force just can’t understand how normal people make money , so they choose to take it regardless. And the burden of proof is on the innocent to expend vast sums on legal fees to try and get it back

[@hemmoau]

​@@Kelly-oe8kr that's literally the point, they don't want you holding cash

[@TimJBenham]

I think you mean "imply". You shouldn't have to explain anything to the government.

[@throughput6674]

This is removal of the rule of law. The foundation of the rule of law is 1. right to presumption of innocence. 2. right to be charged and face trial by jury in a court of law. you no longer have the rule of law with these actions.

[@The_Slavstralian]

Oh so we now have Civil Asset Forfeiture laws like the USA does. GREAT!!

[@MickReeves-qr3px]

Their favourite words believe, suspect and other forms of legal crap

[@MrJasperspool]

Organized crime is done through the State Policy of handing out Government contracts to friends and family then reaping the wealth and benefits ensuring those involved are encapsulated in their positions of power.

[@nikkion2140]

They have just legalise their theft ! They did not have to prove beyond reasonable doubt you (citizen) that you have committed a crime to obtain so called "unexplained" asset/wealth!! What happened to "innocent until proven guilty" that underpins the legal system?

[@oldsoul3539]

It's assuming everyone got their money via organised crime, assuming guilt by default

[@MarkBrown-gc6hr]

Yhats because they get their wealth that way

[@hemmoau]

Yep, reverse onus, complete antithesis of the way our legal system was set up.

[@GearHeadBoris]

Lets start by looking at the unexplained wealth of politicians and police.

[@philliphunt1579]

Legalised theft is what it is.

[@richardvandb6558]

Guilty until proven innocent.

[@RogerSliney]

A form of Civil Asset Forfeiture!

[@alexturbyne2582]

Then they go to court and let the people decide. It is up to the court process to declare guilt or innocence. The state MUST not be allowed to confiscate property. If there is enough evidence then it should be prosecuted through the courts.

[@agentsmithmememe]

So if you win big at the Pokies, that's a red flag?

[@hemmoau]

Aha this is a non-issue, no one has ever won at the pokies.

[@urszulavon9400]

My mother was interogated in 1968 by comunist government exactly for that reson. She was a housewife selling her knitting goods. Are we employing more comunist methods now?

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Yep. Victoria's economy is at rock bottom. Because leftists don't appreciate the importance of work.

[@xxkissmeketutxx]

Yesss. Yes it's going that way

[@johnperry7534]

The state exists above the law the state exists For the state alone .

[@GeneralPetey]

May as well start calling Victoria the police state of Australia

[@ivansultanoff6719]

Police state if Vic exists for last 2 decades

[@johnbrooks9523]

@@ivansultanoff6719 Toorak - Crime Capitol of Australia. The worst have little hubcaps on their buzzard hooknosed heads.

[@rowanedwards235]

Over reach may start in Victoria however it won't end there.

[@jennarare]

What do you mean start? Were you not in Vic during Covid Lockdowns? And before anyway. Vic one corrupt cesspool, polllies, police, criminals are left alone if give their cuts.

[@xenatron9056]

Through all the decades of my life, the corruption has never not been there. Vic, Qld, NSW, SA, NT, WA, Gas and the cherry on top is Canberra. Always some kind of investigation and corruption allegations... Qld was once known as the Police State, Now it is Vic.

[@davidtewhakaara6660]

They're not only doing this they're trying to undermine the outbacks

[@agentsmithmememe]

Socialism

[@ianking-jv4hg]

Pox on socialism !

[@vesnaborcic1137]

no, but fasism

[@joejugashvili3616]

Irrelevant whether or not the victim gained his money legally. They just want it; they'll take it.

[@tobo26]

Also full disclosure and tracking of all donations to politicians and political parties.

[@lucynyu333]

The bank is already harassing me about paying 15 cents tax for buying videogames online. Over 15 cents that I paid not received... I'm so sick of this government bullying poor people.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Corruption at it's finest

[@JustIn-mu3nl]

Why is the bank involved?

[@hanksyflamework]

@@JustIn-mu3nl becuase he informed them of his tax file number and linked it to his bank account. thats how it works. the banks have to show records of them or him paying interest on his account so it can be taxed on.

[@StateoftheMatrix]

Well said. Of course, they know that this is how it works and they certainly intend to abuse it....

[@evagandarra4013]

Disgusting, lets apply it to labor members and the cfmeu.

[@Tathanic]

Need more independents.

[@floooooofy]

Gee, some politicians could come under that bill. Unexplained wealth. Graft, etc.

[@adrianthompson7033]

Leadership establishes and maintains culture, if crime is rampant in society, it's a reflection of leadership. What about the criminals in government and the public service that have escaped prosecution, like the traitors that drove Robodebt. It is obnoxious that a pro corporate politician that has most likely taken some form of legalized bribe from a corporate donor, is complaining about union corruption. I agree, criminal behavior must be stamped out, but you must remove the toxic heart of corruption if you want any hope of success, that toxic heart is in parliament house.

[@findJLF]

This sounds like a law that throws out the 'innocent until proven guilty'. This legislation should be unlawful, if a bill-of-rights actually existed in Australia.

[@Sophia-mr1nc]

A perfect law to apply to all politicians. Start explaining how you all become millionaires with your salary.

[@TheDixiechick12]

Unless you stand up Australians nothing will change, get active and off your butts ,don't wait for a saviour to come. the people are the saviours when they all come together

[@spaceman77777]

I know a lot politicians that have unexplained wealth.

[@Fire.4Effect]

So when an Australian politician sells, say, their home to an "overseas investors" for 100k, 200k over market value can we call that unexplained wealth, too?

[@gerryorourke7122]

so the government going to be arrested good.

[@michaelgehrmann5331]

More taxes normally reduce revenue. Laffer curve is real.

[@andyjames2082]

Thankyou David, tobacco tax, $8 billion dollars a year is not only a regressive tax but also discriminatory. The money is not being used for it's intended purpose, people in SA are literary dying in front of hosptials, booze tax is closing the very places that visiting students to our universities and locals rely on for income, no amount of fuzzy good feelings can fix that.

[@LibertariansAus]

If they keep going the way that they are, we'll probably have a new illicit market in black market spirits soon, similar to what has happened with tobacco.

[@JimmyStewpot]

Why would you think its not by design. The liquidity in the market from organised crime is too large to stop. It would probably cause a massive recession

[@bb5147]

This is communism 101!!

[@davidstevens5358]

I distinctly remember a chinese guy gave a supermarket shopping bag full of cash handed to a Labor government minister. When exposed Labor said it was a donation.

[@ozzybloke4830]

I really thought this sounded like bs but I checked it out and it's true. The MP Ernest Wong was the receiver of $100k in an ALDI bag from a businessman named Huang Xiangmo.

[@MRDPG59]

Imagine how easy it will be for them IF they ever get to have a 'cashless' society :(:(

[@middlecovemotors2474]

I want my Superannuation money back.

[@punishedpinecone4772]

This is what happens in the USA. The cops pull you over on the road, then steal your money.

[@xenatron9056]

They do that here too... they strain out gnats and swallow camels.

[@kidsoxoxox]

Watch money flee not just out of Victoria but Australia and the Collective West in General. The effects of Waging war on property rights and Enterprenaurial Capitalism will take time to be noticed but will be catastrophic when it arrives and near impossible to reverse, similar to no default divorce, destruction of the family and exploding crime rates.

[@herewegoagain404]

Woke killed meritocracy. Hence the failure of western civilization.

[@dack4545]

You nailed it Dude, Australia is like the Mafia creating criminals and the head of the Criminals is the Government who can't be touched, like Mafia Bosses 🤣🤣🎤

[@gracejoy5339]

The purpose is to bring in CBDC as the "solution."

[@shalininaicker]

Every law creats a crime.

[@Heisthelightoftheworld]

Yep cigarettes taxed to the point that the illegal tobacco market is now flourishing...

[@stivi739]

It's straight out greed..this is still a prisoner isle

[@livingflame3845]

Talk about 'unexplained wealth', start with our political class. I'm sure our police would love to investigate them? This new 'law' will be abused and is overreach. Thanks David again for being the voice of reason.

[@LibertariansAus]

Thank you for your support 🙏

[@jenzag7621]

Bring down the price of liquor and cigarettes and stop dictating to people; then there'll be no black marketing. The only reason the government isn't bringing these prices down, is because they collect massive amounts of tax on this.

[@xenatron9056]

I was buying a packet of smokes for $4 in Jordan.

[@aussiegirloi3447]

Does that mean we can have all the politicians bank accounts frozen?

[@infidel202]

The government realised in the early 90s that over taxing tobacco and alcohol was a huge earn it's not about your health and no I don't smoke

[@fallowdeertv2511]

Politicians go in broke, retire with millions?

[@phoneticau]

dried seasoned hardwood firewood $250 tonne

[@thebeanymac]

"More laws, more criminals."

[@LibertariansAus]

💯

[@webaccess11]

A bill like this creates more division because no one will believe seized assets weren’t stolen.

[@mrwolf750]

Surely, we can trust Victoria Police not to abuse their power.

[@breaktheglass24]

Yet half of our taxes go to ‘unknown’ so wtf are we even talking about here?

[@fightforjustice3744]

VOTE ONE NATION. Always put the majors last when you cast your vote.