Home Affairs Secretary caves to political pressure

[@GaryHuntington-m3p]

James catches them out all the time . We are paying these idiots top money for literally nothing , bloody disgraceful

[@gregharding7329]

Listening to this bureaucrat reminds me of listening to Paula Vennells from the British Post office. Just dodging every question.

[@KingsleyThomson-j1w]

The beaurocrats and Murray Watt are dodging and weaving scrutiny because they are all incompetent,,,,if this was a big company they would be held to account and fired !!

[@GWEN4EVER-TDI]

of course the opposition hate labour and labor hate liberal so what else would you expect from that child paterson.

[@seankennaway10]

Embarrassing. Why are these jelly fish in positions of authority? Ditto for the Chair.

[@VH-gw3qi]

Hear hear

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

Yeah, the Chair running interference for Miss Foster was very un-parlimentary.

[@JohnDoe-uj4ij]

The chair consistently behaves this way, it's embarrassing.

[@davidirwin3477]

It becomes clearer why Labor Marxists prefer weak public servants.

[@templarmalta9946]

Kakistocracy is why

[@EVELYN-c6g]

Isnt this woman being paid by the taxpayers ? It is sensible to be accountable to the taxpayers

[@jennymills3147]

Never stop, Senator James Paterson 👏

[@karenm7449]

This woman is an example of what is wrong with this country's governance. We the people pay Senator Paterson to ask you questions and we expect you to answer them. Why does the Chair always manage the meetings in favour of the public servants? I believe we need legislation to compel these people provide answers when asked.

[@Wedgetail96]

Yes Senator, I’ve heard your question, and I’m choosing to protect the Government and my job rather than answer your question honestly. After all the consistent policy of this government is to gaslight the public as often as possible.

[@franktully3065]

Thankyou senator Paterson for trying to do your job despite the obvious obstruction.

[@iakg1777]

thankyou for what? we, us people need to be e-mailing all the traitors that we call govt & calling them out & insist that they provide us the full details of their business.

[@juliamclachlan1836]

Thank you James . We just continually see the DECEPTION.

[@edmurks236]

That woman is obstructive and very obviously unwilling to comply with a reasonable request.Looks evasive and as if hiding something.

[@robertplatte5700]

why is this public servant being so evasive, why does Senator Paterson have to keep on asking the same thing?? how much is this woman paid by the Australian public.

[@Jess.am488]

Her total salary is over $484k of our taxpayer $$. It's a bloody disgrace.

[@robertplatte5700]

@@Jess.am488 nearly half a million dollar salary and she is unable to answer questions directly more than a disgrace Jess.am488. I am lost for words. WTF is going on in our parliament

[@Judyunknown1]

What is this person HIDING..?HAS SHE 'BEEN INFLUENCED' TO NOT GIVE CLEAR AND PRICISE ANSWERS TO THE SENATOR BY THE MINISTER SHE IS WORKING FOR.??

[@maltlickymalitia4809]

24 million people in the country and we get this bunch of incompetent clowns, we are a joke.

[@keithdrower9120]

Patterson is a joke....!

[@zarathustra8326]

27 million now thanks to out of control immigration.

[@maltlickymalitia4809]

@@keithdrower9120🤡

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

@@keithdrower9120 : Labor is the joke as shown very clearly on the video.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

So what have YOU done or will do to fix this or are you a joke ???

[@Rexhunterj]

I'd love to be paid to gaslight, lie and waffle for hours on end, but I'm unemployed and every day I draw closer to homelessness, these people are sick, and I'm getting tired of the senators letting these criminals get away with this. All we do is talk, why are none of these people on trial in front of the PEOPLE of Australia as the jury?

[@victorgomes7585]

So sorry to hear about your not having a job. Everything has gone to China….

[@Thisisnolongerajoke]

You would "love it" well your part of the problem unemployed people are good at gaslighting centerlink

[@Maxindifference]

This is what a useless incompetent public servant looks like

[@AA-oc9vu]

Well done Senator, keep it up.

[@StephenWard-cs4ft]

She should be sacked and removed from the public service

[@Jess.am488]

Agreed. She is paid over $484k of our taxpayer dollars and this is what we get for it!

[@aussiemadman7560]

please tell this person that she works for us , we don't work for her

[@keithdrower9120]

Patterson works for the fossil fuel industry.

[@davidsnowball2981]

And your point is what?

[@lyleessex4631]

​@@keithdrower9120• a f..... greenie no doubt, one of the doom and gloom tree hugger brigade.

[@cbrouma8014]

She doesnt work for u or any of us... maybe you haven't figured it out yet that you are living under tyranny, you do as your told and don't you dare ask questions. We are slaves to those who rule

[@EVELYN-c6g]

We need more people like you senator Patterson thank you

[@di_r67]

Yes, I absolutely agree with you. He is brilliant and should be prime minister. Extremely intelligent and clever with his thinking.

[@Staceyoz]

@@di_r67also not intimidated by anyone. Just wants the facts.

[@markadams9529]

Bureaucratic double speak yet again! I am astounded at the garbage these public servants dish up in response to questions from the public or their representatives. The arrogance of this approach is gob smacking- it’s as if it is below them to actually answer a question - instead of tossing up inane pseudo polite gibberish. These people would not last a second in the real world where questions demand an answer and you can’t hide behind your ministers

[@colinmeehan791]

EXACTLY.

[@lynntaylor2804]

Keep at them Senator Patterson

[@evermore8888]

OMG…..bureaucratic arrogance fully supported by Labor MP’s……

[@peterjames174]

these people are responsible for taking a pay, and not doing what they are employed to do.

[@frogman-152]

Straight out contempt of the Senators questions, she should absolutely be held to account for her avoidance & dribble she is spruiking. She didn’t answer a single question! She is being paid a huge salary to do so The chair is an absolute disgrace, straight out looking after her mates. What a joke

[@wilsonjimmy1]

Blah Blah Blah and the chair needs to keep quiet.

[@wyattfamily8997]

That would make a change, they love wasting time and interrupting genuine questions from representatives of the people actually DOING THEIR JOB.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

Yeah, the Chair running interference for Miss Foster was disgusting. Remember someone was murdered because of Miss Fosters actions. She is responsible for that murder.

[@tjmarx]

I'm not sure you understand the purpose of a committee chair...

[@troothseeker7312]

NO TRANSPARENCY HERE - what a total waste of tax payers money. Just because they are present does not mean they are answering any valid questions😏

[@colinmeehan791]

Back to your knitting lady.

[@perpelflameandcompany]

Bravo Senator Patterson, BRAVO!

[@Mysay9962]

Just sack her and all the other b/s politicians

[@heatherstewart8452]

James is amazing, intelligent and catches them out every time

[@steveascension9626]

Paterson should be the next P.M.

[@VH-gw3qi]

How much does this continuous waffle cost us per hour $$$$$$$$$$$$$ ? 🙄 Thank you for your service senator Paterson ! 🙏

[@anthonykuster4192]

The chair is a disgrace!

[@damianpritchett5489]

What's the name of the chair? Need to put in a complaint.

[@niftynev4779]

The chairs voice is enough to send a person around the bend.

[@garystrahan4601]

​@@damianpritchett5489Senator Nita Green is the chair. Was raised in a single mother home from a young age where everything is the fault of the dead beat wife bashing father and was programmed by the mother who never exaggerated her situation to be a man hater, you'll learn to identify them over the years after coming across a few, I've found they all have a similar condescending attitude , mannerisms and other tells that you can pick up.

[@S3NTRY]

Abject time wasting.

[@lynntaylor2804]

She is carefully choosing her words. We just going around in circles. Same thing Never A Straight Answer.

[@VH-gw3qi]

If only !

[@michaelocallaghan2802]

Thanks Senator, the minister is evasive............

[@tonyhanley9458]

It’s not unparliamentary. He’s doing his job, asking questions on behalf of the people.

[@aussiepastor4352]

Why can't she just table a Senator's request. Jail her & personal fine her $1000/day until she table requested doc.

[@johndrury2028]

Don't fine her, cos we'll end up having to pay it. Ban her from attending meetings. She would probably be happy with that.

[@keithdrower9120]

Stuff off....!

[@tjmarx]

😂 on what legal basis and authority?

[@bradyowe8236]

Well done James keeping the bastards honest

[@timallan6383]

And Murray Watt comes in to save the day and blames Dutton

[@colc2190]

Public servant trying to flex her muscle, picked the wrong bloke

[@gardengnome3249]

There only seems to be one person in that chamber trying to do work for the Australian people.

[@standupandbecounted972]

A sweetie voice will not cover up incompetence.

[@EVELYN-c6g]

For goodness sake people are homeless and this baloney is going on NO wonder australians hate the govt

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

What are YOU doing about it ? Are you a memberof a party? Are you protesting? Are you writing letters? What are YOU doing ?

[@lloydsingline340]

​@@buildmotosykletist1987The majority will do something about it at the next Federal election,you can bet on that !!These dud public servants are acting under orders from the hopeless Labor government !!

[@lloydsingline340]

....... no wonder Australia's productivity is negative !!

[@KT-bb1tb]

Chair, Please Help....I'm trying to Bullshit my way Out of This ?

[@petercunningham3469]

Yep a huge Government of hopelessly inept people is exactly that hopelessly inept.

[@whitewall8871]

Sack the chair

[@EVELYN-c6g]

What are we paying these beaurocrats for we wouldn't be employed if we can't be accountable

[@johnmancini4700]

What a waste of tax payers money - ducking and weaving as expected by Labour. It’s standard practice.

[@ajcajc5429]

Thank you Senator!.

[@AJ29430]

Senator i only prioritise what i want to do, over any requests to prepare in advance. Semantics at an advanced level. This is disgraceful

[@Rod-rx4go]

Go senator Paterson good to see 👍👍👍

[@glenbelson5485]

What a grub!!!

[@PaulJames-by2rf]

Every bloody time, I will take that on notice, they won't answer questions, they have had months to get it together, what the hell is going on

[@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641]

The quiet squeaky girl voice from a grown woman is not fooling anyone. Deceitful behavior. What we have here is a professional victim when held accountable.

[@lindenwatson846]

This is the pathetic standard of the bent public service in Australia, when a question is too hot for them, ahh rephrase your question npblah blah,,,,

[@gordonwells1626]

The Home Affairs Secretary is another dud….not up to the measure of accountability required by a tax payer funded political appointment. Obfuscation and gibberish her manner. The Chair equally deficient in progressing issues in the public interest. Appalling waste of time and resources….absolute BS. We deserve so much better than these lazy, smug dolts.

[@fightforjustice3744]

Senator watt speaks when not asked to and butts in to ride shotgun over the befuddled bureaucrats when they are being taken to task. Arrogance personified.

[@clairebruins1493]

No wonder the country is broke

[@CraigColling-s1u]

Miss Foster is a waste of time and ratepayers money and the chairs a clown.

[@kerrybennett470]

Where the he'll do they employ these people from. One flew over the cookoo nest. Just do your bloody job

[@livefree7005]

She should retire

[@bradyowe8236]

No she should be sacked

[@vensimo4293]

God his Awesome , James keeping them honest and calling out the truth

[@elenawalker3746]

Dock their pays for not providing information to taxpayers on how they spend our money , she was asked back in February and now she's spent months doing nothing but rehearse on how not to answer and be accountable. Time these parasites senior positions were held to account and should not be based on how sensitive they feel.

[@R0gue0ne]

She clearly doesn't know who she works for.

[@johnmcdonald8943]

They act like they are in charge, if I did this to my boss I would be shown the door. And sensitive information is another word for sh1t we do not want the public to know about because we are lying and covering up.

[@1959dud]

The chair is another leftie public servant who has made it up the ladder! Fancy that ? 😂

[@88njtrigg88]

Who cares what the chair thinks. The chair is supposed to be neutral, the isn't to take a side.

[@lloydsingline340]

They're never neutral because they come from the government side !

[@day1678]

What I see is incompetence, incompetence, incompetence. This is just unbelievable to have people running government departments with such incompetence! I am ashamed to hear what I am hearing.

[@JCouv52]

Waste of time. Waste of Money.

[@jenzag7621]

Need to tape what these jokers say, so they can't deny what they've said.

[@edmurks236]

Act in a parliamentary way thats a disgrace he was being very rationale and reasonable that chair is out of line and biased.

[@mike_au]

So, let me get this straight. The Labor party promised they would be more transparent than the Liberals and we would also have lower electricity prices? Well we know how the electricity thing went and now as far as transparency is concerned , well well well... how dare you expect us to deliver on the increased transparency, as we promised, it will be business as usual thank you very much! M.A.G.A, Make Albo Go Away.

[@jennymills3147]

A classic public servant 😅

[@RoyHessey]

jUST LIKE A KID THAT DID NOT DO THEIR SCHOOL HOMEWORK. nAUGHTY NAUGHTY

[@jefferyhill6245]

The incompetent Murray Watt riding rough shod i see.

[@VH-gw3qi]

School yard bully attitude comes to mind 🤔

[@philipstallwood9813]

Great work Senator. The wrongdoers are worried now.

[@mickrussell-t3t]

Murray watts is just a grub too

[@di_r67]

Miss Foster is extremely clever with her words and as is typical a public servant as you could imagine. Who is this woman that she can slime her way around questions and actually not answering questions.

[@robsmith6087]

So, integrity and transparency does'n't exist in Govt.

[@DJ00333]

DEI working its magic throughout our public service

[@Reaper4367]

it is really simple. Yes or No. By obfuscating as she does, i personally read that as a NO answer, with regards to the Australian people being kept in the loop.

[@davidirwin3477]

All you need to know about the socialist Australian Labor lead public servants.

[@fatherburning358]

Prepare, preparation, my team, prepared, my thinking, how would i, my mind, my mind, my mind. Thats what im hearing. Wonderful obfuscating language skills.

[@LiNa-cn6mu]

She departs from commitments to Ministers and Senators. This ineffective inefficient dunce-headed overpaid inept bureaucrat should be sacked. Im sure you could find a person at Job network that would carry out her role perfectly well for a fraction of the cost. Out you go!!

[@adamwest6458]

The Chair is all over the little things, but, doesn't care that our once pretty good country is going to the shit-house !

[@jesshamilton8340]

The chair is clearly bias

[@boss290bafalcon]

I’m sick of the chair running cover for these incompetent public servants

[@tiesword3252]

SEN. J PATERSON...SPOT ON, LET THE PEOPLE LEARN THE TRUTH.....

[@farqueue]

That 'Chair' is obnoxious and should be reported for unparliamentary admonishment of a Senator. Totally out of line.

[@andjuju6476]

"If i speak gently & softly like a little girl i can escape all scrutiny & people will protect me".

[@christinecavanagh5906]

This woman talks absolutely nothing,what is the use of these hearings if no one is answering any questions

[@boss290bafalcon]

I’m so glad thousands of people are watching these useless bureaucrats and when people get angry enough they’ll lose their jobs.

[@BarbaraHambleton]

Unbelievable stuff from labor.

[@MrRampertshammer]

Weasels the lot of them

[@PaulyDownUnder]

No wonder so much tax payers money is wasted and nothing ever gets done and when it does, its over budget and not needed. Too many people in politics milking the system, we need a good cleansing, the system needs to change where people working for the tax payer are held accountable.

[@greghunter5703]

Oh! My god and we pay these people what a joke As Mr Dutton said he would look at all Bureaurats when he wins prime minister ship

[@davecronin130]

How do these people get these jobs?

[@phattjohnson]

Who's the Chair related to? Besides Colonel Sanders.. she's got a chip (without chicken salt for once) on her shoulder for sure..

[@colinmeehan791]

Her time to shine.

[@patrickdoolan4553]

Stone walling

[@LiNa-cn6mu]

She's obviously past her use-by date. Out she goes.