Leyonhjelm questions DFAT in Estimates

Senator Leyonhjelm asks DFAT if Australian foreign aid to UNRWA is funding antisemitism and terrorism

[@williamwolfe8708]

Wow, that senator (Leyonhjelm) is amazing in his ability to stay focused.

[@bennuballbags2]

I swear he is on modafenil

[@oliverjordan695]

He is always leading them in the trap. Slowly..

[@carl7221]

If I gave such woeful answers, with such a lack of information and oversight on spend in my job, I’d get fired. Only in the government do they get away with this level of obfuscation, private businesses have no tolerance for this. Good on this guy for putting these people to a standard level of budgetary inquiry.

[@onastick2411]

It's almost like the Libertarians are onto something.

[@okumakamizu3030]

You're a Carl , not Carla the Liberal...

[@tavferry3301]

This guy is, what a grandmaster is to chess, to English. He constructs his sentences and questions incredibly precisely. I hope I'm this bad ass of a bald guy when I'm older. I'm American, but have an admiration for wordsmiths. Especially ones that use their linguistically formed swords to combat idiocy.

[@oliverjordan695]

Imagine him when you defend your phd?!:))))))

[@Centrifugal-]

Scary 😮😮😮 he can bring down a whole department. The wage gap commission, is a farce at best a girls club. Lol

[@SilveradoNL]

I recommend watching Christopher Hitchens. A master wordsmith.

[@Centrifugal-]

@@SilveradoNL yeah I've watched him too he is pretty good. Jordan petersen is another.

[@jasoncaulkin9830]

You should watch Christopher Hitchens - I love the way he verbally eviscerates his “opponents”

[@grahammiddleton74]

This politician is incredible - reasoned, accurate, polite, incisive, and intellectually streets ahead of the people he is questioning -

[@rob2508]

Very strange that the Senator knows much more of the subject, than the people who work with it on a daily basis...

[@nicholaswood3063]

"You will struggle to find that information". Absolutely outstanding.

[@naughteedesign]

i have an idea, how about we not give millions of dollars to regimes that have no interest in peaceful resolution of their differences, differences which are clearly ideologically driven NOT due to "economic stagnation". smaller government now.

[@MichaelDown2]

Money is the answer to nine out of ten problems. There is no substitute.

[@oliverjordan695]

They are buying muslim votes and cheaper oil for doing this i guess. There is no other sesnsible logic to throw money away like this. Israel is very 'happy' for this also.

[@Centrifugal-]

UNWRA is a gimmick and the UN is also useless as tits on a bull.

[@Siegetower]

The teachers were "unaware" of the rockets and tunnel construction in their school. How deluded do you have to be to believe that.

[@bennuballbags2]

See his eye brows lift on that one...DFAT, taking away Australians rights but giving money to terrorist organisations

[@paulcolburn3855]

I think they were "aware" they just didn't care. What they really were hoping is that the Senator was not "aware" because they never would have mentioned them to him. When he was "aware" they gave him some song-and-dance that it was just "reports" or well, look at the 44% unemployment, think about how much WORSE it would be if we didn't give them money? What was really happening here, is that they panel were pissed that they were being questioned and interrogated in this way. In the end, they were going to send the money to Hamas no matter how much the Senator embarassed them.

[@genseven4616]

"it was based on fake news" then she says that the fake news part was that the teachers were unaware. That's how dishonest people do. They claim fake news to muddy the water then say the fake part was something that doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if the teachers were aware or not, did it happen?

[@MRDPG59]

FINALY found a politician I like! thanks David!

[@northerngryphon6933]

This guy is the mild-mannered Australian Trey Gowdy!

[@mynamemylastname1835]

I miss you Mr Leyonhjelm.

[@pomaze1]

These public servants have no idea.

[@kompav5621]

Solid questions, not suprised they couldn't answer them consistently. DFAT's literally throwing money at people and expecting results. If that isn't both irrational and reckless, I don't think there's anything else that could qualify as such; they don't seem to care who it throws taxpayer dollars at, either.

[@Velts125]

Pavle Kobilarov They don't care. These are ideological driven people who are incapable or unwilling of achieving anything substantive toward society. So they throw millions of taxpayer dollars towards a cause that has a ill defined goal. And they don't care what the outcomes might be, so long as they can sit back and feel good about themselves because... They have "done something about it".

[@Aseutester]

Pavle Kobilarov Welcome to being governed!

[@kompav5621]

Nanny state, dude. Nanny state.

[@gooble69]

Standard government dept. Find a reason to spend someone else's money to justify their existence. Half of these departments could be shutdown completely today and it would make no difference to anything.

[@carl7221]

Does she actually know anything about where taxpayers money is going?!

[@austexhunting4755]

Carl no.

[@blue6952]

Carl NO they didn’t

[@joeboorer5341]

i'm sure they know what cut they get of taxpayers money!

[@coolhand67]

I love this guy. He really holds department bosses feet to the fire in the most gentlemanly of ways. Instead of just going along with accepted politically correct dogma he asks the awkward questions as is absolutely right and proper.

[@timmcgrath3995]

Are there any male public servants??

[@austexhunting4755]

Tim McGrath "IT'S 2019"!!!!!!!. Hahaha they're retarded.

[@blue6952]

Tim McGrath It’s gender equality didn’t you know that. Wamen know better then men when it comes to this shit.

[@credenza1]

Internal processes in the public service preferentially enlist and promote women and minorities. This explains the inept performance of many Public Servants in the Committees. People who do not achieve their positions through merit on a level playing field are unlikely to be highly competent, and will generally behave in a defensive rather than open-handed manner, in order to camouflage their incompetence.

[@cbisme6414]

In all of these I've watched the men sit there saying nothing and defer to the females on their panel. Don't they know what their department is doing or do they just put their hand out for their salary and leave the work to their staff obviously not knowing what's going on?

[@noislamonazisdotcom9888]

Just a reminder that these people make hundreds of thousands a year.

[@gabebabe1]

Fire these people immediately. Why does the estimates committee know more about this than DFAT? Useless

[@johntait491]

Also ask Tim Costello where the donations to World Vision disappeared to.

[@Aseutester]

John Tait Hear hear!

[@supatipanno]

@@Aseutester Admin fees.

[@MrZeddy100]

The two state solution. That's like malaysia telling us to give half of Australia to all the illegal immigrants.

[@andrewd1455]

If she doesnt care to know the details of her job then fire her and get someone that does.

[@austexhunting4755]

The U.N. Needs to go.

[@bennuballbags2]

Useless Nations

[@oliverjordan695]

Un is nwo communist organisation promoting marxism and destruction of nations with islamisation and lgbt.

[@mistag3860]

He's like a gentle but persistant terrier, that knows something is hidden, and WONT LET GO.

[@fred6907]

Too bad he had to step down cuz of some "offended" feminist. That's what happens when you have to work with women all the time, someone will eventually feel victimized.

[@Topknot60]

Solid questions but evasive answers. Without real teeth and the willingness to use them, the Senate Estimates committees will continue to face such stonewalling. Also and curiously, everyone else in the room has their personal name on display together with their surname, e.g., 'Senator David Leyonhjelm', but only Ms Yu has her personal name obscured and reduced to initial letters, i.e., 'Ms HK Yu'. Such preferential and discriminatory treatment has no place in government. Equal treatment requires that either all persons have their personal name or all have only their initials on display.

[@rob2508]

Its probably Ms HongKong Yu....

[@Kawasaki1-m4l]

Cool, calm & and collected. i like that he had them on the back foot, covincingly.

[@JoeSmith-bz9to]

Our Government has not got a clue where the Foreign Aid money goes! Its like you have teenager say 13 years old (under legal working age) and you give that teenager say $50 a week in pocket money, shouldn’t you make sure that your teenager is not spending this money on illicit items such as drugs, alcohol or cigarettes? Don’t you have a right as the money provider to ask where the money is going and what is it being used on? An if the answer you are given in response seems suspicious then don’t you also have a right to withdraw providing further money?

[@Sam-bp8gk]

What a waste of tax payer money.

[@mikeramerez569]

is there somewhere that these hearings are broadcast in full?

[@henryhiggins2021]

More taxpayer money wasted , how does this taxpayer money help Australians ? It helps Australia in no way shape or form . She isn't Australian born , she wears the Chinese red and has a top job in government giving our money away ?

[@timokautto9815]

I would wet my pants if told that I will be questioned by Mr. Leyonhjelm - he is a cold blooded killa..

[@blueputtee2930]

The senator wants to know where the money is going and what is the benefit to those concerned.Not that the money is being donated but where it is used.I see lack of information on part of the committee as to who gets the money.And why we should continue to support such a cause.Know about the reports and still responds about fake news.So who who knows about their report if it is fake news or truth.

[@credenza1]

Excuse me. Miss HK clearly stated that the money is specifically being spent on a whole lot of impressive sounding cookie-cutter NGO-type objectives with some vague relation to education and health - or something. You cant get any clearer than that. You're just nitpicking. Next you'll be asking for an audit.

[@ChuddmasterZero]

This is the fundamental problem with the current tax structure not just in Aus but in most 1st world nations. Instead of leaving citizens with the lion's share of the money they freely generate from their labour, and allowing them to express their own individual values by directing that money towards those things that they personally deem as important, the government appropriates a load of our money by force and decided for us where tax funds will be spent. In my view it is so transparently immoral, yet this is the norm in so many countries. I have ZERO personal interest in funding many, if not all of these international projects, yet I have no choice. As a taxpayer I am forced to contribute to schemes that in no way reflect my personal values. The fact that these bureaucrats are so naive about the groups they fund is just extra salt in the wound.

[@petermiles55]

Very insightful observation. Can I suggest we stop voting in any election in Australia as it only supports this slave/master paradigm and the use of violence against us to steal our money

[@lrdisco2005]

Buy that man a beer. A true master of the gentle but deadly question.

[@johnianson4249]

I live in Thailand and these DFAT people show about the same amount of amount of commitment as the DFAT people here ! Utterly useless and costing the Taxpayers a motza !

[@moribundmurdoch]

Why does Australia pay other countries? If anything the government should suggest or incentivize its citizens to do this.

[@ozkrhills9624]

This is a hope for Australia

[@davidaliberti5742]

I love the no nonsense from this politician. I wish he was in the US Senate

[@tekay44]

not only shouldn't they get the money, they should have to pay back every penny they have already been given.

[@richardgoldie5923]

Money is no good! These people need training on things that they are struggling with! It’s all money down the drain

[@jeremyshaw3846]

These Chicks don't know what's going on....

[@wesparsons5331]

Why is the world is Australia giving money to Palestine? The Gov needs to be more transparent and accountable for how they use our money...

[@Biggus_Nickus]

I'm glad some other senators weighed in. Leyonhjelm can't be the only competent person in the government. But man I would be pissed off if I was australian.

[@Gid-J]

Anyone else think this is fun? I think this is fun.

[@filmtajm35]

If you like this, you should check the other clips in the same range e.g gender pay gaps and AU procurement of submarines. They are hilarious.

[@briananderson7285]

Stop all aid until there's no poverty in AUSTRALIA. Then we'll think about it.

[@drivingparadox]

Every organisation has frameworks, policies, procedures, mission statements, values etc. Do they actually live up to those standards and is it independently audited? If not, no aid!!

[@wargumbyx]

im confused... if an org contributes to anti peace things...and its given money in foreign aid, but they make sure its spending the money on specific things ...doesnt that just free up their other money for more anti peace spending? i mean foreign aid shouldnt exist imo but still enabling money to be spent on terrorism lets say is no different than giving them money and saying spend it on what you want. especially for a people who are in financial trouble primarily because they spend so much money on anti peace efforts

[@shaquanjamison8161]

Why do women seem to be the head of all these organizations in Australia?

[@supatipanno]

It is why all these institutions are failing and Australia is open to take over.

[@richeewellardoz3298]

More woman =less credibility

[@mrtittles3929]

What a waste of my tax paying money! FFS

[@mehumanalien9585]

Indonesia spend $10B on military yet we give them hundreds of millions in foreign aid what the fuck

[@BeerGutGuy]

Overpaid public servants who know nothing about their core job.

[@WilfChadwick]

Check out the land whale, she can't even stop eating for a government meeting .

[@richardburian2516]

A very deep exposure to this tpoic

[@chrisb3248]

Miss Yu is not aware of much is she. More deference of the truth being exposed.

[@TheRoark85]

If I want to donate my money to Palestine I can do it, I don't see why the government needs to take my money without my permission and then donate it in their name

[@pompeytid1970]

What a joke. Aware of the reports yet she still gives these terrorist groups our money!?

[@lotsofsparks32]

Now who is going to fight against the nanny state since Leyonhjelm has left the politics?

[@raymondstone9636]

Funny how every comment on these sites are the same.

[@tekay44]

is the woman with the short red hair, at everyone of these attempted holdups?

[@kramconley7972]

layjohn now quoting "un watch', unbelievable

[@jeremyjones6346]

OMG what a big f-ing scam

[@kramconley7972]

"... which is highly critical of Italy easily Israel it calls Israel an occupying force accuses it of war crimes that labels the security fence an apartheid wall and it promotes the BDS campaign ..." sounds right

Everythign is just fine as long as you don't ask any questions.

[@sehrauthentisch1337]

Foreign Aid Lady: yes senator we are confident that our donations to UNRWA are worth wile Leyonhjelm: Are you aware that UNRWA is supporting a terrorist organization in Palestine? Foreign Aid Lady: We are unaware of that, but we think its still good for Australia to donate money to them

[@keithmitchell3282]

why the hell are australian taxpayers giving money to palestinians ,abolish defat and take care of australians

[@orkadian4173]

So, in other words, these women are great at dodging questions, but not real smart when it comes to the fact they are throwing money away... in particular to a representative of the United Nations, itself a non-elected private company! When was the UN voted into our sphere of necessary organisational groups, and when did the UN start giving credence to groups associated with terrorism and anti western rhetoric? Maybe we have just found another way to fight international crime AND save Australian taxpayers considerable money! Maybe we need to look at the relevance of the UN in its condoning of terrorism!?

[@markwilson9935]

teachers....aaaaaahhhhgg

[@kramconley7972]

leyonhjelm, ffs, are you aware of the syllabus in israeli schools ??? take a look at their texts

[@craigbrown9737]

I like her, she's a cutie. :)

[@tekay44]

you are not investigating jack crap. obviously.

[@kramconley7972]

"peace process" read 'continuation of the stagnation so Israel can achieve annexation of 'greater israel''

[@FranklyMyDearIDontGiveADamn]

Couldn't those millions go to secure Australia's energy problems? isn't that a better idea? But what do I know, I'm just a Swedish guy. We have quite strange things that our government does too. They are pretty good at spending other people's money.

[@gooble69]

9:38 "if we were not providing this aid, how much worse would the situation be?" Who fucking cares? The Australian taxpayer is not a never ending money pit to be dipped into by bleeding hearts trying to solve all the world's problems.

[@SamsungSamsung-md9xq]

This is what happens when more women are put in charge of funding,men work on facts,women on feelings,just saying!@

[@mynamemylastname1835]

I miss you Mr Leyonhjelm.

[@mynamemylastname1835]

I miss you Mr Leyonhjelm.