Lebanese knack for politics seems to have made its way into Australia:
The dirty politics of Labor Party branch-stacking appears to have infiltrated the $27 million, government-funded Merri Community Health Service, with entire Lebanese families being signed up, some without their knowledge and with their signatures forged.
The membership campaign appears to be part of a Labor factional power play in the area, with board elections at the health centre now under way.
The Sunday Age has seen membership application forms apparently filled out in bulk.
Several families have confirmed they did not know they were members of the health centre and have said their signatures have been falsified. Some of the applications are for children under 18. The centre’s constitution allows only adults to join.
Not only that, but we have also decided to play the “inherit the position” card:
A local businessman and Labor Party member, Milad El-Halabi, vehemently denied he was behind the scheme, but his ALP factional enemies claim he is trying to stack the board as a way of big-noting himself in the Lebanese community. Two of Mr El-Halabi’s children, who are under 18, are among those who have apparently signed up as members in breach of the constitution. Mr El-Halabi’s son Johnny, who is 19, and another family associate, Marlene Raffoul, are running for the health centre board.
When in Beirut….
Milad El-Halabi denies any wrongdoing.
hehehehe it’s great to see some lebo/aussie news featuring here 🙂
Jad, we’re used to this kind of news and corruption surrounding lebs here in sydney. This story is from victoria.
Here in Sydney, lebs run the building industry. they pretty much own most councils and most labour representatives.
All part of our plan for global domination, I guess 😉
LOVEEEE ITTT! CARN THE LEBANESE. MELBOURNE REPRESENT!
I think i have heard of this man. He’s from the northern suburbs. Coburg/brunswick etc. Doing a great job! keep em coming!
Great work gentlemen! Good to see the Lebanese getting active in Australia!
His name rings a bell!! Just can’t figure out where I’ve heard it. Nonetheless, great work mate keep the action coming 🙂
This milad dood is a crook he lives in arndt rd first house beside the creek bottom of the hill pascoe vale and is building units everywhere destroying pascoe vale