Wednesday 23 December 2015

The case of Julie Bishop's blue necklace and the McKinney Ringuet penaltyrates media swindle


The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) records show that jeweller Margot McKinney donated $5,000 to the Liberal Party of Australia on July 26, 2010.

https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/8484/McKinney,-Margot.pdf

The ECQ received the disclosure form on August, 20, 2012. The form was completed by Annette Ringuet.

On December 18, 2015, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop appeared in a news.com.au story wearing a bright blue necklace, "G’Day USA program set to place Australia firmly on the business and innovation map" http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/other-industries/gday-usa-program-set-to-place-australia-firmly-on-the-business-and-innovation-map/news-story/a04d6da6b0bef6ca356749cc71fc0f80 

On December 20, 2015 Margot McKinney posted a photo of Ringuet with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop wearing the bright blue necklace.



On December 22, 2015, McKinney uploaded a photo of Bishop wearing the necklace to Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/_kFkE_tE6N

On December 22, 2015, Ringuet appeared in The Courier Mail advocating for the ending of Sunday penalty rates citing her business, The Great Escape Camping at Coopers Plains.





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