ABALINX ENEWS LETTER 15 THIS ABALINX ENEWS LETTER IS IN RESPONSE TO THE IAN QUICK EMAILS TO MEMBERS AND HIS DESTRUCTIVE ALTERNATIVE VIEWS IAN QUICK SPECIAL EDITION This week’s ENews Letter 15 is a special edition on Ian Quick. His beliefs, sayings, quotes, tantrums and idiotic statements deserve to be published again and again so that members within the Victorian Division are refreshed of the shenanigans carried out by Ian Quick. ENews Letters are as result of Ian Quicks Emails to members. Nothing has been done to or to Karina Okotel or Ian Quick reprimand them for them for political disloyalty to the Liberal party. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT QUICK? This is the most frequently asked question asked at all Liberal Party meetings and events. Members are tired of Ian Quick’s domineering demeanour, intimidation, bullying, lecturing and his infamous Quick newsletters. Ian Quick expounds an opinion on every subject imaginable, particularly on all matters relating to the Liberal Party. Members have had enough of Ian Quick. Members ask “What has Ian Quick contributed to the Victorian Division?” The answer is not much of any value. Locally, Ian Quick drove the members of Burwood SEC mad with his domineering and insufferable It is now being alleged that as a result style. Following the loss of Burwood at the 2018 Victorian state election, under Ian Quick’s chairmanship of Ian Quicks emails to members, (SEC and Campaign Committee) he quickly transferred out to Hawthorn SEC. Word has it that a huge membership has fallen to an all-time sigh of relief was breathed at a Burwood. One can only imagine the response from Hawthorn SEC low. From approximately 12,000 in members. 2018 it has now dropped to approximately 8,000 members. Ian Quick has been / is a member of almost every Liberal Party committee known to man and woman, including of course, the Administrative Committee, where he is Metropolitan Male Vice President. He It is alleged that Robert Clark and his dominates all committees on which he sits, boring members to tears with his self-styled encyclopaedic gang of ten through their witch hunts, knowledge on every topic imaginable. investigations, and un-Australian political actions have failed in their Ian Quick’s hobbyhorse is the Party’s Constitution though, which he elaborates on at every available duty as office bearers. opportunity, and with great verve. The only problem is that he frequently interprets the Constitution to suit his own purposes at the time. A particular current case in point concerns the requisition for a Special It is alleged that that Ian Quick and State Council Meeting. Ian Quick is vehemently opposed to members exercising their constitutional Sean Armistead aspire to the right to hold a Special State Council Meeting. How dare they! Ian Quick has an unfortunate inability to Presidency and if not successfully listen to anyone but himself, leading to poor decisions, particularly on any committee that he chairs. preferred the role of State Director. A bit farfetched and beyond their State President, Robert Clark, indebted to Ian Quick for his election as president via the Quick block of capabilities. votes, (and Scott Ryan and Karina Okotel blocks) has compromised his ability to lead the Party to such an extent that anarchy now prevails. Robert Clark has been known to refer to Ian Quick as an expert Allegations of misconduct are rife on the Constitution, ICT, Property and Finance, to mention just a few. within all major parties and although the Liberal party has embraced the Ian Quick has established a Party member data base, illegally, and inclusive of almost all members of National Code of Conduct it appears the Victorian Division, from which he distributes his Quick Liberal News. He has used his Quick Liberal that it should be reviewed. Marija News extensively to denigrate fellow Party members, and particularly the Party leadership. He Taflaga and Katrine Beauregard of commenced his commentary as an ordinary Party member, continued as a member of the the ABC discussed the reasons Administrative Committee, and more recently as Vice President. Why stop now? why in their article some six months ago. Yet nothing appears From time to time there has been the added confusion of multiple Quick publications: “Quick Liberal to have been doe to alleviate the News”, “Quick News” and “Real Quick News” etc. For a while there it seemed that even Ian Quick was concerns women have in the Liberal Party. Liberals have confused about which was which! As readers of this lowbrow commentary we certainly were! It is the requested that the National Code Quick Liberal News that most infuriates Party members though, producing the questions: “How does of Conduct be reviewed. Ian Quick get away with it?” and “What is being done about Quick?” ABALINX NEWS LETTER TEAM CONDUCT A ‘QUICK’ ANALYSIS OF EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ABALINX ENEWS EARLY PRE-SELECTIONS The Abalinx ENews team met to discuss who the most despised member of the Administrative Committee was. To decide the winner, Abalinx ENews conducted an ‘Early Pre-selection’ to ascertain who would be the winner. Mind you there were many contenders and besides the President, Sean Armistead, Amy Johnson, Many members had stories of problems in State Assembly is a significant body in Owen Guest and Holly Byrne, Ian Quick by far their area of the party, but say if they speak out the Party; indeed it has some powers deserved to be crowned with ‘D’ tag. they will be verbally abused, harassed, and that Admin does not. The Constitution intimidated. Ian Quick governs key elements of State The twenty Abalinx ENews delegates having been Assembly, and also gives it power to advised in advance attended the meeting at an I find it appalling that the party has got to the make 'Standing Orders' to govern how undisclosed location the ‘Early Pre-selection. After a point that members are legitimately afraid to it runs. Ian Quick few sherbets for medicinal purposes only the discuss issues. Ian Quick discussions took place. The Constitution requires a meeting to This is the party of free speech and be held every two months, with notice The delegates analysed and took into account all of responsible behavior - why is it that we now to go out 7 days before hand, and the Ian Quick emails, the Abalinx articles, listened to seem to be more like the ALP with intolerance creates a 'Steering Committee' to various acrimonious testimonies by the delegates for members asking questions or wanting effectively run it. Steering Committee and considered the recent actions of Ian Quick on proper processes? Ian Quick calls the meetings, and also sets the the current Administrative Committee. agenda, as per the Standing Orders. This is definitely not the party I and many Ian Quick The articles by Abalinx written in the year 2018 after others joined, which is why quite a few a string of emails were despatched by Ian Quick members have told me they are not planning I could fill this entire newsletter with a revealed the character of Ian Quick. It appeared that to renew their membership over the coming report of the meeting, but instead want the articles were written specifically for a whole new weeks. Ian Quick to concentrate on some of procedure generation of young Liberals who were monitoring issues that concerned me. Ian Quick the battle raging within the Liberal Party. So many Victorian members are now feeling powerless in their own party. Ian Quick I may address other issues in a future A List of those are articles are shown below: newsletter, but I want to see if they get It's about proper governance, accountability resolved before commenting on them. A. Ian Quicks skill with the quill and the duty for all of us to ask probing Ian Quick questions – even where they are B. The black fox – Ian Quick uncomfortable. Ian Quick Being a party member was always C. Quick to be investigated (well, it used to be) a two way street – Many people are appalled – and for often you give your time and money, and the D. A Quick Response conflicting reasons. But if we as a party don't party gives you a say in pre-selections care for the rule of law. Ian Quick and the members of parliament should E. Liberal Ian Quick threatened with expulsion listen to you. Ian Quick But with pre-selections now not in the hand of Never before in the history of the Liberal Party had the membership in Victoria, instead in the If you have an opinion about what is there been such acts of devilry, disloyalty and hands of a small number of "faceless men", going on in Canberra, or in Victoria, undermining of a leader of the opposition (Matthew serious questions need to be asked on how contact your local Member/Candidate Guy and that of the President (Michael Kroger). that may have influenced votes in Canberra. and let them know your views. Ian Ian Quick Quick These articles obviously affected the voting and it was not a difficult choice to make. Although to be I think it is a new low point, but stand to be Contact members of Admin (all their fair, there was one who voted for the President, corrected if members want to send my what details are on the party web site). Robert Clark. Still one vote out of twenty is a very they think the lowest point of this (used to be) Ian Quick good effort on the part of Robert Clark. A pity that wonderful Victorian Division of the Liberal these votes were not a State Election preselection, Party.