Dear John,

There are always secrets around the halls of power. Whispers, nods, and winks. Some secrets are salacious, some banal, some open, and some dangerous.  

Today we’ll let you in on one of the most tantalizing snippets coming out of the bunker bubble of Canberra. Hold onto your hat.

Labor is hatching a plan to increase the number of federal parliamentarians by up to 30%. That would be about 50 more MPs for the lower house and 24 or so for the Senate.

The plan is not secret from the perspective that the Prime Minister has publicly stated that he wants more MPs. A former Liberal leader in the Senate also wrote in the media about the idea just recently.

There have been a lot of whispers about the plan, which is under consideration by the Parliamentary committee in charge of electorate matters.

The plot thickens. Here’s something just as salacious, Labor splashed circa $350million on the doomed Voice referendum in the recent budget. But referendums only cost about $150million.

Even a sloppy, dodgy, Labor referendum shouldn’t cost more than $200million. So, what’s the extra cash for?

Could the extra Electoral Commission funding be for a major electoral boundary redraw needed to accommodate Albo’s bold plan to foist extra MPs on us? Boundary redraws don’t cost that much, although Labor would have a crack at wasting that type of coin.

Try this on for size. Is there a plan afoot to increase the MPs in the house, but allocate some or all the increase to Aboriginal Australians?  Perhaps Australia’s booby prize if the elites can’t push the referendum through.

$150million smack-a-roos on establishing a new electoral roll for Aboriginal voters, who can then select their own MPs. That’s a decent way to spend the dosh, undoubtedly.

We wonder which party these Aboriginal MPs would come from? Can anyone tell us which party Marcia Langton and Noel Pearson might represent?

All commentators openly admit, though, any increase in MPs, especially in the Senate, will only benefit the left. 

Some rumours are dangerous, in their intent and in their consequences.

Text lies and videotape, what an enthralling twist is there in this week's cartoon. The words of Sir Walter Scott come to mind, "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." 

Can you do Pauline a favour? We need to keep these cartoons going, and your purchase of a bottle of rum will help our cause and bring our weekly cartoon to life. 

Kind regards,

Damian Huxham

National Secretary | Pauline Hanson's One Nation