Brief training session – 19 Jan 2014 --- Slide 1 of 11

1. Brief training session – 19 Jan 2014 --- Slide 1 of 11 Training of Candidates ready to stand for elections SUMMARY: 2 Your objectives? Why? 3 Philosophy and getting educated to serve in Parl’t 4 Awareness of Party policies and procedures 5 The need for SCRUTINEERING 6 What are the factors in winning votes? 7 No-nos things to avoid 8 Doing Surveys 9 Using the Media 10 Building your local team.

2. Brief training session – 19 Jan 2014 --- Slide 2 of 11 question: Why are you a candidate? Your objectives? Your philosophy of service to the community? Are you adequately informed on Party policies? What image do you want to project? Can you last the distance? What to do between elections to maintain profile

3. Brief training session – 19 Jan 2014 --- Slide 3 of 11 3 Philosophy and getting educated to serve in Parl’t • the Constitution and what Westminster Democracy means (it is NOT two foxes and a chicken sitting down to discuss what is for dinner !); • what the ‘rule of law’ means (book Lex Rex in the 1600s); why is it called “common law”? • what freedom of speech, separation of church & State etcdo mean, and do not mean • balance of powers (Judicial activism etc) • what socialism is and is not, and the pervasive influence of Fabian Socialists -- read book by Dr Amy McGrath (I have it in pdf format for free, or hard copy for $15) • principles of scientific investigation - what science is and is not, ‘sig figs’, how to determine truth by experiment, the reliability of measurements; how not to be fooled by scientists • How to cope with the Canberra bureaucracy (it is worse than “Yes Minister!”) • How to cope with a treacherous and fickle media - the Canberra "Press Gallery" comprises difficult people - I worked for six MPs from four parties and spent 2 years in Canberra • the pros and cons of the Global Warming debate (e.g. read Prof Plimer's book) • What books to read e.g. Bastiat's "The Law" etc(Ask me for a LIST ) • economic principles & theories - Keynes, economic rationalism, Free Trade etc • principles of logic, How to think properly; non-sequiturs; ‘men of straw’ … etc, etc

4. SLIDE 4 of 11 Seminar, 19 Jan 2014, Lex Stewart 4 Awareness of Party policies and Procedures

5. Brief training session – 19 Jan 2014 --- Slide 5 of 11 • The need for SCRUTINEERING It is one thing to win the votes; it is another thing to hang onto them during counting! Become aware of vote fraud case studies in the past (books) Study the Commonwealth Electoral Act www.australiansforhonestelections.org www.hschapman.org Do not hesitate! Jump in and have a go at scrutineering.

6. Brief training session – 19 Jan 2014 --- Slide 6 of 11 • What are the factors in winning votes? • The overall presentation of PUP • Local factors re other candidates & the incumbent • Your HARD WORK - can be wasted or targetted - needs to be focussed and designed cleverly • Your IMAGE and presentation (Yes Minister)

7. Brief training session – 19 Jan 2014 --- Slide 7 of 11 • No-nos things to avoid Do not crack jokes, unless you are VERY confident Do not use bad language or jargon Do not mention the name of opponents (say the Prime Minister instead of Tony Abbott etc) Do not contradict party policy EVER Do not answer if you do not know – say, “I will find out and come back to you” Do not contradict what Party leader or MPs have said recently – this means keeping aware

8. Brief training session – 19 Jan 2014 --- Slide 8 of 11 • Doing Surveys Examples – I have been doing surveys since 1988 Use results to generate stories to the media Tap into the mood of the electorate Doorknocking is THE best way to win votes, but it takes 6-9 months to do an electorate with a team of 3 people, two or three days per week

9. Brief training session – 19 Jan 2014 --- Slide 9 of 11 • Using the Media

10. Brief training session – 19 Jan 2014 --- Slide 10 of 11 10 Building your local team.

11. Lex Stewart’s list of recommended reading – slide 11 of 11 • “The Law” by Frederic Bastiat, ISBN 978 1 933550 14 5 (I have it on my computer in pdf) • “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing” published by Towerhouse Publications, PO Box 39, Brighton-le-Sands NSW 2216, available for $15 hard copy including postage from me (she does not mind me distributing the book for free in pdf format – I have it on my computer) • “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu, written 2,500 years ago. A masterful classic treatise, 80% of which is still applicable today. There are numerous translations and reprints – I have ISBN 0 340 27604 5 by Hodder and Stoughton • view “Yes, Minister” and “Yes, Prime Minister” DVDs to gain insight into how the Canberra bureaucracy REALLY works! • “The Frauding of Votes” by Dr Amy McGrath, with introductory section by investigative journalist Bob Bottom OAM. ISBN 0 9587104 3 0 • “McEwen’s Way” by Don Veitch, ISBN 1 876207 22 1 – a summary of the life and speeches of Sir John McEwen, Deputy PM under Sir Robert Menzies for many years • “Conviction of the Innocent” by Chester Porter QC. Another book by him would also be good to read as a lesser priority: “The Gentle Art of Persuasion, how to argue effectively”, published in 2005 by Random House Australia, ISBN 978 1 74166 795 0. • “Aussies wanna Kiss” by Rachel Emmes (the ‘nom-de-plume of PUP candidate Marsha Foxman) ISBN 978 1 4535 7956 5 in softcover; or ISBN 978 1 921791 00 0 in paperback; a wide-ranging, thought-provoking essay on the state of Aussie politics and some ideas for solutions. • “Heaven and Earth, Global Warming: the missing science” by Prof Ian Plimer, ISBN 9781921421198 hard copy or change the two final digits to 43 for the paperback; published in yr 2009 in a hurry by this very learned Geology Professor; it is a magnificent work. • “R.G.Menzies, a portrait” by Sir John Bunting, 1988, ISBN 0 04 320211 X • “Dictators within the Labor Party of Australia” by Frank Rooney (1914-2005) who was a leader in the ALP after being a leader in four Trade Unions; ISBN 0 9587104 4 9 • “O’Malley MHR” by Larry Noye, published in 1985 ISBN O 909131 96 1. This fascinating character in the early days of the Australian Parliament advocated a “people’s bank”. • “The Road to Serfdom” by F.A.Hayek; there are numerous reprints; I have ISBN 13: 978-0 226-32055-7 or 10: 0-226-32055-3. I do not fully agree with all of this excellent book but at least it gets you thinking of the evils of socialism. • “The Education of a Young Liberal” (from private school boy to hardened political hack) by John Hyde Page, ISBN 978 0 522 85176 2 or 0 522 85176 2. This shocking inside story includes how Malcolm Turnbull branch-stacked to get rid of my friend Peter King as Liberal MP. Ex ALP leader Mark Latham is quoted on the cover “John Hyde Page has made a very important statement about the corrosive impact of ‘machine politics’ on young people in this country. The Young Liberals are horrendous, and, if anything, Young Labor is worse.” • “Red over Black” subtitled “behind the Aboriginal Land Rights” by Geoff McDonald ISBN 0 949667 41 2 published in 1982 and difficult to get hold of; it is a shocking exposé; it has been vandalised and removed from most public libraries. I have the book. • “Lucky be Damned” by John Cumming, founder of the Democrats 1977. ISBN 0 86439 162 5. John died recently at a very old age; I stayed in his home circa 2003 and knew him well.

12. SLIDE 39 of 46 Update Seminar, 24 June 2013, Lex Stewart http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3603244.htmTranscript 3 Oct 2012 Former Commonwealth Bank CEO, and inaugural Future Fund chair, David Murray, joins us to discuss the Australian economy's health. …DAVID MURRAY: Australia [cannot] afford very much public debt, yet it's been rising ... govt has to say, "debt-funded entitlements, more regulation, more centralisation of government doesn't solve this problem." [need] to get hold of the productivity issue and become more productive. LEIGH SALES: Given though that we have so many differences [compared] to somewhere, say, like Greece, how would it be possible for us to end up going down that route? … to experience a downturn of that magnitude?DAVID MURRAY: Easily possible. If we keep doing what we're doing, we'll get there. LEIGH SALES: But we've got many things different … DAVID MURRAY: We're not a highly productive economy, our net foreign liabilities as a % of GDP are very high in the world … persistent current account deficit. In short, all the entitlements we want to have are .. being funded at the pleasure of people who save and live offshore. And there comes a time .. that these people say, "No, I don't want to finance that anymore," and that's what's happened to Greece, Spain, Italy.

13. SLIDE 40 of 46 Update Seminar at Parkes, 24 June 2013, Lex Stewart