Regular contributor Mobius Ecko has alerted us to an extraordinary fundraising campaign currently underway by the cash-strapped Liberal Party.





Regular contributor Mobius Ecko has alerted us to an extraordinary fundraising campaign currently underway by the cash-strapped Liberal Party.



In the wake of the devastating Queensland Floods, and the announcement of the Prime Minister’s financial assistance package to rebuild Queensland via a flood levy, the Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has called for cash donations – not to support the Queensland restoration and recovery process – but instead to finance a Coalition campaign to block the Government’s financial assistance program.



As outlined in the web site pictured above, (thanks to Mobius for the link), Tony Abbott personally signed the plea for donations specifically calling for support the Liberal Party’s campaign to stop the Government’s financial support program.



That ought to go down real well in Queensland.



News Limited reports, that the Liberal party also sought to solicit donations for its campaign via email and twitter.



While the government is actually directing financial assistance at those who need it most, the Liberal Party is more concerned with filling its coffers to block Queensland from receiving the proceeds of the flood assistance program.



In addition to Tony Abbott’s web site plea, the call for donations to the Liberal Party also came in a footnote underneath a Liberal Party e-news bulletin which contained a critique of the government for its $1.8 billion levy.



“Only a Prime Minister who is out of her depth would seek to exploit people’s generosity to flood victims,” the Opposition Leader’s letter read.



Attempting to distance himself from the call for donations, a spokesman for Mr Abbott last night said the request for donations was made by the Liberal party, not Mr Abbott, and is a standard element of its e-news letter.



Sure.



Labor MP Paul Howes responded by twitter saying: “Sending out an email asking for donations to campaign against the flood levy as the disaster is about to strike north Queensland — it doesn’t get much lower than that.”



I tend to agree.