SUN YANG SAGA

I don’t know Denis Cotterell so I am able to ask him a question to clear the air in regard to his statement “I am happy to be working with him, If you think for a second I would be doing that with someone that is a cheat then people don’t know me – that is an insult.”

My question is,” Did he break the container holding his blood sample, or not, and if he did, do you still believe he is not a cheat?”

I think his answer will tell us a lot about Denis Cotterell as well as clear up what happened at the blood testing, and why Sun Yank was still permitted to compete whilst facing charges.

$98,000 not enough!

Australia gave a former Nauru detainee $98,000 to settle in Cambodia. He says that’s not enough
A refugee who previously said Australia abandoned him in Cambodia now acknowledges he received a lump sum of $38,000 for the education and health insurance of his children, on top of $60,000 in previous payments.”
Australia owes this guy nothing! He tried to enter illegally and was picked up at sea and put into detention and should be considering himself lucky he wasn’t drowned like so many hundreds of others, instead of complaining about the payout he received.

This country is so stupid at times! We should break all association with the UN refugee program and adopt the idea of what we consider a fair thing in dealing with unauthorised arrivals. I don’t think private school education would pass “the pub test”!

Abbott & The Clowns

You always know when the when the circus comes to town from the noise of the clowns, and Bozo 1 & Bozo 2 (alias Warren Entsch & Andrew Laming) are upholding this very fine old tradition.
Both have called upon Tony Abbott to resign from Parliament, as if they were not aware that whether or not he continues to represent the people of Warringah is a matter for Abbott and the electors of his constituency alone. They would be well advised to be concerned with their own positions.
As to the offer of a “Special Envoy” position in relation to Aboriginal Affairs, I think he would be smart enough to know the dangers in accepting “the poisoned chalice”.

On Borrowed Time

The leadership spill had the expected result. Dutton was never really seen by the conservative rank and file as the preferred leader although he was seen as such by voters in Queensland.
The natural heir to the leadership is Tony Abbott. Nobody else will be able to rally the party, and fight the opposition as he can, as he has demonstrated in the past, and I suspect that his supporters are already back at work counting the numbers.
Today’s spill will have the desired effect. Queensland will have seen Tony Abbott as a Dutton supporter and colleague and the next time around, which will be very soon, Dutton will move for a spill and nominate Abbott for the leadership. A lot of Dutton’s popularity in Queensland will rub-off on Abbott which will make him more acceptable to Queensland voters.
Abbott will again be Prime Minister and Dutton will become Treasurer.

A piece of silver per week!

Barnaby Joyce has the right idea, and the courage to announce it publicly, but his timing is way off. Turnbull should not be given until December to improve his position, but should receive the same condition he established as a reason for stabbing Tony Abbott. He must resign now so that his replacement will have sufficient time to settle in before the next election. And a resignation it must be so that he is able to retain a semblance of decency by following the guideline he used as the excuse for toppling Abbott, but I doubt that will happen. It looks more likely that a spill would need to be called and seconded
As to who the new leader may be, and I have seen an assortment of names bantered around already, I believe there is only one candidate and that is the former incumbent, Tony Abbott, and the party must re-elect him unanimously, to avoid the usual clandestine meetings and phone-arounds which goes with a challenge.
Peter Dutton is a very good man and deserves the consideration he is currently being accorded by the media. But his time will come later.
Josh Frydenberg, Steven Ciobo, Angus Taylor and several others, although eminently qualified for moving up to roles with greater responsibility, are not yet ready for the top job.
Julie Bishop’s name is also prominent in certain media quarters, but her failure to keep Abbott informed of the plot should not be rewarded by elevation to the leadership. Furthermore, her position as deputy leader of the Liberal Party, and that of Foreign Minister, should go to Conceta Fierravanti-Wells, a perfect choice. And what about Jim Moylan for Defence?
Tony Abbott will know who to appoint as his leadership team and the positions they should occupy. But at least we will know they were selected on merit, and not as a reward for support during a coup.
If the Liberal Party wishes to retain the support of current members and regain those who have resigned, it must revert to the traditional conservative position it occupied under previous leaders.
Tony Abbott, although despised by certain sections of the media and the voting public, has the ability to turn the Liberal’s fortunes around and I believe would beat Shorten, Albanese or any other Labour candidate, in the next election. I believe he would have already considered the changes he would need to make to previous policies and behaviour to ensure his success a second time around.
As many of you know, I resigned my membership in protest at Turnbull’s action in 2016 but would willingly re-join and work towards the re-election of a Liberal Government if the present leader stepped down. I am sure there are many ex-members in a similar position.

 

 

 

Will More Money Fix This?

1. Teaching Maths In 1950s  A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? 2. Teaching Maths In 1970s  A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit? 3. Teaching Maths In 1980s A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100.  His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit ? Yes or No  4. Teaching Maths In 1990s  A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20.  Your assignment: Underline the number 20. 5. Teaching Maths In 2000s  A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands.  He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers, feel free to express your feelings  e.g, anger, anxiety, inadequacy, helplessness etc.) Should you require debriefing at conclusion of exam there are counsellors available to assist you adjust back into the real world. 6. Teaching Maths In 2050  هاتشيرو تبيع كارلواد من نهاب 100 دولار.   تكلفة الإنتاج هو 80 دولاراً. كيف الكثيرمن المال ولم

Father doesn’t always know best!

The decision by the State Executive of the LNP in Queensland to block Ian Macfarlane’s transfer to the National’s party room is just another example of the way in which local electorates are being overridden by executive decisions.

Apparently, the Groom FEC approved the move but, in a 14 votes to 12 decision, the move was blocked.

When will State Executives get the message that local branches should be the ones to select who represents them in Parliament. They do the footwork and it is they who best understand the mood of their electorates.

Why have an FEC if it’s voice is not listened to?

Let Bylong Be Bylong

I received the following note from Holly and the Land Water Future team.

“Nestled between Wollemi and Goulburn River National Parks is the Bylong Valley. It has been home to farming and thoroughbred breeding for over a century. Locals describe it as ‘paradise valley’, and it’s not hard to see why.

Don’t just take our word for it. We journeyed to the Bylong Valley recently where we met Jodie behind the counter at the Bylong General Store. There is currently no coal mining in the Bylong Valley: it is untouched, pristine, paradise. But a Korean-owned company called KEPCO is seeking approval to dig what would be Bylong’s first coal mine, comprising two open-cut coal pits and an underground mine.

The company is yet to be granted approval to mine but has already bought out dozens of properties, including champion horse studs, the local school has been shut down, and KEPCO is even talking about digging up graves because the cemetery is where they want to put a coal mine pit.

Locals are worried what the future holds if the mine is given the greenlight.

Can you help get the word out about what’s happening in the Bylong Valley?

Let’s let Bylong be Bylong!”

A Good Way To Wreck An Industry

A recent online report claims that the Federal Government is considering allowing overseas airlines to carry domestic passengers to destinations in Northern Australia including Darwin, Cairns and Broome to help stimulate economic development.
The only stimulation this move would produce would be an increase in the already overflowing bank accounts of several airlines from the oil rich Middle East or S E Asia.
Far from being a stimulant, it would be just another nail in the coffin of our own, Australia based carriers.
As a matter of interest, I repeat a comment posted on August 2nd 2012.

“Qantas’s troubles are partly the result of dumping a controlled capacity system, particularly on the routes to and from Europe, by previous Australian governments. Bilateral agreements between countries worked very well up until that time and it was only in response to continued pressure from various tourism organisations lobbying for an “open skies” policy that the system was dumped, to the detriment of Qantas. The argument was that an “open skies” policy would attract hundreds of thousands of new tourists each year and would generate millions of tourist dollars for the benefit of the Australian economy. What actually happened was that most of the passengers carried by these new entrants to the market were at the expense of existing carriers, like Qantas, who had pioneered the route in the first place, and were now seeing their market share reduced with no flow on benefit to Australia. In actual fact, the fares were now being remitted back to the home country of the overseas carrier.
To rub salt into the wound, carriers like Emirates were not only able to avail themselves of third and fourth freedoms of the air, but were also able to enjoy fifth freedoms, such as between Australia and New Zealand.
The result of this short-sighted government policy was not the huge increase in passenger traffic that “open skies” was supposed to generate into and out of Australia but a gradual reduction in Qantas international flights. If the general public are happy with this situation they should not complain that The Flying Kangaroo may move overseas. However, if they are critical of the move and really believe that Qantas is our national airline, they should lobby the government to take steps to correct the imbalance, currently in favour of the oil rich national airlines of countries with cash to burn. The least that Qantas deserves is a level playing field.”
And now we want to open our domestic routes to foreign carriers?
Stupid, Stupid, Stupid!