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So a black kid in the NT gets a year's jail for taking $50 worth of biscuits. The next week an ex Victorian Premier takes a $50,000 National Art Treasure and he isn't even charged. I suppose this is more a case of the Police not exercising their 'discretion', as we are told. Then again, Kennett protected them here in Victoria for seven years by not having a Royal Commission into them. I'll say what everyone else has been too afraid to. "The Australian legal system is totally corrupt". Oh and if the judges decide to go on strike, I won't retract the comment. The truth is often unpleasant in times of universal deceit.
RAYMOND HOSER (and six others),
Whistleblowers Australia (Vic Branch)
Darryl Wheeley has contacted me by email, telling me that the Mayor is a fink. It's time to elect a Mayor for Brisbane… Darryl says he has got what it takes - I'll let you, the readers decide if he has your vote: www.newaustraliatimes.com.au
A very interesting newspaper article arrived in my inbox - A whole new outlook on workers compensation.
http://letterstoleaders.com/ is a web-site that allows you to bulk email politicians in the USA, Canada and Australia.
The trouble never seems to cease for One Nation. By the time this goes to publication, I'm sure rumour will be reality. A certain regular to the newsgroup aus.politics, who is no stranger to the wrong side of the law, has allegedly misused the electoral roll obtained from a One Nation Senator's office.
The local bar was so sure that its barman was the strongest man around, they offered a standing $1000 bet. The barman would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, and hand the lemon to a patron. Anyone who could squeeze one more drop of juice out would win the money. Many people had tried over time but nobody could do it. One day a scrawny little man came in, wearing thick glasses and a polyester suit, and said in a tiny, squeaky voice, "I'd like to try the bet." After the laughter had died down, the barman said "OK", grabbed a lemon, and squeezed away. He then handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little man. But the crowd's laughter turned to total silence as the little man clenched his fist around the lemon and six drops fell into the glass. As the silence turned to cheers, the barman paid the $1000 and asked the little man, "What do you do for a living? Are you a gym instructor, a weight lifter, or what?"
The man replied, "No, I work for the Australian Taxation Office."
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