Monday 6th January 1997
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The Burmese operatives acting for the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) are using non military passports and entering through countries such as Thaliand, Malaysia and Singapore.
ASIO has been actively seeking support from Burmese communities in both Sydney and Melbourne to try to assist them in tracking down the agents.
Recently complaints have been received from members of the Burmese community who claim that they have been threatened and intimidated by visiting SLORC members.
Burma Council of Australia national co-ordinator Terrell Oung said yesterday that ASIO had approached him about one particular visiting SLORC member.
"A lot of (Burmese) people in this country are scared and they don't know who to trust," said Oung.
"Fear and intimidation is still being used, but many people in the community are scared identifying them (SLORC spies) because they still have families in Burma."
Rural land values have started to slide following the controversial Wik decision giving the Aboriginals in that area native title over pastoral land.
Cape York cattle grazier Jerry Burnett's station has been written down in value by his bank from Au$530,000 to just Au$233,000. The bank's had warned the farmers that the Wik decision would seriously jeopardise loan applications in the future.
Queensland Farmers Federation dairy farmer Lex Buchanan said, "The Farmers Federation and the Australian Bankers Association have an arrangement whereby farmers are given the opportunity to get out (of farming) before they lose everything.
"Although land owners are never keen to walk off their property, this could be the added factor which sees farmers leave before everything is gone."
Reconciliation... bah humbug!
Frank Gilford spoke yesterday about the murder of his sister Yvonne saying that if the two British nurses were found guilty then they should be beheaded - after the horrific way in which Yvonne was murdered. The two nurses are now believed to have changed their statements to the Saudi authorities to the plea of "not guilty".
Some rural towns have been very badly effected with prices rising up to 11 cents a litre. The good news is that retailers like Woolworths are going to start selling petrol at the shopping centres - a move which is certain to see the disgusting money-making hold of petrol giants over the Australian car owner being broken.
It was not a good day for Shane Warne with the Aussie spin star being knocked around the ground by Lara and Hooper with 51 runs coming off his 9 overs... and no wickets!
The top score of the day was produced by West Indian batsman Carl Hooper who reached 110 not out. The final scores were Australia 281 for 4 wickets and the Windies 284 for 3.
Personally I found the debate to be obnoxious... an example of how my outrage was prompted was when the interviewer asked the group "What do you say about reports that 71% of Australians support Ms Hanson's views on immigration?
The discussion then revolved around how the "lower educated Australians" who, the group claimed represented the majority of the 71%, should be educated about the issue and stop living in the past.
Now remember they are talking about dinky di Australian mums and dads who have been here for generations... these upstarts land on our doorstep then start trying to dictate to them on how they should think or relate to events taking place in Australia. In this case generalising on an issue based on education is a far greater crime than similar acts of racist behaviour - I believe!
Have a great day.
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