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HAVE YOU ORDERED:
[MURDER BY MEDIA, DEATH OF DEMOCRACY
IN AUSTRALIA]
October 1995
There is something mysterious about the workings of journalists in Australia. When their credibility is under threat they look for a spin to try and cover up their own lies and shortcomings. Journalistic ethics went out the window a long time ago.
The Paff/Red light incident is a classic case.
Jack Paff is a Queensland State One Nation MP who has fired a few shots across
the bows of The Courier-Mail in the last few months. Yesterday when I attended
a press conference at which Paff and the party's leader Bill Feldman were
challenging the media over their coverage of the red light fiasco the best
the reporters could come up with is "Is this another conspiracy theory, Mr
Paff?"
What wankers - they are the conspiracy theorists - with their lies and distortions being backed by the Packer/Murdoch duopoly.
A full report on the ongoing saga, yesterday's press conference and associated newspaper reports can be seen at this link.
The spin I talked about earlier is the glossing over of the police's official stand that Paff had done nothing wrong - with comments by Labor Brisbane City Councillor Maureen Hayes saying on Channel 10, "When people see a no exit sign they're to obey it. Take shopping centres they're private property, but because they can be defined as a road they have legal standing. They're legal people should obey them, anyone who doesn't is wreckless".
So all of a sudden the red light incident becomes the "No Exit" incident and, as you will in the extract from today's Courier-Mail report on this incident exactly the same spin by the same Brisbane City Councillor becomes the focus of that article as well.
Channel 10 also got a quote from Premier Peter Beattie who I understood to be all about "jobs, jobs and jobs" however the truth is very different, "I have a great deal of faith of the ethics of the media that I deal with in this state and I think that his complaint is rubbish."
Well now we know the thruth - lying Beattie is not about jobs but is the consumate lying politician.
Channel 10 also replayed Inspector John Sybenga of the Traffic Branch last night for the umpteenth time saying "The main thing was the running of the red light (allegedly by Jack Paff) that appears to have occured." This was said weeks ago when he originally saw the Channel 10 footage - he must shrink every time he sees it!
The unquoted police's media release states, in part, quite clearly that, "A traffic light on the corner of George and Alice Streets can be seen from the Parliament House gateway. However, investigations concluded that the vehicle did not go past any stop line associated with the red light, nor did the vehicle pass the red light itself.
"There was also insufficient evidence of any offence being committed in relation to the vehicle's path of travel. Investigations into allegations that the vehicle also passed a No Exit sign have revealed that the relevant sign is not located on a public road but within the environs of Parliament House, and no offence has been committed."
Put simply the police are saying that the complaint by the media leading to an investigation into Paff and the red light was fabricated - there is apparently an investigation now being conducted into the role of certain reporters who made the allegation against Paff.
What I found interesting was the line of
questioning by the reporter in the middle of this photograph.
She asked if what Paff was saying was that the police were wasting their time in investigating the original complaint of Paff running a red light (which was obvious by the outcome) and then turned on Paff because he confirmed that another investigation by the police about the allegation was now in play. "For there to be an investigation, someone has to make a complaint. Who made the complaint?" She asked...
All of a sudden Paff was under fire because the police were doing their job in investigating what appeared to be a malicious media beat-up.
Of course none of this line of questioning about the new police investigation into the media's reporting was covered by any of the media - even though there were heated exchanges about it - with Bill Feldman making it quite clear that he could not comment because it was a police matter.
Today's report in the Courier-Mail can be seen at this link. Here is an extract:
Council's traffic chairperson, Maureen Hayes, said under the Traffic Act of 1974 a "road" included any alley, avenue, lane, thoroughfare, track, carriageway, footway whether surveyed or unsurveyed (to include approaches or crossings) which is "open" to and used by the public, or to which the public have access, whether on payment of a fee or otherwise".
She said both the "No Exit" signs, positioned on either side of the road, were of legal standing as far as the council was concerned.
"If the police have determined these signs are not of legal standing, then that has very interesting implications for motorists across the city," she said.
Cr Hayes said Mr Paff could not, in any circumstances, be seen to have taken due care and attention with his driving.
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Information supplied by Joe Bryant in the public interest. January 1999.
We have an opportunity to fix the problems.
Please take a good look at the Alternative Three Project.
Attached please find copies of the processes filed in the High Court of Australia, one of which was relegated down to the Federal Court for hearing.
The federal court heard and decided this matter after, charging additional fees and giving the matter the status of a fresh matter including the charging of fees. The judgement was orally handed down from the bench after about one hour of hearing. The written judgement was not made available for 13 days despite much chasing up. The judgement does not cover all the points raised in the argument. The federal Court refused to hear any constitutional argument on the basis that that was to be heard by the High Court.
To sum up the judgement.. A preference ceases to be a preference if it is given to more than one candidate. This is a nonsense. For instance, we are all aware of preference shares where thousands of people may be issued identical preference shares.
When I filed the appeal against this judgement thirteen days after the hearing, it was accepted and the $1011 fee paid. But it was to late as the matter had been determined on an interlocutory basis and an appeal must be filed within seven days in an interlocutory matter.
In other words the appeal must be filed 6 days before the written judgment is available. An application to have an appeal out of time was made and refused.
The Constitutional matter originally filed remains on foot in the High Court awaiting a hearing date.
The federal court judgement is so obviously wrong it is laughable. But the question is not finally resolved until the High Court hears the case.
What the Federal Court judgement and the appeal refusal did, was allow the 1998 election to proceed illegally or otherwise and at the same time deny a citizen a right to justice.
One problem with Australian law, is that bad judgements stand until somebody with sufficient funds ( Hundreds of thousands) decides to challenge. But the major problem is the courts deliver legal decisions as opposed to just decisions. The cause, is there is no longer a basis for/of justice in Australian law.
Justice and mercy and for that matter the Australian way of a fair go are no longer a part of our court system. Our Courts were once (not any longer) under the Crown as separate to government, the Crown was bound to deliver justice, governments are not. This separation of power is one of the most fundamental to the continuing delivery of justice. Government must not control the courts nor the courts control government, as is the case with The High Court. The system we borrowed has been manipulated to suit vested interests. The system we believe we have, we don't fact have. There is nowhere in the British system where a court of any standing has been placed over the parliament, except in Australia.
Here is an extract from this report:
"For a century, we have thrived independently," NRA President Charlton Heston told members of the industry, which gave him a standing ovation. "But now, your fight has become our fight. Your legal threat has become our constitutional threat. . . . Our enemies will think they can beat you in court because they can't beat us in Congress. But they don't have the checkbooks and votes of 8 million members and 30 million gun owners."
The industry is under attack from mayors who are suing gun manufacturers and distributors for the costs of crimes caused by firearms and who hope to mimic the success of state attorneys general who went after tobacco companies.
As part of the gun industry's effort to defend against the suits, four of its trade and lobbying groups said today that they will form a new organization, the National Shooting Sports Council, that will help them better coordinate the industry's message.
SACRED SITES RORTED
An Aboriginal Elder claims that white anthropologists are creating bogus sacred sites which have no meaning to true Aborigines.
Arnold Franks, an elder in traditional tribes across Western Australia, South Australia, and the Northern Territory, said one mine on Aboriginal land was opposed because of a "sacred site" that was really a drover's camping ground.
In another case, the local Aboriginal elders gave the go-ahead to a mine, only to be told by a white anthropologist that the area really was a sacred site.
Mr. Franks, who has successfully bridged the gulf between black and white Australia, believes the debate about Aboriginal needs has run off the rails. And he blames "the Aboriginal industry" which he said comprised "Lefties, greenies, the Uniting Church, anthropologists and activists."
While purporting to represent traditional Aborigines, the "industry" was in fact ignoring and overriding their views, especially when it came to mining.
Mr. Franks said that despite all the government money being poured into Aboriginal affairs, the situation in the heartland was so bad that unless the Government changed its tack, he would organise a barricade of Parliament House in Canberra.
"I would like to take (Prime Minister) Keating out there. I would take him out and leave him there," he said.
"We are tired and sick and dying; kids are not getting educated. We were better off in the old days working for small wages and getting good tucker.
"If Mr. Keating doesn't listen to us genuine people, us Waddy (tribal) people, I can assure you that before another year's out, we are going to surround this compound (Parliament) with spears all round, like the farmers did with their wheat. "
Mr. Franks was given authority to speak out on behalf of the tribal (initiated) Aboriginal people of the WA goldfields, the Murchison, the Pilbara and the Central Reserve which stretches from WA into the Northern Territory and South Australia.
He is a highly respected figure within the traditional communities, which have often sought his advice on dealing with government.
Last week he presented his views to Aboriginal Affairs Minister Robert Tickner and Special Minister of State Frank Walker.
Mr. Franks told them he also rejected:
He said the tribal elders were extremely concerned about young Aborigines who had no meaningful work.
They wanted to be able to help themselves by using their land, which was only good for mining.
"We want to give our children opportunities.
"We have had the land for years now, but it's all tied up. To work the land you have to have permits from the (State) Minister but you can't do that because the Aboriginal industry opposes them all the time.
On sacred sites, Mr. Franks said the "boys", that is Aborigines who were not elders, and white advisers were corrupting Aboriginal spirituality.
A new iron ore site at Marandoo to be mined by CRA was almost blocked by a false claim that it would disturb a sacred site.
"The greenies, anthropologists claimed it was a sacred area. They got a tribe to say it was sacred," Mr. Franks said.
"It was actually a camp that Jack Eddney set up He used to muster his cattle there and that's all it was, a camp site - I went droving with him once."
At Tullarang Peaks, not far from the town of Mullawa, the Aboriginal community, including Mr. Franks, took on the WA Government's adviser on sacred sites to gain approval for the mine.
The elders went to Perth to argue their case, and after some opposition, won their case 18 months ago.
They agreed to the mine on condition that the mining company paid $30,000 a year for a liaison officer to ensure that the Aborigines got jobs.
Mr. Franks says the division between black and white has become like apartheid in South Africa, with permits required for entry to Aboriginal land.
This was the idea of advisers and conservationists, not the Aboriginal owners who would far prefer to raise money by allowing mining on the land.
Mr. Franks also rejected the push for more Aboriginal land rights following the Mabo High Court case.
Mr. Franks said the Aboriginal representatives who met the Prime Minister on the issue were "boys, kids" not elders.
Here is an extract from this report:
Since the fall of president Suharto last May and the collapse of his 32-year regime, more than 200 new political parties have formed to contest the scheduled June 7 elections for a new parliament. That parliament will form the core of the expanded body that later will choose a president to lead this economically devastated country out of its authoritarian past and into a new democratic future.
Making the
news" -
ABC
I watched John Saul on the ABC as was reccommended by this forum. We all know about globalisation but this man made a clearer picture of how the NWO is evolving. The people behind "Global 2000" and the NWO have really got it sown up. Looks like we'll be heading for Interdependence within a World Government sooner than we expect.
On a lighter note, I found the TV show after Saul's talk could have been funny if it wasn't so disgusting. It was focused on how Asian homosexuals are treated with discrimination and vilification by caucasian (white anglo) homosexuals.
Well, well I thought to myself. According to the media, only us crazy people who agree with Pauline Hanson are supposed to be racists. It seems these champions of free speech (white aussie poofters) are in reality closet racists.
M. McDaniels
Globalization
Last night (Tuesday around 10pm on Ch2), John Ralston(?) Saul gave a lecture that precisely sums up what's been going on in the last 20 years concerning globalism, maverick transnational corporations, economic rationalism, and the loss of national democracy.
It is well worth taking notice of this speaker if you see any of his lectures coming in future.
Russell
from the global office:
Another perfect day in paradise.
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