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Between the One Nation lines
Last night was a historic test for democracy.
It was a night when Pauline Hanson called the Ipswich City Councilors,
"this twisted, unrepresentative gang who run
the council...."
Thanks to our Queensland police democracy won.
Here
is a full report, with images, of the evening.
Corrupt Aboriginal industry faces the heat
At least four Aboriginal organisations, funded by the Australian taxpayer
through ATSIC, have been referred to police because of allegations of massive
financial mismanagement.
Some Audit findings
| Aboriginal organisation |
Report comments: |
| Maithakari North West Queensland Aboriginal Corporation in Cloncurry |
Chronic mismanagement, potential fraud and possible irregularities with
payments to office bearers. |
| Thallon Aboriginal Corporation near Roma |
Financial statements not lodged. No general meeting for seven years. |
| Thoorgine Educational and Cultural Centre in Hervey Bay |
Possible misappropriation, misuse and mismanagement of funds. Debts of
at least Au$100,000 |
| Yirrganwdgi Aboriginal Corporation in Cairns |
Corporation inactive and insolvent debts in excess of Au$62,000 |
The audit has revealed that there are hundreds of thousands of dollars which
are unaccounted for and in which fraud is suspected.
The Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations watchdog body has uncovered
irregularities in 70% of indigenous organisations investigated in the past
year.
Registrar Noureddine Bouhafs saying that he had, to date, investigated 65
Aboriginal councils and discovered problems in 44 of them.
Interesting that ATSIC demanded a "clamp" on the Registrar after it discovered
that two organisations linked to their deputy chairman, "Sugar" Ray Robinson
were being investigated.
How Soros "attacked" the Australian dollar
Here is an extract
from the article:
THERE are no rules to the game, no hidden agendas,
no evil intent. Americans George Soros, Julian Robertson and Paul Tudor Jones
lead the international financial wolf pack, but there are hundreds more like
them driven by the one imperative: make as much money as you can. Every form
of publicly traded security in every market in this increasingly globalised
economy is fair game by any tactic, fair or foul, as long as it is legal.
The battered Australian dollar, sliding to 58 cents this week against the
American dollar, has been in their sights. Their vehicles are hedge funds,
the exclusive investment clubs for the wealthy that are thriving in America.
Privately run and never advertised to the public, these funds are free of
security exchange controls and at liberty to operate in any publicly traded
commodity anywhere in the world. They have multi-billion-dollar assets leveraged
to 20 times their value, so they can overwhelm currencies and sharemarkets.
They play futures, sell short, force down the values of stocks and dollars,
then exit with profits that give investors extraordinarily high returns.
MD
The new politically correct and their "Racewatch" monitor
groups
In a move which the Federal Court's Justice Marcus
Einfeld yesterday called "a battle for the heart and soul of Australia",
prominent people and community groups have joined forces to launch two major
campaigns to counter racist rhetoric following One Nation's rise.
Justice Einfeld and a former tax commissioner, Mr Trevor
Boucher, were among notables who yesterday launched Racewatch, in which concerned
citizens are being asked to report election candidates and parties espousing
racially inflammatory views.
Today backstroke champion Nicole Stevenson, Justice
Einfeld and a young lawyer, Mr Jason Yat-Sen Li, will join the Ethnic Communities
Council (ECC) of NSW to launch a "community harmony" campaign with the theme
"Advance Australia fair, dark or any shade in between".
With the backing of the Governor-General, Sir William
Deane, Mrs Hazel Hawke and B1 and B2 of Bananas in Pyjamas, "ordinary"
Australians, including those in rural communities, will be asked to declare
support for racial harmony.
Wearing intertwined yellow and green ribbons would
mark their support, said the chairman of the ECC, Dr Anthony Pun. "If we
don't stop the rot by stepping in and showing we can live in harmony, the
yellow and green may turn to red."
Mr Li said the campaign should help improve Australia's
current poor image overseas.
Ms Stevenson said she wanted to send a peaceful message
to the 197 countries coming to the 2000 Olympics, in contrast with the turbulent
side which had been shown recently.
Justice Einfeld said Australia had brought 6 million
people here since World War II and had an obligation to protect those who
were offered "a tranquil life" from racial hatred.
He denied that the intention of the Racewatch campaign,
being run by Community Aid Abroad (CAA) and the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation
Commission, was to "dob in" a racist.
"This is not intended to be an outing process," he
said. "It is to bring the [racist] viewpoint to the public's attention."
The executive director of CAA, Mr Jeremy Hobbs, said
volunteer "racewatchers" would report on any candidate's racist
rhetoric.
The reports would be checked and, if found to be true
and objectionable, the candidates' sentiments would be publicised by a panel
comprising Justice Einfeld, Mr Boucher and a former Race Discrimination
Commissioner, Ms Irene Moss.
Mr Boucher said the Racewatch campaign would dovetail
with another by Racial Respect, the ACT organisation he heads, which will
release a report in a fortnight on where all current Federal MPs and senators
stand on race issues.
Making the
news" -
an indepth exposé of media and political collusion at the highest
possible levels in Australia.
You say:
Subject:
Ipswich
Meeting
I drove 45mins to see Pauline & hear her speak.
I did vote for One Nation but in all fairness I still don't know a great
deal about the party. I try to stear away from being educated by the media.
I had seen them on a number of occasions not let Pauline explain her views.
A friend of mine from work came with me and we were discusted with the fact
that it couldn't be held indoors where the "insects" (or whatever you would
like to describe the rif raf that turned up to try to put a dampener on things)
could have been left out side. To be honest neither of us are totally committed
supporters because we don't know what Pauline really says on issues. I am
totally against Racsism and I heard the morons screaming out that Pauline
is a Racist. I got to tell you I just can't figure out how they come up with
these comments. We were both suitably impressed with what we heard Pauline
say & if she was speaking the truth we are backing her. Pauline has said
things that has been on my mind for years (treating ALL Australians equally,
The way single motherhood is encouraged. When my wife was in hospital having
our second child 5yrs ago there were a number of single mums there &
she seen the social workers come & explain how they could get every sent
possible out of the system. I have heard of a system whereby food stamps
are used as part payment for unemployment benefits, This way no one will
go hungry but it will cut down on the "lifestyle" some of the unemployed
have. Tell Pauline I'm a Postie and there are a lot of us supporting her.
Could you put me on the mailing list.
Tom Mc Naught
Subject: Nicholas Street Rally
Absolutely un-democratic behaviour. Actions of this
nature are solid evidence that Pauline must succeed if this country is ever
going to stand a chance of maintaining freedom and independence.
Graeme Hawkins
Subject: get some good pictures
An attempt should be made to charge the leaders of
any group that attempts to interfere with One Nation's political freedoms.
The Charges may be laid before the Supreme Court on Indictment or by information
in the Federal court whichever is the easier. Under section 28 of the Crimes
Act 1914. So long as the persons organising the rally stay quiet and do not
threaten or intimidate the people from One Nation who attend then they will
not commit any offences. If they do, it should cost nothing to charge them
and I will prepare the indictments for filing if neccessary. An added bonus
is that in Queensland, if you succeed in the prosecution State law allows
you half the fine. Video evidence would be best.
Regards
Peter Gargan.
Subject: Comments on Australian News of the
Day
Have you ever heard a person say, "I don't like
Pauline Hansons policies." or "I believe some of the things she says
but I don't agree with other things she says" and you ask "What policies
exactly don't you like?" or "What are the things she says that you don't
like." Can any of your readers tell me. Have they ever had an answer that
has a modicum of credibility. I like to be objective and if a person can
give me a reason why Pauline is a racist I will listen but to date nobody
has ever been able to convince me. The best answer I have had is "Come on
have you been living under a rock. Don't you read the papers." Another question
I would like to get an answer to is "Why does the Government pay Child Care
Centres to look after out children?" Is it because there is so much work
in this country and not enough workers. Does the Government like us so much
that they think we deserve a break from our children or has anybody ever
thought that maybe the Government is brain washing out children. I know I
will be accused of being a redneck (A term used to shut politically incorrect
people up) but I believe our children are being brain washed. Try this! Ask
your local preschool teacher what they think of guns and I guarantee the
answere will be, "I find that when the children play with guns they become
aggressive." Ask the teachers what they think of Pauline HANSON. You won't
find too many One Nation supporters here. In 1986 I was in America and child
care was a thriving industry. In Australia there were only a few centres
to cater for genuine working parents who needed care for their children.
Today it is a multimillion dollar industry with Child Care Centres valued
at around one million dollars each. Earlier this year I heard President Clintons
State of the Union address and he said that he wanted to see child care for
all. Undoubtedly Child Care Centres will be another tool that will be used
in an attempt to shut down One Nation.
Wake up and smell the roses Australia.
Dave
Subject:
The Australia/Israel
Review list and Jetset Travel
Its rather strange, but I am getting phone calls from
weirdos, even though I am not at thispoint a member of ONE NATION.
One call related to me being a racist and after a heated
argument with the other person I hung up.
Where was my name obtained from??
I HAVE HAD TO DISCONNECT MY PHONE.
John Hocking
Subject: Anti-riot tactics
Scott,
I just thought of a way to combat/distract the kids
who go to the One Nation meetings to cause trouble - play dance music from
a van behind them, give out baloons and free cans of coke or something. After
all they are still kids and that would probably amuse them more.
Norm Coates
Subject: Comments on Australian News of the
Day
Scott,
I note your concern, expressed in today's 'News,' on
the Coalition going so far under in the forthcoming Federal election that
the ALP could be easily elected in its own right. I also noted comments in
yesterday's mainstream newsprint media that the ALP was aware of this, but
also worried that One Nation preferences might flow back to the Coalition,
and, because of their own *moral*(!!) stand of putting One Nation last on
their cards, this could possibly prevent that happening.
It seems clear that One Nation candidates and supporters
should strongly emphasise yesterday's pre election announcement by Kym Beazley
that the ALP intends to raise immigration levels if elected. Restating this,
by linking it to the two million Australians currently unemployed, and to
the previous Labor government's practices of letting in large numbers of
non English speaking background migrants (as detailed in Paul Sheehan's book)
in order to shore up marginal electorates, should sheet home the ALP's -
in the form of Kym Beazley - complete and utter disregard for anything other
than getting into power and staying there at all costs. The non English speaking
background aspect is great to emphasise because it does not single out Asians,
and is only discriminatory in relation to language, which makes perfect sense
when linked to employment potential for non English speaking migrants in
the current high unemployment conditions.
Carol Kavanagh
Subject: The mind-boggling mathematics of
migration.
Scott,
Further to my previous comments on the recent "Sixty
Lies Per Minute" program: I seem to remember Phillip Ruddock mentioning some
sort of University "study" which "proves" that immigration brings down our
unemployment.
I'd like to know how that could possibly be?
Let's say we get an immigrant (we'll call him Tran)
who arrives on our shores.
Now in order for Tran to reduce, by one, the number
of Australian unemployed, Tran would have to cause not one, but TWO new job
vacancies to occur...
See, Tran takes one job for himself. That means that
there's one less job vacancy, which means one more unemployed Australian
who's missed out on a job, because Tran took it.
But that's OK, because Tran, just by coming here, has
(according to Ruddock) created more employment. That means that the person
who missed out on the job that Tran took, can take the job that Tran (just
by being here) has CREATED!
This also means that, if we have a million unemployed,
then all we have to do to reduce the unemployment to zero, is to import one
million more Trans!
I dunno.. This all sounds like Snake Oil to me. Or
smoke and mirrors, at least.
Why?
Well for one thing, if the Howard Government thinks
immigration is such a good antidote to unemployment, why in recent times
has that same Howard government reduced immigration?
Another thing that puzzles me is this:-
We constantly hear that advancing technology is putting
people out of work. We also know that more and more of our jobs in manufacturing
industries are going overseas, and that something like 30 farmers per week
are going bust due to competition from cheap imported goods. In this situation,
then, where's the sense in bringing in another million unemployed Trans?
Where, indeed, is the sense in bringing in even ONE more unemployed
Tran?
Would anyone REALLY believe that each new immigrant
creates one more job vacancy in addition to the one he takes?
Of course not. The fact is that many of our new immigrants
have gone straight onto the unemployment benefits, Unemployment in some migrant
communities, or "ghettoes", commonly runs as high as 30 or even 40
percent.
Nobody could doubt that by bringing in, say, a thousand
immigrants, you will increase the demand for goods and services. But really,
will those thousand create enough demand to bring another thousand job vacancies
into being? Plus another thousand new job vacancies for those immigrants
themselves?
Not bleedin' likely, cobber!
So, I want to see this "study" that Ruddock believes
in with an almost religious fervour. Is it online anywhere?
We taxpayers paid for this so-called "study" to be
done. Is it unreasonable for us to expect to be able to actually see it for
ourselves?
Alan
Subject: Grey
Dear Sir/Madam,
With federal elections soon to loom I see that the
media has somewhat misrepresented your statements and beliefs. I would to
hear more of "the truth". Currently situated in a swinging electorate but
once safe SA labour seat of Grey.
Reg Baker
Subject: get some good pictures
An attempt should be made to charge the leaders of
any group that attempts to interfere with One Nation's political freedoms.
The Charges may be laid before the Supreme Court on Indictment or by information
in the Federal court whichever is the easier. Under section 28 of the Crimes
Act 1914. So long as the persons organising the rally stay quiet and do not
threaten or intimidate the people from One Nation who attend then they will
not commit any offences. If they do, it should cost nothing to charge them
and I will prepare the indictments for filing if neccessary. An added bonus
is that in Queensland, if you succeed in the prosecution State law allows
you half the fine. Video evidence would be best.
Regards
Peter Gargan.
Subject: D. Hewitt's letter
I write in reply to Darren Hewitt's letter.
Barry R. Smith, a former New Zealand school teacher
and now full time Evangelist, has written many books on the NWO. He has been
researching this long before Brian Wilshire or even Stan Deyo jumped on the
"band-wagon". His books are "Warning", "2nd Warning", "Postscript" and the
two that Darren mentioned, "Final Notice" and "Better Than Nostrodamus".
This man's interpretation of events now taking place
is uncanny. I say interpretation instead of prophecy because he just researched
the Bible and got his info from there. He addressed a meeting in Dee Why
and warned of 'Desert Storm' before it even became 'Desert Shield'. He sussed
the '87 crash as a 'test' leading to the big one that will bring in the One
World Currency (see Europe at the moment). This currency will then quickly
lead to the cashless society. EFTPOS with currency as units. No need for
cash to change hands at all.
Anyway, some may pass him off as just another religeous
kook on the Doomsday trip. BUT! Just keep your eyes and ears open for the
signing of a SEVEN YEAR peace treaty between Israel and Mid-East
nations.
from
N. Daniel
p.s. Ever wonder why countries with Atomic weapons only ever test them at
the same times as they did every other time they tested them? Ever wonder
why this weapon has only been used once (2 bombs) in a war? Read Smith's
books and the answer is so obvious it's laughable.
Subject: A state in distress
I for one cannot continue to hear every day that another
innocent elder member of this community has suffered at the hands of Richard
Court or the Attorney General Peter Foss. Have these men totally lost the
plot?, I think not.
The shear arrogance of Richard Court is I believe producing
such a ground swelling of emotion that if it were not Australia I would think
we are headed for a revolution.
I may not be eloquent with my words, but I have a mother
and a grandmother who God bless them have lived their lives, paid their dues
and should not be threatened with this violent condition we are faced with.
The judicial system is completely out of date.
How easy it is to send in the juvenile to commit the
crime. Hey they get off with a slap on the hand.
The latest one the other day was a 82 year old women
who returned to her house to be confronted with two aboriginal girls, one
about 9 years old and the other one in her teens.Not satisfied that the woman
had no handbag, one of them proceeded to wrap cloathing around the womans
head whilst placing her hands over the womans nose and mouth in an attempt
to sufficate her.
Pauline I beseech you, here in Perth you have a captured
audience in the seniors vote. As well those who are sympathic to their cause.
Do your homework, this government has to go or at least be reined in.
Establish a platform for your western australian
representatives on the issue of escalating crime in Western Australia. We
are a very big state and one often forgotten by the rest of australia. I
truely believe you can increase your support IF you focus on Western
Australia.
If ever the time was right for an alterative government
it is now.
You will most definately have my support if you prove
yourself in actioning a platform on crime.
Yours Faithfully
R Smith
Subject: GOOD WORK
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK PAULINE.
WE DON'T NEED BLUDGERS. I AM A SMALL BUISSNESS TRYING
TO GROW .TAX KILLS ME .THERE IS NO INCENTIVE TO HAVE A GO .INSURANCES .TAXES.
RATES . PAPER WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT. EVERY BODY WITH THERE HAND OUT IT
DOES NOT LEAVE MUCH.
MARK
Subject: Re Sixty Minutes
To all fellow One Nation supporters, readers of ANOTD.,and
the Discussion Forum.
May I suggest to you that we all break our promises
to our-selves and watch 60 Minutes just one more time next Sunday night for
definately the last time and put a pen and paper beside us so we can write
down the names of every Sponsor of the Silly Show and then on Monday or as
soon after as possible either E-Mail or Fax or make the time to write a short
note to each of those Sponsors simply telling them that we will no longer
purchase or support any of their products. Don't forget to tell them it is
because they Sponsor the 60 Minutes program and that we will only return
to their products after they publicly announce that they will no longer Sponsor
60 Minutes.
I know that a lot of us will probably never buy a new
car and we already don't use some of the products of the Sponsors but the
Sponsors don't know how many of us are likely to buy one of their cars or
how many of us will stop buying their products and maybe some of them may
even be silly enough to laugh it all off but that would be to their own detriment
because all of us who stop using their products also have influence with
our families and friends and even our workmates in some cases.
Nearly every product on the market has an exact or
nearly exact equivelant with simply a different Brand Name . The bigger the
Brand Name the bigger the advertising budget and the more exposure to the
market place and consequently the bigger the sales.
You know, most people just keep buying the same Brand
by habit and don't even give the other Brand Names a go, Well in this case
I think we should all show our support for One Nation by trying one of these
other Brands.
If anyone can help with E-Mail addresses,Fax Numbers
or Mail addresses of the relevant ' regular' Sponsors either before next
Sunday{when 60 Minutes screens again}or as soon after next Sunday as possible
and send it in to ANOTD. and/or the One Nation discussion forum it would
be the biggest help we could get.
It is definately time for us to fight back and this
way we can do it positively but passively.
Dan Stuart.
Subject: Taxpayer funds and Pauline
Hanson
One Nation is being branded racist because it is
selectively picking faults with the present government's misappropriation
of taxpayer funds.
For example:-
This year, 1998-99, Australia's total revenue was
$144.2 billion and only $1.1 billion was allocated to Public Housing.
This means that every welfare recipient living in
rental accommodation is paying taxpayer money to private landlords who are,
in turn, paying off their rental houses and flats with taxpayer money. Because
no taxpayer money is allocated to building Public Housing taxpayers are footing
the bill for landlord housing and bank interest on such housing . Banks are
reaping $billions from this corrupt scheme and taxpayers are being robbed
blind. It frustrates me when One Nation refuses to see the political advantage
in denouncing this skullduggert which has been going on for years. The Democrats,
who were supposed to keep the bastards honest, knew about this carry on years
ago but they joined in the great Australian rip-off, much to their discredit.
Will One Nation go the same way?
To be continued...
Tony Lee
Subject: Nation building
Who else puked at hearing Kim Beazley on ABC radio's
PM programme rabbiting on about how the Labor Party stood for - wait for
it - 'nation-building'. Oh yes, reacting to the threat of One Nation, Beazley
is promising to build a pipeline (do stop laughing, readers, this is serious!)
which will generate umpteen thousands of jobs. It obviously hasn't crossed
his mind that lots of us might wonder why such a project was never policy
when Labor was in office.
What a sick joke! The Labor Party was the government
for 13 years and they tried their hardest to un-build the nation! Nevertheless
not to be out-done, the stupid Liberals are promising a Very Fast Train between
Sydney and Canberra which is also supposed to generate jobs. What jobs? The
result of both governments' globalist policies is that Australia now has
a shortage of tradesmen. So we will have to import skilled workers. Fat help
that is to the locals on the dole.
Antonia
Four Corners Mon 3rd August:
It wasn't hard to see the force behind One Nation's
rise, the hurt, incomprehension and anger.
Two comments struck me.
One was from a farmer about to leave the land. He spoke
with personal admiration of his local National MP, Mr Anderson, but said
he was voting One Nation.
"We have been kicked so often, we just feel like kicking
back"
The second, speaking at a public meeting, complained
of the raw deal received in global markets, describing them as corrupt and
ridiculing the "level playing field".
The anger directed at politicians is a mixture of this
desire to strike back and a belief that they are responsible for the state
of the bush. But if there is recognition that the problems are in "global
markets", then to what extent are 'national' political leaders responsible.
Beyond the nation their power is limited.
If the markets are the problem, and if they are more
powerful than our national government (ask the indonesians about that problem)
it will do little good to elect politicians who will retreat into isolation.
We should be demanding the creation of structures to help ordinary citizens
exercise more control over these global forces.
The problem with globalisation is not that we have
a global economy, but the type of global economy.
One that is corrupt, one that is not level, one that
lacks regulation, and over which there are no democratic controls.
The damage to our national economy from the unfettered
greed of the economic "entrepeneurs" of the 80's caused immense damage within
the Australian economy.
Must we go through a global economic catastrophe, perhaps
precipitated by collapse of the Japanese financial sector, before we demand
an end to the international corporate cowboys.
Government has a role to play in rural Australia, in
public utilities and infrastructure. Does it not also have a role in global
market regulation?
That
most successful market speculator, George Soros, has put the view
from the belly of the beast very clearly:
"The received wisdom of economic theory is that markets
tend towards equilibrium. This may be true for the market for ordinary goods
and services but it's emphatically not true for the financial markets. Because
equilibrium implies a pendulum which will always return to the same point
however far you remove it from the equilibrium, it always comes to rest in
the same place. That's not how markets work. And we are witnessing such a
process today. It was unleashed in Thailand and it's not behaving like the
pendulum, it's more like a wrecking ball which is swinging from country to
country and knocking over one economy after another. It's scary because we
don't understand what's going on. I think it's fair to say that nobody really
anticipated the events which have unfolded...Market fundamentalism doesn't
work. We have the IMF, the World Bank, the BIS, without them the system would
have fallen apart already, but they were designed for different conditions
so I think we ought to go back to the drawing board and do some serious
re-thinking."
-George Soros, speaking at the World Economic Forum, Davos.
If thats the view from the big money end of town, delivered
to an audience which included the Packer and Murdoch lads, it can hardly
be dismissed as bolshie propoganda.
Another perfect day in paradise.
Have a good one.
Recent stories exclusive to
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Their first
day in Parliament - 28th July 1998
The 60 Minutes
debate/debacle - 26th July 1998
Hawthorn - where
the hooligans won - 21st July 1998
The Ipswich City
Council re-institute a ban against Pauline Hanson - 19th July 1998
The One Nation
mailing list published in the Australia/Israeli Review - 9th July
1998
The Barbara Hazelton
betrayal - 2nd July 1998
Pauline Hanson's
One Nation Queensland State MPs meet in Parliament - 27th June 1998
QANTAS censor Pauline
Hanson - 24th June 1998
"Paul" (Big "K")
Costello's lies - 22nd June 1998
Live coverage
of Queensland State Elections - 13th June 1998
Beattie's preference
lies exposed - 11th June 1998
Launch of
One Nation state policies - 8th June 1998
Sixty Minutes break
new barriers in unethical reporting - 6th June 1998
Ray Martin revelas
his spots when challenging Pauline Hanson on A Current Affair - 4th
June 1998
The backlash to
Ray Martin's unethical behaviour during his interview with Pauline
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