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Between the One Nation lines

Tony Abbott MP, the man who has been berating David Oldfield over the last few months had this to say about him in a reference - given to David before he realised that his Private Secretary had sided with Pauline Hanson:

To whom it may concern.

I first came to know David Oldfield three years ago in his capacity as the Liberal candidate for the State seat of manly and was so impressed that I subsequently asked him to become my private secretary. I can't recall ever meeting a more focused and indefatigable candidate. No one in my experience has given so much of himself to a cause he believes in and a goal he desperately wanted to achieve.

Not long after the election, knowing David's high ideals and immense ability I asked him to join my staff. I greatly benefitted (sic) from his suggestions and the initiatives he took. David has remarkable powers of concentration and great single mindedness. He never left anything to chance. He was, in short, an absolutely outstanding staffer - the kind of lieutenant every politician needs and hopes for. I very much regret David's decision to leave, although I think it's in his own best interests. David has too much to offer and is too strong a personality to enjoy for long the essentially derivative life of a political staffer.

Signed Tony Abbott

Telstra, Laboral, Alston and his headless chooks

Pauline Hanson's vision for liberalising the Australian people from the despots who portray themselves as politicians reaped its first major scalp yesterday with the Coalition government being forced to scrap their goal to privatise the whole of communication giant Telstra.

Just two weeks ago Colston single handedly stopped the sale of Telstra in the senate by joining the Labor Party in defeating the Coalition's move.

At this time National Party senators had agreed to vote with the Coalition on a sale which would have had major detrimental effects on those living in the bush.

Yesterday the growing support for Pauline Hanson's One Nation - which is now spreading into the suburbs of Australia - spooked the Coalition "who blinked". Just days ago Communications Minister Richard Alston (seen right) had dismissed the calls by National Senators to rethink the sale by calling them "headless chooks". It now appears that Alston was the headless chook...

In a press conference Alston backed down and presented his revised strategy as follows:

"Many Australians worry that the sale of Telstra will result in it operating like a private company," he said.

The man who sold off the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and who brought in the Financial Services Industry Agreement (FSIA), Labor leader Kim Beazley, had these hypocritical words to say, "They intend (to privatise) 100% but they want to sneak through the notion they're only for 49%."

Think on what damage the FSIA has done to the bush with the closure of hundreds of banks following the foreign takeover of our banking industry.

National MPs who had stood firm against the total sale of Telstra after the Colston block were delighted. DeAnne Kelly said she "was out of her tree". "I am delighted the government has at last moved on our concerns and listened," she said. 

Mrs Kelly took a swipe at Alston earlier in the week after being referred to as a "headless chook". "The headless chooks have now routed the fox," she said.

Just who the hell do the ACCC represent?

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is not working in Australia's best interests. This has been proven time and again. The ACCC is actually a front for big business.

One has to look no further than some very strange decisions for a body supposedly aimed at ensuring that there is viable competition in this country. It does not take too much research to find out why.

Two recent examples of the ACCC not working in the interests of Australians are:

The latest Oznews (produced by Austand) tells us: "As you can see from the chart opposite, the Treasury control the mint, ABS Research, Tax, Productivity, the ACCC, Insurance, our Superannuation, Business Affairs and National Competition.

"The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is currently investigating Telstra. We can make no comment about that, but a clear example of the Treasury's loyalty is that in a letter to Mr Evans on 15 September 1995, we requested that the unfair competition created by Australians paying tax and foreigners paying little or no tax, should be investigated. We attempted to do this by contacting the Trade Practices Commission ourselves, but for very obvious reasons we were told that it would be difficult."

 In a Lateline programme (ABC TV) on the MAI in March this year one of the participants Alan Asher is described thus: "Alan Asher deputy chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and was Australia's representative on the United Nations Commission on transnationals and has spent twenty years working on economic development in developing countries and he joins us tonight from Canberra."

During the interview Asher said this: “Well perhaps I should say in a country where 80% of the economic activity is already managed by international corporations and in a world where bilateral investment treaties cover most of the economies of the world anyway I think the concerns they expressed are just a little too late.” Just who the hell are "they" and who the hell is "he" to tell Australians that it is too late to save their sovereignty!

Now the interesting point raised is 80% of the economic activity being foreign... look at what this chart on TAX by the Australian Bureau of statistics reveals on the sharing of the tax burden:

Result: "Foreign ownership paid Au$10 billion tax (9%) yet owns more than 90% of the corporate sector". 

MD

Hanson destroys hopes of election victory

ANALYSIS by PAUL SHEEHAN

When Federal Cabinet meets today it will concede, for the first time, that the Howard Government has been on a political death march.

As recently as four months ago, most Government ministers confidently expected an election victory this year. That confidence is now utterly depleted. The biggest blow has come from Pauline Hanson's One Nation.

Private and public polling is telling the Government it faces certain defeat if it presses ahead with sweeping tax reform.

"The GST [goods and services tax] is a major, major loser for us," one senior Government member told the Herald. The political intelligence flow has also been overwhelmingly against the full sale of Telstra, a problem that was addressed yesterday when the sale was scaled back to 49 per cent.

"The Telstra problem went away today," one Government leader told the Herald. But other problems remain. Polling predicts that One Nation will determine the outcome of the Federal election through the distribution of its preferences. How these preferences will flow remains the great imponderable.

Today, Cabinet will confront the new reality that One Nation has built significant bridgeheads into outer urban areas. In Sydney, support for the party is strong in outer urban pockets.

But the party as yet has little strategy on how to deal with the threat. Attacks on Ms Hanson's policies continue to create a halo effect of victimhood, no matter how valid the criticism. It is a vicious cycle which the major parties have been unable to break.

Today's Cabinet meeting will also take place against the backdrop of media speculation on the leadership. On Tuesday, the Treasurer, Mr Costello, indiscreetly confirmed there had been some talk within the party of his replacing Mr Howard. Mr Costello said he had no intention of challenging for the leadership.

Although Mr Costello's remarks were mild, Mr Howard has told intimates he believes the issue will now "run on and on" in the news media.

"Howard is so frustrated by all this," one minister told the Herald. "If he backs off, the media says he is weak. If he presses on, the media says he is suicidal."

Mr Howard and Mr Costello will have the job of selling the tax reforms designed to bring the Coalition to victory.

The key phrase will be tax cuts, rather than tax reform. The input flowing up to Cabinet is that the electorate is already confused about the existing tax system and believes a GST will be an insidious additional tax.

So, the Government's mantra will be lower, simpler taxes.

Reform has almost become a dirty word.

Aboriginal school for Perth

More examples of race-based policy - despite assurances by the Coalition that they were "a thing of the past":

AN Aboriginal school will soon be established in Perth in an effort to combat rising rates of drop-outs, the State Government announced today.

West Australian Education Minister Colin Barnett said the solution to improving education for Perth's indigenous population was decided after extensive consultation with the local Nyoongar community.

"It is being driven by Aboriginal people, not being imposed by non-Aboriginal people," Mr Barnett said.

"The consulatation and investigation is closely involving the Aboriginal community."

The school will be established in 2000 with students from kindergarten to year three, growing as the students progress to reach an estimated total of 600 enrolments.

"It will incorporate the values, culture and belief systems of Aboriginal people and Aboriginal children," Mr Barnett said.

"Instead of Aboriginal children adapting to fit the school, the school will be established specifically to fit the children."

Education department director-general Cheryl Vardon said an alternative approach to educating Aboriginal children was sought after a recent task force on Aboriginal social justice found rising rates of drop-outs.

The task force reported that of 1061 Aboriginal students enrolled in year one in 1984, there were 741 enrolled in year 10 in 1993, 390 enrolled in year 11 in 1994, and just 141 enrolled in year 12 in 1995.

From that group, 68 graduated from secondary school and only eight students achieved a tertiary entrance examinations score in the top 50 per cent of the state.

"Something needs to be done for Aboriginal students and a college such as this would help them achieve to their potential," Ms Vardon said.

"Just as the department provides special facilities for all students with special needs, such as gifted and talented students."

Non-Aboriginal students would be allowed to enrol in the college, Mr Barnett said, as long as they abided by the Aboriginal ethos.

Both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal staff would be appointed, headed by an Aboriginal principal.

Labor-only committee to run city

The poody-tat suffering from Hanson-phobia, Lord Mayor Jim Soorley (seen right) is at his undemocratic best again. Just last week it was revealed that he acted as a "consultant" for a Brisbane company which has secured lucrative business with the City Council. Luckily his life in politics at any level is just about over as thinking Australians have had enough... now Soorley has now formed a "super committee" that will direct 80 per cent of council decision-making through his hands.

The move was attacked last night by the council Opposition, which said the committee was a threat to democracy and would stifle its role as a community watchdog.

The council chamber was told yesterday that decisions on issues such as water and transport would be decided by a four-member Labor committee, headed by Cr Soorley.

Most of their decisions would not have to go before the chamber to be ratified.

Opposition Leader June O'Connell said residents would no longer be able to hold council accountable and public debate would be stifled.

Cr Soorley said the Opposition had no place in the new committee because the decisions were "commercially sensitive".

Cr O'Connell said the com mittee, formed under the guise of National Competition Policy requirements, was a precursor to council corporatising, and then privatising, Brisbane Water and Brisbane Transport.

Council documents show the new Holding Entity Committee will control the 24 Council Business Units – the biggest part of council's activities – and is to be operated "behind closed doors".

Performance reports from the business units will be seen only by the committee.

The council chamber will be given only quarterly financial reports.

Cr O'Connell said the super committee "flies in the face of democracy".

"Soorley has created a secret society which is nothing more than a smoke screen to sneak things through the back door," she said.

Cr O'Connell said council had made applications to the State Government to change the City of Brisbane Act to allow it to fully corporatise and eventually privatise Brisbane Water and Brisbane Transport.

The Opposition last night proposed an amendment to give it two representatives on the committee.

Cr Soorley said the idea was absurd because the Opposition councillors were "stupid, had never had one idea, and their only motivation was one of grandstanding, destruction and sabotage".

"They are intrinsically council decisions. There is no need for the Opposition to be involved," Cr Soorley said.

Opposition councillors were free to "ask questions", he said.

Cr Soorley said it was important that the committee operated at "arm's length" from the council chamber.

Local Government Association of Queensland executive director Greg Hallam said the reorganisation of council's services created a structure similar to that of private enterprises.

"It's all 100 per cent lawful," Mr Hallam said. "It's a political system where the majority party can determine who sits on the committees."

Indonesia Sliding Toward Economic, Social Chaos

Here is an extract from the Washington Post article:

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia has a food problem. It's not that food isn't available, it's that most people cannot afford the sky-high prices for basic goods, so they are cutting back on how much, and how often, they eat.

Indonesia has a law and order problem. Angry, hungry, and no longer in fear of the authorities, people across the country have been attacking rice mills, looting shrimp ponds and occupying golf courses to plant their crops in the rough. They also have begun confiscating farmlands owned by family members of the deposed president, Suharto.

Indonesia has a growing secession problem. Demonstrations demanding autonomy in East Timor have spread to the country's other independence-minded province, Irian Jaya, and are becoming a source of concern for the government. President B. J. Habibie, Suharto's successor, said in an interview Saturday that he is worried about the possibility that peripheral pressures could split the country, imperiling the stability of the entire Asia-Pacific region.

Two months after Suharto left office in disgrace and Habibie said he would support a move toward democracy, this sprawling archipelago of more than 200 million people appears dangerously close to chaos. The shift from three decades of authoritarianism has unleashed long pent-up passions and frustrations, fueled by a deteriorating economic situation that is causing suffering for great numbers of Indonesians. Looting in East Java has sparked a new exodus of ethnic Chinese merchants fleeing for their lives, and here in the capital some expatriates and wealthy Chinese have started arming themselves for protection.

Making the news" -
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Subject: Globalisation and Parasitism

Dear Sir,

I have just read Graham Strachan's article on the above,via the link in your excellent publication. In it he shows just how the Federal Government here is hell bent on the destruction of Australian owned industry. Anyone who doubts this, should read how Queensland sugar production has been purposely and calculatingly exposed to heavily subsidised overseas attack. This is one of our industries that has been very succesfully growing and selling high quality sugar on the world market and against competition from subsidised foreign producers as well. Thousands and thousands of Australians work in and around our sugar industry and could hold their heads high as they competed unsubsidised ,and succesfully,in a subsidised world.

Too succesfully ,it appears, because now,in a move that will benefit no one but companies like the Multi-national soft drink and fruit juice peddlers like Coca-Cola and Pepsi , the Government ,breaking yet another Election promise,has now removed all tariffs on the import of foreign sugar. Sugar that is already subsidised by the producing countries Governments. So now a healthy ,vibrant ,competitive Australian industry is being booted in the shins by its own Government and will no doubt soon be on its knees. Such blatant bastardry would have been relegated to the realms of the treasonably insane,only a few short years ago. The effects of this latest instance of Globalised cheek spreading will be a slow and steady LOSS ,....of AUSTRALIAN JOBS, individual SUGAR PRODUCERS,the related TAX REVENUE and our collective SELF ESTEEM. Not to mention a future for our children in the industry and the myriad benefits of a strong, independent production and manufacturing base.

Afterwards,when the Multi-nationals have moved in and bought up all the (now) unviable sugar farms at bargain basement prices,we will be able to look around at all the other industries that it has happened to too, the beef and grain producers, the orchardists and the poultry farmers,the dairy farmers and the pork producers.Along with the processing and fabrication industries. At least we wont be alone.

There will be plenty of time for us to sit down and watch TV (taiwan) ,in the nice AIRCONDITIONED comfort (japan) of our nice new TIMBER homes(indonesia) . We should have a good supply of BEER (singapore) in the FRIDGE(korea) and some nice soothing MUSIC(europe) on the STEREO (china). If not, we can hop in the nice CAR (malaysia) and drive down to the SHOP (usa) and grab some on the PLASTIC CARD(switzerland). Hopefully ,it will not put us too much more in DEBT(usa,france,britain,germany),but never mind ,there will be some more in there next week,thanks to the nice PENSION(australia).

Regards
Steve Nichols

Subject: Mighty Mal

Dear Sir,

How quick is that Malcolm Fraser eh? Talk about stating the bleedin' obvious.

With a tone of utter horror and foreboding dear, silly old Mal (or perhaps the PC version - "expensive, intellectually challenged, chronologically disadvantaged Malcolm) WARNED Australians that One Nation could hold the "balance of power in the Senate and could even hold the balance in the House of Representatives"

I told you that he was quick.

My simplistic, isolationist, divisive, nationalistic, "deranged" response to Fraser is this......

"OK"

Allan W. Doak

Subject: Comments on Australian News of the Day

Dear Editor,

Malcom Fraser was quoted in Australian News of the Day of 22nd July as having told a press conference:"One Nation, as things are will have the balance of power in the next Senate and possibly the balance of powere in the House of Representatives. To have One Nation to have a bargaining chip for the future of Australia is totally unacceptable to all of us." He did not define who was meant by "...all of us" but I expect your readers have their own definition(s).

One Nation's supporters have seen many displays of the opposition tactics but I expect the tactics, already dirty, may get even dirtier now the gauntlet has been flung down in this arrogant, disdainful manner. Perhaps the first(?) of the newer and dirtier tactics was launched on the sly by David Buckingham, executive director of the Business Council of Australia, also quoted from the same source said One Nation's stance would "do great harm to all of us" - again no definition was given for who he meant by "all of us".

These comments make we feel I should add emphasis to my usual warning, to all One Nation suporters;

KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY!

john hamilton - USA

Subject: Comments on Australian News of the Day

Hi Scott,

I have a couple of comments on recent items in your paper, which is the only publication with any credability these days.

1. Firstly, Mr Malcom Fraser, bless his little black heart, has seen fit to give us the benefit of his superior intellect AGAIN!!! ( why don't these failed politicians just fade away and count the benefits of thier SUPER super?) From what I have read over the years, he believes that we should fling open airport doors and fill this country with 50 million or so by the year 2000 and something, He seems to think that we don't have the right to withold the wealth of this country from the people of the world and that includes private ownership of land. Hence "Narrine" (if that is how it's spelled) has been sold off. Such an emminent person! (by the way, does that pay well?) Seems that having lots of cash is not descriminatry but real assets is, anyway you know who I mean. The man has no credability to speak about what is good for Australia or how we SHOULD feel about it, he is one of those who has and is pushing us towards the UN and globalisation. I may be wrong but didn't he say that there would be plenty of jobs for Australians "as chauffeurs and scullery maids for rich asian bussinessmen" need I say more?

2 Secondly, these socialist/communist/leftist whatevers who are seen at these violent demonsrations against freedom of expression should be very grateful that we do not have their preferred system of government in this country otherwise they would not be on the streets now. In places with that system of government civil disobedient's/ demonstrators, like THEM, tend to just disappear. They are as bad as the (few) migrants who come to this or any other country because they like it as it is, then set about changing it into the same mess that they left behind.

3 OK so I can't count but I will be brief, can anyone out ther please explain to me why Mr Howard, (who used to be known as "honest John") if he is so keen on a fairer tax system, is he not even mentioning the "Debit Tax Proposal" thank you.(serious question, true!)

I hope I didn't bore you with this letter but I get a bit fired-up when I read about the things that are going on in this wonderful country of ours. NIL ILLEGITIMUS CARBORUNDUM!!!! keep up the good work.

Paul Wildish

Subject: Comments on Australian News of the Day

Hi Scott,

Yesterday's The Canberra Times (21/7) carried an article by Mark Ludlow, headlined, "Justice to Lend Ear to Aboriginal System."

The article states that ACT Supreme Court Justice, Ken Crispin, would be visiting the Aboriginal 'tent embassy' that morning, as 'part of an application by four representatives of the tent embassy for warrants to be issued for the arrest of Prime Minister John Howard, Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer, Senator Brian Harradine and One Nation party leader, Pauline Hanson, for crimes of genocide.'

Ludlow's article treats this all completely seriously, as, obviously, does Justice Ken Crispin, or he wouldn't have been toddling off to the disgraceful tent embassy to try and put it gently to the occupants that it was probably not going to be possible to accede to their request!! The article goes on..

"Wadjularbinna Nulyarimma, Isobel Coe (any relation to Sebastion, of 'screw the white man fame,' I wonder?), Billy Craigie and Robbies Thorpe (all good European names, apart from the first), on behalf of Aborigines across Australia (bullcr*p) ALSO (my emphasis) asked Justice Crispin to issue warrants for the arrest of all Members of Federal Parliament for complicity in genocide, in relation to the Wik Bill being passed by both Houses of Parliament.'

Whereas:

'The charges brought against the four parliamentarians related to past and present genocide against the Aboriginal people of Australia.'

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Coincidentally, local Canberra radio station 2CC radio presenter Grahame Gilbert, interviewed a representative of the self same tent embassy about this matter on his breakfast program yesterday.

He asked this representative (who had another good European name that I can't now recall) whether he thought any other Australian would have much show of getting a Supreme Court Justice to visit him, or her, at home, in order to explain legal matters? The tent embassy twit replied along the lines that was because it was Aboriginal customary law, the law of the traditional, original, and rightful owners of this country, that mattered. White man's law being irrelevant. Gilbert asked him then if he considered himself to be Australian or not. To which he flatly, and emphatically, replied no! (Don't hold your breath waiting for the mainstream media at large to pick up on this as outrageous, divisive attitudes and behaviour - that kind of talk being reserved only for Pauline) When Gilbert asked what he did consider himself to be he rabbited on about his Great Grandfather's people in the Riverina, who were dispossed, but that Aboriginal law would prevail (As another aside, the interesting thing about this is that by Aboriginal customary law, this twink would not be covered, because it only applies to those who pass down through the male line and have a tribal skin name. Individuals with European fathers, such as this dope, need not apply). Anyway, Gilbert pressed him on whether he had a passport, was it Australian. He conceded he had an Australian passport, but went on to say that he also had an Aboriginal passport, and it was his right to use that, and the Attorney General should approve it, etc, etc. ad nauseum. Gilbert asked him how he thought this kind of thing could help achieve reconciliation, to which he simply didn't bother to respond at all. Asked if he actually lived at the tent embassy, after much hedging, the eventual answer seemed to be yes. Gilbert then asked him what he used for money.

He said he didn't need any. Finally, after Gilbert had pinned him with how he ate or clothed himself, he admitted that he was on, (now don't be surprised!) good 'ol Australian taxpayers' welfare payments. :>) When Gilbert asked him if, seeing as how he didn't even consider himself to be an Australian, and seeing as how he thought white man's law was meaningless, it was a tad hypocritical to be taking white man's money, the reply was that it's available to everyone else, so why shouldn't he get it!! Why indeed!

On the open line held following this, two people rang in to say that interview had pushed them into making the firm decision they would be voting for One Nation in the next election, whenever it comes.

I'll drink to that! Roll on One Nation!

Carol Kavanagh

Subject: Hanson Phenomen

Dear Sirs:

I read about the None Nation party when I visited in New Zealand last week. New Zealand has sadly become an economic and social wreck because of their government's immigration and welfare policies. In contrast, I applaud your political goals and policies. Good luck to Australia. How can I contribute? I wish Pauline Hanson was an American. Sincerly,

Albert Garib, USA

Subject: Voice of Citizens Together

Hello from America.

I just read your posting about the violence in Hawthorn where the police seemed to be on the other side. I was at a July 4th rally in Westwood, CA (Los Angeles) in 1996 and our American police abandoned us. About 50 to 60 young communists (by their signs) and mexican thugs attacked 5 or 6 older Americans standing on a street corner with their American flags. The police just stood there. I was frantically dialing 911, trying to get REAL AMERICAN POLICE there to defend the Americans and arrest the thugs. A triage unit was set up by the medical people right there on the street-Americans went to the hospital! And the police stood there. Have you heard of VCT ?

Believe Robyn Spencer spoke at one of their meetings. Check out their site, please. And Good Luck to Western Civilization! When are more of us going to wake up?

Hugh

Subject: Hawthorn

There seems to be a conspicuous absence of comment from Premier Jeff Kennett regarding the protesting anti-Hanson crowds at Hawthorn on Sunday ! It seems unbelievable that the Victorian leader would have no comment. Does it mean he condoned the demonstration by the Victorians?.

Thanks for your webpages, keep up the great work.

Rose Thomson

Subject: Re: Federal Election

Don"t hand us over to a Labour Government! Quote: A good General Knows when to retreat and regroup. The Australian people need to be listened to. We only want what is rightly ours, a fair go. We want Australia to maintain its level of living standards, the opportunity to prosper, to be rewarded for a hard days work. We don't want to be taxed to death, Small business was once the back-bone of this country, employing, training and paying taxes. Now we have no small businesses employing, training and they are forced to close their doors. We have multi national companies enjoying Australia's easy tax laws for them only. Not putting anything back into our infrastructure or community. We would like to see Australia owned companies back, where the money stays in Australia and goes around Australia.

It is about time politicians though of all Australians and bring us back to being the lucky country that we once were. And forget about being globalized. That only is helping the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer . Or, is that what you politicians are aiming at.

Concerned Citizen

Subject: Truckies and the dole (notd 22-7-98)

Dear Sir,

I am very sorry that you feel you are being ripped off by the contracting company.

What made me write this reply was the part of your letter that read. "Well why should I work like this Better I buy a gun and shoot myself John howard gets what.....etc".

Mate, a job is a job. Sometimes it doesn't work out. Sometimes you can fight, sometimes you have to walk away.

I know you are feeling pretty low right now. Try to keep things in perspective. Your wife is important and you are important. Hang in there if you can.

Pauline Hanson's One Nation will change a lot of things that the Labour and the Coalition just ignore. One Nation is about representing Australians like you.

Ron Gardnir

Subject: Re: Peter W. & Multiculturalism

Hi Peter W.,

in reply to your response on yesterday's anotd: yes, i admit that my argument ("have been so vague about other races as to become racist" etc.) may also be used to apply to other non-multicultural societies such as some of the Asian ones, however what I really meant was that there is a 'fear of the unknown' factor at work here. There may indeed be racists in Asia, who haven't seen many 'white' people at all, but who if they had a multicultural society, would grow out of these attitudes. I think these countries aren't promoting multiculturalism simply because they're not promoting immigration - they can't afford too many more people. Indeed, some of these countries need to reduce their population so that overcrowding is reduced. Of course, these people aren't inherently racist, and because it's not really an issue over there there's not a great deal of anti-white sentiment. But it's an issue over here as the 'traditional' owners of this land (those of Anglo-Saxon background) allow their fear of the unknown (Asians etc.) to turn into racism. People like Pauline Hanson and co. who say they aren't racist, but still like to separate out one race from the other in a derogatory way (eg. talking about Asian immigration as a separate issue to immigration in general, as apparently there are too many Asians coming over or something), are fuelling this racism in those people who have that 'fear of the unknown', and that is why suddenly it seems there are lots of racist comments going around in Australia. Luckily I have no fear of the unknown as I 'know' many Asian people.

But of course the issue also involves 'culture'. 'Multicultural' means literally 'many cultures', as most people know. Immigration, which Australia needs in order to keep our population up and to help pay for elderly and services via tax etc., can either sort people out by race or not. If Australia chose to only allow 'white' people to enter our country, which would be a racist policy, do you think that would be looked on well by our near neighbours? Would it attract business to Australia? No, of course not. [other nations immigrations policies don't enter into this. I don't know exactly what they are but I would assume for most Asian nations immigration is not promoted because of high population pressures etc. as I said earlier].

Or immigration can be non-discriminatory, with migrants coming from all parts of the world. I have to disagree with you that a multicultural society intends to divide their nation according to racial groups as you said. The aim is quite the opposite - to allow all people to live as one large group of Australians. Of course, this may take a period of integration which is 'only natural'. However I still believe that the differences between 'Asian' culture and 'Anglo-Saxon' culture are very small, and that just because people see little-Asias, they assume they are trying to replace the 'Anglo-Saxon' culture with their own. That simply isn't true - unless the definition of culture is simply language and food. Most people like Asian food anyway!

I don't want the world to lose its various cultures and traditions (except those like the marches in Northern Ireland which just antagonise the other people), but I don't think Australia is just scrapping its 'traditional' culture in favour of ethnic cultures, but is evolving into something greater. The 'traditional' culture is still there, just it is mixed with some Asian culture, which as I said isn't all that different. (Actually, I would like to know just what exactly defines this culture that you hold so dear and how it is being 'compromised'). It's not as if ethnic groups are rejecting our culture, it just takes time to adjust, because of language barriers. But then we (the Anglo-Saxons) have to adjust too, accepting the parts of ethnic culture that we like, and allowing them to become part of this 'mixed' culture. The parts we don't like are small, and non-disruptive issues which add to the variation of Australia. Tolerance should come in around here, not anti-multiculturalism.

I agree that family values (which is not equal to 'Anglo Saxon' values) are important, and should be encouraged in Australia. But in reality its not that simple in today's world to make people have more children (as that would be the way to "provide more tax paying workers in the future"). Humans are humans, and most I know believe in family values anyway - they either are married or want to get married. Those that are married usually want at least one child. According to Pauline Hanson, all these single mothers are actually having more children. Perhaps we should promote more single mothers so that their children can become tax paying workers?? [just kidding] But you see what I mean, family values does not necessarily mean more children. The declining birth rate is most probably due just to more women in the workforce, and because of the 30% divorce rate - people want to make sure their spouse will be there for their children. You say immigration is costly but think about lowering that divorce rate.

Anyway that's about all for now.

Subject: Telstra

Good Day Scott,

We have just started to see advertisements for the Iridium communications system on Adelaide TV. It struck me that if this new, worldwide, wireless telephone system is about to burst onto the scene it could spell the end of dear old Telstra here in Oz.

Could that be why Little Johnny is so determined to sell-off the whole of the organisation.

In a couple of years Telstra could be worth "Diddley Squat".....not even worth digging up all that copper wire and fibre optic cable.

Then which mom & pop investors get caught with nowhere to sit when the music stops.

On top of that it seems that the investment partners for the Pacific region, including Oz, is none other than our old friends Bakrie & Brothers of Indonesia.

I seem to remember something about them owning a bit of land, here and there, Down Under.............?

Have you heard anything else along these lines?

It's just me isn't it?

I'm just one more crazy conspiracy theorist!

Regards
Rick Pagano

Subject: the politics of reaction

Tim Fischer tonight claimed that the delay in the sell-off of Telstra and the limitation of the sell-off to 49% is proof that the Coalition government is listening to the bush. What a joke.

He didn't mention that One Nation's recent success in Queensland has spooked the Nats into pressuring the Libs. He didn't say that Nat MPs have come under relentless grassroots pressure to shape up, or get ready to be shipped out. The very fact that the Nats are just reacting to One Nation pressure now proves how gutless they have been. It begs the question: why didn't they listen BEFORE?

Antonia Feitz

Subject: Who's the boss?

Senator Alson . Un be bloody be frigin believable!!!!

Having been given the big wake up call by voters to stop selling our public utilities, this arrogant @#$% has decided to totally disregard the democratic process by vowing to set up an "inquiry" after the next election.

Excuse me for raising the point, but in the Free market, (that's the market he wants Telstra to be owned by), you are answerable to the boss. In fact in any private enterprise , the organisation is steered by the boss, whether wrong or right. Well, I thought Alson's boss was us, the Australian voters. So what does this man, by his own admission committed to selling all of Telstra, do when given the message by his boss not to sell Telstra? He vows to sell another 16% immediately, and set up and "inquiry", of which he'll be the "boss", and if that panel disagree with his boss's wishes, he will obey them, and not his boss - US! Of course he'll then claim we gave him a "mandate" to sell it again! If the onus of accountability seems to be bouncing all over the place here, rest assured, it is, and is nothing more than a cheap three card trick. It is the tactic of a dictatorial mind that has no respect for the electorates wishes or the democratic process. He is hell bent on his own agenda, no matter what tricks he has to pull over voters eyes to get his way.

And they're still trying to work out why people have turned against them! Sheesh.

T. Shaw

Subject: ATTENTION - THE EDITOR

I am extremely concerned about the state of DEMOCRACY in Australia, specifically in Ipswich QLD.

For the Shire of Ipswich to dis-allow Ms Hanson from using their facilities, despite assurances of safety and good conduct of One Nation supporters, is a travesty of justice and of the electoral system to which Australia subscribes.

One wonders whether the Councillors of the Shire of Ipswich are in actual fact - worried or concerned about safety of their staff, due to the anticipated reactions of RED NECKED ANTI- DEMOCRATIC HOOLIGANS as seen across the country - indeed even here in my home State of Western Australia.

At least over here - we allowed Ms Hanson and the ONE NATION supporters to have their say - which I believe is the system by which we live here in Australia.

Rolf Davey - Perth

Subject: Re: Important message from your Say No To Hanson candidate.

A quick reply to "Thurston Phoremost",

Interesting reading your "satire" about non One Nation supporters, but its nice to see some of your views come out in this satire.

First off, gun laws. Yes, restricting guns to the general public isn't going to solve all our problems and crime. But do you have a better solution? Sure, the criminals will probably not have handed in their armaments during the gun amnesty, like you say, its in their nature to break the law. However, isn't it also true that by restricting access to weapons to all, it would also eventually make it harder for criminals to get access to guns?

As for your views on Asians, its so nice of you to stereotype them all into a nice little category. Yes, there are a lot of Asian students in our universities. But do you have figures about how they are studying here and flooding back home to utilize their skills? When I was last at university, the number of places for overseas students was strictly restricted. There were only so many positions open to overseas candidates, and competition for those positions were fairly tough. So, if there can be only so many overseas candidates in a course, how can these students be taking valuable Australian places?

Or are we talking about all those other Asian students found in universities? Gee, if so, one has to ask, how come they are in the universities while others are not? Well, could it be that they worked for their positions? After all, entry into university is dependent upon performance in high school. Or are you suggested race based entry requirements for university? Something that One Nation is totally against when it comes to Aborigines. (True, this is grossly unfair, and one point of view I share with the One Nation party)

Oh and lets not go into corruption. Yes, corruption is purely an Asian thing. Good Australian (or should I say Caucasin since old "Thurston" is making a distincition on this point) businessmen would never stoop to trying to bribe the powers that be to achieve their own ends. Just like nepotism and all other abuses of power and wealth are purely an Asian problem.

Yes, you say this original post is a piece of satire. However, like all satire, there must be an element of the authors own beliefs or views in it. As such, we can see the authors thoughts on such matters. It is just this kind of posting which reveals some of One Nation's supporters true attitudes, and one reason I see why their stance may not be in the interest of Australia in the long run.

Scott

Subject: Navy 1 - Indonesia 0

What a coincidence!

Good On You Navy, thats more like it.

3 Cheers,

Anthony

Subject: Callinan

It is good to see the Law Council of Australia calling for the removal of Justice Callinan.

It can be argued that Justice Callinan has committed not one but two indictable offences in connection with the hearing before Justice Goldberg.

The Offences are contained in Part 111 Crimes Act 1914 and he has offended secion 35 Giving False testimony and section 43 Attempting to pervert the Judicial power of the Commonwealth. The offences are Strict liability, but triable before a Jury under the Constitution. Why isn't the Law Council calling for him to be charged in the Public Interest? Section 129 (5) (a) (i) of the Evidence Act 1995 allows the proceedings of the Court to be used against Justice Callinan.

The Public is entitled to see that a law that applies to them applies to everyone, even though the person accused is a High Court Judge.

It seems to be routine in Queensland for some solicitors to lie in affidavits and some barristers to make submissions in court that are not in accord with Statute and we feel that in the interests of public confidence in our Judicial system, it is time someone put a stop to it.

What is the correct proceedure to bring the complaints against the proponents of win at any cost law to account. Never before in our history has such a case arisen, and the very public behaviour is such as to put a slur on the whole legal profession.

I extract two passages from Justice Goldberg’s Reasons to illustrate my point.

Although Mr Meadows disavowed this purpose for the reasons to which I have referred I do not accept his denial, in particular because it is inconsistent with the terms of his letter of 18 December 1986 and subsequent memoranda and opinions from counsel and with the inferences which I consider it appropriate to draw from the letter and those documents.

I am satisfied that the letter of 18 December 1986 and the memoranda and opinions from counsel to which I have referred accurately record and reflect the views, intentions and purpose of Flower & Hart and the counsel who wrote the memoranda and the opinions at the time they were written. At the time there was no incentive, nor any reason to do otherwise than to express and record the views, intentions and purposes then honestly held and sought to be achieved. More particularly was this so in respect of a client to whom Flower & Hart had to communicate bluntly and clearly lest there be any misunderstanding as to what it was saying or the advice it was giving. The position is different when the witnesses came to swear their affidavits and give their evidence in 1993 and 1998. By this time between six and eleven years had elapsed since relevant events and conversations had occurred, a claim had been made against the solicitors personally and they and Mr Callinan were, in effect, being charged with breaching the duty they owed to the Court - a charge not lightly made and one which any professional person would wish to disavow.

When therefore I am faced with a conflict between a witness' affidavit or oral evidence and a document written by the witness or which records views, intentions or purposes attributed to the witness at the time I consider it more probable than not that the written word is the more accurate repository of the subject-matter of the evidence.

I do not consider that it is a legitimate or appropriate purpose for the institution of a proceeding in this Court that the purpose of the proceeding is to postpone, delay or put a barrier in front of a claim of another party and the payment of an amount due in respect of that claim. The purpose of proceedings in a court of law is to vindicate a claimed right whether, for example, that right be a right to positive relief such as a claim for money due or specific performance of an agreement or whether the right be one to be free from unauthorised governmental interference. It is not part of the legal process in this Court that its process and procedures be used as an instrument of oppression so as to frustrate the bringing, and expeditious disposition, of a legitimate claim.

End of Quote.

With the evidence cited against Justice Callinan, that he did;

1. Make an affidavit at odds with his written advice of which he had notice.

2. Give advice to a solicitor for the purposes of delaying the Judicial power of the Commonwealth.

There is a “prima facie” case to be made that he has offended both Section 35 and 43 Crimes Act 1914.

Peter Gargan
Cairns Queensland

Subject: This is what I think

Dear hard core nazi bastards,

Take off the rubber gloves and lets see some real action! I dream of a world of isolation and pain, where one mans worth is equal to the amount that he can scavage from a wreck of his friends car, which just last week was ploughed into by a monstrous heat seeking death truck.

I love you more than napalm.

From,

Arthur Bosford ESQ.

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Another perfect day in paradise.

Have a good one.

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