Monday 14th October 1996
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Liberal backbencher Brendan Nelson and Democrats leader, Cheryl Kernot, called for the move yesterday after Ms Hanson was reported as claiming Australia faced a civil war unless Aborigines stopped getting special aid.
Senator Kernot said that the Hanson inspired race debate was getting out of hand.
"Its one thing for a nation to talk about the levels of immigration, it's another to be swamped by the kind of emotive language that we've seen in this debate. I don't think we will have a civil war," Kernot said.
"The Prime Minister sets the tone of the country and I would like to see him take a more inclusive, conciliatory view which is not just about whether Pauline Hanson has the right to speak, but what people should say in this debate," she went to say.
Dr Nelson said, "I would like to see Mr Howard and Mr Beazley and Tim Fischer together to nut something out which is in the interest of Australia".
Meanwhile Liberal Party national president, Tony Staley, conceded that Ms Hanson would not have won the seat of Oxley if she had run as a Liberal (she was dumped just before the election because of her views on Aborigines).
The manner in which the Prime Minister should respond to Ms Hanson is causing open division to appear in Liberal ranks with those for and against the manner in which she has been able to lead the debate on racial and immigration issues in Australia.
Personally I believe that it is about time we had a politician who had the guts to get up and say what they think (and a large section of the general population think) openly. The bleating from the Democrats and Labor Party, in the main, is the self-opiniated, politically correct, garbage that people are sick and tired of hearing from these professional public servants. They cow-tail to the lobby groups who spunge and soak up enormous amounts of tax payer dollars in a bottomless pit of spending in exchange for their votes and praise.
Perhaps Ms Hanson should get a new speech writer so that some of her messages are watered down a bit, but the general thrust and aim is just about right to get these issues in front of Parliament, and good on her for that.
It turns out he hadn't even realised that there was a conflict until months later when some wag in the Labor Party went a digging.
Short said, "I have sought throughout my life to act at all times with high integrity." He sold the shares last week, giving the Au$9,000 profit he made since buying them to an unnamed charity.
"My decision to resign after a careless and personally distressing oversight reflects this principle."
The Beazley bomb jumped into the picture making cheap political mileage saying, "John Howard is a weak leader who talks a lot about standards but will not enforce them. Instead he leaves it to the Opposition and the media to reveal the facts and shame offenders into taking the initiative."
Surprised Beazley could read the notes over his legendary stomach... but there again maybe it makes a good surface to put them on.
The survey of about 750 companies found that they were generally revising down their 12 month outlook for business.
In the frenzied aftermath of the match pint sized Indian captain, Sachin Tendulkar, raised the inaugural Border-Gavaskar trophy to deafening screams of delight from the local crowd of spectators.
Man of the match was Nayan Mongia whose first innings 152 edged him ahead of team mate Anil Kumble who took 9 for 119 over the two Australian batting innings.
Queensland Council of Socail Service director Peter Walsh said the tax system was inequitable and the State Government should consider higher levies on expensive cars and property deals.
Another glorious day today. Yesterday Viv and I took Bootlebumtrinket for a row up the Brisbane River, hooked ourselves up to a tree and enjoyed a glass of champagne under the boughs of an overhanging tree.A gorgeous sunset with reds, pinks and strong pale blues splashing the clouds and the sky like only the hand of god can.
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