International:

Pasquarelli can't let go.

This is a case that shows quite clearly, once again, how the media distort, beat-up and generally misrepresent the truth. A weekly News Limited paper, The Sunday Mail, which has about as much credibility in many of its articles as the flat earth society today ran the headline "Sexy Pauline".

You don't have to be a genius to realise that this article was going to be a cheap shot at Pauline Hanson. In fact you don't have to be a genius to realise that the article was written to serve only one purpose and that was to give as much exposure to a denigrating book on Pauline Hanson by Pasquarelli. A book which Pasquarelli has stated will "damage Pauline Hanson's political career".

Media bias? Interesting that not one News Limited paper has ever written an article on the authorised biography of Pauline Hanson, "Pauline, the Hanson Phenomenon" by Helen Dodd. The media swamped the launch and concentrated their questions on one part of Dodd's book where she said that "Aborigines should also apologise".

The contrasting interest in the authorised biography and the muckraking book being launched by Pasquarelli has become in itself another mini-media phenomenon. Dodd, despite the Murdoch censorship, has nearly sold 10,000 books (the first edition run) while Pasquarelli claims to have 15,000 pre-orders.

We are aware that people all around Australia were not even aware that Hanson's biography had been released - and are still in the dark - because the papers have kept them so.

 The strange implication of the article in today's Sunday Mail is that Pasquarelli is totally besotted with Pauline Hanson. A sort of "Fatal Attraction".

Here are some extracts from the Sunday Mail article:

"A new book says men find Pauline Hanson "incredibly attractive" and some male politicians are "besotted" with her.

"It says that after Ms Hanson's controversial maiden speech, men from all over Australia sent her flowers, chocolates and love letters.

"During those heady days she was getting letters from men sending CVs outlining why they would be suitable partners, and photographs of themselves... it was incredible," Mr Pasquarelli said.

"Mr Pasquarelli, who claimed Ms Hanson dumped him "like one of her rejected lovers" a year ago, said male politicians, journalists and staff were excited by her.

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"The ball breakers would love to identify with her, but they can't because of her politics.

"Among those "besotted" with Ms Hanson were several male MPs publicly opposed to her views.

"She treated me like one of her rejected lovers," he said.

"She told me: 'I want you to pack up your things and leave immediately'. I later learnt it was word-for-word what she had said to an ex-boyfriend."

And the piece-de-resistance:

"The book could damage her, he said, but her political career was still salvageable.

"She could resurrect it immediately if she re-appointed me," he (Pasquarelli) said.

"Mr Pasquarelli said there has never been anything personal between himself and Pauline.

"She wasn't my type," he said. "Although I did find one of the most attractive things about her was her giggle and her laugh."

"He expected some people would be angry that he revealed certain aspects of her private life.  

Typical case of a no-hoper who has been rejected but cannot let go if you ask me! 

Native title claim taken out over four towns in southern Queensland

A new claim seeking dominion over air, water, forests, streams, ranges and minerals under and on the ground and jurisdiction over land use, resources, flora and fauna has been taken out over a large area of the Central Burnett region.

The towns affected by the claims are: Gayndah, Biggenden, Tansey and Goomeri. Several villages are affected by the claim as is the Burnett Highway, the railway line and other forms of transport through the area.

The application by the Wakka Wakka Jindah people seeks exclusive rights to protect and manage sites and places that are deemed to have cultural significance. This would include, of course, the rights to harvest and collect natural resources for customary and commercial purposes that would include water and minerals above and below the surface.

The claim has been made with the National Native Title Tribunal by the Central Queensland Land Claims Unit, Gurang Land Council (Aboriginal Corporation) of Bundaberg on behalf of the Wakka Wakka Jindah people.

Huge areas of prime grazing lands, grain farms and orchards are affected by the claim. Larry Action, president of the United Graziers Association, says the situation would be farcical if it was not so serious.

"We (the rural industry) have been criticised for being alarmist but developments are proving that the fears are not groundless.

"It is time the community was made aware of the implications of Native Title and it is time to say enough is enough," he said.

He feels, and I agree, that the development is being driven by the Aboriginal industry with money being the prime motivation.

Wacky web sites One of the best:

The Cult of Squishy Bear of Latter Day Graphites.

Political:

Media sweetheart Cheryl Kernot is being challenged by Mal Colston's son David who she defeated 129-3 for the pre-selection of the seat of Dickson earlier this month. The electoral council voted 46-0 in favour of Kernot.

Colton is challenging Kernot because she was still a member of the Australian Democrats when she applied to join the Australian Labor Party.

Colston could draw out the pre-selection process by taking the case through the courts. A thought which does not sit well with a spokesman for Kim Beazley who said that the only person who thinks Kernot is a member of the Democrats is David Colston.

Social:

Morgan and Banks recruitment agency have complied a new national survey on working Australians and come up with the following spectacular results:

61%	want a new job
45%	want a holiday
41%	want a raise
32%	want a promotion
28%	want a new car
27%	want a bonus
16%	want a shorter working week
12%	want new colleagues
11%	want a new corporate fitness programme
9%	want a new boss
3%	want a corner office

Personal trivia, from the global office:

Another perfect day in paradise.

I will be holding a Christmas bar-b-que for the Oxley branch of One Nation later today.

Have a great day.

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