RIP our Democracy?
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With QLD in the grip of Newman’s mania (and I do mean MANIA) , with new fascist laws implemented by his “Conveyancing Solicitor” lapdog laughingly called the “Attorney General”, and other LNP states like Victoria, watching closely, is it any wonder that we are very likely to face unprecedented levels of civil unrest.
The timing of the introduction of these draconian laws, seems to be more than just a coincidence, as we have just had a change of federal government.
The Jackboot mentality of these governments is truly scary, and should be ringing many alarm bells for the future of our democracy.
First we saw Morrison demonising asylum seekers with inflammatory language, and using the military to engage in the biggest chest beating exercise, since little Johnny Howard, which is somewhat akin to calling for an EPA investigation because someone farted. 😯
Then we had Adolf Newman taking a similar approach to state law, and despite making 
savage cuts to the state health system, and other services, spending millions on cracking down on criminal bikie gangs.
Now some may think that this is a good thing, but when you consider that according to police on the gold coast, where this whole thing started, bikie gang crime constitutes less than 2% of the crimes committed, the question is WHY?
I have it on good authority that Newman displays many symptoms of mental problems, starting with, IMHO, a severe case of “Small Mans Syndrome”, as well as other psychotic behaviours. 😉
The one on the left is definitely THE SMARTER CHOICE!
Having said that, if one takes a good hard look (or for that matter a cursory glance) at the bulk of this current crop of LNP members, one would have to conclude that to call them “Right Wing Nut-Jobs” , is a fairly apt description, and that “Nut-Jobbery” is in their DNA. 😯
But again, I digress 😯 .
The fact is that these ill considered and badly thought through laws, are going to have an impact on the freedoms we hold dear, and that many fought for, as in the case of the Vietnam Veteran, who labelled Newman “Adolf” at an interview, whilst explaining that his bike club has been harassed by police, and told that they should give the police notice when going for a ride… WTF?
He went on to explain that they would not be giving up the freedoms that they fought for, when putting their lives on the line for their/our country.
One of the great Ironies, IMHO, is that for a long time I’ve been saying that my own
VladTepes (The Impaler) 1485 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
electorate of Fisher would vote for “Vlad the Impaler”, if he was endorsed by the LNP, and now we have literally got VLAD endorsed by the LNP. WTF? 😯
So what is VLAD?
VLAD is an acronym for; Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act (“the VLAD Act”). An act that, even though we are told was enacted to deal with “Bikie violence”, makes no mention of bikies in the wording of the act. 👿
The reality is that this “VLAD” act, is every bit as evil as the orignal Vlad the impaler, stripping away the basic human rights of;
- Personal freedom
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of association, that entrenches in law the notion of guilt by association, with mandatory gaol sentences of 15 – 25 years, so that the onus of proof is then on the individual, to prove that they are NOT a member of a criminal gang/club/group/association.
These are just the more obvious issues for anyone who associates with two or more friends, and the questions that we should all be asking ourselves is:
- In Australia, do we, as individuals, value our freedoms, as part of a strong democracy?
- Do we trust the likes of Newman and the LNP to be honest? Fair? Transparent in executing these draconian laws, when they have already treated us like fools by introducing them in the first place?
- As Australians, should we be prepared to fight to protect our freedoms, as our veterans were?
- Or are we so apathetic that we are prepared to stick our heads in the sand and whistle Dixie, while would be dictators (read Dickheads) play their self serving, political games at the expense of our basic freedoms?
- Are we prepared to say “RIP our Democracy?
Truth Seekers Musings 
This is deja vu if the Jackboot Joh era.
Government that totally overblows an issue [today bikers] yesteryear [Anti Vietnam protesters and anti apartheid protest] does so only to take away from real social issues affecting the populace.
This flows through to Federal Government secret squirrelling now that the Mad Monk has the keys to the Priory.
RWNJ policies globally are
1-Racist and xenophobic
2-Totalitarian and suppressive
3-Secretive and oppressive
4-Creating police States and creating unjust laws
The right wing politicians have no social skills and rely on the base unintelligence of supporters to keep them in power-point 1.
Adding to this by assuming a false flag enemy,methods of public policy are suppressed as to their true nature-point 2
The secretive nature of how people can have their freedoms stripped from them comes with the heavy handed push of turning the State from a Social one into a Police State-3
Once this police State is created even journo`s fall under the creation in points 2-3.
In a normal circumstance this would be very worrying,but these journo`s and society have been subject to inhumane treatment by the perpetrater of all these crimes against
Rupert Wormtongue Murdoch.
If the corporate MSM was forced to break up their monopolies the world would be far better off.
Labor had the chance to do this and never followed through.
We have anti-monopoly laws here so WTF
It`s this CUNT who`s fucking up our SOCIETY
Do not buy anything from this CUNT or his MINIONS.
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crimes against humanity—–it should read
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Biggy, thanks for your comment 😎
Yes, crimes against humanity says it all 😯
Cheers 😀
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And a post like this will be interpreted as a crime against their humility They are humble folks, and proud of it..
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Gilly, thanks for your comment 😆 😆
Cheers 😀
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Well said, Truthy. 🙂 It truly is the Joh era all over again. What must Newman’s mother Jocelyn think of him as I believe she was one of the more moderate Liberal MPs.
When I see pics of cocky, smug Newman, looking all puffed up & full of himself, he reminds me of Mussolini, another small, puffed up, full of his own self-importance, dictator. As the dangerous buffoon Abbott is just a puppet manipulated by Credlin/Loughnane it is evil Murdoch who is Hitler calling all the shots & issuing orders.
Trouble is this insanity has leaked across the border into NSW as the NSW police, at the behest of the O’Farrell government, were at the Tweed Bypass the other day, stopping anyone suspected of being in a bikie gang & preventing them from entering the hallowed turf of NSW. Kind of like during the end days of the Joh dictatorship when he had the brainstorm of all brainstorm that any female of child-bearing years should have to undergo pregnancy testing to prove she wasn’t pregnant before leaving Qld, especially entering NSW!!!!!!!! Think this made the citizenry realise Joh was really off his rocker. Don’t think the present lot are the full quid either. 😆
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Joy, thanks for your comment 😎 and feedback 😀
I just hope that no one tries to hurt him physically though, as I would hate for him to be able to make out like the big martyr, 😯 but just condemn him to political irrelevance, with a permanent reminder of the stench of the political cesspit for failed and despised right wing nut-jobs, that is the LNP government. 😀
Joy sadly I think it will infect the whole country if they get half a chance 😦
Cheers 😀
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The attack on bikies was the thin edge of the wedge.
These LNP governments are bloody good at that.
They are smart enough to start with groups i.e Bikies, as they know the bulk of the unthinking public wouldn’t give a toss about them and legislation only meets with limited opposition,
NSW likes to talk of “middle eastern gangs” and the bikies as well.
Victoria has just massively increased fines for duck hunt protesters,
Soon it will be CSG protesters.
And then……….fill in any group.
The thin edge has been accomplished , now watch this space.
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Cornie, well said mate 😎
Cheers 😀
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First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out–
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out–
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out–
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me–and there was no one left to speak for me.
– Martin Niemöller
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Davo, so true 😦
Cheers 😀
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Trouble is, bikies are ‘on the nose’ with many narrow people, just as Peter Slipper was federally (made worse in their eyes, because of the homosexual connection), so they aren’t supportive of seeing justice done – which is just what the Newman government counts on. Play to the prejudiced, the intolerant, the redneck element in our society, to get their votes. Straight out of Tony Abbott’s handbook…
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Rhonda, thanks for your comment 😎 and so true 😀
Cheers 😀
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What is about conservative governments/people that they bang on and on about individual liberty and freedom of choice and then prove to be the complete opposite as the most controlling bunch of DICKS (my preferred word, only women can be cunts but anyone can be a DICK – if you don’t mind, Biggy).
My theory on the Great Bikie Sleight of Hand is to create a diversion from the slew of mining approvals being handed out like choccies (or should that be pick-axes?) to anyone with connections to the MCA.
http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/the-abbott-election-legend-robin-hood-in-reverse/695/
“The point is, the conservative parties have big financial reasons to look after the miners. And the miners are making a handsome return on their investment. They put $3.7 million in and got $3.7 billion out.
And that’s just their take from the mining tax abolition; there’s more in than that in it for them. Much more.
For an Abbott government will also, it promises, remove the carbon tax. Sweaty Joe’s document estimated the foregone revenue from that decision at $13.5 billion. After offsetting savings – the removal of compensation measures to business, the energy market and other areas – the net drain on the budget would be about $6 billion.
And who benefits from the abolition of measures to cut carbon emissions? Those who make a lot of carbon emissions. Coal miners most obviously, but also anyone else who uses a lot of energy. Mining uses a lot of energy.”
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Dianna, thanks for your comment 😎
I think you’re right, but it’s interesting that he has also started with the privatisation process for gaols, as well as said he wants to build a bikies prison, so the question needs to be asked how much will WE be paying for the privilege of having these private security companies looking after our gaols? And why?
And who benefits from privatised prisons?
Cheers 😀
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Who said Newman was a man diannaart?.
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Biggy
You know something about NEW MAN. I don’t?
🙂
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Nothing that he would understand man to man diannaart.
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Mike Hunt reference is ESPECIALLY to Murdoch.
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I used to know Mike’s brother York.
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OK, Biggie – I do get you. And I don’t want to pick a fight. I am just sick of the feminine being used as an example of inferiority or weakness and don’t give a flying fart if I upset someone for pointing this out.
Its just this entire “wearing of pink” thing being somehow demeaning for men – now, I don’t expect a dolt like Newman to get it, but do object to the use of the perception of feminine as insult by people who should know better.
I feel more entitled to refer to someone as a ‘cunt’ than you. Like blacks can use the word ‘nigger’ or gays the word ‘faggot’.
For example, I was at the footy a few years ago and a woman near me was shouting at Riewoldt for “kicking like a girl”, I glanced at her and shouted “Riewoldt, you’re kicking like an old man” – this resulted in a bit of a face off between yours truly and this woman, which I won being in the morally superior position and all that.
ATM ‘dick’ is universally in use by all people, this may change as being perceived as sexist in the future. I don’t know. Here’s the deal I won’t use the word ‘dick’ if you can refrain from calling Newman a cunt.
Especially when the real cunt in the LNP is Peta Credlin.
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😀 I’m with you Dianna
Mel xo
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Thanks Melanie
Not so long ago, I would’ve just let such school yard BS go. Such lack of action is why we still have to tolerate nonsense like grown men thinking they can call other grown men, cunts – hilarious, down at the local with a bunch of boozy blokes, not so much for a public forum.
Free speech may be considered a right, but as the old saying goes with “great power (free speech) comes great responsibility” a truism that is as much worth fighting for as the right to a democracy. Which is why most of us are here – irrespective of gender *.
If anyone on these pages has a young daughter, niece, granddaughter or sister, we’re not just fighting for a future liveable environment, we are fighting for her to be able to walk with pride and confidence and the good sense, if her surname is Hunt, not to name any of her children Mike or York 😉
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On use of the word ‘gender’ this has replaced the word ‘sex’ mainly because people are so fucking caught up with the implications of SEX, that we cop out by saying ‘gender’ instead.
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I just get so annoyed at having to have that conversation all the time Dianna 😦 but it is good to know someone else feels the way I do about the use of that word 🙂 and you do inspire me to continue my stance…
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Diana, I’m less concerned about wearing pink being ‘demeaning for men’ when it comes to bikies – which shows just how immature Campbell Newman really is to come up with such an idea, reminiscent of childish name-calling in the schoolyard. What does concern me is that the McGrath Foundation has built up such a successful awareness/fund-raising campaign for breast cancer, by the wearing of pink, with our male sportspeople proudly getting on board with enthusiasm, I consider Newman’s plans belittles this cause.
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Thanks for your comments Rhonda.
I agree the entire ‘pink’ issue is petty and narrow minded. I am happy to be reminded of the “Pink” campaign for cancer sufferers – does make Newman look a nasty little fool.
My reasons for my preceding posts were intended to point out just where such denigration leads – Newman is an idiot, but calling men him a ‘cunt’ does nothing for women and exacerbates the attitude of women as less worthy than men. Even if we do share the same political ideology, that doesn’t mean I will stand by and watch when I have a young niece who expects to be treated with respect (as should any young girl when she enters adulthood) and not demeaned third hand because a few men still think the best way to insult someone is to use feminine based derogatory expressions.
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We all know, that it boils down to money. Any notion that natural justice and equality, are in the true democratic equation, have been shattered. We now live in a (to coin a term)
a ” Dollarocracy” *
Robert Dahl, of Yale University, puts it best.
‘If income, wealth, and economic position are also political resources and they are distributed unequally, then how can citizens be political equals?
And if citizens cannot be political equals, how is democracy to exist?’
*DOLLAROCRACY: How the Money and Media Election Complex Is Destroying America by John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/10/28/politics-money-and-the-new-media/
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Gregory T, nailed it 😀
As far as the LNP are concerned, it’s always ALL ABOUT THE MONEY 😯
Cheers 😀
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lnp and libs are the tight arse relatives that you have. For anyone who voted for this mob and are now complaining, stiff shit. I didn’t like this guy and his strange wife. I’m pretty sure he’s just about sold Queensland to some other country. This country will never be the same again. Even when we get rid of these idiots it will be changed forever and the damage done. I don’t recognize it anymore.
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Ann, thanks for your comment 😎
Yes they are a weird mob, and horribly dangerous, self serving and completely despicable 😯
I have to say I don’t think that it’s all over yet, but if we can’t get rid of them soon, it will be 😦
Having said that, I know how you feel 😦
Cheers 😀
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I remember the days of Joh, when he sold off PART OF OUR BEACH to the Iwasaki Corporation when they built the Capricorn Resort – a privilege never afforded any Australian!! Thankfully, the public outrage saw it reversed, but it shows they’ll try anything if they can get away with it – and with the secrecy surrounding LNP governments these days, who knows what’s going on really?
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I believe that bikie crime is about 2 to 3% of crimes committed.
Heard O’Farrell say this morning, the girl shoit in the back has the right to be safe in her own home.
Yes, indeed she does.
The fact is, that children are not safe in their own homes. Many crimes are committed against them, in the secrecy of those same homes. What I am talking about, is sexual abuse by family, extended family and friends. Yes, and many children suffer from domestic violence.
Demonising groups such as bikies, is not going to ensure their safety.
It appears that the police have imprisoned, many of the bikies that are committing crimes. Can one please tell me, how appearing on TV, demonising the girl’s parents for not giving information, is going to help this girl.
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Fed up, thanks for your comment 😎 , and well said 😀
Cheers 😀
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When I heard that the parents would not give any information, my first thought was ‘Why would they?’ If the perpetrators were prepared to shoot at presumably innocent people, imagine what they’d be prepared to do if the family gave identifying information. After all, the NSW police force seem to be incapable of maintaining law and order, so how could they feel in any way safe.
As in all walks of life, police forces are not without their share of corruption. Just saying like…
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“……………From climate change to asylum seekers, animal welfare to trade agreements, the Abbott Government thinks that what we don’t know can’t hurt us. The problem is, this just delays the pain, writes Mungo MacCallum.
It is now clear that the underlying principle of the Abbott Government is to be ignorance: not only are the masses to be kept as far as possible in the dark, but the Government itself does not want to know.
Thus last week, in the wake of more disturbing pictures of the mistreatment of Australia’s live animal exports on ABC television, the Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce declared that he had cancelled the previous government’s plans for an independent inspector of animal welfare; to hear the facts from a qualified and impartial observer would only confuse him. After all, he already knew what he was going to do and he did not need any distraction…..”
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-04/maccallum-our-ignorance-wont-stay-blissful-forever/5067688?WT.mc_id=newsmail
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Fed up, thanks for the links 😎
Cheers 😀
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Whilst detecting for gold this morning Truthy [found one nice little nugget] your opinion piece reverberated in my mind.
One of the great Ironies, IMHO, is that for a long time I’ve been saying that people in my
electorate of Fisher would vote for “Vlad the Impaler”, if he was endorsed by the LNP, and now we have literally got VLAD endorsed by the LNP. WTF?
This still disturbs me because you are correct.WTF
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Biggy, I love a nice little nugget 😀
Mate, I nearly fell over when I first saw the acronym 😯
Cheers 😀
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Big, I recall you saying that (and totally agreed). I thought at first when commentators spoke of the VLAD legislation that they were just making a sarcastic reference – I still can’t believe the Newman government’s serious on this one!! Sounds like something out of a boy’s comic book. Campbell Newman and Tony Abbott – peas in a pod…
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Just read a terrific article on IA, by Alan Austin, on the economy and how to compare what Abbott does to the great economy that they inherited. 😎
Definitely worth a read, as all Alan’s articles are 😀
http://www.independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/what-budget-emergency,5866
Cheers 😀
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Truth Seeker, many thanks and yes, its a mania and its certainly a pattern emerging across the Nation. More like a nasty infection spreading like wildfire through right wing States and becoming more virulent with LNPs increasing confidence & arrogance in power. And lets not forget the word ‘intention’ when Federally they tried to sneak in a policy of Internet censorship a day or two before the election.
But here’s an interesting twist…. Chris Breg, from the ultra conservative IPA is in agreement with the Unions who are challenging the O’Farrell Government’s ban on political donations from certain ‘organisations’ (read ‘Unions’). See ABC 7.30 last night.
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2013/s3884680.htm
You know that things are getting really bad if Unions get support from the IPA. Then again, do you think Chris Berg might find himself looking for a new job soon?
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Yes, TP, I saw that, I couldn’t believe my ears. Bring it on…
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TimePasser, thanks for your comment 😎 and the link 😀
And yes, The IPA and the unions? 😯 and it poses the question that is the subject of my next poem… “Who’d a thunk it? 😀
Should be posted tomorrow all being well. 😀
Cheers 😀
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Thank you Truth Seeker. I look forward to your poem. Hard to beat the one with ‘Barnaby the Simple’ though!
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The Newman government has already exceeded my worst estimations of them, prior to the election. Upstart Campbell Newman is trumpeting he’ll give the police ‘anything they need’ to protect themselves against the backlash from his tyrannical bikie laws.
Why didn’t he just provide more police and resources in the first place, to deal with the escalating crime (especially on the Gold Coast)? Instead, he introduced inflammatory laws which are now putting police lives at even greater risk than ever, at even greater expense.
This is what happens when voters foolishly vote to ‘punish’ a long-term government and they end up punishing themselves. It’s a pity they take the rest of us down with them. Expect more federally…
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Sorry, totally off subject… Hey Rhonda 🙂 nice to see you here, I really missed you & your comments on IA after the election, sorry to hear about your computer woes… hope all is well with you 🙂
Mel.
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Many thanks Melaine. Hopefully, my computer woes are behind me for some time to come…cheers.
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Rhonda, thanks for your comment 😎 and well said 😀
Yes he certainly exceeded even my expectations… for new lows 😯
Cheers 😀
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Dummkoph,I see you know nothink of ruling by fear and intimidation.
A short time in von off our re-education camps vill see your thought process repaired.
Der sheeps here are to be shorn und sheer dem ve vill.
You canze either be a shearer or shorn,the choice iss yours,Heil Newman,Mein Got Himmel
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One of the reasons the parents had not worked with the police at that stage, was they were still at the hospital. More involved in finding out Haiti the injuries were that their daughter suffered., than talking to the police.
I presumed that they also had concerns for the son, that bolted out the back door.
I am afraid, not matter what your child does, ones first concern is for their wellbeing.
O’Farrell should have at least time. for the parents to be reassured that the girl was OK, before going in, boots and all.
Police time would be better served, working with the community, getting them onside, rather than abusing them in public.
Sorry Mr O’Farrell, I would be doing as these parents did. Ensuring my daughter was OK, before I even consider talking to the police or anyone else.
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Fair point.
If it’s “insensitive” to bring up climate change when bushfires are destroying peoples homes…..
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davo, it is unlikely that the parents would even have heard or knew anything about O’Farrel’s rant.
He was out of order.
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I’m pissed off I’m having a go.
http://gillysgrave.wordpress.com/
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Good on ya Gilly, and good luck with ti 😀
You are welcome to post links here 😀
Cheers 😀
BTW, have just posted my latest poem “Who’d a thunk it?” 😀
Cheers 😀
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