Good news week
Another commo bastard dies. North Korean Kim Jong-il dead
It’s good news but the attrition rate is far to slow for my way of thinking.
Category: Politics
More killed by government incompetence
A boat sinks, hundreds die and the ALP say it’s too tragic for politics which sounds like a political statement to me. Everyone is ignoring the elephant in the room and declining to politicise the most recent ‘life style seeker’ tragedy off Indonesia.
The Libs don’t have to say anything as they know reasonably smart voters can see it for what it is – they don’t have to tell them.
No such reticence here!
All tragedies that have happened since Australia lost direction and voted in a lot of undelivered promises have Gillard’s name all over them.
A litany of stuff-ups followed the election of these incompetents. Gillard and Rudd canceled Howard’s answer even though it was working…..she spoke to the president of East Timor (oops! should have spoken to the PM) but insisted on stating the ALP were holding talks with East Timor even while East Timor said NO from day one…..said she couldn’t use Narau as it wasn’t a signatory to the UN convention so chose Malaysia who likewise wasn’t a signatory to the convention.
Meanwhile Narau said they would sign the convention if that is was it takes to get involved quickly followed by the High Court telling her she couldn’t use Malaysia.
I’d like to talk to the 30% who still says she’s OK. Don’t they read newspapers or watch the news?
Tony Kevin of A Certain maritime Incident fame went into overdrive when something similar happened whilst John Howard held the reigns. Driven by hatred of Howard and conservatives generally, he wrote a book and regularly appeared on the ABC castigating Howard and trying to get the government cited for murder. He also accuse the RAN of ignoring distress signal (of a boat that was sinking in Indon waters)
If any reader has his email address please give it to me and I’ll ask him the name of his new book detailing similar incidences under the Gillard government.
I’m sure he’s working on it
A review on his last book says;
In a careful and well-researched argument, Kevin implies that those who drowned when the SIEV X capsized were not only victims of an unscrupulous people smuggler, Abu Quassey, whom Australian authorities have shown surprisingly little interest in apprehending. They were also casualties of the Howard Government’s efforts to deter asylum-seekers from seeking refuge in northern Australia.The Greens abrogate all responsibilities as well. Sarah Hanson-Young tosses a throw-away line into the mix when asked if the Greens feel responsible at all.
Of course not. Tragedies happen, accidents happenDead right Sarah, and they will keep on happening while you and your idiot mates ignore the realities of life. Gillard and the Greens have created a nightmare by continuing to pander to the Asylum seeker industry. They are effectively telling all and sundry; come to Australia, we are so confused you will just be able to arrive and get accepted as legitimate asylum seekers, no questions asked. We have no concept of borders, everyone is welcome legitimate or not – we don’t care so go for it! We are being led by fools.
Indonesian payback
The Indons are going to halve their live cattle imports from Australia and who would blame them.
The move demonstrated the need to change governments that wipe out an entire industry based on a TV programme. Of course, that’s not how ALP talking heads see it.
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said the move demonstrated the need for beef producers to diversify locally as well as expand international markets.It’s not expanding markets, it’s trying to recover from destroyed markets
A government taskforce, set up after the ban on live exports to Indonesia earlier this year, is looking at building a new abattoir near Mt Isa. “Producers in north Queensland may in fact be able to develop a domestic market in response to changes in the Indonesian market,” she told Sky News.Who in their right mind are going to spend capital on a project when all it takes for the government to close it down again is for someone to take a video of cattle being slaughtered. Selective and ideologically based editing can make a Brahman dying of old age an emotionally charged vision. The people who make these type of videos don’t want us eating meat full stop.
Qantas takes a hit
Qantas has revealed the recent industrial dispute wiped $194 million off its bottom line in the first half of 2011-12
To be expected. Elect a Centre-left government in debt to unions and just wait for the obvious result.
It’s not over yet with Qantas and the Unions have plenty of campaigns running and in the pipe line, whereby they can really drag down the country.
Slipper – good riddance!
There is positives abound with the new political order. We have off-loaded Slipper with all his baggage and set up a clear path for Mal Brough to reenter the fray in the next parliament.
Gillard expects us to believe that she knew nothing untill 7:30am yesterday. Some will but some swinging voters won’t and they will add to the tally of Australians just sitting waiting for a chance to sack her.
The Left and rusted on ALP supporters are all over the LNP “shooting themselves in the foot” over Slipper. Tell me, what were we to do with him? He was a lead weight, confused about his loyalties and without any sense of economy or justification for his travel and phone expenses.
Why would we hang on to him when we have winners of the class of Brough waiting in the wings. He was never going to be a LNP team player.
I say good riddance and good luck to Julia. From experience I know you need luck to survive a hand grenade with a loose pin.
If I was an ALP true believer I wouldn’t be feeling all that secure with grenades labelled ‘Peter Slipper’ and ‘Craig Thomson’ rattling around the bunker.
November Burn-off?
Locals at Margaret River, WA are furious with Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and they should be too. Who, in their right mind still has burn-offs functioning in mid November. I come from that area and generally speaking ‘Hot and windy’ defines November, December and January weather.
I’ll be furious as well if these fires slow down next years vintage. I’ve become quite fond of Margaret River reds.
Gnarabup man Peter Ryan said: “I’m bewildered as to why you would be burning off at this time of year. Questions will have to be asked.”Indeed.
Speaker resigns
Harry Jenkins has resigned as Speaker of the house and Peter Slipper appears to the ALP’s preferred replacement. Having Slipper in the chair would give the government the additional vote of Jenkins.
Yony Abbott comments;
“It is a remarkable thing for this parliament to witness out of the blue the resignation of the speaker,” he said. “One must assume that’s something extraordinary is happening in the Labor party at the moment for the speaker to resign his office,’’ he saidThis will be interesting. UPDATE: Slipper confirmed as Speaker which, coincidentally, most probably presages Mal Brough’s return to the federal arena. Colour me skeptical but with the ALP gaining two votes with this maneuver I am going to take some convincing that the whole thing isn’t part of a plot driven by the need to gain a clearer majority in the House, rather than Harry’s sudden burning desire to join the debate on the floor.
Adam Brandt named Politician of the year!
GREENS MP Adam Bandt has been named Australian politician of the year by men’s magazine GQ.
I’ve never read GQ and I’m definitely not going to start now if they or their readers think Brandt is the best there is.
Mr Bandt was unable to attend the award ceremony at the Sydney Opera House because he was engaged inFrom News.comlast-minute talks with the Governmentscrewing the government and Australia out of $200m as the Greens price for supporting the ALP’s mining tax legislation.
THE Federal Government has been forced by outrage over an extraordinary secrecy pact to reveal details of its multi-million dollar deal with the Greens to get a law passed. It will defer concessions for foreign banks to get $20 million a year in revenue the Greens wanted spent on public facilities.When will this debacle end?
Radicals win the day
Only the ALP/Greens coalition could come up with a plan that will adversely effect our economy and not help the environment and then brag about it.
Climate Change Minister Greg Combet told the ABC’s 7.30 program the climate change package was a Labor reform, not a Greens’ victory. “When you are successful in something, there are a lot of people who claim authorship,” he said.
Yeah – right.
Senator Bob Brown thinks “even the heavens are clapping” and that “it’s a great day for the human race and planet earth”.
It’s a pity that it’s not a great day for Australia! Sure as night follows day, if the Greens think it’s good then it’s catastrophic for the economy.
Piers Akerman likens it to Year Zero of the Australian economy and tend to agree.
Treasurer Wayne Swan labelled the vote as historic, claiming the reform would be a “victory for the optimists and it will be a defeat for the deniers.” He still doesn’t get it. He is suggesting that people only fall into two categories; those who believe in the ALP’s carbon Tax or climate deniers. He is forgetting the majority of people who recognize climate does change but don’t think the ALP have the answer. He will be reminded of that fact at the next election.
Qantas flying again
From the Australian/Wall Street Journal;
QANTAS hopes to have the first of its flights back in the air by 2pm (AEDT) today after Fair Work Australia early this morning stopped the carrier’s planned lockout of workers.
After 12 hours of deliberations, the tribunal’s full bench announced early this morning in Melbourne that it had upheld submissions by the Gillard government and Qantas to have the bargaining period terminated.‘Bargain period terminated’ is what Qantas wanted so the sentence Fair Work Australia early this morning stopped the carrier’s planned lockout of workers. could just as well stated …forced the unions back to work. News Ltd puts it better;
QANTAS planes are set to fly again after Fair Work Australia ordered an end to union strikes and the airline’s grounding of its fleet.All in all, the decision vindicates Joyce’s strategy. Bring the dispute to a head rather than face a slow bleeding.
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