Judgement & Credibility - AWU Scandal

Yes, this entire saga goes straight to the judgement and credibility of Julia Gillard who is currently Australia's Prime Minister.

Incredible!

Here's a News Limited article that covers quite a bit of ground.

http://www.news.com.au/national/awu-scandal-why-it-matters-and-what-you-need-to-know/story-fndo4eg9-1226522812935

Is is too much to ask for honesty from our Prime Minister?  Just a little bit of honesty?  Are Australians heartily sick of being lied to?  Let's start with the lie "There will be no carbon tax under a government I lead".

There must be a full investigation into the Union movement and the lead players in Australia.  Why?  Because whilst this federal Labor government has the power, it's Union power.   The Unions control this government.  Full stop.  Remember, those faceless (Union) men who dislodged a sitting Prime Minister and installed Julia Gillard into the role.

We have one Union-related scandal after another at the moment, all involving corruption.  The HSU, the AWU, the CFMEU, and the appalling case surrounding NSW State Labor currently in the spotlight as the dirt flies via an ICAC Inquiry..

How can we have faith in the leadership of this country when the Unions are operating sock puppets?

Gillardgate - The Series

The Gillard/AWU/Wilson saga keeps on giving.  I haven't included the background yet but this post is a start - towards the end, I suspect.

Readers who are unfamiliar with this scandal may go here  if they are interested in a truckload of serious background information.

How can important Court, Government and Law Firm documents just disappear?

Surely, we are not witnessing a massive cover-up!

The People Smugglers Song

Feel Like A Bit Of A Riot?

I feel like inciting a bit of a riot.  It’s the flavour of the month in Australia right now.  So, let me think – what noble cause (among many that come quickly to mind) should I select?  Hmmm – how about a rally of the troops against the repugnant practice of female genital mutilation?  It’s an illegal practice in Australia.  I’ll SMS all my hot-blooded friends and give them the riot details; the place of congregation for said riot and we will let it rip!  I’m certain my neighbour and I could punch out enough placards with appropriately aggressive slogans such as “Snuff Female Genital Mutilating Curs”.  Sounds like a plan.

I was born in Australia.  My parents and grand parents were born in Australia.  I feel I have every right to riot in my own country!  I have not trucked my idiocies and religious fanaticism halfway round the globe to ungirth them upon the population of a country that offered me succour from an alleged persecution.

Why is it that peaceful countries such as Australia who extend a helping hand to people of the Islamic faith must suffer Neanderthal-like behaviour from these people when they or their parents take up residence here?  Why should I feel even the slightest pang of intimidation for even writing an essay such as this?  I think I’m being persecuted in my own country and I don’t appreciate it one bit.  Will I be heheaded for wishing to exercise my right to free speech in my own homeland?  Will I qualify for a fatwah to be bestowed upon my person?  Peace be upon the fatwah bestowers!  Will my home, local shopping centre or police complex be fire-bombed as a direct result of my words on this page?   Holy hell – I better not think about making a pathetically bad movie that may create the perfect atmosphere for obligitory offence-taking on behalf of some devoted followers of the wonderful and peaceful profit, Mohammed!  A movie that I know only too well would never be sanctioned by my Government in any way, shape or form.  For maybe the second time in my entire life, I feel sorry for the US Government.  On both occasions, my sorrow was initiated because of the actions of followers of the Islamic faith.

Now back to my proposed reason for a bit of a riot.  Female genital mutilation (FGM) has to be the most fundamentally insane and irrational thing men and, indeed, women  can do to a young female.  A tot or teenager.  As I said, the practice is illegal in Australia.  Recently, several people have been charged with offenses involving FGM.  One case in Sydney, the other in Perth.  These two cases would be the tip of the clitoris in my opinion.  I believe the barbaric and dangerous practice is likely to be quite a common occurrence in the back yards of Muslims across the country.  Remember back yard abortions back in the dark ages and the appalling clinical results of some of them?  FGM has to cease; nipped in the bud now and the heavy arm of Australian Law must come down hard upon anyone practicing FGM or any person aiding and abetting the practice of FGM, whether it occurs in this country or performed on Australian residents whilst visiting another country.

No doubt we must look forward to the prospect of girding our loins in anticipation of further civil disobedience from some sectors of the Muslim community over who knows what – but I’m sure some bright sparks will think of something.  Or, perhaps we should steel ourselves for something much worse.   The barbarians have entered the citadel and there is not a damned thing we can do about it now.  We cannot send the troublemakers packing.  Our relevant laws are far too namby-pamby to even mildly embrace a modicum of common sense.

Marine Taxi Service (the Australian version)

Asylum seekers rescued off Indonesia
Updated 3 hours 0 minutes ago


A boat of asylum seekers have been rescued off Indonesia and are being taken by a merchant ship to Christmas Island.

The boat was 45 nautical miles south of Java in the Sunda Strait and is believed to have been carrying about 180 people.

Full story here:   http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-22/asylum-boat-with-180-on-board-stricken-off-java/4275636

Another call went out yesterday for an Australian marine taxi service!  Why were they not returned to Indonesia?  They were, afterall, in Indonesian waters, were they not?

This matter of backdooring Australia's immigration laws is now beyond farcical.  It's obscene. I hold both the Rudd and Gillard Labor Government fully responsible for the appalling state of our border control.  Further, the current Labor Government should be held accountable.  They were the ones who dispensed with a solid working policy of offshore processing and Temporary Protection Visas.

Since this incompetent mob has been running the show, over 20,000 backdoorers (I understand) have entered Australia at the expense of desperate people waiting for years in refugee camps.

I am not against legal immigration, provided it is controlled.  I am, however, strongly against people who pay large amounts of money to criminals to get a seat on a boat headed for Christmas Island or other parts of Australian territory.  It's even more galling when these people deliberately dispense with identification papers obviously in their possession when they left their country of birth and travelled through other countries to reach Indonesia.  I am also very suspicious that credible and diligent investigation is not being applied to these 'stateless' people prior to their release into the community.

Australia, unfortunately, is changing.  To her detriment, in my opinion.  I have no faith in the current Government to do the right thing for all Australians.  I have no faith in the current Department of Immigration, nor have I faith in the current Minister for Immigration, Chris Bowen.  I contend people are being pushed through the revolving immigration door because it's expedient.  I suspect people are being given the all clear to enter our community when, in fact, the reverse should apply.  I also consider the burden on Australia's welfare system is becoming unsustainable.  Where are the checks and balances in relation to these recent arrivals with regard to whether or not they are rent-seeking or actually contributing to our society?  I would be interested to know the numbers of immigrants granted access to this country who are gainfully employed compared to those immigrants who are accepting welfare.  The figures would be worthy of some scrutiny.