TVN's race caller Terry Bailey had the lads at the table of knowledge in stitches on Saturday arvo. The lads, who don't mind a small wager on the nags, were counting their winnings when Bailey was calling the last race at Caulfield.
Sunday 5 January 2014
Race caller's double vision
TVN's race caller Terry Bailey had the lads at the table of knowledge in stitches on Saturday arvo. The lads, who don't mind a small wager on the nags, were counting their winnings when Bailey was calling the last race at Caulfield.
Saturday 4 January 2014
Australian Bureau of Meteorology's Climate Statement 2013
No matter how hard the Australian Prime Minister and Liberal-National Coalition MPs in the Abbott Government attempt to minimise the effects of climate change or deny outright the reality of global warming, the facts are increasingly evident.
Quote of the Week
work is the best form of welfare
Australian Federal Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews, speaking about Abbott Government’s
intention to tighten eligibility/reduce payment rate for the Disability Support Pension,
ABC News, 23 Dec 2013]
Friday 3 January 2014
Will NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione risk another heavy handed political move against Northern Rivers anti-coal seam gas protestors in 2014?
Local landowners & others prepare for the arrival of Metasco at its Rosella-1 well site in early 2014
In 2013 Magistrate David Heilpern publicly took NSW Police to task over charges laid against coal seam gas protestors at Metgasco Limited’s Glenugie site.
Does NSW Police Commissioner Scipione want the world to see more media coverage similar to this because he was persuaded to do the bidding of a coal seam gas exploration company which to date has produced not a cent in profit for its investors or the State of New South Wales and is never likely to?
The Northern Star 6 November 2013
"In this case I find myself asking what could possibly be the reason for continuing on with such an innocuous charge in these circumstances? Why else would police risk cost orders against them, drive a prosecutor up from Sydney to run the matters, arrange police witnesses to travel from Sydney, all for an innocuous minor traffic matter. "It is in that context that the realistic suspicion of political interference arises," he said.....
Metgasco Limited is a mining exploration company which after fourteen years still has no social contract with local communities on the NSW North Coast, a spotty safety record and an unhappy shareholder base.
Clarence Valley Council management's 2013 missteps follow it into the new year
Letter to the Editor in The Daily Examiner, 30 December 2013, Page 12:
Ranger out of range
It seems the position left vacant when the senior ranger was wrongfully dismissed by Clarence Valley Council is to be filled, but the position will now be based in Grafton instead of Maclean. It seems an odd decision given that the work load for the rangers is centred in the Lower Clarence and very much focuses on holidaymakers and tourists attracted to the Coast. There are a lot of questions begging answers from the council, but it seems even our elected councillors are being stonewalled. So who does the ratepayer go to for a response? "The people shall not be deprived or abridged of their right to speak, to write, or to publish their sentiments; and the freedom of the press, one of the great bulwarks of liberty, shall be inviolable." (James Madison.)
John Catesby
Maclean
John Catesby is not letting go as he pens another letter (below) concerning Clarence Valley Council management’s expensive back down before the NSW Industrial Relations Commission in Smith v Clarence Valley Council, which was settled out of court presumably before any evidence was presented or argument heard.
Before that day at Murwillumbah Court House had ended rumour was circulating in legal circles that Smith was to be reinstated as a council employee.
This would mean that Clarence Valley Council will now be employing two persons in a similar salary range – with one new person to undertake senior ranger duties and the other to possibly twiddle his thumbs all day on full pay.
Thursday 2 January 2014
The Lies Abbott Tells - Part Eight
The first day of the new year saw Tony Abbott at it again - turning the truth on its head.
THE LIE
Prime Minister's New Year Message 1 January 2014:
I will also start the conversation about a constitutional referendum to recognise the first Australians. This would complete our Constitution rather than change it.
THE TRUTH
Despite the mainstream media being encouraged to take a position that Abbott is 'reviving' the push for recognition and reporting that the Government has promised to put forward a draft amendment by September but has not set a timeframe for a referendum, the Prime Minister actually has no choice but to begin this so-called conversation in 2014.
Gillard Government legislation, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Act 2013 (assented to on 27 March 2013 and administered by Prime Minister and Cabinet), requires the Abbott Government to review constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, consider proposals for constitutional change and identify those proposals most likely to obtain the support of the Australian people - commencing this process no later than 26 March 2014 and completing it no later than September 2014.
Gillard Government legislation, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Act 2013 (assented to on 27 March 2013 and administered by Prime Minister and Cabinet), requires the Abbott Government to review constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, consider proposals for constitutional change and identify those proposals most likely to obtain the support of the Australian people - commencing this process no later than 26 March 2014 and completing it no later than September 2014.
Sections 4 and 5 of the Act:
4 Review of support for a referendum to amend the Constitution
(1) The Minister must cause a review to commence within 12 months after the commencement of this Act.
(2) Those undertaking the review must:
(a) consider the readiness of the Australian public to support a referendum to amend the Constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and
(b) consider proposals for constitutional change to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples taking into account the work of:
(i) the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and
(ii) Reconciliation Australia; and
(c) identify which of those proposals would be most likely to obtain the support of the Australian people; and
(d) consider the levels of support for amending the Constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples amongst:
(i) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and
(ii) the wider Australian public; and
(iii) the Governments of the States and Territories; and
(e) give the Minister a written report of the review at least 6 months prior to the day this Act ceases to have effect.
(3) The Minister must cause a copy of the report of the review to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day the report is given to the Minister.
5 Sunset provision
This Act ceases to have effect at the end of 2 years after its commencement.
Note: The 2 year sunset period in this section will provide Parliament and the Australian people with a date by which to consider further the readiness of Australians to approve a referendum to amend the Constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Background
The Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians Final Report was informed by over 3,000 submissions from organisations, groups and individuals.
The following are its principal recommendations:
First NSW King Tide Of 2014 Today: what does the shoreline of your coastal town or village look like?
Coffs Creek, Coffs Harbour at a 2.1 metre tide level
Witness King Tides asks coastal communities around Australia to head out and snap pics of the coast when king tides hit. These photos capture what our communities may look like in the future, as global sea levels rise. Together, these images build a picture of the threat posed by sea level rise across Australia and help track the future impact of climate change. [http://www.witnesskingtides.org/]
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