27/08/08

A plan to rip tens of millions of dollars out of the mining, quarrying & explosives industries to fund health & safety measures when those industries already paid more than $3 billion annually in royalties was a rip-off, Member of Tablelands Rosa Lee Long said yesterday.

Ms Lee Long was speaking following Parliamentary debate on amendments to the Mining Act which introduced the new taxes.

The Government had voted in taxes which mean mines employing 10 staff & under will be charged $75 per employee for the first part year & then $100 per employee for a full year thereafter.

For those operations with 11 or more employees it will be approximately $603 per employee for the first part year & then $804 per employee for a full year thereafter which, in a full year will generate $26 million to help fill the government coffers.

Ms Lee Long labelled the charges as a "huge impost" on industries already paying massive royalties into the government treasure chest.

"I understand that last year alone the Queensland government collected some $80 million in royalties from the Peak Downs coalmine alone," she said during the debate.

"Other sources put the total mining royalty figures at around $3 billion annually.

"Surely if there is a government function or service necessary to the safe operation of an industry then it should be provided, but when an industry is already contributing more than $3 billion a year in royalties surely it is already well & truly paying its way.

This is just another tax--a user pays tax--that is being imposed on these industries on top of the proposed carbon taxes that are expected to be introduced by 2010."

Ms Lee Long said the increasing taxes, fees, levies & charges were of great concern to mining companies, both large & small, as is the skills shortages that ALP State governments had ignored for nearly two decades.

"The mining industry is currently the single largest earner for the state of Queensland, with other primary industries coming in second only to mining. We should not be pulling the heart out of this industry as the ALP has done to so many industries over recent decades," she said.

"The mining industry & the miners themselves will not gain a thing. They already have inspectors for this service.

"Simply put, the Bligh government has suddenly decided to charge for something that has, until now, been funded through its existing taxes, fees, levies & charges, & its massive royalties."

"The Bligh government is proposing to increase the number of mines officers who will police those industries more closely & ensure employment numbers are correctly reported with employees who work for more than a fortnight having to be included in those numbers.

"There will be an additional cost to this industry of meeting the new demands for quarterly reporting, & more frequent audits & inspections. Carbon taxes are still to come.

"I believe many small & intermediate mines & quarries will not be able to sustain those additional costs & imposts, & will close up shop".

Ms Lee Long said the Minister had attempted to explain away the new taxes as adding up to just .8 % of the amount paid in royalties.

"If it is such a tiny amount, then he should take it out of the royalties they are already paying & put it back into the industry generating so much export income, so many jobs & that is keeping so many rural & remote areas alive.

"This is another example of the crazy way the ALP tears in to the wealth-makers in rural & regional Queensland in favour of the wealth-takers in the South East corner, & it has to stop."

Would have he been allowed to quote the Qur'an?

Some of you may be wondering what Judge Roy Moore has been doing since he was removed from the bench for refusing to remove the Ten Commandments from his courtroom wall. Please read the poem he wrote.

The following is a poem written by Judge Roy Moore from Alabama. Judge Moore was sued by the ACLU for displaying the Ten Commandments in his courtroom foyer. He has been stripped of his judgeship & now they  are trying to strip his right to practice law in  Alabama  ! The judge's poem sums it up quite well.

America the beautiful, or so you used to be.
Land of the Pilgrims' pride; I'm glad they'll never see.

Babies piled in dumpsters, Abortion on demand,
Oh, sweet land of liberty; your house is on the sand.

Our children wander aimlessly poisoned by cocaine
choosing to indulge their lusts, when God has said abstain.

From sea to shining sea, our nation turns away
From the teaching of God's love & a need to always pray.

We've kept God in our temples, how callous we have  grown.
When earth is but His footstool, and Heaven is His throne.

We've voted in a government that's rotting at the core,
Appointing Godless Judges; who throw reason out the door.

Too soft to place a killer in a well-deserved tomb,
But brave  enough to kill a baby before he leaves the womb.

You think that God's not angry, that our land's a moral slum?
How much longer will He wait before His judgment comes?

How are we to face our God, from Whom we cannot hide?
What then is left for us to do, but stem this evil tide?

If we who are His children, will humbly turn & pray;
Seek His holy face & mend our evil way;

Then God will hear from Heaven; & forgive us of our sins,
He'll heal our sickly land & those who live within.

But, America the beautiful, If you don't - then you will see,
A sad but Holy God withdraw His hand from Thee.

~~Judge  Roy Moore~~

Starting in 1941, an increasing number of British airmen found themselves as the involuntary guests of the Third Reich, & the authorities were casting about for ways & means to facilitate their escape. Now obviously, one of the most helpful aids to that end is a useful & accurate map, one showing not only where stuff was, but also showing the locations of 'safe houses', where a POW on the loose could go for food & shelter. Paper maps had some real drawbacks: They make a lot of noise when you open & fold them, they wear out rapidly & if they get wet, they turn into mush. 

Someone in MI-5 got the idea of printing escape maps on silk. It's durable, can be scrunched-up into tiny wads, & unfolded as many times as needed, & makes no noise whatsoever.

At that time, there was only one manufacturer in Great Britain that had perfected the technology of printing on silk & that was John Waddington Ltd. When approached by the government, the firm was only too happy to do its bit for the war effort. 

By pure coincidence, Waddington was also the U.K. Licensee for the popular American board game, Monopoly.  As it happened, 'games & pastimes was a category of item qualified for insertion into 'CARE packages', dispatched by the International Red Cross, to prisoners of war.  

Under the strictest of secrecy, in a securely guarded & inaccessible old workshop on the grounds of Waddingtons, a group of sworn-to-secrecy employees began mass-producing escape maps, keyed to each region of Germany or Italy where Allied POW camps were located (Red Cross packages were delivered to prisoners in accordance with that same regional system). When processed, these maps could be folded into such tiny dots that they would actually fit inside a Monopoly playing piece.

As long as they were at it, the clever workmen at Waddingtons also managed to add:

1. A playing token containing a small magnetic compass;
2. A two-part metal file that could easily be screwed together;
3. Useful amounts of genuine high-denomination German, Italian & French currency, hidden within the piles of Monopoly money! 

British & American air-crews were advised, before taking off on their first mission, how to  identify a 'rigged' Monopoly set ----- by means of a tiny red dot,  one cleverly rigged to look like an ordinary printing glitch, located  in the corner of the Free Parking square! Of the estimated 35,000 Allied POWS who successfully escaped, an estimated one-third were aided in their flight by the rigged Monopoly sets. Everyone who did so was sworn to secrecy indefinitely, since the British Government might want to use this highly successful ruse in still another, future war. 

The story wasn't de-classified until 2007, when the surviving craftsmen from Waddingtons, as well as the firm itself, were finally honoured in a public ceremony.  Anyway, it's always nice when you can play that ‘Get Out of Jail Free' card.

I've given the Olympics on TV a miss for lots of reasons – the hypocrisy of our politicians & media pundits at the top of the list.

 Sport is now just another business fuelled by the almighty dollar & where there is lots of money there are lots of leeches all battling with each other for their share - managers & lawyers jostling with the drug peddlers & they couldn't give a stuff about Tibet, human rights or the environment when Olympic fever has the world in its grip. Goose-stepping Chinese soldiers are reminiscent of 1936 when Hitler was still conning most of the world.

We used to complain about the Communist control of athletes, but the West is now firmly seated on the same gravy train & our glorious leader is determined that things will get even better in this regard. I'm sick & tired of hearing about the sacrifices made by our athletes & their families – lucky them when their taxpayer-funded lives makes many of them millionaires. The IOC ranks with the UN as organisations funded by silly governments that do exactly what they want at the expense of ordinary people.  'And the gold medal for hypocrisy & gutlessness goes to ------------ .'

John Pasquarelli

Heavy use of antibiotics on factory farms is creating a range of superbugs, causing illness on a massive scale & numerous fatalities, a new study claims.

Food campaigners have highlighted the fact that around half of all the antibiotics used in Britain are given to farm animals to prevent or treat disease. Disease is a problem of cramped conditions found particularly on intensive farms producing chicken, eggs & pigs.

Food campaigners have highlighted the fact that around half of all the antibiotics used in Britain are given to farm animals to prevent or treat disease.

A number of superbug versions of common food poisoning bugs have emerged in recent years, including salmonella, campylobacter & E.coli. These bugs have developed an immunity to antibiotics, which means doctors have difficulty treating people who become infected with them.

The issue has been recognised by the World Health Organisation & doctors & academics who have called for a reduction in the use of antibiotics on farms & in human medicine.

The problem has been highlighted by organic farming expert & policy adviser to the Soil Association, Richard Young, in a study published by the Food Commission today.

An estimated 30,000 people each year in the UK are affected by E.coli infections which are resistant to almost all antibiotics. There are an estimated 4,200 deaths.

The Daily Mail revealed the discovery of a superbug version of E.coli among sick & dying calves on a farm in Wales in February 2005. 27 of 48 calves examined  - 56 %  - carried the bug. By the autumn of last year, the number of farms with animals carrying the bug had risen to 32, stretching from Cheshire to Wiltshire & Somerset.

In June, the Mail revealed how a deadly strain of an MRSA superbug found in pigs had been transmitted to humans in the UK. The MRSA strain, ST398, which has been linked to deaths from pneumonia, has been found in pigs, meat & humans on the Continent. It was first identified in the Netherlands as recently as 2003, where it is now responsible for 30 % of all human cases. A number of limited surveys on the Continent & in the UK have apparently found the bug in raw pork & chicken.

Mr Young said: 'The use of antibiotics is a cornerstone of intensive livestock production & because this is such an enormous industry there will inevitably be a reluctance to change. 'No one wants to stop farmers using antibiotics when they are genuinely needed. However, there are a number of very serious problems now developing & the evidence increasingly suggests that food is part of the problem. As such we need an urgent review of the overall situation with clear recommendations to prevent an impending crisis.'

Experts at the European Food Safety Authority have called for a Europe-wide review of safety regimes to tackle the growing menace of food superbugs. The antibiotics used by doctors are also known as antimicrobials, & the immunity developed by these common bugs is known as antimicrobial resistance.

A report from EFSA experts published earlier this year concluded: 'Antimicrobial resistance of bacteria is a growing concern as antimicrobials become less effective in fighting human infections. This coincides with a rise in bacterial resistance to antimicrobials in animal populations.' They added: 'The principal foods carrying such antimicrobial resistant bacteria are poultry meat, eggs, pork or beef.'

forwarded by Bob Vinnicombe

11/08/08

CHANGES to how organ donations are made are being considered by the Queensland Government & the public has been given a chance to have a say.

Member for Tablelands Rosa Lee Long MP said an Issues Paper was available outlining some of the matters being considered.

"At present those wishing to make their organs available for collection have to indicate this is so. Without such an indication, often made on a person’s driver’s licence, people are presumed not to want to donate their organs. Among the issues being considered to one where people are automatically presumed to wish to donate their organs unless they indicate they do NOT want to do so."

Ms Lee Long said people had until the end of this week (15^th August) to make submissions.

11/08/08

PROPERTY & brand registrations fees would not be levied by the State Government at least for this year, Member for Tablelands Rosa Lee Long said yesterday.

"The Budget process revealed that the Government has planned to impose these fees & I questioned the Minister for Primary Industries recently on the issue," she said.

"The fees are referred to in this year’s Budget documents for the Department of Primary Industries but, under questioning, the Minister said there was no intention of introducing them – for this financial year.

"He went on to say that supplementary biosecurity funding has been provided to compensate for the introduction of the new fees not proceeding." Ms Lee Long said she would monitor the status of the fees.

"They have already been identified in budget papers, however I do not believe it is necessary to put a fee on services that have never required a charge in the past," she said.

12/08/08

The re-opening of a Coronial investigation into the 1991 deaths of two Tablelands women remains on hold as Police continue to investigate, Member for Tablelands Rosa Lee Long said yesterday.

Ms Lee Long said confirmation of ongoing investigations into the deaths of Vicki Arnold & Julie-Anne Leahy was contained in a letter she had received from Queensland’s Attorney-General.

"The unanswered questions surrounding the tragic deaths of these two friends need to be answered, & the minds of the community & of course, the families, should be put at ease & I believe too many issues remain unaddressed at present," Ms Lee Long said.

"I recently wrote to the Attorney General to ask about progress on these issues & he has advised me that the Police Service Homicide Investigation Group is still conducting enquiries.

"At this stage, the re-opening of a Coronial investigation is awaiting the outcome of Police inquiries."

Ms Lee Long said she would continue to monitor progress on the issue.

11/08/08

At least five separate legal challenges have been mounted relating to water licensing issues under the State Government Barron Water Resource Plan, Member for Tablelands Rosa Lee Long said yesterday.

Ms Lee Long put the spotlight on the Natural Resources & Water Minister during questioning at Budget Estimates Hearings recently.

Focussing on recent proposed amendments, she asked: "Can you tell me how much your department has spent in the 2007-08 financial year on court costs & associated legal expenses relating to the water resource planning process & in particular in relation to the Barron draft water resource amendment plan?"

In his reply the Minister said that the government was forced: "oftentimes to defend our decisions in court where those individuals disagree with the decisions we have made. One of the areas where we have had a number of discussions & some court action is in the Atherton area with the Barron River ROP. A couple of landholders have taken us to court. I wish that that did not happen but that is their right. Five appeals have been lodged in the Land Court regarding water licences for groundwater in management area B of the Atherton sub-artesian area. The department is currently in the process of finalising a settlement with one of the appellants. One of the remaining appeals has been heard. That appeal was dismissed. A hearing date for the other three appeals has not yet been determined. We are still in the process of expending money on legal costs to defend our water planning actions on the Barron."

"The Land Court has indicated that it will not make a decision on the first appeal until all cases have been heard. However, this is being contested by the first appellant. The three other appellants who have sought a concurrent hearing have indicated their intention to seek a six to eight month adjournment so they can have their expert witnesses perform further assessments".

In further questioning Ms Lee Long raised the issue of the cost to irrigators who had invested in authorised water exploration.

"I believe there were around 12 who had actually spent sums of between $30,000 & $300,000 in this process," Ms Lee Long said, before asking the Minister if he believed his department acted reasonably in declaring an unexpected moratorium on area B groundwater.

"These people who spent that amount of money & were in the process of applying for allocations are now left high & dry & out of pocket. I would expect that they should be at least compensated," she said.

In his response the Minister said not all 12 had launched legal appeals & that landowners who already had physically commenced bore construction when the moratorium notice was published could complete their bores subject to conditions, as could those with pre-existing contracts or sufficient written evidence of prior intentions to construct works as defined under the Water Act provided they were complete by 16 May 2006.

"The Minister also said that some 11 landholders had applied for extensions if completion was not possible due to unforseen changed circumstances," Ms Lee Long said later.

"He advised that 11 landholders did apply for extensions but that not one of those extensions had been granted, based on the advice of an independent expert community panel."

12/08/08

PROPOSED changes to the TAFE system are now open for public consultation.

Member for Tablelands Rosa Lee Long MP said the changes were a result of alterations in how TAFE will be governed, with the consultation process aimed at finding a method that will best meet the training needs of students, workers & employers.

"The recommended model is for a Statutory Authority & this consultation process is a chance for members of the public to have their say & I encourage them to do so," Ms Lee Long said.

"TAFE provides some of the most vital education options covering a wide range of trades & hands-on careers. University is not for everyone & TAFE is a major resource for those looking for alternatives. And in today’s world, trades are increasingly appealing in terms of providing a great career with the potential of terrific earning power. TAFE is also a very flexible organisation which can often react quickly & meet new needs as they emerge, so the way these facilities are governed is very important."

I just wanted to let you know that I received a message via ‘Tagged’ that a member wanted to contact me.  Since it was a friend I went to reply.  The only way I could do it was to join ‘Tagged’.  Since then, ‘Tagged’ has STOLEN my email list, contacted everyone on it saying I wanted to contact them via ‘Tagged’. This is NOT the case.

Secondly, I just want to warn you that if you do join ‘Tagged’, it's highly likely they will access everyone on your email list WITHOUT telling you & tell them you want to talk to them via ‘Tagged’. This is a SCAM.

I don't even think the person who I supposedly received the message from really wanted me to contact them via ‘Tagged’.  I think ‘Tagged’ probably just accessed their email account & sent the message to me.

Regards
Adrian

The Newcastle campaign issued a press release to the Herald. It referred to the false ‘politically-correct’ campaign to change the name of Dangar Park. The release said supporters would come to Dangar Park on Sunday to let their feelings be known.

Les Clarke reports: "Sunday’s Dangar Park peaceful protest wasn’t high in numbers, but it did achieve its objective, which was to get media attention for the party & the issue. A dozen people had showed up for the event, including current councillor & Mayor hopeful Aaron Buman who demonstrated his support behind the cause. The Herald staff were very nice enough & a photo of the Dangar Park sign with Australia First Party name shown prominently in the photo.

All in all, I would say it was a successful day, & any exposure at this point in the council campaign is welcome, & when it is not negative press - even better."

For hundreds of locals at Wanda Beach & nearby Cronulla, it was just a 'kite flying' day for children. For the Sutherland Shire Council & the Department of Education, it was part of the multiculti brainwash.

The local primary school provided a montage of national flags to demonstrate the country-of-origin of children's parents while the Council provided facilities for various food displays. Further, Sudanese refugees & "Moslems" were invited to attend & did attend.

The event represented the type of culture-politics indulged in by various agents for change. Present was Mayor Raymond's wife (who received an Australia First leaflet from one of our candidates) & Lee Rhiannon, Greens MP.

Many people who received Australia First leaflets were interested to discuss the event. One woman indicated she & her husband would vote for Australia First in the poll. Two officials demanded our candidate leave the area, a request which was ignored.

The kite-fly shows that the Sutherland Shire Council is indeed up to its neck in multicultural brainwashing. This course has been pursued ever since the Civil Uprising nearly three years ago. How much money has been spent on this project?

Jim Saleam & Karl Glas (31^st July)

It will take time, but these council elections shall initiate a process that shall see a slice of the Green vote directed to where it belongs - with the nationalists of Australia First. The nationalists are clear & deliberate in this intention.

We say openly that the Greens (at their core, amongst their leadership & leading cadres) are not really environmentalists at all; & we say & fully acknowledge that a constructive environmentalism is crucial to the survival of the Australian biosphere & the Australian nation - & the Greens will (must) fail to deliver anything like that.

So, what are the Greens? Essentially, the Greens are a humanist party. By that we mean that their collective mind is centred on the enjoyment & expression of personal sexual, moral or 'alternative' lifestyles. The overwhelming attraction of the Greens for assertive 'gays', lesbians, 'trans-gender' people, drug experimentalists & certain pseudo moralist campaigners on the subjects of open immigration & refugee settlement, is very obvious & basically flaunted. What objective interest do sexual game players have in the environment? What interest do new immigrants & refugees have in the Australian environment?

The Greens make a lot of noise about endangered species, or pollution, or the failures of government policies to deal with 'Greenhouse' gases & so on. That is what voters hear. Yet, the lifestylists who flock to them as members are usually high energy consumers people safe within their settled homes or communities - all with a dose of the cranky thrown in ( ie. they ride bicycles, hide a refugee, or adopt vegetarianism!!). But it is in the demand for higher immigration, the Greens reveal themselves as hypocrites. Each immigrant consumes at high levels the moment he arrives. To be Green, should mean - to end immigration. Our conclusion: the Greens are not Green. Indeed, the Greens have been in the forefront of refugee settlement & the agitation for open borders. The Greens have long run foul of Sustainable Population Australia, which includes many of Australia's foremost environmentalists, for refusing to address the population question. The Greens will never address population because they place immigration ahead of the environment. If the matter of race or ethnic origin creeps in to the discussion, the mantra of "stop racism" blares out & all rational discussion ceases.

In this election, the Greens are suggesting that, unlike the parties of the developers (Lib/Lab), they are honest & incorruptible. Really?! In point of fact, the Greens are politically corrupt! In exchange for some feel-good concession about a rainforest or a river, they will support free trade & open borders.

New books have pilloried the Greens on the population issue & on other grounds. The latest book is: David Shearman & Joseph Wayne Smith. The Climate Change Challenge & the Crisis of Democracy. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007. Here we see, that to implement any Green programme would mean stepping outside of the corporate version of free enterprise & the tired & worn out Western model of democracy. Bob Brown would give up his male lover before he would do either! However, the nationalists would do what was necessary regardless.

Notably too, the passage of the old-time communist cliques into the Greens has introduced a 'Red' agenda. Not 'Red' as in hard-left working class politics, but 'Red' as in the fuzzy "social movement politics" of the 1980s - gay rights, whales, dope, feminazism. This politics, personified by Lee Rhiannon, daughter of former Communist Party boss Bill Brown, says it all.

The nationalists begin by addressing clear issues, such as the desalination plant at Kurnell (Sutherland Shire) & overdevelopment on the New South Wales Coast. They will need to develop an expertise, which will allow them to speak authoritatively, which will come in time. For now, we shall initiate the struggle.

Can those young people & committed enviro-patriots trust the nationalists? After all, the media liars castigate Australia First as a party of racist fanatics whose driving spirit is ethno-hatred. Our love is for Australia. We reason that Australia can provide for its people with a sustainable economy & quality of life if we preserve its natural heritage. A new enviro-patriotism has emerged in recent times & rightly so. For us, the Australian biosphere is a treasure under our stewardship. It will be protected & defended. We are therefore happy to proclaim that the day of the rainbow Greens is coming to the final chapter.

The way we are governed has changed forever. No longer do we vote for the best candidate, but instead vote along ethnic lines. Even some other minorities are pandered to as well. Is it any wonder we have unstable & corrupt government? John Howard, our previous Prime Minister, came unstuck along racial lines. The Rudd machine simply rounded up all the Chinese in his electorate, & with what are no doubt false promises, managed to have them vote against Howard.

I said long ago that the first major party which promises to stop the immigration of racial aliens will win by a landslide. This almost occurred when a minor party embarked on that course & if it wasn't for the corrupt banding together of political foes who already had their noses in the trough, we would now most likely be governed by a party faithful to the Australian people. 

The article below, in true media style of today, covers up the true facts of the mustering of the Chinese vote.

Nick

Howard's massive increase in Asian immigration backfired on him. Most of the immigrants from communist countries are distrustful of globalist, capitalist politicians & many of them had settled in Howard's electorate of Bennelong. They would naturally vote for politicians whose policies they understand & can relate to. The leader of the Chinese `community' in Bennelong urged his Chinese comrades to vote for Chinese-speaking Kevin Rudd's candidate, the left wing, ex-ABC television journalist Maxine McKew - & you know what? - as Rudd would say (in English) ... they did! Howard's arrogant introduction of the "never-ever" GST with the connivance of the treacherous Meg Lees of the Australian Democrats sewed seeds of distrust which took years to dispel & which began the slow & painful death of the Democrats. But undoubtedly Howard's most suicidal policy decision was his introduction of Work Choices. It was too much, too soon & the belated introduction of a safety net for the workers was too little, too late. And what were the words most notable by their absence in the electioneering from both sides? Immigration, multiculturalism, globalisation, free trade & defence!

Apart from John Howard being thrown out & Costello going off in a huff, we lost a number of very good politicians including Mal Brough, Gary Nairn & De-Anne Kelly. They will be hard to replace. The overall swing of 6 % to Labor gives the socialists absolute control of the lower house & with the support of the resurgent Greens & Independents it could also control the Senate. But this is a democracy & the people have decided to risk it with Rudd. So be it. Remember the old Chinese curse? May you live in interesting times.

19^th August, 2008

Import tariffs are the only way to preserve the Australian car industry from annihilation by cheap imports, & they must be raised, not lowered.

Contrary to what the globalists tell us, the great economies of the world, like that of the US & Japan, were built by tariffs walls, not free trade.

Low or zero tariffs don't give the much-vaunted "level playing field", because overseas manufacturers reside on the "raised ground" of cheap labour, poor working conditions, low tax, corrupt governments  & lax environmental laws. The only way to get a level playing field is to redress that imbalance with import tariffs.

Any journalist who tells us  our industries should stand on their own two feet is a hypocrite, because   it is a fact that workers in the media & entertainment industry are heavily protected against foreign competition themselves -  just try to get one overseas actor in to play a part on an  Australian TV series or one overseas  journalist to work in TV, radio or the press & see what hurdles you have to jump over.

Would the public servants & academics who promote free trade in their government-commissioned reports like their jobs to be transferred overseas via cyberspace where no doubt they can be done very much cheaper?

Why do we protect journalists, actors, public servants & economists against foreign competition but not our car-makers?

Meaningful jobs where workers can have a sense of pride in having built something & can learn real skills are more important than being able to

able to save a few hundred dollars on the price of new car.

How competitive will our car industry be when it doesn't exist anymore?

One Nation says Australian workers & consumers aren't here to build up the profits of overseas corporations, so how about our Government doing something of lasting benefit to Australia by throwing out the discredited policy of free trade.

Thursday, 21^st August, 2008

A NSW couple are tonight in hiding after hospital doctors & the Department of Community Services took out a court order insisting that their baby, who is now only 48 hours old, be vaccinated against Hep B.

Steven & Cassandra* are the proud parents of baby Jonathan, born in Sydney on Tuesday this week. Cassandra had tested positive for Hep B several years ago & so, before leaving hospital with their newborn, she was advised to give the baby a Hep B vaccination. Having done her research, she believed that her child was at greater risk from the vaccine than from Hep B. She refused the shot as did her husband. After all, vaccination is not compulsory in Australia.

Because of this refusal, Cassandra & Steven were informed by hospital staff that they were not allowed to leave the hospital until the child was vaccinated. Refusal to do so would result in their arrest & a loss of custody. Due to these threats, they agreed to make an appointment at their GP on Thursday afternoon to have the shot administered. DOCs was called in to witness the vaccination & they were sent home with a warning that they had better show up for the shot.

The parents consulted with an advisor at Mr Kevin Green's office, the Minister for Community Services. They were informed that they were entitled to 72 hours to seek both legal & medical advice before this issue would be forced.

With that knowledge, they cancelled their appointment & prepared to find a good lawyer & medical advisor the next day. Unfortunately, once the appointment was cancelled, DOCs & the doctors involved at the hospital went into overdrive. They applied for & received a court order stating that this little baby had to be vaccinated by midnight tonight (Thursday, August 21st), a mere 48 hours after birth, or the parents would be found in contempt of court & would lose custody. Within a half an hour of this order, both DOCs representatives & the police were at this family's home.

The parents are now in hiding & are hoping to be able to seek an injunction tomorrow stopping this court order & allowing them the time to do what any Australian is entitled to do - to inform themselves of the benefits & risks of vaccination & to make a decision based on what is best for their child. This right is enshrined in the 9th edition of the Australian Immunisation Handbook put out by the National Health & Medical Research Council (NH&MRC) - the guide to vaccination which is supposed to be followed by doctors & hospitals across Australia. This handbook states:

"Valid consent can be defined as the voluntary agreement by an individual to a proposed procedure, given after appropriate & reliable information about the procedure, including the potential risks & benefits, has been conveyed to the individual."

Please note the use of the word voluntary. When parents are forced to vaccinate against their wishes in a country like Australia which does not have compulsory vaccination, this is in contravention to the federal government's regulations regarding vaccination.

These parents are now on the run with their baby - living in fear at a time that should be the happiest time of their lives.

*Please note - names have been changed to protect these parents.

Kate Benson Medical Reporter

23^rd August, 2008

A SYDNEY couple was on the run with their two-day-old baby last night after the Department of Community Services took out a Supreme Court order to have the boy vaccinated against hepatitis B.

The parents, from Croydon Park, fled their home on Thursday to avoid police & DOCS officers after they refused to have their son vaccinated at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. They told the Herald yesterday that they believed aluminium in the vaccine could cause him more damage than contracting hepatitis B.

I hope everything works out well for this family.

Perhaps a case can be made to charge these 'health' 'professionals' with fraud. After all, it is trivial to demonstrate that they aren't at all interested in the health of this baby or its parents. Imagine how the media would react if a family with a newborn was forced to flee because of the actions of an 'ordinary' criminal - we'd be subjected to days of front page tabloid yellow journalism designed to steer us down a path of victimological pity/fear/hate-based thinking. However, because the criminals in this case are pretending to be 'health' workers employed by a 'health' institution, the gutless mainstream media gives these white-coated gangster thugs a free pass by pretending that their Orwellian & blatantly self-contradictory bleatings are a legitimate viewpoint that should be re-transmitted to the public without criticism.

Even the title of the article is subtly designed to bias the reader - 'Parents on the run with baby after refusing vaccination' - no, they are on the run after Medical Deities threatened to poison their child against their will! A more accurate headline would be 'Parents forced into hiding with their newborn after medical staff violate their legal rights'.
As for David Isaacs, whether he is blatantly evil or simply another brainwashed Manchurian candidate with a PHD, is currently unclear. Either way, he shouldn't be allowed to be in a position where he can in any way influence decisions made about other people's health - particularly children's.

Nigel

This couple involved in this case which you have been reading about & which we have been working on for the last 36 or so hours straight is in dire need of a lawyer. PIAC said ‘no can do’. The Law Society was not able to help. Neither was legal aid. If anyone on this list is a lawyer or knows of one who believes in justice, please let me know & I will pass those details onto the parents.

This family is homeless, scared & have a 3-day old baby & 3 year old child who have 2 seriously stressed-out & now unemployed parents. They need safe places to stay (hotels probably) which cost money as well as food, clothing (everything they had is in their unit which they can't get to right now) & things for their baby.

Many of you - both in Australia & overseas - have been asking what you can do to help this family which is fantastic! We are currently in the process of setting up a fund to raise money to both help this family to survive & to establish a legal fund for their defence.

Let me assure you that their defence is YOUR defence because even blind Freddy would be able to see the precedent being set here. If this family is forced to vaccinate their child - so will you be. It is the thin end of the wedge that started with the forced vaccination of health staff who unfortunately have been too disorganised, disempowered & hopeless to fight for themselves en masse. What won't a parent do to fight for their children? The government needs to know that we will not allow our children to be forced vaccine victims.

available for all those who prefer to use this method. All funds given to support this family will go directly to them & for their defence.

By using the web site, you can pay by Mastercard, Bankcard, VISA, Diner's Card or American Express as well as Paypal. If you want to pay at the bank or by direct deposit, here are the details:

Westpac Bank

Account name - Australian Vaccination Network Incorporated Gift Fund

BSB – 032591

Account number – 196282

Thanks for your help. Please remember that this is an urgent & immediate situation so don't delay making a donation & if you can help in other ways (recommending a lawyer/barrister, contacting politicians in NSW etc.) write to let me know.

Many of you would have seen the press release sent out yesterday regarding the situation of the family who is now hiding from DOCS & the police because of their refusal to administer a Hep B vaccine to their newborn. For those of you who are not subscribed to our email discussion list (& if you want to join, there is a link below to the AVN website), you may not be aware of the current updates to this situation which should be of concern to anyone & everyone who cares about the right to be a conscientious objector to vaccination.

Please forward this information on to anyone & everyone who you think will be interested - in other words - everyone.

As you will see, this situation requires immediate action.

Kind regards,

Meryl

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(forwarded by Anna Winter)

Media Release  21^st of August 2008

Dr David Evans, consultant to the Australian Greenhouse Office from 1999 to 2005, scientist & mathematician with six university degrees.

While average citizens are struggling for economic survival, climate change swindler Al Gore has managed to raise close to $5 billion for his hedge fund, Generation Investment Management. Gore & his investment partner David Blood, former Global CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, founded Generation (otherwise known as "Blood & Gore") in 2004. Blood has declined to name Generation’s clients, but

Media Release  22^nd of August 2008

Dear Premier Anna Bligh,

Queensland Parliament, Brisbane, Qld 4000.

Dear Miss/Mrs Bligh,

The proposed legislation to impinge on Trials by Juries is an act of TREASON.

ie:- "Criminal Code and Jury Act Amendment Bill 2008 Minister Shine.

The Government will introduce legislation allowing majority verdicts for some jury trials & Judge-alone criminal trials. The introduction of majority verdicts will bring Queensland in line with other states. Juries will have to deliberate for at least eight hours & then satisfy the Judge they are unlikely to reach a unanimous verdict after further deliberation.
Amendments will also allow jurors to separate after they have retired to consider their verdict.
Media Contact: Attorney General's Office 3239 3478"

Firstly, the Queensland Parliament is NOT "The Government". The People are the Government. Parliament is under & controlled by the People....& not as you would have the People believe. This alone is an act of deceit & attempted subversion.

Secondly, the Parliament has NO JURISDICTION over Juries. Juries are of the People & People have a higher level of Jurisdiction & make Common Law. Parliament can only make Statute Law. Lord Coke once wrote, "Common law doth control Acts of Parliament & adjudge them when against common right to be void.". And that's the way Democracy works.

Thirdly, the Parliament has NO JURISDICTION of "allowing majority verdicts". Majority is not unanimity. A part of a Jury is not the whole of the Jury. There are twelve Jurors constituting a Jury & each Juror is the equal of his/her fellow Jurors & is the equal of the Freemen, who are parties to the action. No one is inferior to anyone & their value can neither be denigrated nor disregarded.

Fourthly, the Parliament has NO JURISDICTION of "allowing ..... Judge alone criminal (or any other) trials". Only by the consent, which is clear & unequivocal, of both parties to an action can a Court have the Jurisdiction to proceed summarily.

All elements of the proposed legislation are evidence of Treachery. The punishment for Treachery, s.24AA Crimes Act 1914, is "Imprisonment for life".

This is much more than "maladministration"...this is TREASON.

Yours sincerely,

John Wilson.

As I have shared with John over the last two years … just as here at America, the ‘courts’ are NOT judicial courts, & as such none of the ‘common law’ principles apply.

The ‘courts’ are premised on the ‘fact’ that the party(s) (DEFENDANT) are People who have CONTRACTED through a TRANSMITTING UTILITY (strawman-all upper case name) to accept BENEFITS in exchange for certain properties & liberties.

John receives a COMMERCIAL PRESENTMENT in the name JOHN (most of us learned, in first grade, that People’s names had a BIG first letter then little letters) so we are PRESUMED to KNOW that the presentment is directed to an artificial entity through which we have applied for driver licenses, permits, social services, benefits, etc., & when asked by authorities for "ID" we present a credential with the ALL UPPER CASE NAME informing the official that we are acting in the capacity of an incompetent subject who has exchanged liberties & protected rights for benefits.

If we fail to comply with the orders, mandates, etc., of the official, an action is started in ADMIRALTY (since there is no lawful government, only a series of municipal corporations).

In admiralty there are no ‘common law’ rights, excepting the right to contract, the social services (or license/permit) number being the evidence of the contract, & the only question before the ‘court’ ACTING AS A NOTARIAL REVIEW BODY is (based exclusively upon the commercial record) whether or not there is a breach of contract, & if so, what is the contractual penalty for breach of contract?.

Then the commercial negotiations begin to the "charges" (BILL).  Generally called ‘plea bargain’ negotiations …

There being TWO little problems … FIRST, there must be a remedy built in to the ‘disability’ benefits program … & there is … the estate held in trust for the incompetent is exempt from levy … unless the beneficiary, on a case-by-case basis contracts to subject the estate to forfeiture proceedings by joining issue.  SECOND, the People behind the transmitting utility that are the beneficiaries are immune from the process, unless they waive their immunity, appear through an attorney (officer of the ‘state’) or "pro-se", & contract to be the surety for the claimant’s claim, thus agreeing to be held in a warehouse pending disposition of the claim … unless a separate & adequate surety is posted (BAIL or BOND).

THE PROCESS IS COMMERCIAL, NOT COMMON LAW, & NO COMMON LAW PREMISES APPLY … inclusive of those natural, common-law rights recognized by magna charta, constitutions, Bills of Rights, etc.

"Keny" Kenneth Wayne,

We must not give up trial by Jury nor Common Law. We must resist the imposition of a police state. The criminals must be told that they are our paid servants.

Nick Maine

Just a quick message to let you know the first arrest has occurred. John Wilson was arrested. God only knows what twisted charges were used but you can bet they were without substance.

This may be related to the Queensland Premier Anna Bligh's announcement she is doing away with the right to trial by a jury of 12 peers, & to unanimity of verdict; an action which John Wilson (along with all Aussies who value common law & justice) has rightly condemned. Everyone who knows John Wilson knows he would not commit a crime, would not tolerate crime, demands the rule of Constitutional & common law, & is a patriotic Australian. In the eyes of Anna Bligh, that makes him guilty as sin.

I wonder who will be the next victim?

Now it is Aussies’ turn to fear the midnight knock. Nervous Nellies better let me know if you want me to take your names off the e-mail list. Foreign journalists, please ensure your readers hear about this.

Kindest regards

by Peter Westmore

Recent scientific evidence shows that the world's climate is cooling, not warming, as a result of reduced radiation from the sun, the engine which drives the earth's climate.

The slight warming of the earth's atmosphere from about 1970 to 2000 came at a time of increased solar radiation & higher levels of sunspot activity.

As solar observatories have been collecting sunspot data for several centuries, a correlation has been observed between sunspot activity & the temperature of the earth's surface.

Solar activity very closely matches not only recent global temperature changes but also historical changes for the past 1100 years. For instance, the Maunder Minimum (1645-1715) was an extremely cold period in which there was very little sunspot activity.

Earlier, the Medieval Warm Period (950-1300) was a time when the Vikings colonised Greenland, now much of it covered in a thick ice-sheet.

The Space & Science Research Center (SSRC) recently said, "There are historic & important changes taking place on the sun's surface. This will have only one outcome - a new climate change is coming that will bring an extended period of deep cold to the planet."

In a recent paper for the Danish National Space Centre, physicists Henrik Svensmark & Eigil Friis-Christensen wrote, "The sun... appears to be the main forcing agent in global climate change.... Even though atmospheric carbon dioxide continues to accumulate - it's up about 4 % since 1998 - the global mean temperature has remained flat. That raises some obvious questions about the theory that CO2 is the cause of climate change."

While sunspot activity between 1970 & 2000 was higher than in earlier decades of the 20th century, there are signs that it is now in decline. Scientists have also found an inverse correlation between the length of solar cycles, which average about 11 years, & sunspot activity & solar radiation.

Solar cycles can last between about 7 years & 14 years. Short cycles are usually characterised by intense sunspot activity & higher solar radiation, while long cycles have far less sunspot activity.

Solar cycles also come in groups. A further correlation has been observed between the length of a solar cycle & the average temperature over the following solar cycle.

The current sunspot cycle, Cycle 23, is

already longer than average, having commenced in May 1996. It also had considerably fewer sunspots than previous cycles.

Currently, there is little sunspot activity, & some observers consider the current solar cycle could continue for another year, a very long solar cycle.

Not surprisingly, average global surface temperatures remained approximately constant from 1999 to 2006, but have fallen significantly over the past 18 months. Even land-based monitoring centres, such as the UK Met Office whose reports have been used extensively by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) & the Stern Report, admit that this is so.

However, people such as Al Gore (the ex-politician turned climate-change campaigner), Ross Garnaut (the Federal Government's climate change adviser), Climate Minister Penny Wong & Prime Minister Kevin Rudd do not seem to have caught up with these developments. They are still on the "global warming" bandwagon, insisting that the science is settled, & there is to be no more debate on the issue.

Unfortunately for them, 31,000 American scientists have signed an

"There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane or other greenhouse gases is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere & disruption of the Earth's climate. Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant & animal environments of the Earth."

The signatories include over 2,600 who are physicists, geophysicists, climatologists, meteorologists, oceanographers, & environmental scientists.

In light of the urgent need to improve the standard of living of the poor, through provision of inexpensive fuel & power to millions of low-income families throughout the world, the current emphasis on cutting CO2 production will have the effect of keeping many of the world's poor in continuing poverty.

Is this really the world we want to create?

- Peter Westmore

Media Release 27^th Aug 08

The Federal Government seems to be committing an outrageous act of discrimination & injustice against aged Australian pensioners by paying them about half of what is given to foreign refugees, says One Nation’s candidate for the 6^th September Mayo by-election, Mathew Keizer.

A family of four refugees could receive more than $100,000 a year, according to reliable but unconfirmed figures being widely circulated around Australia. One Nation had been trying to get official confirmation of the money being paid to refugees but without success so far.

"The figures we have are so unfair to the Australians that the Federal Government is supposed to represent, & ridiculously high that I’m not surprised they are being kept secret," Mr. Keizer said.

"We understand that a single refugee receives an allowance of $1890 a month with additional social assistance of $580, totalling $2470 a month, or about $600 a week".

"A family of four can receive $9880 a month, or $113,685 a year".

Mr. Keizer said a single Australian aged pensioner, who might have contributed taxes for 50 years, could only receive a maximum payment of $1012 a month.

There was nothing wrong with helping refugees but the Federal Government needed to be reminded that its first obligation was to the people it represented & there was an obvious need for the Commonwealth Parliament to have an MP who would speak out against absurd & irresponsible excesses.

"If these figures are correct, the Federal Government is saying to refugees in effect, come to Australia & we will set you up financially at the expense of our taxpayers, instead of looking after them in a hostel with an allowance up to what an aged pensioner can get," Mr. Keizer said.

Media Release 29^th August 2008

The Federal Government’s grand plan to raise educational standards at state schools is praiseworthy but cannot succeed unless it goes back to basics in a number of areas, says One Nation’s candidate for the 6^th September Mayo by-election, Mathew Keizer.

The problem for most politicians is that they have forgotten, or don’t know, what basic education means & federal MPs need a member who does know & can tell them.

"Nowadays there’s an obsession with computers even though many of the politicians in the federal parliament were educated without them & left school knowing far more than today’s school leavers," Mr. Keizer said.

"A wise & educated teacher would achieve far better results with today’s school leavers from most government schools

teaching them with slates & using a blackboard under a tree".

"Children need to have some idea of what the world is about, the countries in it, where they are, their histories, in addition to being able to read, write & understand elementary arithmetic & mathematics".

Mr. Keizer said today’s children were disadvantaged by a lack of discipline at schools, unnecessary distractions, like being told about the rights of the child charter created by the United Nations, & irresponsible laws that prevented teachers from even touching juvenile delinquents who disrupted classes.

There were also absurd beliefs that children knew what they should be taught & be asked what they would like to do instead of being directed & that allowing children to call teachers by their Christian names created a friendly teaching environment.

"This is unproductive & harmful nonsense because teachers have the responsibility of shaping a child’s mind for its future & need to be accorded proper respect, with children standing & silent when they enter a classroom & being addressed as sir or miss", Mr. Keizer said.

The Strategy paper, (Christian, true & independent)

Editor Ray Platt, 344 Commercial Rd, Yarram 3971

Dear fellow Australian,

Please tell others, in your fellow clubs & branches; in your newsletters.

Do you want the financial institutions (banks, insurance money lenders etc.) to continue to ravage our personal & business invested wealth?

Do you want 50% of marriages to end in divorce?

Do you want drugs, alcohol abuse to become the norm?

Criminals with arms, but good people left defenceless?

Are you happy to see "Made in China" on goods so recently made in Australia?

Do you….. do you…..!

This negativity of our spirit is driving me mad. I am a baby-boomer, & just 30-40 years ago Australia was booming – no.1 standard of living in the world.

We were so proud of the Snowy Mountains Scheme (SMS), a giant engineering feat, accomplished with the help of a mixture of European people who had just recently slaughtered each other in WW II.

More recently, government madness by ex-PM Howard thought the SMS was saleable. The backlash of the Australian people was so large that government backed off. We are still so proud of the Snowy Mountains Scheme!

But our politicians still want our farmlands to return to desert & thus throw away all the benefits our forefathers saw in the SMS. To extinguish water entitlements, &/or divorce them from the land, & worst, to allow foreigners to purchase them, is a perversion & national suicide.

Are you still proud of our country, AUSTRALIA ?

THE IDEA: Australian Freedom Movement. There are a huge number of groups, parties, independent newspapers, to be combined with already long-standing organisations such as the many free Christian Churches, RSL, CWA, service clubs; & that’s just a start.

The Australian Freedom Movement is to involve all Australians in order that people are able to recognise & participate in the fight to retain the freedom that all the good men & women have fought for, with heart & mind, using pen or sword, with many making a great sacrifice in their lifetime.

We have a choice. Revisit the Great Depression & worse, even become slaves in our own land of plenty OR stand by freedom & a fair go? It’s so simple a choice.

The Convenor & The Strategy magazine are contacting 500 plus of the known organisations; those concerned re taxation issues, local church groups, smaller political parties, gun lobbyists, pro-family groups, water resource activists, freedom fighter papers etc, etc. etc. You do not have to concur with the specifics of other organisations, just be a fellow AUSSIE.

This is a start, but only that. We require you to contact other organisations. 500 = less then 1% the potential. The Strategy is an active participant, but it is the readers who will give active force to this effort. The list of those mailed or e-mailed is listed in this edition (not available … Ed) & updates will appear regularly in future editions.

If the e-mail address or mail address are incorrect, please inform Convenor AFM, dough@aanet.com.au asap.

The Strategy will invite organisations & any people who wish to submit an article expounding upon their area of concern & expertise. The emphasis must be on positive future ideas to reinvigorate Australia, not a rehash of already understood history. The contact point of that organisation must be made available for publishing in The Strategy.

Objective of Australian Freedom Movement: The Australian Freedom Movement’s objective is to co-ordinate a people’s demand to alter the negativity in politics, political leadership, business leadership, & our hopeless response to the free-trade New World Order.

We have the natural assets in abundance; we have people willing & eager to work given positive incentive; & we have the skills equal to any nation’s to build the things that a national dream is made of.

John Swinton, the former Chief of Staff of the New York Times was called upon to give a toast before the New York Press Club in 1953.

The honest Mr Swinton was known amongst his peers as "the Dean of his profession", so one can only imagine the shock/horror that must have swept around the room when the assembled throng heard the following:

"There is no such thing, at this date of the world’s history, in America, as an independent press. You know it & I know it. There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions &, if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print.

I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for similar things & any of you who would be so foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job.

If I allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my paper, before 24 hours my occupation would be gone. The business of the journalists is to destroy the truth; to lie outright; to pervert; to vilify; to fawn at the feet of mammon, & to sell his country & his race for his daily bread. You know it & I know it - & what folly is this toasting to an independent press?’

We are the tools & vassals for rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks; they pull the strings & we dance. Our talents, our possibilities & our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."

(submitted by J. John)

All of us, globally, are at war, but we weren’t told it had been declared. It is against us.

We are too big for the deceivers to manage anymore & so they’ve convinced us to be each other’s enemy, eg here is Oz, we have division (Oh, do we have division).

Worker vs non-worker, Aussie vs non-Aussie, men vs women, young vs old, Labor vs Liberal, Holden vs Ford, footy vs cricket, black vs white, rich vs poor, gay vs straight; all & more WIDELY media-promoted. Bread & circuses & what we want you to know/think/be.

We have been royally deceived by this "overpopulated" CON. Divide & conquer.

We were forced to move to the cities by the demise in industry & local commercial practices & by the boom in real estate – suburbia – in the 50s & 60s – globally. Forced to become dependent on oil, electricity, food from across the world, be a part of their ‘market’ machine to the hurt of us all.

Probably, worldwide, the poverty figure would be near 90%; ONLY 10,000 people OWN most of the business in the world. Their corporate new world order is being birthed now. It is the grand plan, the great game, it is millennia in the making. It is inter-dynastical. Yet we can stop it & they’re scared.

There are also factions of themselves & their system working against the plan, so there is much optimism.

So I believe, in conscience, I must help the factions & resist the evil machinations, for it is only through the fact that good men doing nothing, allows evil to win.

It is my duty.

What legacy would I leave my kids & grandkids? Slavery ?? Not if I can help it.

Noel Baines

The returning officer for Newcastle City Council, Ms. Cole, has attempted to ban from registration, an Australia First How To Vote card in the 13^th September poll.

In a conversation with the party's registered officer, Dr. Jim Saleam, this afternoon, she said that a section of the card was deemed to be "offensive".

The policy section read: "provide awareness of increasing ethnic crime within the Newcastle Council area."

Although at different points, even commissioners for the New South Wales Police have referred to ethnic crime gangs, the reference is considered offensive for a How To Vote card!

Ms. Cole referred to a politically-correct booklet from the New South Wales Electoral Commission "Questions And Answers: How-To-Vote Cards And Posters". We read at point 7.2: "Must not contain words that are obscene or offensive - this includes statements that single out a particular religion or a person's ethnicity in a way that can be considered offensive."

Obviously our card draft did not even break the rules of totalitarian liberal mind control. However, by what right, past the most limited point of offensive obscene material (swearing, crudity etc), does the Electoral Commissioner censor political thought?

Has no one recalled the case of the Communist Party Dissolution Act?

Saleam informed Ms. Cole that she was interfering in a party's right to express its point of view through a back door.

Later in the afternoon, the New South Wales Election Commission called. An officer informed Dr. Saleam of the Local Government (General) Regulation (2005) which gave the Commissioner powers not to register "non complying" material that was offensive or obscene. There was no mention in the Regulation of any matter of religion or ethnicity. Saleam said the Commissioner has even gone beyond his own regulations in printing what he did in the booklet - & then acting upon that. A long discussion left it open that all Australia First election matter may be banned.

Combative as usual, Saleam informed me:

"Australia First will fight this matter absolutely. Our comments will not be censored. We will demonstrate against the Electoral Commission. We will be contacting civil liberties lawyers this weekend."

It is disturbing that the Electoral Commissioner considers that he can censor the material of a registered political party - or anyone for that matter. Once he decides as he could (& then if some court was to uphold it on some technicality), one more link in the golden chain of political repression would be added.

We shall keep everyone advised as matters unfold.

On Monday morning, Australia First will apply to register all its How To Vote cards. We look forward to a decision either way. If the Commissioner backs down, he has altered us still to lurking attacks upon political free expression. If he bans us, he opens the way to civil liberties actions to declare the elections void - & new elections.

Either way, Australia First will stand up for the rights of the Australian people to discuss crucial public issues in a forthright manner. Either way, Australia First will stand up for the rights of all patriotic parties & individuals to campaign openly.

by Christine

The term 'politically correct' was created in the political chambers, ventured onto media territory, has now settled into the education system & it looks like it is here to stay. When this term first entered the English vocabulary it simply told us how we should speak. However, as with most things it has been taken too far & now tells us how we should think, feel & behave. Using examples from state school education, primary school education & finally from tertiary education, it can be seen how the pushers of the political correctness drug have infiltrated into the education system & are pushing the seed of the demise of the White race into the brains of each generation.

The old saying "history never repeats" is more the case now than ever. Simply put, how can history repeat when it is constantly being rewritten? This is what is now occurring in our State Primary Schools. History is being rewritten for the sake of the feelings of the minority. Not once are students taught that the Aborigines stole livestock, threw spears at White Settlers, nor are they told that a majority of the 'stolen generation' were given away in trade for items such as alcohol & sugar. There are witnesses to this who are still alive today, as it didn't happen that long ago.

A foreign subject keeps rearing its ugly head in the State High School curriculum. Termed 'Aboriginal Studies', it is provided for the benefit of the few wholly indigenous students & the growing population of part indigenous students. Every person should learn about their culture & gain pride & respect from knowing their roots. However, the presence of this subject could be nicely balanced by a subject called 'European studies for Europeans'. I don't think anyone should hold his or her breath waiting for such a subject to eventuate.

Where the Aboriginal Studies subject is offered, students of European descent are 'strongly encouraged' to enrol in it, supposedly to help with the process of reconciliation. It is unclear as to how indigenous students learning that their people are "peaceable, quiet, graceful, perfect specimens" of the human species will aid in reconciliation. It is also unclear as to how European students learning that their people are lawless savages, raping & pillaging these so called peaceful people & then herding them off of cliffs will aid the ever-elusive, cryptic notion of reconciliation. Educators are informing students that they must make the indigenous community feel supported, understood & equals in every facet of life, all in the name of being politically correct.

From the moment children enter the education system to the moment they leave they are taught that it is their role to be submissive in this multicultural nation. It is drummed into them at an early age that they must repent for 'White Man's sins' by bowing down to the minorities in this country. The sad part is that as each generation leaves the education system, more & more people are leaving, believing this is right. It certainly makes for a strong argument in favour of home schooling, doesn't it?

Press Release, 25^th August, 2008
Coalition against BAYER Dangers (Germany)

The German Coalition against Bayer Dangers today brought a charge against Werner Wenning, chairman of the Bayer Board of Management, with the Public Prosecutor in Freiburg (south-western Germany). The group accuses Bayer of marketing dangerous pesticides & thereby accepting the mass death of bees all over the world. The Coalition introduced the charge in cooperation with German beekeepers who lost thousands of hives after poisoning by the pesticide clothianidin in May this year.

Since 1991 Bayer has been producing the insecticide Imidacloprid, which is one of the best selling insecticides in the world, often used as seed-dressing for maize, sunflower & rape. Bayer exports Imidacloprid to more than 120 countries & the substance is Bayer´s best-selling pesticide. Since patent protection for Imidacloprid expired in most countries, Bayer in 2003 brought a similarly functioning successor product, Clothianidin, onto the market. Both substances are systemic chemicals that work their way from the seed through the plant. The substances also get into the pollen & the nectar & can damage beneficial insects such as bees.

The beginning of the marketing of Imidacloprid & Clothianidin coincided with the occurrence of large scale bee deaths in many European & American countries. Up to 70 % of all hives have been affected. In France alone approximately 90 billion bees died within ten years, reducing honey production by up to 60%.

Harro Schultze, attorney of the Coalition against Bayer Dangers said: "The Public Prosecutor needs to clarify which efforts BAYER undertook to prevent a ban of Imidacloprid & Clothianidin after sales of both substances were stopped in France. We´re suspecting that Bayer submitted flawed studies to play down the risks of pesticide residues in treated plants". In France Imidacloprid has been banned as a seed dressing for sunflowers since 1999 & in 2003 was also banned as a sweetcorn treatment. The Comité Scientifique et Technique, convened by the French government, declared that

the treatment of seeds with Imidacloprid leads to significant risks for bees. Bayer´s application for Clothianidin was also rejected by French authorities.

"Bayer´s Board of Management has to be called to account since the risks of neonicotinoids such as Imidacloprid & Clothianidin have now been known for more than ten years. With an annual turnover of nearly 800 million Euro neonicotinoids are among Bayer´s most important products. This is the reason why Bayer, despite serious environmental damage, is fighting against any application prohibitions", says Philipp Mimkes, speaker of the Coalition against Bayer-dangers. The Coalition demands that Bayer withdraw all neonicotinoids from the market worldwide.

The accusation of flawed studies is confirmed by the Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) which judged on Bayer´s Clothianidin application: "All of the field/semi-field studies, however, were found to be deficient in design & conduct of the studies & were, therefore, considered as supplemental information only. Clothianidin may pose a risk to honey bees & other pollinators, if exposure occurs via pollen & nectar of crop plants grown from treated seeds". PRMA adds: "It should also be noted that Clothianidin is very persistent in soil, with high carry-over of residues to the next growing season. Clothianidin is also mobile in soil."

In May 2008 German authorities blamed clothianidin for the deaths of millions of honeybees. The German Federal Office of Consumer Protection & Food Safety (BVL) suspended the registration for eight pesticide seed treatment products, including Clothianidin & Imidacloprid, on maize & rape.

The case is filed by the Public Prosecutor in Freiburg (Tel: +49-(0)761 2050) under the file number 520 UJs 1649/08

Fax: (+49) 211-333 940

The Carbon Sense Coalition today accused governments & media of spreading myths on the ability of "renewables" to supply Australia’s future electricity.

The Chairman of "Carbon Sense", Mr Viv Forbes, said there was no chance that wind, solar, hydro & geothermal could supply 20% of Australia’s electricity by 2020 without massive increases in electricity costs & severe damage to Australia’s industry & standard of living. "The belief that we can go further & eliminate coal from our energy supply is a dangerous delusion."

Wind & solar suffer three fatal flaws which no amount of research dollars, climate junkets, green papers, government gifts, carbon taxes, ministerial statements or imperial mandates will change.

The first fatal flaw is obvious even to children at school – no wind turbine or solar panel anywhere in the world can supply continuous power.

Power from wind turbines varies with the wind speed, stops when the wind drops & they have to be shut down in strong winds, storms or cyclones.

Solar power stops at night or when it is cloudy, & solar panels only supply maximum power around midday, in summer, in the tropics.

The output of both wind & solar varies or shuts down with little warning; this causes big problems in maintaining stability in large power grids. Thus any power grid with more than 10% supplied by wind & solar will risk sudden blackouts or damaging fluctuations. To maintain stable power requires that every kilowatt of solar or wind is shadowed by standby power (preferably gas or hydro) ready to switch on to full power in a very short time. The capital & operating cost of these standby facilities should be added to the real cost of "green power".

The second fatal flaw with wind & solar is that the supply of energy is very dilute, so a large area of land is required to collect significant power. This causes extensive environmental & scenic damage & very large transmission & maintenance costs.

The third fatal flaw of wind & sun power is that only a few places are ideally suited to collect significant quantities of energy, & these places are often far from the main centres of population. Solar power is best collected from places like the Tanami Desert in Northern Territory, & wind power is best collected from places in the path of the Roaring Forties, such as King Island & Western Tasmania. It will be a long time before either of these sites is connected by high voltage power lines to Penny Wong’s desk in Canberra or the PM’s Lodge in Sydney.

Wind power is useful for providing stock water & moving sailing ships; using solar hot water heaters makes good sense; & solar energy (combined with harmless carbon dioxide from the air & minerals from the soil) provides the primary resources for all farming, forestry, fishing & grazing industries. But neither wind nor sun will supply economical & reliable base load electricity to big cities or industries.

Hydro power can provide low cost stable energy providing it is backed by a large dam in a reliable rainfall area. Finding such spots where approvals could be obtained in a reasonable time frame is almost impossible in Australia. Hydro will not keep the lights on for a growing population.

Natural gas & coal seam gas are hydro-carbon fuels which produce the same two "greenhouse gases" as coal & oil – water vapour & carbon dioxide. They too will be crippled by Emissions Trading & carbon taxes. When the Luddites realise that gas is also a non-renewable carbon fuel, it too will be taxed & regulated to death. It is not a "renewable" & it is less abundant than coal. It is far too valuable to be mandated for base-load electricity generation or city hot water systems.

This leaves geothermal – a totally unproven technology likely to have very high costs for exploration, development, transmission & water. It is worth investigating by people prepared to speculate their capital, but geothermal will not prevent the power brownouts on the horizon unless someone abandons the misguided "crucify carbon" campaign.

With nuclear power & oil shale banned, & plans to tax coal, oil & gas out of existence, man is headed back to the "green" energy sources of the Dark Ages – muscles, horses, firewood & sunshine. But without carbon fuels to bring heat, light, food, transport & water to our large cities, many people will not survive the transition to green nirvana, especially if the current global cooling trend continues.

For more comment on the mirage of renewables see: "Sand in the Gears" a submission to the federal enquiry into Mandatory Renewable Energy Schemes.

http://carbon-sense.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/sand-in-the-gears.pdf

Viv Forbes, Chairman, The Carbon Sense Coalition