The release of Anderson & Wild’s report ‘Little Children are Sacred’ has this week sparked the appropriate level of horror in the press and government, and led the PM to make announcements and proclamations about enforcing radical changes in the NT to stamp out child, drug and alcohol abuse, and violence in indigenous communities.
The big question is how the PM could possibly have failed to know all of this before now?
The Fred Hollows Foundation, Jeff McMullen and Ian Thorpe’s Fountain for Youth are just a few of the hordes that have screamed themselves hoarse on this issue for decades.
Howard said this week: ''We regard this as akin to a national emergency.''
Akin? AKIN???
He obviously still doesn’t get it.
This leads me to believe that the whole thing is a stunt to deflect headlines away from his failing leadership and to seem Prime Ministerial in an effort to get re-elected.
The dirty Rat.
The Rat
The Rat
Mousey Mouse
Nice flag placement - who have you been taking lessons from Iemma-baby?
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
An entry from my great mate Liz:
Had to share this.
Do you know what, I was listening to the radio this morning, on the way to work - it was a talk back show from Park Ranger in Darwin, going on about the recent change in weather conditions up there - and the effect of the digestive systems in the crocodiles up there - that are "getting too cold."
Let me explain (as he did): “…because of the recent wet weather, in Darwin - and this temperature drop that has shot over Australia, Darwin has experienced (what, for the first time since 1968) really wet and freezing conditions, like rain, wind and (shock horror) suffering a drop to 20 degrees the other day.”
In Darwin we have real problems, it seems.
Continues the Ranger, "You know, some people up here don’t even own a Jumper or a jacket" (oh well! Hell, HAS broken loose – hasn’t it!!! - what we might have to purchase a LONG, SLEEVE - SHIRT!)
But that’s not all, he said, "And the crocodiles up here,” he said, (with the true lull of the grave and slow talking oca's up north) "that they rely on the warm weather for their digestive systems - the crocs up here go and lay out in the sun for hours and hours and this warms them up in the middle, is a crucial part of their digestive aid and if it stays too cold, the crocodiles are going to start to have some problems"
WHO HAS THE PROBLEMS??
I was listening to this story in the cab this morning, doing my make up, late for work. I looked up and sad to the cab driver "what the f*ck?" who cares if the crocodiles get cold, and die!!
Cabbie says "Yes. Yes, lets see, why don't they throw some electric blankets over the them?'
I go, "Mate - I know" - conducting with blush brush,
"Mate, You can BET..and i mean BET your LAST brass RAZOO that if you camp down there, you know, in your new sloppy joe, bought in desperation, and watch over these 'poor freezing little crocodiles' that you will find, there to be NO SIGNS of any 'digestive issues...'
- oh, funny that, suddenly..... NO SIGN OF YOU!!!
It reminded me of Wolfman. WHY does mankind feel it’s his JOB to get involved with the flaming ECOSYSTEM. It's none of our business like, the digestive situation of a the crocodiles of Australia. For God's sake.
Do you know what, I was listening to the radio this morning, on the way to work - it was a talk back show from Park Ranger in Darwin, going on about the recent change in weather conditions up there - and the effect of the digestive systems in the crocodiles up there - that are "getting too cold."
Let me explain (as he did): “…because of the recent wet weather, in Darwin - and this temperature drop that has shot over Australia, Darwin has experienced (what, for the first time since 1968) really wet and freezing conditions, like rain, wind and (shock horror) suffering a drop to 20 degrees the other day.”
In Darwin we have real problems, it seems.
Continues the Ranger, "You know, some people up here don’t even own a Jumper or a jacket" (oh well! Hell, HAS broken loose – hasn’t it!!! - what we might have to purchase a LONG, SLEEVE - SHIRT!)
But that’s not all, he said, "And the crocodiles up here,” he said, (with the true lull of the grave and slow talking oca's up north) "that they rely on the warm weather for their digestive systems - the crocs up here go and lay out in the sun for hours and hours and this warms them up in the middle, is a crucial part of their digestive aid and if it stays too cold, the crocodiles are going to start to have some problems"
WHO HAS THE PROBLEMS??
I was listening to this story in the cab this morning, doing my make up, late for work. I looked up and sad to the cab driver "what the f*ck?" who cares if the crocodiles get cold, and die!!
Cabbie says "Yes. Yes, lets see, why don't they throw some electric blankets over the them?'
I go, "Mate - I know" - conducting with blush brush,
"Mate, You can BET..and i mean BET your LAST brass RAZOO that if you camp down there, you know, in your new sloppy joe, bought in desperation, and watch over these 'poor freezing little crocodiles' that you will find, there to be NO SIGNS of any 'digestive issues...'
- oh, funny that, suddenly..... NO SIGN OF YOU!!!
It reminded me of Wolfman. WHY does mankind feel it’s his JOB to get involved with the flaming ECOSYSTEM. It's none of our business like, the digestive situation of a the crocodiles of Australia. For God's sake.
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