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Layer upon Layer upon Layer; an Integrity Commission at the Discretion of the King’s Laywer.

Layer upon Layer upon Layer; an Integrity Commission at the Discretion of the King’s Laywer.

Once again we see the deceit and the moral corruption of those men who would be our kings – our representatives secure under the constitution of parliament. Those men (and yes dear ladies, you too) who have found a way to ‘get themselves elected’ in the immortal words of his Mendaciousness, Pistol Pete Dutton. Once again we have the king’s men tripping about among the primroses in an attempt to define corruption. Would that we could be subjected to their…

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A Remonstrance of Many Millions of Australians.

A Remonstrance of Many Millions of Australians.

An Integrity Commission or perhaps a definition of corruption from the Kings Lawyer? Not bloody likely. Integrity, King, is what you get when we believe that we can trust you – or even if you just tell the truth. And corruption, Mr Porter, is all the things that you do. The obfuscations, the anti democratic processes, the inhumanity you urge us to show to our fellow man in order that OUR children can have a respectable future. The discretion permitted…

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In Eager Anticipation …

In Eager Anticipation …

A worrying week. A young lady – the fact that she’s pregnant is beside the point – gets arrested and led away in cuffs. Her crime? Allowing the freedom of her thought to express itself through her FakeBook page. More worrying; that her State’s coppers turned up at her locked-down home and dragged her from it. How did the security bureau know her thoughts? Well, it appears, she did have the balls to say what she was thinking and perhaps…

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Ah, the Stink of Elections Seeps through Our Coal Thick Air.

Ah, the Stink of Elections Seeps through Our Coal Thick Air.

After all, he said, being bored is better than being dead. Well, thought I, this chap has some information that I don’t have. This warrants some research. Of course, weren’t no use in questioning the fella further … I mean, who can truly read the wisdom in a set of raised eyes? Perhaps its the wave of the hand? He was very sure of himself. He repeated it twice, and both times to a different question. Is this electioneering on…

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O Democracy … Give me Strength!

O Democracy … Give me Strength!

“She tore their boats to splinters, but she gave them dreams to dream.” GetUp Team Democracy … Seriously. Well, we’ve talked before regarding democratic process, but, all this work, and the money that GetUp spends on advocacy, is wasted – just thrown away. I sign all the petitions and bombard all my friends and family with the campaign materiel – true, I’ve only donated once, an unfortunate factor of being a Newstarter (call it what you will) and this government’s…

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I Suppose that Dribble is Cheaper than Real Content.

I Suppose that Dribble is Cheaper than Real Content.

A week ago, in the middle of our constitution’s birthday – 120 years of bliss – which he of course didn’t see fit to celebrate* the king was rolling out the pork down at Eden. At a woodchip mill, in a land of apples. There’s a by-election coming up so he’s makin’ promises and manufacturing a miracle or two. Well, one young cub reporter dared to ask him if he was in fact ‘barreling the pork’ along with the apples….

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Pull Ya Heads Out, Girls and Boys.

Pull Ya Heads Out, Girls and Boys.

“Tyranny usurps the place of equality, which is the soul of liberty, and destroys the public courage.” – Thomas Gordon. How is it that we’ve permitted such claptrap as this apparent ‘right not to be offended’ to become a virtue in our lucky country? Don’t tell me that this is one of the progressive ideas that make our country so lucky? Surely not. The right not to be offended by what, honesty, sincerity, truth? How is it that such a…

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The Hide & Seek Nightmare.

The Hide & Seek Nightmare.

Governments don’t give ultimatums to the people, its the other way around. “In dark ages people are best guided by religion, as in a pitch-black night a blind man is the best guide; he knows the roads and paths better that a man who can see. When daylight comes, however, it is foolish to use blind old men as guides.” – Heinrich Heine. No matter how powerful a government believes itself to be, if we say we are a Democracy…

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Star Chamber Moving Toward Perfection.

Star Chamber Moving Toward Perfection.

Damned leaks. Well I’d suppose that thats what leaks are for … To show us where the weaknesses are in the System. No leaks; strong system! Small matter, this time we found out that our Gov was trying a fellow citizen somewhere in secret, for something that is a secret. Don’t s’pose there was a jury? Chosen in secret from a secret pool … ? Ah, the joys of Demockracy – we’ll get there yet! With all this secrecy, I’m…

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The Hastie Puddin’ Club’s Show.

The Hastie Puddin’ Club’s Show.

Its all about defence. Self defence and who has the right to it … It appears that not everyone does. A weeks ago I was scrambling to write something about Pauline’s sudden defence of the ‘little’ man’s right not to be punished for their desires – their beliefs that they too should participate in the fruits of Draco’s wars – and today, overwhelmed by the smog of deceit once again its obvious that not only is our government not yet…

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