Who polices whom in Australia? These days it is rarely the mainstream media. Shane Dowling asks a very pertinent question on the independence of the man tasked with oversight of the Independant Commission Against Corruption, Bruce McLintock SC. whilst highlighting the extent that Australian and State Liberal and Labour parties are compromised by political donations from suspected Chinese sources.
0
Enjoy being online again!
Welcome to the community of good people who base their values on evidence and appreciate civil discourse - the social network you will enjoy.Create your free account
3 comments
Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.About 7 years ago all the suckers in the deep north of Sunshine State were kowtowing to Tony. At first he was labelled a gaming magnet from Macau and shortly thereafter he was transmogrified by the local press into a real estate tycoon.
He became the Messiah of Cairns and surroundings.
Not just tens of millions, not even hundreds of millions but anywhere between 4 and 8 billion of dollars were to be pumped into the swamp near Yorkey's Knob.
Tony Fung set up shop in Cairns and called it AQUIS. His plans would have been grandios in real cities but on Cape York... Tony promised not just one or or two or three or four or five ... But 9 (nine) luxury hotels around a casino in the cane fields.
Politicians bent over backwards and forwards to have environmental restrictions removed.
There was even talk about FNQ becoming it's own state.
All the corrupt Chinese politicians were going to spent all there money in Yorkey's Knob. A few exhausted gambler would be carted up the range to Kuranda and then straight back to the high rollers' gambling tables. Black money laundered by Black Jack... Then Tony said in a interview that the Chinese government was spoiling the glorious future of Cairns because of their anti-corruption initiatives.
The Fungs left Cairns but promised to reconsider...
PontifexMarximus
Level 8
Sep 17, 2019
1
Feltocracy ... Expression derived from the material Akubra hats are made of.
PontifexMarximus
Level 8
Sep 16, 2019
2
It’s a very good question and could probably do with some transparency. There is a lot at stake with regard to Law and Order debates.
I must say, certainly in Victoria at any rate, some of the sentencing practices of the judiciary of late have been a little suspect.
Geoffrey51
Level 8
Sep 16, 2019
1
Recent Visitors 10
RumarLos
Canada
DragonDust
Boring Island,
FrayedBear
Australia
Triphid
Broken Hill,
ponderingatheist
FL, USA
Photos 157 More
Posted by 1patriotWorld’s Fastest Indian to Ride Again In the 1950s and 1960s, Burt Munro was a motorcycling legend.
Posted by FrayedBearIn the event of nuclear war between USA & China what are the most likely first strike targets?
Posted by 1patriotThis is a big concern
Posted by vocaloldfart Australia being turned into ‘51st US state’ – ex-PM Canberra is losing its strategic autonomy due to its security pact with the US and UK, Paul Keating has argued The US is surrounding...
Posted by 1patriot[rebelnews.
Posted by 1patriotThat would be a plus....
Posted by FrayedBearTime for Australia to follow suit?
Posted by 1patriotthey are creating a 15 Cities all along this coast in Australia
Posted by 1patriotthunder writes: I remember early in the pandemic when there was a protest outside the hospital (Toronto Canada).
Posted by vocaloldfart Is this the way of the future?
Posted by vocaloldfartIf you think times were tough under the LNP Mafiosa in the previous years, Give Dutton the disastrous destroyer the vote in the next election, and look foreward to worse to come.
Posted by vocaloldfartMichael Pascoe: And the award for the worst Liberal leader goes to… ?
Posted by vocaloldfartDingoes elevated to 'almost-human' status in pre-colonial Australia .
Posted by vocaloldfartVanadium batteries’ sustainable energy hailed as key to solar revolution Vanadium could be the answer to using solar and wind round the clock, silencing critics who say they’re useless when the...
Posted by FrayedBearThis amused me. How about you? "Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia." Charles Shulz
Posted by FrayedBearNine chairman, and former Australian Treasurer, Peter Costello is now promoting war with China after making $millions lobbying for defence companies BY SHANE DOWLING ON MARCH 12, 2023
Members 437Top
Moderator
Related GroupsMore
Aussie Music
7 members
British Music and Comedy
52 members
HARRIS / WALZ Fanatics
38 members
Baby Boomers
235 members
Jazz, Blues, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Dance, Punk, Alternative, Rock and Roll.
418 members
Handy apps for your phone
10 members
LET US LAUGH
13 members
Travel here there and anywhere.
2 members