The Barnett State Government lets down those who are most vulnerable
".. “If every client went on fishing expedition (to ascertain i f their private records had been accessed illegally) there would be no staff left...”. - Ms Mary Hind; employee, 'Next Step' Drug & Alcohol Government Agency. By Ross B. Taylor As a baby-boomer who was raised in the Perth suburb of Scarborough, I can always remember my parents telling me about the true Aussie principle of ‘giving the underdog a fair go’. It’s a principle my wife Katherine and I have embraced and passed onto our kids. Yet…
Military ties suspension a gross overreaction, and another headache for President Jokowi
By Ross B. Taylor AM The decision by Indonesian 4-Star General Gatot Nurmantyo - who is a very senior officer in Indonesia - to suspend military ties with Australia over 'offensive' material issues is a gross overreaction; but not surprising. Nurmantyo has never liked or respected Australia. The 'offensive' material mainly related to 'West Papua' issues and also the creation of a 'word' Pancagila from the philosophical important Indonesian word " Pancasila "; th…
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