Wednesday 16th July 1997
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The two dead, Yetty Bennett (37) and Gregory Small were part of the 90 team members thrown into the shallow river below.
Team media officer Peter Scott said, "It was amazing, almost surreal. The bridge simply opened up right under my feet and I found myself sliding into the water. I could see people getting stuck and entangled... piling one on top of the other."
Seven other Australians remain on the critically injured list.
Well the smoke screen put up by the extreme left organisers of the protesters at One Nation launches is now starting to dissipate thanks to the Internet and the World Wide Web.
The truth about the Brisbane Anti-Racism Campaign (ARC) is now out with a One Nation intelligence report revealing, in part:
"They (the anti-racism committee) want to get someone (and there was a volunteer - a Hispanic ethnic) to break through the crowd and physically assault her. It was felt that in order to do this and not to have much repercussion in the media (on this Committee) it should only be attempted when they can organise more protesters, ie over 500, as a "few loose cannons" are more significant among a small group than a much larger one."
The above link gives you the full intelligence report on this leak from the ARC committee meeting held on Monday 14th July at ACT house in Peel street, Brisbane.
Pauline Hanson will be talking to Howard Sattler on 6PR in Perth about the report later today.
Yesterday David Oldfield from One Nation debated Stephen Jolly from Militant on Channel Nine's Midday Show here is transcript of parts of the program.
Seems like not just the Liberal Party are deserting the ranks for One Nation:
Subject:
My stand on One Nation
Date:
14 Jul 1997 10:30:04 GMT
For some time now I've been monitoring a lot of what's been said in here
regarding the issues surrounding the One Nation Party in general and
Pauline Hanson in particular. I've both read the posts on that subject
and replied to some of them. The more I read and the more I replied the
stronger my feelings on the matter leaned in one direction.
As of 4:15pm today I faxed off to the National Headquarters of the One
Nation Party my Membership Application. This may come as a surprise to
many of you who remember me as the elected Australian Labor Party Candidate for the Seat of Curtin here in Western Australia. However, my belief in the Australian Labor
Party and the reality behind it became tainted to an unacceptable (to
me) level about five months after the 1996 election.
At that time I was very disenchanted with the whole political process in
Australia and wanted no part of any of the Parties. My fingers had been
well and truly singed and I was placing my hand nowhere near any similar
fire. I looked upon with contempt the whole shebang.
When my soul was healed from my previous involvement in the political
process I, again, began to look at the political manouveurings happening
on both a State and Federal front and, again, wanted to become a
significant part of it. However, I did not wish to become involved in
the ALP again because I felt, personally, that those same issues which
drove me out of the ALP were still firmly in place.
Neither did I wish any form of contact with the Australian Liberal Party
because I felt they were more interested in their own petty squabblings
(remember Noel Chrichton-Browne?) than their responsibility to the
Australian people. That, on top of their obvious pandering towards the
rich and powerful members of the Australian (and abroard) community at
the expense of the "Little Aussie Battler" who was still battling away
in the trenches of blue collar-hood.
Parties such as "The Greens" and "Natural Law" were dumped into the
"Loony Left" and "Wacky Right" baskets respectively which trimmed the
field down considerably.
In the end I was left with The Democrats and One Nation. The Democrats
were in there because they are a political force of long standing that
makes both the ALP and the LP sit up and take notice whereas One Nation
was in the running because I happened to agree with a hell of a lot of
what was really being said of them (not the media bias).
That led me through to today, almost a year after cutting all ties
completely from the ALP, deciding to take a stand with One Nation. It
is my belief that Australia needs One Nation because all the major
parties have forgotten the "Little Aussie Battler", irrelevant of from
what walks of life they have come from.
To me it is irrelevant of from what ethnic or cultural background people
hail so long as they are proud to call themselves an "Aussie" and call
Australia "home". If they are willing to do this then I am equally
willing to accept them as Australians; if they do not then I accept it
as my right to shun them as equally as they have shunned me and my
country. It is my right to feel this way and I'll defend it on all
fronts.
This is my stance. Accept it or not it matters little to me. It is my
right to feel this way and to speak out on this very subject throughout
the political spectrum. Those who feel a need to deny me this right I
treat with the contempt they so richly deserve. If they feel a need to
attempt to deny me what is my legally protected right to express my
political views then they show little respect for the freedom that makes
Australia such a great place to live.
I am Australian. Australia is my home. Advance Australia Fair.
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From:
paul@omen.$PaMTRaP.com.au (Paul McCutcheon)
Organization:
Omen Internet
Newsgroups:
aus.politics
| Paul McCutcheon
Pauline Hanson jump station.
Political:
Senator Mal Colston is to be charged with fraud over the use of his official travel entitlements.
Surprise is that Liberal Senator Noel-Crichton Browne will join him in fraud cases to be heard in the Canberra Magistrate's Court on August 12.
Colston said last night, "My conscience, however, is clear and I maintain that I am not guilty of the matters with which I have been charged.
"Together with my legal representatives, I will be defending the charges with vigour."
The Honorable Mrs Pauline Hanson
Member of Parliament for Oxley
Sydney, Australia
Dear Mrs Hanson,
I have seen the Reuters wire on your call to provide emergency food aid to North Korea. As a Korean-American, I would like to extend to you my warmest thanks for this humanitarian gesture.
Australia is a great agricultural country in Asia-Pacific region and can play a decisive role in helping to stop the starvation of many millions of men, women and children in North Korea. Please continue to speak out forcefully. As you know, hunger knows no race, and no politics. Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Hwal W Lee
Subject: O.N. Meetings
I just read the letter from D. Bell concerning the people attending the meetings to see this wonderful HUMAN BEING and i'd like to tell IT (d bell) that there are more protesters than supporters because the supporters are a peaceful bunch and don't want to put up with the 'shit' they cop off these animals when ever they want to see what this wonderful woman,who wants to put this great nation back on track, has to say.
You lot may think you are beating her by stopping supporters from seeing her but every time a person see's these dirty, unwashed animals(protesters) on the front page of papers and the evening news, The membership of The One Nation party is rising.
I can imagine a country with one of you lot in control, No police force, Low weekly wages and if you don't like what some one has to say, take them out a publicly shoot them. Gee does that sound like Communism to any one else.
Steve
In the last two days falls have resulted in a combined loss in value of Au$10 billion - with 61 points being knocked off.
Have a good one!
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