Saturday 19th October 1996
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His demands, exposed yesterday, that a major mining company pay Au$120 million in exchange for guarantees that native title would not be pursued is a sickening example of all that is wrong with this part of our community.
While the Aboriginal people Perkins rightly squeals so loudly for are living in poverty, he is creaming off millions of potential dollars that should go back to the community not to Sancave or Mr 15%. In the case referred to yesterday Perkins stood to make Au$18 million while the Sancave Pty Ltd company would obviously make a killing... All Aboriginal land councils tied up to Sandcave Pty Ltd have to give two years notice if they want to break the contract.
It is no secret that Charlie Perkins has been very active in mineral rich north-west Queensland this year, liasing with potential native title claimants. He has become known in the region as Mr 15%.
Mr Perkins response to the accusations is quite sad, "Nobody works for nothing. If you go to the dentist you pay, you get paid for your work, and so should everybody else."
Quite so Mr Perkins but I don't pay the dentist the equivalent of Au$1 million a visit.
"Colourful" con man Peter Foster spoke about his false passport from behind bars on the Gold Coast yesterday. It seems that "Police handed him the fake passport". In his fertile little mind he alleges that British Police enlisted him to assist in a covert operation to undercover corruption at Sudbury Prison, in central England, where he was an inmate.
The real story is that he has been the subject of a man hunt across the British Isles since his escape from Sudbury Prison.
ACTU President Jennie George has accused Prime Minister John Howard and Industrial Relations Minister Peter Reith of helping to organise the bill which was sent by the ACT government.
The bill lists costs which include a demand of Au$1,992.75 for catering; Au$71,675.50 for overtime; and Au$1,341.91 for damage to Australian Federal Police property - including uniforms.
Ms George said, "They can pursue me to hell and high water for these fictitious claims that I am not responsible for and have no intention of paying."
In other moves the positions of vice-chairman and deputy chairman have been scrapped further weakening Solomon Lew's once all powerful position in the company. Lew remains a director of the company.
Two new influential representatives join the board, Brierley Investments and the Myer Family with each holding about an 8% stake in Coles Myer.
The changes must gain the approval of shareholders but this appears to be a formality.
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