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Permalink Reply by alan mikkelsen on February 20, 2010 at 7:11pm

Bev, a bit of deja vu can be pretyy useful, as it is here. The PM's persona has persued a pretty consistent path, hasn't it.
Cheers alan m

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Permalink Reply by Geoff Brown on February 21, 2010 at 4:03am

Good post, Beverley. It is always time to be reminded of the Heiner Affair.

What is the meeting in Toowoomba today? And who initiated it?

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Permalink Reply by Laurel V on February 21, 2010 at 4:25am

peoples republic?? whaaaat?

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Permalink Reply by Brendan Michael on February 21, 2010 at 7:45am

Ahhhhh, Piers Akerman again tells it like it is. What a pity we dont have more juornalists like Akerman & Bolt. These blokes dont care if they upset the government with their comments. True reporting like it should be from ALL the media.
Piers has, over the passed few years, tried to bring the Heiner episode to the fore, but no-one else (media) seems to want to run with it. WHY??

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Permalink Reply by Beverley Prescott on February 21, 2010 at 7:45am

Had to search to find this, Geoff.
I am going to search for more for you to try to find the time etc. Bugger when I can't remember the place where the information actually came from though.
(A little later now)
OK, Geoff,
Go to Ian's link as below and and all about the meeting is on there for you (SOS link to go to).

I just checked a bit better and it is the meeting of the Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy and from 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.
Bev



Re The Heiner Affair - child abuse in the John Oxley Youth Detention Centre
in the Family Department of the Queensland Government.

I am glad this discussion on THE HEINER AFFAIR was started here because I
did know about it but not the full blown story.
It is all on here to see for those interested in the cover up by Kevin Rudd,
Wayne Swan, Peter Beattie et al.
Remember Peter Beattie resigned very suddently in 2007?????
The Heiner Affair is apparently being taught in the high school curriculum
for years 11 and 12 now.
Kevin Lindeberg is going to address a meeting in Toowoomba on 21st February
regarding the Heiner Affair as well.

For those who would like to learn more, or have their memories refreshed, go
to the link below.



> ian mcleod started the discussion "Dirty Laundry" in the group Peter
> Spencer Hunger Strike on Agmates.
>
> To view this discussion, go to:
> http://agmates.ning.com/group/peterspencerhungerstrike/forum/topic/...
>

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Permalink Reply by Beverley Prescott on February 21, 2010 at 7:46am

Yes Laurel,
Rudd refers to Queensland as the "Peoples' Republic of Queensland" as well.

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Permalink Reply by Lynette McDougall on February 21, 2010 at 8:03am

It's just Rudd trying to be funny. And failing. Don't read anything more into it than just a poor attempt at humour. We know Rudd wants a republic. It can be done until there is a referendum so don't waste time worrying about it.

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Permalink Reply by Beverley Prescott on February 21, 2010 at 8:12am

If he says it enough times though, people will really believe it.
I hadn't seen his referral to the ACT republic before.
He is not funny at all. He is beginning to look a bigger dill day by day.

Trouble is so does Anna Bligh and our mob in Queensland.

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Permalink Reply by Lynette McDougall on February 21, 2010 at 8:24am

Most people won't believe it because they know a referendum is needed for Australia to become a republic. They know Rudd's love affair with all things Chinese, and will not read any more into than his wanting to pretend.

It really only shows how far into the land of make believe he has descended.

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Permalink Reply by Beverley Prescott on February 21, 2010 at 8:40am

The sad part of all of this is that since 1989 we have had a Labor run government in Queensland with only two short years of a conservative led government.

It is about time people woke up and got rid of the ingrained downgrading of our once prosperous state.

What a legacy to have to take on though - it will take years to get back to some balance - IF people ever come to their senses and vote for a change of government. The baton has just been passed from one spin merchant to another.

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Permalink Reply by Greg Blackmore on February 21, 2010 at 8:53am

Piers Ackerman is spot on!

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Permalink Reply by Lynette McDougall on February 21, 2010 at 8:57am

I am of the view that it doesn't matter who you vote for, a politician always gets elected. Both sides are as bad as the other in their own way.

As a public servant when Goss came to power, I am surprised that Labor has lasted as long as they have, with the way the public service has been treated. However, as a vast number of public servants are now relative newbies, who have been promoted way beyond their level of incompetence and owe their lofty position solely to the Labor government, I guess I can see how they have managed to hold on for so long.

I guess I can't complain too much though, because is only because of Goss's restructure of the public service that I have reached the lofty position I have. But I don't consider that I got there because I was entitled to (like today's lot) but that I only got there because of the Goss restructure that changed the classification levels and instead of being promoted because you were on the top of the list and it was your turn, you got promoted because you could bull@#$^ you way to the position (not that I did that - I still believe in promotion by merit not just seniority, but you have to have the runs on the board and have the experience as well as the gift of the gab). I applied for a job just the other day and thought that my experience would be enough. It wasn't - I didn't big note myself enough - something I simply can't do.

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