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Archive for June, 2008

Government and welfare is not community

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

There have been many reports in the media lately of shocking cases of child neglect and abuse. The case of 12 children living in squalid conditions in Adelaide and the discovery of decomposing, apparently malnourished 18 month old twins in a Brisbane house are some recent examples. Understandably, this has sparked outrage in the community. [...]

Humanitarian Program not humanitarian

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Australia’s Humanitarian Program brings about 13,000 refugees to Australia each year. But far from being humanitarian, it would be better described as a self-indulgent waste of taxpayers’ money. No one can argue that there are not millions of people in the world today living in the most dire of circumstances, where violence and death are [...]

Guest worker scheme still a bad idea

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Federal cabinet is considering endorsing a trial guest worker scheme aimed at easing labour shortages. This coming at the same time that nearly half a million Australians are receiving unemployment benefits. Much like the governments recent announcement of the record increase in immigration, there has been no community consultation to explain why Australia now requires [...]

Greens lose the plot on Population

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

The Greens have abandoned any pretence that they are a party that cares for the environment with their continued failure to engage in any debate about Australia’s future population. Instead, The Greens use obfuscation to hide the fact that they don’t have a population policy at all. The Greens use phrases such as “our environmental [...]