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SURELY those Australians who have been seduced by Scott Morrison and his disciples are able to be see them for what they are. To see Australians being seduced by this Harry Houdini and his disciples is interesting to say the least.
One can only hope enough of them will wake up in time to stop it. Unfortunately it will be too late to stop Dutton’s submarines moving forward. Something that will be strangled ensuring future Australian governments will have them and in all probability of little use.
Thankfully I will have been long gone and Australians will be paying for such stupidity and inability to run the show.
D. J. FRASER, CURRUMBIN
HOW appropriate it is that, around the time of Easter, centuries after the original Judas sold out Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, we find another, modern day Judas in our midst. I refer, of course, to the Solomon Islands and their disgraceful disloyalty to Australia and the other Pacific nations by entering into a “security pact” with China. I am sure that a great deal more than the proverbial thirty pieces of silver changed hands to facilitate that deal.
We see Russia with its blatant invasion of Ukraine and accompanying war crimes. We see China and its blatant ambition to position itself around the world to facilitate future domination. Yet, here in Australia, we see selfserving, bumbling politicians concentrating on unrealistic Green agendas, having nothing to say except for personal attacks on their political opponents, pandering to so-called trendy minorities and completely losing sight of the big picture, i.e. we are part of an ever-changing world with its accompanying potential threats.
While Anthony Albanese has been having a makeover and posing for pictures in the Women’s Weekly and Scott Morrison was washing hair in suburban hairdressing salons, Russia and China were pursuing the long game. While Penny Wong, Kristine Keneally and Katie Gallagher have been bullying one of their own, Kimberley Kitching, to the point of despair, Russia and China have their eyes on the big picture. While our politicians deride our coal industry and portray it as an environmental evil, China and other nations are actually building more coal fired power plants.
While Joe Biden has been fumbling around in the White House, at times barely coherent, Russia and China have rubbed their hands with glee. North Korea is looking on as well, wondering how it can position itself to take advantage of the weakness of the West.
With Anzac Day approaching, I reflect on those who came before us and fought for our freedom and the freedom of our allies. Those men and women, I believe, are still reflected in the average quiet Australian today, who is completely dismayed by the total lack of focus by our politicians on what really matters to them.
Coal is not our enemy. It is our saviour, along with iron ore etc. I believe that the average Australian is appalled by the attitudes and actions of our socalled political elites. Some good work is being done in Defence and Home Affairs and in our security organisations, but things have to be expedited. Work on production of long range missiles, capable of taking out ships, needs to be fast tracked if not already being done. Our coal is the cleanest on the planet, so open up more coal mines, move further towards self-sufficiency in food and fuel, consider clean nuclear power for the future – in other words, get into the real world!
One can only hope.