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QW: Pauline’s Plane

I am no supporter of One Nation but the hypocrisy over her plane is disingenuous.
All political parties take donations most are untraceable . At least this is transparent.

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QW: Coalition fuel reserves plan

This is a better plan than the previous Coalition proposal of overseas storage.  However, will the proposed storage be located near current coastal  metropolitan sites, or fresh infrastructure strategically placed near major inland agricultural centres? 

Consider the advantages of ten (10) major storage sites of say 100 million litres (100,000,000 L) located outside towns along the Newell Highway (NSW) and other major regional inland routes across the Australian food & fibre producing regions.  Jobs building the facility, perhaps even the start of government decentralisation.

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QW: TRC does nothing for Manilla’s main street

The local Manilla Precinct Committee (TRC community consultation strategy) has been requesting for some time that the 12 gardens in the main street be planted with suitable plants, at the moment only one and a half gardens are planted the rest are a baron disgrace and have been so for the past two to three years. TRC have done nothing to improve the beauty of our main street. If something positive isn’t done by the time of our next precinct meeting then the issue will be taken further. It is not a big request, just a cosmetic request.

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QW: Hoenig should look at the footpaths

Minister for LG Ron Hoenig was blown away by Tamworth building etc but what makes a good council is the way it looks after its ratepayers gardens, parks and roads, which is sadly lacking by Mayor Webb and his 5 cronies. Shame on them as the Peel River and the main street footpaths just naming two things are an utter disgrace

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QW: Police chase near Anzac Day in Armidale

I was on the Barney St side of the Anzac Day event with my 5 year old when the police chase went past. There is no way they did not know that the Anzac Day event was on – there were heaps of cops there. Surely they should have called it off long before the sirens drowned out Ron Vickress?

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QW:Booing Reconciliation

I was disgusted to see people booing the Welcome to Country at dawn services in Sydney and Melbourne. On a day meant to honour sacrifice, dignity and shared remembrance, some chose ignorance and division instead.

The booing was especially shameful given the long record of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service in every major conflict involving Australia, often while denied full citizenship, fair pay and basic rights at home. They fought for a nation that frequently failed to recognise them, yet still served.

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QW: Howard’s Politics of Division

Whenever the Coalition comes under pressure, the same reflex returns: stir anxiety about borders, migration and who belongs here. It is a formula refined during the Howard years and one the party still reaches for when ideas run thin.

Instead of serious policies on housing, wages, health or productivity, we get another round of division dressed up as leadership. Migrants become an easy target. Communities are encouraged to feel threatened. Complex national challenges are reduced to slogans and blame.

Australia deserves better than politics built on fear.

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QW: “support local” is a myth

I have always believed we should support local business, and whenever you have a chance, you should choose a local over any big national company or whatever. But lately, there’s a particular business that’s crowing a lot about how we all need to support local business… last I checked, they didn’t support local business themselves. Hypocrisy isn’t as much a bitch as karma I suppose.

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QW: A test of political effectiveness

Re: Extra diesel not getting to New England as fuel tensions persist

How do you know when your political representatives are not valued in their respective Parliaments?  Wait until there is a major emergency, natural or economic, and see which electorates get the support.