The Rusty Ute Affair would have to be the biggest beat up by an Opposition since Federation.
John Grant - founder of the so-called 51 Club because he was born in 1951 - has been embroiled in one of the nastiest charades and personal attacks ever launched in Federal Parliament.
Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale sums up the 51 Club as just a loose group of bipartisan mates born in 1951 - or thereabouts who share a common birth year.
Yet, Malcolm Turnbull suggests they are a group of shady, untrustworthy, political operatives.
John Grant is a thoroughly decent and honourable corporate citizen of Ipswich.
His word is his bond and his trademark is his unwavering honesty and his ethical behaviour.
Malcolm Turnbull - egged on by Liberal pugilist clowns from Sydney's North Shore - has descended into the bottom of a cesspit to scrape up dirt on John Grant as part of his unproven attack on the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan.
Politics at its worst is the only way to describe this dark side of the Federal Opposition.
Kevin Rudd, Wayne Swan and John Grant will triumph out of this debacle and Malcolm Turnbull will be left lamenting with no chance of ever recovering politically.
Malcolm should have stuck with the Australian Republican Movement where his quaint combination of individual capitalism and socialist principles left true republicans perpetually gobsmacked!
P.S. Cr Paul Tully turns 58 tomorrow. Will he get a free Rusty Ute as a birthday present for his honorary membership of the 51 Club in Ipswich?
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CONSUMER WARNING: Another Hong Kong email scam threatens Aussie internet users
Another internet email scam has hit Australia with the promise of untold riches.
Please warn everyone you know of this scam, especially people who are new to the internet and unfamiliar with email scams who may be tempted by this fraudulent offer of $AU18.6 million.
It really is time for the Australian Government to use its legislative powers to force ISPs to block this sort of online fraud which ends up stripping the bank accounts of unsuspecting internet users.
If the Government can stop illegal internet pornography, it can stop this sort of fraudulent activity which financially destroys untold numbers of individual Australians and their families.
This is a copy of the latest phoney email scam:
From: chaowei barryk.cj@bellnet.ca
Subject: HELLO
I am MR CHAOWEI,bank of china {hongkong},I have a business proposal of (us$18,600.000.00) for you in my bank.
for more information email
chao.wei1@btinternet.com
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Please warn everyone you know of this scam, especially people who are new to the internet and unfamiliar with email scams who may be tempted by this fraudulent offer of $AU18.6 million.
It really is time for the Australian Government to use its legislative powers to force ISPs to block this sort of online fraud which ends up stripping the bank accounts of unsuspecting internet users.
If the Government can stop illegal internet pornography, it can stop this sort of fraudulent activity which financially destroys untold numbers of individual Australians and their families.
This is a copy of the latest phoney email scam:
From: chaowei barryk.cj@bellnet.ca
Subject: HELLO
I am MR CHAOWEI,bank of china {hongkong},I have a business proposal of (us$18,600.000.00) for you in my bank.
for more information email
chao.wei1@btinternet.com
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CONSUMER WATCH: New email scam warning.
A new internet email scam has hit Australia overnight with a bogus cash prize of more than £1.86 million.
It's time for the Australian Government to use its legislative powers to force ISPs to block this sort of online fraud which ends up stripping the bank accounts of unsuspecting internet users.
If the Government can stop illegal internet pornography, it can stop this sort of fraudulent activity which financially destroys untold numbers of individual Australians and their families.
This is a copy of the latest phoney email scam:
From: Su.Fahy@wlv.ac.uk
Subject: Cash on file: £1,856,652
Dear Email owner,
Your email address on SERIAL No:472-9768-79 has won a total cash prize of £1,856,652 Great British Pounds in our New Email random selection.
Please contact the claims officer for more information,
Also provide listed information,
Names___________
Address___________
Age___________
Occupation________
Phone no____________
Country__________
Claims Officer: Mr. Michael Brown
Email:uknl_claimsunit@administrativos
comphone: +44 703 190 5559
Mr fahy Su
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR
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It's time for the Australian Government to use its legislative powers to force ISPs to block this sort of online fraud which ends up stripping the bank accounts of unsuspecting internet users.
If the Government can stop illegal internet pornography, it can stop this sort of fraudulent activity which financially destroys untold numbers of individual Australians and their families.
This is a copy of the latest phoney email scam:
From: Su.Fahy@wlv.ac.uk
Subject: Cash on file: £1,856,652
Dear Email owner,
Your email address on SERIAL No:472-9768-79 has won a total cash prize of £1,856,652 Great British Pounds in our New Email random selection.
Please contact the claims officer for more information,
Also provide listed information,
Names___________
Address___________
Age___________
Occupation________
Phone no____________
Country__________
Claims Officer: Mr. Michael Brown
Email:uknl_claimsunit@administrativos
comphone: +44 703 190 5559
Mr fahy Su
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR
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Her Worship the Mayor of Logan
Knighthoods have disappeared from Australia but Logan City Council still persists with its quaint English traditions.The Logan Council Chamber is headed with a sign declaring:
HER WORSHIP THE MAYOR
CR PAM PARKER
Surely in this modern day and age, it's time for Logan City to dump its colonial accoutrements rather than sticking with the protocols of the First Fleet.
Logan's "Maggie Thatcher" should realise this is 2009 not 1788.
What sort of worship does she expect? Fulsome kow-towing and affectionate curtsies usually reserved for the Queen of England?
Wouldn't a "How ya goin Pam" be just as good for the supposed workers' friend rather than all this pomp and ceremony and fancy titles which has only a short history in the 30-year old City of Logan?
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Sophisticated internet scam hits CUA
This would have to be the most-sophisticated internet scam to hit Australia in the past 24 hours.
Tens of thousands of emails have been sent from the authentic-looking email address of cust_serv@cua.com.au
The email reads:
Dear Credit Union Australia member,
We are sorry to inform you that your account is temporarily suspended due to unusual activity that was noticed in the last few days in your account,you must take action at once, and verify some of your information you have on file with us.
Click here to verify your information.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter!
© 2009 Credit Union Australia
If unsuspecting internet users click on the bogus link, it takes them to what looks exactly like the CUA logon page which enables the perpetrators to access people's accounts, once they get the logon details and password willingly provided by CUA members who don't realise they are being scammed.
Within minutes, they could strip all of the funds out of an account.
Kevin Rudd should exercise his powers under Commonwealth law to shut down websites and ISPs which allow this sort of fraudulent activity to be stopped in its tracks.
If the Federal government can stop internet pornography, it can stop this sort of fraud which hurts hundreds of struggling Australian families every week.
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Tens of thousands of emails have been sent from the authentic-looking email address of cust_serv@cua.com.au
The email reads:
Dear Credit Union Australia member,
We are sorry to inform you that your account is temporarily suspended due to unusual activity that was noticed in the last few days in your account,you must take action at once, and verify some of your information you have on file with us.
Click here to verify your information.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter!
© 2009 Credit Union Australia
If unsuspecting internet users click on the bogus link, it takes them to what looks exactly like the CUA logon page which enables the perpetrators to access people's accounts, once they get the logon details and password willingly provided by CUA members who don't realise they are being scammed.
Within minutes, they could strip all of the funds out of an account.
Kevin Rudd should exercise his powers under Commonwealth law to shut down websites and ISPs which allow this sort of fraudulent activity to be stopped in its tracks.
If the Federal government can stop internet pornography, it can stop this sort of fraud which hurts hundreds of struggling Australian families every week.
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Tourism Minister calls LNP bastards and livens up Queensland politics
In a return to the days of hard-headed Queensland politics, the State Tourism Minister Peter Lawlor has hit the LNP Opposition for six with tried a tried and true attack on the legitimacy of their parentage.
His full media release is reproduced below.
Just when state politics was becoming boring with the LNP intelligentsia of rural Queensland performing like circus animals, the colourful MP for Southport Peter Lawlor has livened things up with a few home truths.
As a Gold Coast alderman in a past life, Peter Lawlor was never backward in calling a spade a shovel while bucketing his opponents in his own inimitable style.
Most Tourism Ministers are simply nice meet-and-greet, tea and bickie types.
So, it's good to see Peter Lawlor has brought back the biff into the boring winter politics of Queensland.
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Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading
The Honourable Peter Lawlor
17/06/2009
Mermaid Ray and LNP get it wrong on tourism commitment
LNP tourism spokesperson Ray Stevens has embarrassed himself and his party by claiming the Bligh Government's $12million tourism injection was actually an 11.27% funding cut.
Tourism Minister Peter Lawlor said Mr Stevens comments were those of a lazy opposition.
"Had Mr Stevens read more than one page of the budget he would have seen tourism had not lost any funding but rather received a $12million funding boost.
"In the toughest economic times ever faced we are making the tough decisions to keep our tourism industry moving.
"While other states are cutting their tourism commitment we are building a path to recovery from the global financial crisis.
"We have also removed from TQ the administrative burden of Regional Tourism Organisation and convention bureau grant funding.
"This is now the responsibility of the department and therefore this money will not show up in Tourism Queensland's budget.
"TQ should be allowed to do what it does best and that's using the extra $12million to deliver innovative industry campaigns like the highly successful 'Best Job in the World'."
Minister Lawlor said the Bligh Government was responsible for delivering Queensland's major tourism infrastructure including convention centres, cruise ship terminals, stadiums and great walks.
"We have committed to an extra $36million over the next three years to market our great state.
"The closest the LNP has come to a tourism policy is commenting on ours.
"At the recent state election the only tourism commitment the LNP made was to cut the Queensland Investment and Incentives Scheme (QIIS) to fund their election promises.
"The QIIS program is used to attract airlines and ground services to Queensland - that's how well thought out their plans were.
"They promised not one extra dollar for tourism.
"Also, when pushed to back important future tourism infrastructure like the Gold Coast AFL Stadium the LNP refused.
"For the LNP it's simply a matter of 'bastardry one day, policy-free the next'."
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Woolworths' double price ripoff - the battlers of Australia lose again
Just when Woolworths is coming out of the economic doldrums, it has staged a gigantic ripoff of battlers across Australia by refining an American-style marketing blitz designed to gouge more dollars than ever out of struggling families.
Have a close look at the above pictures.
They all appear in one of Woolworths Ipswich stores, 40km west of Brisbane.
The first Multibuys picture is for 3 packs of ice creams for $15 which is an even $5 a packet. But if you buy a single packet - which is the most many families can afford in a week - you are slugged $5.99 or 19.8% more, for the privilege.
But it doesn't stop there. The sign proudly proclaims a saving of $2.97 for the 3-pack buy. Nothing about the 99c ripoff for a single pack buy!
Look at the pizza ripoff in the next picture. Two pizzas for $10 which should mean $5 each. Don't be so quick with your sums because Woolies will force you to pay $6.79 for a single pizza.
This is a whopping ripoff of 35.8% above the true single price of $5 dollars. But according to Woolworths, you save $3.58 for buying two of these fat-laden offerings.
The deception continues with their Nestle Ice Cream pack which costs $12 for two.
No, it's not $6 for one but a massive $7.49 or 24.8% above the correct half price.
None of this is a genuine discount for volume buying. It is just a price slug for battlers who can often afford only one item or who only want one item.
It is a reprehensible marketing ploy by Woolworths who are not helping battlers in these tough economic times but ripping them off, hand over fist.
Consumer Watch recommends consumers vote with their feet and their hip pocket.
Send Woolworths a message: Don't buy 2, don't buy 1, don't buy any!
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Mars loses Federal Court case over chocolate balls
Fresh from its insult of Australian consumers by dropping the size of its famous Mars bar and other similar offerings with no corresponding price reduction, Mars has suffered a major rebuff in the Federal Court of Australia.
The confectionery giant tried to stop its competitor Sweet Rewards from selling Malt Balls which Mars claimed was deceptively similar to Malteesers.
Justice Nye Perram booted Mars out of centre court declaring that Australian chocolate consumers would never mistake a Malt Ball for a Malteeser.
Mars lost the case and was also ordered to pay Sweet Rewards considerable legal costs.
Mars has become too big for its own boots in the Australian confectionery industry and Justice Perram's decision is both a sensible and salutary decision to this rip-off chocolate bar merchant.
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Rudd's planned job offer to Peter Costello
It's good to see Kevin Rudd following in the sensible US tradition of offering jobs to retiring politicians irrespective of which side of politics they are on.
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Will we still be happy little Vegemites?
The new cheesy spreadable Vegemite announced yesterday will be for sooks and wusses.
In order to attract more sales, the company has launched a softer version of Australia's most-delectable (for some, detestable) spread.
Coming home to Australia on a Qantas Jet, there is nothing more delightful than savouring some Vegemite at 30,000 feet watched on by gob-smacked Yanks.
But give me the original, rancid, true Aussie, "knock ya dead" Vegemite version any day.
Anything less is just for sooks and wusses.
All he-men will stick to the original.
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Warning on door to door hawkers and peddlers in Goodna.
This door to door seller is upsetting Goodna residents trying to get them to switch electricity suppliers.
Local resident Jiver W Freecloud has reported that this man demanded to see the back of Jiver's electricity account to enable him to claim lost rebates.
Why can't these people just tell the truth - that they are trying to churn them to another electricity company.
They have no legal right to demand to see homeowners' bills or accounts.
I am warning this shyster to get out of Ipswich or you'll end up going down the same lonely, legal track which Love Springs recently did after trying to hoodwink the people of Goodna.
As jiver suggests, is this another Electrick-city Company on the prowl in southeast Queensland?
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Queensland Legal Practice Tribunal acts decisively over Schapelle Corby's lawyer
The Queensland Legal Practice Tribunal has struck off Schapelle Corby's lawyer Robin Tampoe for breaching his client's confidence.
He was quite rightly given the Royal Order of the Boot for his professional misconduct in revealing confidential information arising from his dealings with Ms Corby.
Hopefully Robin Tampoe will never be let loose on the public again.
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Disgraceful: Telstra pays its new CEO $177,000 a week - and we are supposed to be grateful!
The new CEO of Telstra David Thodey takes over the helm of the communications giant with a whopping annual salary of $9.2 million or $177,000 a week.
This is truly obscene.
Yet, Telstra claims they are doing us a favour because his predecessor Sol Trujillo got a package of $13 million a year.
How anyone could be worth $177,000 a week defies anyone's logic in these tough economic times.
But Telstra has never been logical or frugal when it comes to dealing with our money.
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B & W Cabs do nothing again over another customer ripoff
B & W Cabs in Brisbane has the well-justified reputation of doing nothing to investigate legitimate complaints made by members of the travelling public.
This company's PR skills would rank lower than those of con man Peter Foster.
The company simply does not care. In all of my experience, it NEVER returns calls to members of the public who have lodged complaints with the company.
The Queensland Government must take action against this rogue company.
This is David Jackmanson's story from last night, showing why B & W Cabs should face de-registration because of its total failure to help legitimately disgruntled customers:
Getting ripped off by Black and White cab driver, car 830 #twitter
June 06, 2009
Here's an email I sent to Black and White cabs about being ripped off by the driver of their cab 830:
Dear Madam, or Sir,
I have a complaint to make about the driver of cab 830 and your shift manager.
On Saturday June 6 2009 I hailed a taxi on Abbotsford Rd, Bowen Hills at about 2020 hours.
I told the driver that I had to go to Jordan Terrace in Bowen Hills.
I said that it came off Ann St but within 30 seconds had explained that I meant that it was near a service station on Breakfast Creek Road.
The driver assured me that he knew where it was, as it was his job to know the area.
The driver ended up driving me to Breakfast Creek Road in Hamilton, and did not turn back until I told him he was going the wrong way, near the BP service station on Breakfast Creek Rd at Hamilton.
When I told him the right way to go he turned around and went to the Shell/Coles Express service station on Breakfast Creek Rd in Bowen Hills.
The driver then added about $2 to the fare for no reason.
I hailed the cab on the street, and did not book it via phone.
The total fare came to about $14.30, plus the 10% surcharge for paying by credit card.
The driver did not offer to reduce the fare on the meter even though the mistake was his fault, nor did he offer me a credit card receipt.
I rang up your call centre and explained what had happened to the shift manager.
He said he would get in touch with the driver and call me back.
After 15 minutes I had not yet received a reply.
I called back and the shift manager said he had not been able to contact the driver.
I insisted on talking to someone who could resolve the issue and he claimed there was no one who could deal with it until Tuesday morning.
This is appaling. I have been defrauded by your driver and I expect such a complaint to be dealt with immediately.
I expect a phone call as soon as this email is read, and I expect that phone call to advise me that the entire credit card charge has been reversed and the driver has been dismissed.
Rest assured that if this phone call does not reach me by Tuesday I will spend the time in between now and then publicising this issue in any way I can.
My telephone number is 0430 392 655.
Yours Sincerely
David Jackmanson
Correction: it was the BP at Kingsford Smith Drive, not Breakfast Creek Road. I never mentioned Kingsford Smith Drive at all.
3 maps:
Route the driver took:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2891728
Route he should have taken if he honestly thought he needed to go to Kingsford Smith Drive
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2891733
Route he should have taken:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2891737
He turned a 750 metre trip into a trip that was more than 4 km.
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David's original posted complaint is at: http://djackmanson.posterous.com/getting-ripped-off-by-black-and-white-cab-dri
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Internet scams just keep on coming! When will the Federal Government stop this blight on the people of Australia?
The scams just keep on coming.
The latest is an email purporting to be from the Commonwealth Bank, seeking personal details via a bogus website link.
Once these are given, the individual's account is stripped of all its money within hours.
Ask your Federal Member today for immediate action by the Rudd Government to stop these bogus emails which are destroying many people financially.
If they can stop pornography, they can stop this!
This is the latest overnight scam:
From: CommonwealthBank
Subject: CommonwealthBank Notification
Dear Valued Customer,
This email is your official notification from Commonwealth Bank.
Your online NetBank has expired on 01-06-2009 ,if you want to continue using our service you have to renew your acount if not your account will be deactivated and deleted
To continue please click the link below:
http://ssl-netbankcommau.com
Many Thanks and Kind Regards - Commonwealth Bank Customer Department
© Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2009 ABN 48 123 123 124
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The latest is an email purporting to be from the Commonwealth Bank, seeking personal details via a bogus website link.
Once these are given, the individual's account is stripped of all its money within hours.
Ask your Federal Member today for immediate action by the Rudd Government to stop these bogus emails which are destroying many people financially.
If they can stop pornography, they can stop this!
This is the latest overnight scam:
From: CommonwealthBank
Subject: CommonwealthBank Notification
Dear Valued Customer,
This email is your official notification from Commonwealth Bank.
Your online NetBank has expired on 01-06-2009 ,if you want to continue using our service you have to renew your acount if not your account will be deactivated and deleted
To continue please click the link below:
http://ssl-netbankcommau.com
Many Thanks and Kind Regards - Commonwealth Bank Customer Department
© Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2009 ABN 48 123 123 124
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Another internet scam hits Australia. It's time for the Federal Government to act.
The international internet email scams continue to hit unsuspecting computer users in Australia.
Another one hit today offering one million British pounds in exchange for personal information.
Of course, the next step is to secure the target's bank details and strip their account or demand a hefty fee to finalise payment of the million pounds.
The scammers then disappear as fast as a beaten politician.
These scams are hitting Australia almost every day.
The Federal Government must act immediately to ensure all Australian ISPs and all internet connections into Australia are required to filter these bogus emails and boot them into cyber space oblivion.
How many more families must be hurt financially before the Federal Government acts?
Mr Rudd - please act now before more Australians are hurt.
This is a copy of today's email internet scam:
From: veeti.paaponen@kotinet.com
Subject: Dear Lucky Winner
We are pleased to inform you that you have been Awarded the sum of 1,000,000.00 GBP in the Tobacco 2009 Program.
Please fill the contact form given below.
Contact email: pauladams2009@btinternet.com
Names:............
Address:..............
Country:.................
Age:..........
Sex:..............
Phone/cellphone........
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Veeti Paaponen
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Another one hit today offering one million British pounds in exchange for personal information.
Of course, the next step is to secure the target's bank details and strip their account or demand a hefty fee to finalise payment of the million pounds.
The scammers then disappear as fast as a beaten politician.
These scams are hitting Australia almost every day.
The Federal Government must act immediately to ensure all Australian ISPs and all internet connections into Australia are required to filter these bogus emails and boot them into cyber space oblivion.
How many more families must be hurt financially before the Federal Government acts?
Mr Rudd - please act now before more Australians are hurt.
This is a copy of today's email internet scam:
From: veeti.paaponen@kotinet.com
Subject: Dear Lucky Winner
We are pleased to inform you that you have been Awarded the sum of 1,000,000.00 GBP in the Tobacco 2009 Program.
Please fill the contact form given below.
Contact email: pauladams2009@btinternet.com
Names:............
Address:..............
Country:.................
Age:..........
Sex:..............
Phone/cellphone........
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Veeti Paaponen
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Internet scams hitting Australia are getting worse - Be alert and alarmed!
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Internet scams involving fake emails with offers of millions of dollars to unsuspecting recipients are now hitting Australia in an unprecedented blitz.
The latest comes overnight with a tear-jerking plea from a so-called cancer-ridden Mrs Dorothy Woodhall of London whose fabulously rich husband supposedly died in a plane crash in Salvador a year ago.
From her husband's diamond riches, Mrs Woodhall is now so generous she wants to give away £7.5 million GBP to anyone who applies.
Fair dinkum, you would wonder how these scammers keep going but unfortunately there are enough gullible and naïve citizens around the world to keep these scams alive.
The Australian Government has laws which it can invoke to stop these emails entering Australia. They can serve notices on ISP's which would eliminate almost all of this heinous activity at the stroke of a pen.
These bogus emails with offers of fabulous riches are hurting too many Australian families who cannot afford the money they fork out in these difficult economic times in the vain hope of securing a large pot of gold for their families.
This needs to be stopped.
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd can stop it today.
Here is a copy of the scam email from Mrs Dorothy Woodhall supposely of 52 Oxford Street London which hit Australia overnight:
From: dorothywoodhall317@msn.com
Subject: DEAR BELOVE BRETHREN
From: Mrs. Dorothy Woodhall,52 Oxford Street,London, SW1Z1BV UK.
Dear Friend,
Here writes Mrs. Dorothy Woodhall suffering from cancerous ailment.
I am married to Mr. Sean Woodhall, an Englishman who died in plane crash, he died in a plane crash when he was going for his business proposal in Ilhéus flew through Salvador on Friday 2nd of May 2008.
Please copy and paste this Internet link for more information on the incident:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/05/britons.missing.after.brazil.plane.crash
My late dear husband was into Diamond Business Practice all his life before his death.
Our life together as a man and wife lasted for three decades without child.
My husband and I made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and the less-privileged individuals as he had passion for persons who can not help themselves due to physical disability or financial predicament.
I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a Child from this relationship, which never came.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 7.5 Million(Seven Million, Five hundred thousand Great Britain Pounds) Sterling which were derived from his vast diamond business, real estates and investment in capital market with his bank here in UK.
Presently, this money is still with the Bank.
Before his death, my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from.
Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the cancer. With this hard eality that has befallen my family, and me I have decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes from my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of less previlege, and the destitutes.
Please contact me to enable me instruct you on how you are to go about distributing these funds on my behalf.
May God Almighty bless you as well as the nurse (Miss Whitney Merck) who helped me to typed this message.
reply to this email,
Hope to hear from you soon.
Warmest Regards,
Mrs. Dorothy Woodhall
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Consumer warning as another internet scam hits Australia
Beware of the latest scam email targetting Australia with the promise of a £1,000,000,00 - an amount which will never be paid by these scammers.
This is a copy of this latest scam:
From: PREMIER LEAGUE GRANT, BARCLAYS
Attention Dear Beneficiary contact(barclaysgrantdpt01@live.com)
BPL:MLC/A12/09
TICKET:DV/01109
We are delighted to inform you of your grant award release on the 22th May
2009 from the Barclays Premier League Grant programme.
You hereby have been approved a sum of £1,000,000,00.GBP in cash credit
for more info contact Mr Alex Gabriel.at Email:barclaysgrantdpt01@live.com
with Your
TICKET Number.
BPL Number.
Your Name.
Telephone Number..
Country.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Elizabeth Martin.
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This is a copy of this latest scam:
From: PREMIER LEAGUE GRANT, BARCLAYS
Attention Dear Beneficiary contact(barclaysgrantdpt01@live.com)
BPL:MLC/A12/09
TICKET:DV/01109
We are delighted to inform you of your grant award release on the 22th May
2009 from the Barclays Premier League Grant programme.
You hereby have been approved a sum of £1,000,000,00.GBP in cash credit
for more info contact Mr Alex Gabriel.at Email:barclaysgrantdpt01@live.com
with Your
TICKET Number.
BPL Number.
Your Name.
Telephone Number..
Country.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Elizabeth Martin.
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Give Mars the Ars with their healthy claptrap!
Full page ads by the Mars Snackfood Company in Sunday papers around Australia would almost reduce a sceptic to tears.
Crocodile tears that is!
The ads say that the 60g Mars Bar will be reduced in size by 11.6% to 53g to tackle the problems of big food for Australians "by reducing portion size".
Just when you thought the Mars Bar Company had become a loving, caring, sharing multi-national corporation, the company has been forced to admit there will be no reduction in the $1.70 price tag of a Mars Bar.
With national sales of 30 million a year, that represents more than a $5.9 million annual boost to the company's profits, just from the sales of the iconic Mars Bar.
With their other lines set to go the same way, the magnitude of this corporate greed - wrapped up as concerns for our health - soon becomes apparent.
The Company's General Manager Peter West couldn't help himself with his cherubic image splashed across the company's full-page ads in today's Sunday papers across Australia.
It's a pity he couldn't admit that the current tough economic times demanded innovative ways to improve his company's profits.
Claiming that the Mars Bar Company is genuinely interested in our health and well-being is much smarter marketing, even though they are loaded with fat and sugar.
Quick, Peter. Look out the window and snap a picture of those pigs flying across the sky. Maybe, you should even get an Order of Australia out of all of this for being such a decent chap.
Australian consumers are not dills, despite what Peter West and his merry band of Mars purveyors might believe.
The company's latest anti-consumer move will induce sensible Aussies to simply give Mars the Ars!
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McDonald's back to its old advertising tricks
McDonald's currently has a snazzy, American-style promotion on its Value Picks offerings.
In a new twist on the old "bait and switch" technique, McDonald's has put the Value Picks conditions in the fine print at the bottom of the promo signs.
By sucking people into queuing for 10 minutes for lunch at their Mt Ommaney Centre store in Brisbane's southwest, only to tell them that the great-looking Bacon and Cheese burger is available only until 10.30am, gives McDonald's an even money chance of snaring a different order from hapless customers.
Instead of a prominent "Breakfast Only" sign, the Yanks have gone out of their way to engage in some old-fashioned deceptive advertising trickery.
And to add insult to injury, McDonald's customers at Mt Ommaney who query the style and positioning of their misleading signage, are told that it all determined by Centre Management and has nothing to do with McDonald's.
That is nothing but a deliberate lie and a pretty dumb thing to say to a consumer advocate who has dedicated 30 years of his life to exposing these sorts of ripoffs and corporate scams.
It seems that McDonald's Big Lies are now overshadowing their discredited Big Macs!
Maybe consumers should vote with their feet to stop this Yankee skullduggery.
Everyone knows the burgers are better at Hungry Jacks!
It really is bloody hopeless that these subtle advertising tricks are being played by McDonald's just to ship their greedy profits out of Australia back home to the USA.
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AGIC Insurance is a national disgrace!
Floods tend to bring out the best in people - and the worst in insurance companies.
The recent torrential downpours at Coffs Harbour on the New South Wales Central Coast once again prove the horror of being insured with a company which will do anything and everything to refuse a claim.
Take the case of the two neighbours near Coffs Creek at Coffs Harbour.
NRMA Insurance quickly and happily paid a $6000 "storm water" damage claim to one couple.
Their neighbours - insured with the Auto and General Insurance Company - were denied their $7000 claim on the basis that their damage was caused by "flood waters".
This was the same day, same storm, same creek and same inundation!
Yet, Auto and General Insurance Company used its own powerful and shrewd policy interpretation to deny what were considered as legitimate claims by their competitors.
Consumer Watch spokesman Paul Tully says AGIC is a national disgrace.
"Consumers should dump AGIC and get on board with a company that is motivated by factors other than sheer greed.
"AGIC seems to have only two corporate aims - taking people's money and denying people's claims."
He said all Australian insurance companies should follow the lead of Suncorp in Queensland and provide automatic flood insurance cover on all of its household policies.
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The recent torrential downpours at Coffs Harbour on the New South Wales Central Coast once again prove the horror of being insured with a company which will do anything and everything to refuse a claim.
Take the case of the two neighbours near Coffs Creek at Coffs Harbour.
NRMA Insurance quickly and happily paid a $6000 "storm water" damage claim to one couple.
Their neighbours - insured with the Auto and General Insurance Company - were denied their $7000 claim on the basis that their damage was caused by "flood waters".
This was the same day, same storm, same creek and same inundation!
Yet, Auto and General Insurance Company used its own powerful and shrewd policy interpretation to deny what were considered as legitimate claims by their competitors.
Consumer Watch spokesman Paul Tully says AGIC is a national disgrace.
"Consumers should dump AGIC and get on board with a company that is motivated by factors other than sheer greed.
"AGIC seems to have only two corporate aims - taking people's money and denying people's claims."
He said all Australian insurance companies should follow the lead of Suncorp in Queensland and provide automatic flood insurance cover on all of its household policies.
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Warning over Commonwealth Bank email scam
The following bogus email, purporting to be from the Commonwealth Bank, has hit Australia.
Ignore such emails and warn others of these malicious attempts to gain your financial information and hack your account.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Dear Client,
As a security measure, we regularly screen Commonwealth Bank activity. Recently, we
noticed a problem with your account.
We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party.
We have limited access to sensitive Commonwealth Bank account features in case your account has been accessed by an unauthorized third party.
We understand that having limited access can be an inconvenience, but protecting your account is our primary concern.
We've limited access to your account temporarily. We'll review the limitation once you respond with the information we've requested.
To respond and remove the limitation, click the link below and follow the instructions:
http://www.commabwealthbank-au.com
Thank you for helping to resolve this problem.
Sincerely,
Commonwealth Bank Account Review Department
Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
will not receive a response.
For assistance, log in to your Commonwealth Bank account and click the Help link in the top right corner of any Commonwealth Bank page.
Commonwealth Bank Email ID CC522
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Dear Client,
As a security measure, we regularly screen Commonwealth Bank activity. Recently, we
noticed a problem with your account.
We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party.
We have limited access to sensitive Commonwealth Bank account features in case your account has been accessed by an unauthorized third party.
We understand that having limited access can be an inconvenience, but protecting your account is our primary concern.
We've limited access to your account temporarily. We'll review the limitation once you respond with the information we've requested.
To respond and remove the limitation, click the link below and follow the instructions:
http://www.commabwealthbank-au.com
Thank you for helping to resolve this problem.
Sincerely,
Commonwealth Bank Account Review Department
Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
will not receive a response.
For assistance, log in to your Commonwealth Bank account and click the Help link in the top right corner of any Commonwealth Bank page.
Commonwealth Bank Email ID CC522
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Gambling control trial is a sensible move by Queensland Government
The Queensland Government has moved to impose limits of gamblers in a trial in southeast Queensland.
This cashless gaming initiative is an excellent means of minimising some of the heartbreak caused to some families because of the ready availability of gambling venues.
The following is a media release issued today by the
Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading The Honourable Peter Lawlor:
28/05/2009
- Bligh Government moves to reduce problem gambling with new technology -
The Queensland Government is leading the way in the prevention of problem gambling in Queensland by completing further trials of 'cashless gaming' technology in two Brisbane venues.
Minister responsible for gaming, Peter Lawlor said the new card-based gaming technology allowed patrons to set limits on the money or time they spend on the pokies.
"This harm minimisation concept offers gaming patrons more control over their spending and could potentially be rolled out throughout the state.
"While less than half a percent of the Queensland population can be identified as a problem gambler, one problem gambler is a one problem gambler too many for the Bligh Government.
"The impact problem gambling has on families and communities makes it an important area for the Government to address," Minister Lawlor said.
The trials provided the Queensland Government with the opportunity to investigate pre-commitment card-based machine gaming using two different systems.
In March 2008 the Sandgate RSL Memorial Club became the hub for one of two trials into this important harm minimisation measure.
A second trial was conducted at Redcliffe RSL Club.
"The trials showed promising results, with some patrons reporting a spend reduction of up to $25 per day," said Minister Lawlor.
The wider investigation into card-based gaming is one of a many harm minimisation initiatives announced by Premier Anna Bligh last year, which forms a part of the Queensland Government's Responsible Gambling Strategy.
Member for Sandgate Vicky Darling said the Queensland Government recognises raising awareness of gambling harm is a collaborative effort involving community, industry and government.
"I am happy to report the evaluation of the card-based gaming trials demonstrated an overall support from both players and industry alike," said Ms Darling.
"The Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing has approved both systems for implementation in gaming venues on a voluntary basis.
"The Queensland Government intends to continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the card-based gaming systems as a larger number of venues take up the technology.
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Sol Trujillo makes a complete dill of himself claiming Australians are racist
Adios Sol.
Your stewardship of Telstra will be long remembered - all for the wrong reasons!
As for claiming Australians are racist, the only racist remarks are your idiotic, spiteful utterances.
You made a King's ransom on your outrageous salary from Telstra, so why don't you just ride off into the sunset and never come back.
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Warning against fraudulent ANZ internet banking scam
The following email is circulating on the internet.
Don't be fooled.
If you have received an email of this nature, delete it immediately.
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From: online_service@anz.com.au
Subject: Verify Your Account Details
Our Valued Customer,
For your security, ANZ Bank Help desk has safeguard your account when there is a possibility that someone other than you is attempting to sign on.
You now need to verify your Identity.
To verify your identity, kindly follow reference below and take the directions to instant activation.
https://www.anz.com/INETBANK/update.asp
Thank you for helping us to protect you.
Security Advisor
ANZ Bank Online Help desk
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Crazy Royal Australian Royal Mint plans to scrap our 5 cent coin
The intellectuals running the Royal Australian Mint are at it again with a secret plan to scrap our 5 cent coin.
This will lead to a consumer rip-off of unimaginable proportions with retailers reluctant to round bills DOWN to the nearest 10 cents.
You can be sure that prices ending in 5c will be bumped up by another 5c.
In the middle of a recession when every cent counts for Australia's battlers, only the fuzzy-headed bureaucrats at the Australian Mint could have dreamed up this idiotic plan at this most-inopportune time.
One and two cent coins were scrapped almost 20 years ago, when they had become an almost valueless nuisance.
But a few 5c pieces today can add up to a tidy amount.
Now is not the right time to scrap our little echidna.
If the Australian Mint wants to win any public praise, it should scrap the antiquated "Royal" from its official title.
Imagine having the portrait of King Charles of Australia on our coins in the future.
Perish the thought!
PAUL TULLY - paul@tully.org.au
This will lead to a consumer rip-off of unimaginable proportions with retailers reluctant to round bills DOWN to the nearest 10 cents.
You can be sure that prices ending in 5c will be bumped up by another 5c.
In the middle of a recession when every cent counts for Australia's battlers, only the fuzzy-headed bureaucrats at the Australian Mint could have dreamed up this idiotic plan at this most-inopportune time.
One and two cent coins were scrapped almost 20 years ago, when they had become an almost valueless nuisance.
But a few 5c pieces today can add up to a tidy amount.
Now is not the right time to scrap our little echidna.
If the Australian Mint wants to win any public praise, it should scrap the antiquated "Royal" from its official title.
Imagine having the portrait of King Charles of Australia on our coins in the future.
Perish the thought!
PAUL TULLY - paul@tully.org.au
Queensland Government's wise move to publish school results
Despite the bizarre opposition of the Queensland Teachers Union (QTU), today's publication for the first time of a comparative report card across all Queensland schools is a sensible and long-overdue move.
These figures enable parents to properly judge and compare the performance of schools across the state.
Why the QTU President Steve Ryan would be opposed to the honest and transparent publication of these results is simply beyond the comprehension of a parent of schoolboys in Grade 2 and 5 - like me, who values today's important milestone in Queensland education.
SEQ impure water explanation leaves us gobsmacked!
The official dismissal of public concerns after E.coli bacteria were detected in a SEQ water reservoir in March must be disturbing to the community.
Residents were not informed at the time which makes the claim by acting Water Grid Manager Barry Dennien that all communications were done in "an honest and transparent way" look absurd.
How can they be honest and transparent if there is no communication at all?
The spin doctors have taken over the SEQ Water Grid!
Barry Dennien is also quoted as saying the March incident was "not unusual" compared with other metropolitan water authorities around Australia.
Which is like saying Jack the Ripper wasn't such a bad chap compared with Osama bin Laden!
The State Government has acquired an on-going hot potato since taking over water management and distribution in SEQ last July.
By all reports, Barry Dennien is a decent and professional guy but he has a duty to keep the public informed of all health scares and to stop the spin-doctoring of media statements which fool only some of the public some of the time.
Residents were not informed at the time which makes the claim by acting Water Grid Manager Barry Dennien that all communications were done in "an honest and transparent way" look absurd.
How can they be honest and transparent if there is no communication at all?
The spin doctors have taken over the SEQ Water Grid!
Barry Dennien is also quoted as saying the March incident was "not unusual" compared with other metropolitan water authorities around Australia.
Which is like saying Jack the Ripper wasn't such a bad chap compared with Osama bin Laden!
The State Government has acquired an on-going hot potato since taking over water management and distribution in SEQ last July.
By all reports, Barry Dennien is a decent and professional guy but he has a duty to keep the public informed of all health scares and to stop the spin-doctoring of media statements which fool only some of the public some of the time.
Ipswich to be key beneficiary of State Government's anti-rock throwing legislation
Media Release from Ipswich City Councillor Paul Tully
Ipswich City Council has welcomed the State Government's new anti-rock throwing legislation.
It says it could save lives on the notorious stretch of the Ipswich Motorway between Gailes and Riverview with 7 pedestrian bridges and flyovers which are used as vantage points to project dangerous missiles onto fast-moving vehicles.
Goodna Councillor Paul Tully said he received regular complaints of juveniles throwing rocks at cars and semi-trailers usually at night.
"They smash the windscreens of vehicles travelling at up to 100 kph and it's only sheer luck no one has been killed.
"This has been a serious problem in Ipswich for the past 30 years."
Cr Tully said this section of the Ipswich Motorway is one of the worst stretches of road in Queensland for this sort of offence.
Cr Tully said the new legislation would give the courts the power to jail offenders for up to 2 years.
He said a powerful deterrent was needed to stop what he described as "the brainless lunatics who deserve to be jailed for their actions".
"All we will then need is for the local magistrates to impose stiff prison sentences and not just a slap over the wrist and send the offenders on their way," Cr Tully said.
Attorney-General moves against idiot rock throwers
New legislation to target rock throwers was passed in State Parliament tonight.
For years, the Ipswich Motorway has been the scene of idiots lobbing rocks onto cars and trucks from pedestrian bridges.
Maybe these clowns can now be controlled and jailed if necessary.
The Attorney-General and the State Government should be congratulated for this tough stand.
Below is the full text of the Attorney-General's media statement issued this evening.
Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations
The Honourable Cameron Dick
21/05/2009
New laws passed to target rock throwers
Any person who throws a rock at a vehicle on a Queensland road can now be sent to jail, under new laws passed in the State Parliament tonight.
Attorney-General Cameron Dick said Queensland authorities now have access to the most comprehensive range of rock throwing laws in the country.
"Throwing rocks at vehicles is dangerous and deadly behaviour, that puts the lives of innocent Queenslanders at risk," Mr Dick said.
"People driving on Queensland roads should not have to fear rocks being thrown at their vehicle.
"Under the laws passed tonight, people who engage in this reckless behaviour can be sent to jail, whether someone was hurt as a result of their actions or not."
Mr Dick said the new laws create a specific offence under the Summary Offences Act 2005, to target rock throwing, laser pointing and other specified conduct which endangers or is likely to endanger the safe use of vehicles.
"In Queensland we already have tough law s targeting offenders who throw rocks at vehicles, with the intention of injuring or killing someone," Mr Dick said.
"These people can be charged with a range of offences including manslaughter, murder, wilful damage, or endangering the safe use of a vehicle with intent.
"But the new laws passed by the Parliament tonight will allow police to charge offenders even if they can not prove intent, and no one is injured.
"These laws send a strong message - throwing rocks at vehicles is never a joke. It is a serious offence which can now result in up to two years in jail.
"The Crime and Misconduct and Summary Offences Amendment Bill 2009 also provided for amendments to the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001, to ensure the CMC can continue to crack down on serious and organised crime.
"The amendments passed have rectified the effects of a recent Supreme Court decision in the case of Scott v Witness C (2009) QSC 35, which limited the major crime investigation and intelligence activities of the CMC and its outcomes in specific matters referred to it by the Crime Reference Committee.
"The amendment ensures that major crime referrals, used by the CMC to investigate and punish serious criminal activity, including networked criminal paedophilia, terrorism and criminal activity by established criminal networks or outlaw bikie gangs and their associates, can continue to be used.
"The passing of these laws, together with the new rock throwing laws, demonstrates the Bligh Government's commitment to safeguarding the community against the full spectrum of criminal activity.
"We are ensuring our law enforcement officers have the power to investigate and prosecute both the most serious criminal activities and also the smaller, yet potentially deadly activities of people who act with complete disregard for others."
Brisbane dams reach 72% - It's time to ease restrictions!
Surely we should not have to wait until December for easing of the current, drastic water restrictions.
That would be outrageous and unfair.
SEQ residents have pulled together to minimise water use over the past 3 years.
There is no reason to have to wait another 7 months to ease the current restrictions which were implemented when Queensland was gripped by the worst drought in the state's history.
We were promised an easing of restrictions at 60% but now that it's 70%, there is no justification for any further delay.
Woolworths bites the bullet over trolley problem
WOOLWORTHS has bitten the bullet on trolley pollution, installing coin-operated trolley stations at centres including Sandgate, Moorooka, Buranda, Toowong and Bulimba.
The Urban Local Government Association of Queensland last week moved to ensure other shopping centres follow Woolies' lead after reports that up to 500 trolleys recently were collected in a six-month roundup across Logan City.
The association, representing 70 per cent of local government voters, approved a plan which could allow councils to force supermarkets to install coin operated trolley docks.
Ipswich councillor Paul Tully says ALDI supermarkets already had a $2 refundable trolley scheme.
"You rarely see an ALDI shopping trolley in a park or local creek," he said.
The association also wants brakes installed on trolleys to stop them rolling off and hitting vehicles.
"The days of getting back to your car in a shopping centre car park and finding a dent in the side of the vehicle will hopefully soon be over," Cr Tully said.
A Woolworths spokeswoman said the company was aware certain suburbs had particular issues with stolen trolleys.
"That is why we have taken the step to introduce coin-operated trolleys," she said.
"Seven Woolworths stores in the Brisbane area have already been fitted with coin locks and a further three will roll out in the next few weeks."
ALDI says the system works.
"We have found the coin-in-slot system to be a key preventative measure in the dumping of trolleys," the spokeswoman said.
The Urban Local Government Association of Queensland last week moved to ensure other shopping centres follow Woolies' lead after reports that up to 500 trolleys recently were collected in a six-month roundup across Logan City.
The association, representing 70 per cent of local government voters, approved a plan which could allow councils to force supermarkets to install coin operated trolley docks.
Ipswich councillor Paul Tully says ALDI supermarkets already had a $2 refundable trolley scheme.
"You rarely see an ALDI shopping trolley in a park or local creek," he said.
The association also wants brakes installed on trolleys to stop them rolling off and hitting vehicles.
"The days of getting back to your car in a shopping centre car park and finding a dent in the side of the vehicle will hopefully soon be over," Cr Tully said.
A Woolworths spokeswoman said the company was aware certain suburbs had particular issues with stolen trolleys.
"That is why we have taken the step to introduce coin-operated trolleys," she said.
"Seven Woolworths stores in the Brisbane area have already been fitted with coin locks and a further three will roll out in the next few weeks."
ALDI says the system works.
"We have found the coin-in-slot system to be a key preventative measure in the dumping of trolleys," the spokeswoman said.
Matthew Johns maintains his self-denial
When will Channel 9 permanently dump this sex-crazed clown?
A temporary standing down of this Rugby League has-been is nothing but an insult to all the women of Australia and New Zealand.
Johns won't even say "sorry" to the woman involved in the tawdry incident in 2002 but he willingly apologises to his family, friends and sundry hangers-on.
But not the traumatised New Zealand woman who has suffered irreparable harm during the past 7 years.
Channel 9 wants to regain its former supremacy over Channel 7 but the way it is handling the Matthew Johns affair with kid gloves suggests it will be many years before that is likely to happen.
Top Doctor claims all's well at Innisfail Hospital - even if you're dead!
Fair dinkum. The idiotic public statements coming from North Queensland about the Innisfail Hospital would make a bullocky cry.
On 3 May 2009, there was a midnight diagnosis that a patient - 92 year old Rita Ring - was dead.
The family was informed of the tragedy but lo and behold, the medical staff had got the diagnosis wrong - Rita was still very much alive.
This was discovered by nurses preparing to put her into a body bag.
Now, that's a pretty big mis-diagnosis in anyone's book.
What a farce. Even a Grade 8 biology student could tell the difference between a body which is dead and one that's still alive.
But the real tragedy in all of this is the apparent stupidity of the statement by Cairns District Medical Services Executive Director Doctor Neil Beaton who said "there was no error".
Wow! No error when you are wrongly pronounced dead! That's really great to know. Every North Queenslander will be very happy to hear they are in safe hands with Dr Beaton at the helm.
Either this guy just fell off the planet or failed Media Training 101, or both.
With a family traumatised by Innisfail Hospital's mis-diagnosis, this statement of denial by Dr Beaton is totally misguided.
All of the apologies in the world cannot forgive Dr Beaton's comment that there had been no error.
Dr Beaton would no doubt argue that a narrow, technical definition of a "medical error" has no application to Rita Ring's tragic mis-diagnosis.
Try telling that to her traumatised family.
If it had been Peter Beattie, he would have copped it on the chin, apologised and moved on.
The former Premier would never have engaged in self-denial, trivialisation or justification of the indefensible.
On 3 May 2009, there was a midnight diagnosis that a patient - 92 year old Rita Ring - was dead.
The family was informed of the tragedy but lo and behold, the medical staff had got the diagnosis wrong - Rita was still very much alive.
This was discovered by nurses preparing to put her into a body bag.
Now, that's a pretty big mis-diagnosis in anyone's book.
What a farce. Even a Grade 8 biology student could tell the difference between a body which is dead and one that's still alive.
But the real tragedy in all of this is the apparent stupidity of the statement by Cairns District Medical Services Executive Director Doctor Neil Beaton who said "there was no error".
Wow! No error when you are wrongly pronounced dead! That's really great to know. Every North Queenslander will be very happy to hear they are in safe hands with Dr Beaton at the helm.
Either this guy just fell off the planet or failed Media Training 101, or both.
With a family traumatised by Innisfail Hospital's mis-diagnosis, this statement of denial by Dr Beaton is totally misguided.
All of the apologies in the world cannot forgive Dr Beaton's comment that there had been no error.
Dr Beaton would no doubt argue that a narrow, technical definition of a "medical error" has no application to Rita Ring's tragic mis-diagnosis.
Try telling that to her traumatised family.
If it had been Peter Beattie, he would have copped it on the chin, apologised and moved on.
The former Premier would never have engaged in self-denial, trivialisation or justification of the indefensible.
World's Longest Serving Labor Government
The Townsville City Council under Mayor Tony Mooney was reputedly the longest-serving Labor Government in the world, until its defeat in March 2008.
Does anyone know who holds the current record as the longest-serving Labor Government in the world?
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