Chris Smith in regular gig with Sky News's Peta Credlin
Monday, 22 July 2019
Bear with me over the next few days!
Monday, 22 July 2019
This week will culminate in an important meeting and briefing session in Canberra.
We'll then get to see how fair dinkum this government is about its parliamentary agenda for this term:
tackling lawlessness in workplaces whenever and wherever it may occur
May I ask you please to cut me some slack over the next few days?
Yesterday was a gruelling full day of travel on provincial Thai roads in a mini-van - over the next few days I have several very lengthy flights and one lengthy train trip.
I have some presentations to prepare, along with a further prosecution brief and various briefing papers.
Every touch leaves its trace.
Buzz Aldrin's 2nd best landing - conspiracy theorist pest harassing the astronaut gets a love-tap
Sunday, 21 July 2019
“Why don’t you swear on Bible Buzz Aldrin you walked on the moon!” Lib Loon
— Oliver McGee PhD MBA (@OliverMcGee) July 20, 2019
“Will you get out of here, we’ll CALL THE POLICE!” Buzz
“You’re a coward, a liar & a thief!” Lib Loon
Buzz SOCKA-PUNCH THE LOON in his face!
Retweet That YOU STAND WITH BUZZ! @POTUS @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/KeHwEdTKtn
Great comment "2nd best landing" from JcSilva @JCsadaSilva on Twitter.
Just had an excellent meeting with President Donald Trump! We discussed America’s future in space, ways to address space challenges, and the need to keep exploring beyond the horizon. Keep America Great in Space!! #Apollo50 #ApolloXI https://t.co/zv2LgoCheD
— Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) July 19, 2019
Calombaris with a halo on the cover? More proof (the left-wing publisher formerly known as Fairfax) is cactus.
Saturday, 20 July 2019
I don't know when Good Weekend mag gets printed.
It's the advertorial insert inside the few dozen copies of the Sydney Morning Herald/Age sold on Saturdays.
But ask yourself this.
If you were the publisher - wouldn't you have decided a couple of days ago that it'd be better to pulp every copy than put your name to this?
George Calombaris on the cover?
With a halo?
Are there any editorial decision-makers left at the lefty-joke formerly known as Fairfax?
"Wake up to yourself Today!" Nine's Today show proves why it's cactus with moon-landing conspiracy story
Saturday, 20 July 2019
Did man really land on the moon in 1969 or was it all a publicity stunt? #9Today pic.twitter.com/9tVukf8iYB
— The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) July 19, 2019
Beauty queen Kathy Zhu's magnificent letter in response to being sacked for pro-common sense social media posts
Saturday, 20 July 2019
UPDATE!
Ms Zhu with her considered, thought-provoking and eloquently put observations is barred from contributing to this:
the main focus of our organization is on the most well-rounded and self confident young women with a big heart and soul, passionate about their communities and willing to make a positive impact on society
while Ms Zhu is out - this is in.
President Trump posts video - students think Obama's comments on immigration are racist, but only when they believe Trump said them
Saturday, 20 July 2019
Complainant says new statements & evidence in Bill Shorten rape complaint "moving up VICPOL chain of command"
Friday, 19 July 2019
We fairly regularly receive notes like these:
I dropped Kathy a note earlier today to let her know how I'd been answering these sorts of "enquiries".
A few minutes ago Kathy came back to me with a statement, along with her permission for me to publish it!
Thank you Michael.
The case is moving up the chain of command at Vic pol. More written and verbal statements have been taken and I've also found more indisputable evidence. It's taking time but time has been my best asset so far.
I'll keep you updated.
I'll keep you updated.
Can't get more first-hand than that!
Former (& very loyal) 2GB presenter Chris Smith on Channel 7's Sunrise Sunday morning
Friday, 19 July 2019
He's back!
Numbers and Labor Party influence count for United Voice - not looking after George Colombaris's workers
Friday, 19 July 2019
United Voice is the union which should have picked up the systematic underpayments to George Colombaris's workers.
It has Right of Entry Permits and the ability to check the company's books.
It has access to the payslips of every worker.
But it did nothing. Brought no action against the companies - and it wasn't a party to the Fair Work Ombudsman's action and the Enforceable Undertaking released yesterday.
United Voice is one our largest unions, with over 130,000 members.
It has a long history as the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union - but in March 2011 it applied to the Fair Work Commission to drop the word "union" from its title and became "United Voice", telling the Commission:
The new name is the outcome of a corporate-style rebranding featuring surveys, focus groups and marketing consultants.
A large proportion of members work in clubs, pubs and other licensed premises (like The Press Club and other Colombaris establishments), but the union argued in the Fair Work Commission that the word ''liquor'' had to go.
''The word 'liquor' is not in common usage and offends Muslim and indigenous....members. United Voice resonated with members and potential members. It was a name that no one felt excluded by.''
At the time, the Sydney Morning Herald reported:
Ray Gietzelt, 88, the union's longest-serving leader, resisted pressure to change the name.
''There were those who weren't happy with the 'miscellaneous' title, but you make your reputation based on what you do and how you perform, not your name,'' he said.
What you do and how you perform. Wise words. What the union didn't do was check that its members were being paid properly.
It did find the time and money to mount a campaign over gay marriage. And it's been part of the ACTU's "change the rules" campaign, whatever that means.
But its fundamental concern has always been numbers and influence within the Labor Party.
In 2016 the ABC's 730 program broadcast this segment - it's a rare insight into the inner workings of a Labor-affiliated union with its relentless focus on member numbers which bring more votes at Labor Party congress and thus more influence - and preselections for union officials like Penny Wong.
And in 2015 it funded and briefly ran this bizarre ad on YouTube - all about taking back power in the Labor Party.
Yesterday United Voice told us it was shocked to learn of the Colombaris underpayments - which it calls wage theft.
Theft of workers money hey! I'd be having a long hard look at my union fees if I was a member.
UPDATE
As at 10AM this morning, this is a screen shot from United Voice's current website.
https://www.unitedvoice.org.au/history
Through United Voice, members have won better agreements in all industries. Most recently, United Voice members have secured the jobs of thousands of childcare professionals left in limbo by the collapse of ABC Learning. Elsewhere, members have achieved better wages, conditions and a voice on the job by winning our Clean Start campaign in city buildings.
Most recently, United Voice secured the jobs of thousands left in limbo by the collapse of ABC Learning??????
ABC Learning went into administration eleven years ago - 2008.
A website isn't everything, but it's an organisation's public face. If they don't care about keeping that up to date, what else don't they care about?
There's one line on that page that does ring true
United Voice is innovative and ambitious. But, most importantly, we’re effective at winning better jobs.
They just forgot to add for the union's bosses.
Democrat-aligned professor spills the beans on Google's massive, frightening ability to manipulate election results
Friday, 19 July 2019
I was sceptical about the mechanisms by which Google or any like company could actually "manipulate" election results - until I heard this.
I've had my own run ins with the company - but action on this scale, so simply described by a self-described leftist is frightening.