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Hey Joe! You forgot to shut the gate...

Friday, 28 February 2025

Thanks to reader KB for the tip on amazing insight into America!!!!!

"Stunning Poll Finds Most Democrats Believe Joe Biden Left the U.S. Southern Border Open by Accident"

Stunning Poll Finds Most Democrats Believe Joe Biden Left the U.S. Southern Border Open by Accident

Shock Poll: 75 Percent of Democrats Say Joe Biden’s Migration Flood Was an Accident | Neil Munro, Breitbart News. A staggering 75 percent of Democrats do not believe President Joe Biden’s deputies deliberately kept the border open for migrants, according to a February poll by…

www.thegatewaypundit.com

No cure for stupid........

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Do we still have a Commonwealth since Her Majesty left us?

Friday, 28 February 2025

Commonwealth Day is celebrated every year by the 56 Commonwealth member countries on the second Monday in March. This year it falls on Monday, 10 March 2025.

The theme for Commonwealth Day 2025 is ‘Together We Thrive’. This year’s theme celebrates the enduring spirit of the Commonwealth family – 56 independent member countries united by shared values enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter.

Further information about Commonwealth Day 2025 is available at https://thecommonwealth.org/commonwealth-day

In accordance with Australian flag protocol, all Australian Government departments and associated portfolio agencies should fly or display the Australian National Flag all day on Monday, 10 March 2025.

State, territory and local government agencies as well as non-government organisations are also welcome to participate.

The financial and staffing implications arising from public holiday flag marshal duties are the responsibility of each organisation.

Information on flag protocol is available at http://www.pmc.gov.au/flag.

Commonwealth Flag Officer

28 February 2025

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
1 National Circuit, Barton,
ACT 2600

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Good on you Senator Rennick.

Friday, 28 February 2025

Thank you Underminder for the tip.

What is Albanese hiding?

Last year I successfully got the Senate to pass two motions for the production of documents.

The first asked for the Albanese government to provide the business case to justify Federal taxpayers spending $100 million on a road maintained by the NSW… pic.twitter.com/oUJ4jrGRAg
— Senator Gerard Rennick (@SenatorRennick) February 26, 2025

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Incompatible with civilisation.

Friday, 28 February 2025

The Times

A Saudi man has married three women, including a student and a teacher from the same school, as well as the institution’s principal, Saudi-based daily Okaz has reported, according to Al-Arabiya.

Additionally, the 50-year-old man also has another wife who works as an educational supervisor at the same school.

#TheTimes #saudiarabia #Marriage

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Therapeutic Albanese in the raw.

Friday, 28 February 2025

The face perfectly depicts contempt and hatred for all Aussies and shows the reality that is Anthony Albanese.

Look into the eyes as they are the window to the soul and that view is terrifying.

Makes you wonder just how much hatred one person can hold
— Bill Dobell OAM (@bill_dobell) February 27, 2025

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And these are the best bits of "With Love, Meghan"!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, 28 February 2025

Who's going to pay to watch this?

I preferred her early phase.

UPDATE - thanks to reader Leoni for this magnificent update!

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Ted Cruz on the USA's enemy, "Palestinian Savages". Us too Ted.

Friday, 28 February 2025

WATCH

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, in a video message: “Israel has the absolute right to decide what happens in Judea and Samaria.” pic.twitter.com/Io3LxhaR8I
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) February 26, 2025

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Michelle Rowland needs remedial sums classes

Friday, 28 February 2025

Adding up the days of the month isn't Michelle's strong point - thanks to reader GP who writes:

Hi Michael

Hope all is well.

I got this flyer today as I'm in Greenway.

Have a look at the date for the meet and greet.

And this is the Communications Minister.

Cheers,

GP

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All smiles for Channel 9 at Ramadan Festival.

Thursday, 27 February 2025

Wow.

What a wonderful time.

Colourful multicultural festival etc.

Such an amazing thing for our country etc etc etc.

Want some reality darl????? … They look down on you and don’t think you’re an equal.

Useful idiots of Channel 9 News celebrate a culture that wouldn’t piss on them.

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Trudeau's former foreign minister proposes nuclear alliance against the threat of Trump.

Thursday, 27 February 2025

Has Chrystia Freeland lost her f'ing mind?!?

"The US is turning predator, and so what Canada needs to do is work closely with our democratic allies, our military allies.
I would start with our Nordic partners, specifically Denmark who is also being threatened, and our NATO… pic.twitter.com/D02tGiiYLX
— Kirk Lubimov (@KirkLubimov) February 26, 2025

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DATE	EVENT/DOCUMENT
1990	Julia Gillard becomes a Partner at Slater and Gordon and is in the Industrial Relations Department of law firm
20-08-91	Letter to Bruce Wilson from Julia Gillard concerning a vacancy at the AWU
1-05-91	Julia Gillard brought her property at 36 Phillip Street, Abbotsford Vic property settled in July and she borrowed $40,000 from Slater & Gordon for the deposit and the rest from Westpac bank
6-03-92	Advertisement appeared in the paper for Incorporating the Workplace Reform Association - Theiss may have used it for reference

17-03-92	Locals concerned the Accident and Death Fund was being used to buy property and office equipment with the funds they paid into the fund.
18-03-92	Boulder fund suspended
15-05-92	Bruce Wilson and Julia Gillard go to a meeting with the miners in Kalgoorlie
18-05-92	AWU announce it is taking over the fund at Boulder paper article
13-02-93	Contract of sale signed by Bruce Wilson
13-02-93	Purchase of 85 Kerr Street Fitzroy by Julia Gillard and B Wilson who attended the Auction
13-02-93	blewitt-getting-his-addres.html Purchase of 85 Kerr Street Fitzroy by Julia Gillard and Bruce Wilson who attended the Auction
15-02-93	Letter to Slater & Gordon about the 1/85 Kerr Street sale
15-02-93	Ralph Blewitt is appointed Western Australian Branch Secretary in the week 15 to 19 February
16-02-93	Olive Brosnan and Heidi chasing up the Power of Attorney - notes
17-02-93	Olive Brosnan makes this further note regarding Heidi, a sales person with the Real Estate firm GA Thomson. Note that Heidi returns the call and says that she will let Olive Brosnan have the original Power of Attorney (when she gets it?) and will need a certified copy in return
22-02-93	Slater and Gordon acknowledges that it has received the Contract of Sale, Section 32 Statement and the Power of Attorney from GA Thomson.
23-02-93	Olive Brosnan certifies Power of Attorney
3-03-93	A memo from Sylvia to Olive Brosnan about the application for the loan for Ralph Blewitt and the Kerr Street property
4-03-93	Letter/fax from Hewitt & Company stating Ralph Blewitt Wages Ref VB/CS
9-03-93	Memo to Olive Brosnan from Sylvia about the loan approval and the return of the chq for $500 from Ralph Blewitt’s personal account
10-03-93	Letter from Slater & Gordon addressed to Ralph Blewitt explaining mortgage details Page 1, Page 2, Page 3
10-03-93	Memo Julia Gillard wants details of penalty interest rates
12-03-93	Memo to Julia Gillard from Olive Brosnan about penalty interest rates
17-03-93	Memo of fees for house - Bill of costs
18-03-93	Letter to Ralph Blewitt requesting Cheque for $67,772.30
18-03-93	The cheque for $67,772.30
22-03-93	Settlement date for Kerr Street purchase
23-03-93	Land Transfer document
31-03-94	Dawesville project costs
Aug-Sept 94	Julia Gillard went on holidays while Bruce Wilson organised house renovations
Aug-Sept 94	Interview with Slater & Gordon about the Renovations
6-02-95	New bank accounts for Construction Fund
17-02-95	AWU-FIME amalgamate (2 Victorian Branches)
12-04-95	Cheque from AWU WRAI account $46,550
27-04-95	Cheque for $15000 - $10 000 for K Spyridis and $5000 cash
30-06-95	AWU went back to central funding arrangements
25-07-95	Letter from Robert Smith (AWU) to Ian Cambridge and Steve Harrison about the unknown AWU bank accounts
27-07-95	Letter to the National Executives about the freezing of the accounts
2-08-95	Union National Finance committee meet to discuss what was going on start of investigations into the frozen accounts
4-08-95	Bob Smith wrote to Ian Cambridge to say the AWU was going to charge Bruce Wilson
10-08-95	Ian Cambridge visits QC Richard Kenzie from Maurice Blackburn for discussions to fix it (get union money back)
14-08-95	Internal Review into Julia Gillard’s involvement of the AWU -WRA and she is put on restricted duties
14/15 Aug 95	Other Joint secretaries of the Unions paid out the signatories of the accounts - hand writing on the cheques Link 1 Link 2
16-08-95	Bruce Wilson redundancy cheque $55,204
17-08-95	Letter to stop the cheques Ian Cambridge
17/18 Aug 95	All accounts were closed bar 2 general and grants accounts and redundancies given out
18-08-95	Affidavit - Bill Ludwig - Bruce Wilson get sprung
11-09-95	Julia Gillard interviewed by Geoff Shaw, Peter Gordon and Nick Styant-Browne at Slater and Gordon - It’s recorded and she goes on leave of Absence until May 96 (WA AWU-WRA not yet discovered by AWU yet)
31-01-96	Ian Cambridge addresses AWU Qld Branch meeting
3-04-96	Ian Cambridge talked with Commonwealth Bank - Diary entry - Discovery of Workplace Reform Association INC. WA branch
6-05-96	Discovery of Accounts in AWU name by Ian Cambridge letter from Commonwealth Bank
7-05-96	Fax from Com bank listing the accounts in the AWU name - for Ian Cambridge
1-06-96	Newspaper article about Joe Trio and the AWU fraud article from sometime in 1996
3-06-96	Ian Cambridge received bank records after the discussions with the bank back in April Ian Cambridge spoke to AWU Officials in Perth and they never heard of the Workplace Reform Association Inc.
5-07-96	Diary entry Ian Cambridge - spoke to Branch Official Russell Frearson about the $400,000 going through the account
31-07-96	Geoff Shaw Slater & Gordon General Manager gets Subpoena to supply all documents relating to purchase of 1/85 Kerr Street
13-08-96	Court proceeding where Geoff Shaw is to produce the documents from the Subpeona Link 1, Link 2
6-01-97	Memo from Investigating Detective Dave McAlpine about the AWU fraud
6-02-97	Memo to fraud squad from Theiss stating they hadn’t been defrauded Link 1, Link 2, Link 3, Link 4
17-02-98	Memo fraud squad about Theiss - Ralph Blewitt said Theiss auditors required that the WRA needed to be Inc.