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CRY FREEDOM on Choice between China and USA? To the uneducated I will explain, America supports China from Japanese aggression and in return gets attacked themselves. ... more
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Richard on Choice between China and USA? Communism or Democracy.Why are we even entertaining the thought?Bob Carr is a nutcase, but gets elevated to Foreign Minister ... more
John of Caloundra on Choice between China and USA? Wow, it's easy to engender fear and anger in the digital age, isn't it? And Cry, why do you point out this "history" as ... more
John of Caloundra on ACTU calls for casual workers to be ... Absolutely. It's too easy to whack someone on a casual rate and leave them in that situation where they have little job ... more
CRY FREEDOM on Choice between China and USA? From 1937 to 1941 a war raged between China and Japan, the USA in support of China put sanctions of raw materials on Japan ... more
Amy on ACTU calls for casual workers to be ... As a general rule Casual Employees wages include a component to account for Annual Leave and Sick Leave, that is why a ... more
Amy on Tony Abbott on Drive So Bob, when do we see Wayne Swans hidden Robin Hood Suit?You know the one one wears when one robs the rich and gives to the ... more
BELLA on Tony Abbott on Drive Exactly....No Carbon Tax or MRRT = No linked INCREASE in benefits, the operative words being LINKED INCREASE, Bob.Which does ... more
BELLA on Choice between China and USA? AND SO IT BEGINS...... more
CRY FREEDOM on Choice between China and USA? George Bush what crucified by the media and the ALP over his your with me or against me comment. Do not be mistaken, this is ... more
CRY FREEDOM on Tony Abbott on Drive Bella, once again the socialist minded believe you can solve problems by running up debt and increasing taxes as proven by ... more
Bob Lord on PM Gillard with 4BC Breakfast Dear DIckDid you notice that bit in the budget how next year the government will be collecting 24 billion less taxes? That's ... more
Bob Lord on Treasurer Wayne Swan Dear RichardGreat thinking outside the box mate. People do use solar powered lighting along their driveways already of ... more
Bob Lord on Hockey smacks budget Dear DickReally CHEAP overseas labour working in our mines??? You envisage toilers in the hot sun with a pick and shovel? ... more
John of Caloundra on Hockey smacks budget Dick: "don't comment on what you know nothing about"! L-O-L!Should take your own advice I dare say!Ooga booga soshulizms ... more
John of Caloundra on Treasurer Wayne Swan Richard, only you on this blog, and nobody else in the world, calls the ETS a broad based consumption tax. That's more ... more
Richard on Hockey smacks budget @Bob, don't comment on what you know nothing about.Find out why Gina has gone overseas for cheap labor.Can't get CHEAP labor ... more
Richard on Treasurer Wayne Swan @JOCI didn't realise that the Ipswich Motrway was a locally funded project.Just how did we innovate before the ETS. ... more

Indigenous seats

Posted by: 4bc.com.au | 30 April, 2010 - 5:15 PM

The state government’s Integrity and Accountability green paper has been released and one response from the Torres Shire is that there should be seats reserved in parliament for indigenous representatives. Agreeing with this is Aidan McLindon, and Michael Smith quizzes him on the possibility.

Blog comments

Props for the Queensland Youth Parliament plug Aidan.
It's politicians like you that allow our program to continue to make a difference and allow young Queenslanders to have their voice heard!

Natalie Thursday 21 October, 2010 - 12:22 PM
thanks for the qyp plug aidian :D

Amelia Wednesday 5 May, 2010 - 10:50 AM
We dont need special seats set aside for indigenious
MPs.That will only promote
division.What we do need is
for our current politicians
of all parties to really
listen to them.We need to
make our Mps see them as
real people not as votes at
the next election.John
Howard made the brave choice
to get rid of the bloated
corrupt waste of money that
Atsic had become.Lets give some real supprt to people
like Noel Pearson and the
elders in the communities.
And while we are at it get
rid of "do gooders" who have
no idea of what that really
means and the extreme greens
who only care about their
own ideological agenda.Then
and only then will we get to
Close The Gap.

peter hansen Wednesday 5 May, 2010 - 10:43 AM
Seats in Parliament should be reserved for Politicians who have the countries best interest at heart.
Minority groups govern for the minority.
No special seats.
No special privallages.
Why do we keep upset the 90% for the benefit of the 10%

Mad as H... Tuesday 4 May, 2010 - 3:36 PM
I dont like this idea. I come from Fiji and the reason why there have been so many political problems is because the parliament is made up of x amount of seats for indigenous fijians, x amount for indians and x amount for others. Fiji is trying to get rid of this and become more like australian parliament, i hope australia doesnt go down this track. If indigenous australians want to become a politician then they can run like every other australian no matter what your background.

Steve Tuesday 4 May, 2010 - 9:43 AM
its great to see Aidan Mclindon talk about something like welcome to country and indigenous reps in QLD Parliament. Still the idea did come from a group of young people in the QLD Youth Parliament...

Beau Sunday 2 May, 2010 - 3:22 PM