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- Dianne on The Burkha The Burkha Many years ago I also was confronted with a vision of women shrouded in a Burkha. It left an enormous impact on ... more
- Robert Bailey on The Burkha One easy way to outlaw the burka is to enlist the help of the rebel motorcycle gang. Have them introduce a custom into their ... more
- Albert on The Burkha Bigfella, I believe we may agree on what the word freedom really means, so the decision to ban the burqa liberated many and ... more
- Albert on The Aboriginal Disgrace Smithy, You must be aware that the percentage of sexual abuse of Aboriginal children is no worse than in the white ... more
- John Forrest on The Burkha Hi Jason, Bigfella picked picked you like a dirty nose.You really do need to broaden your thinking and show some level of ... more
- bigfella on The Burkha Albert, The passage that you have taken from Ms Haussegger's blog is actually from the Australian constitution. It would ... more
- Albert on The Burkha Bigfella, what is our responsibility when we know of women and young girls who are beaten because they do not want to wear ... more
- Jason on The Burkha Bigfella, before we get back to the burka, i'm entitled to reply to your logic and insults. Which you leftards are so well ... more
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- Albert on The Aboriginal Disgrace When the Prime Minister was making the Sorry Speech, 13 February 2008, I was reading his face, it was saying, as from Kath ... more
- bigfella on The Burkha Hey Jason, The great thing about the Austrlian culture is that it draws from so many other cultures. That's why we embrace a ... more
- Jason on The Burkha Hey Bigfella, Why do you want to change Australia so much? If you want to see mosques and Islamic schools going up every ... more
- bigfella on The Burkha Michael, So Virginia Haussegger works for the ABC, is a feminist, and has won a United Nations Association award. I would ... more
- Phil - Springwood on The Welfare State Anna Campbell -29.06.09 - The more I read this article, the angrier I become; and I call to arms my practice of ... more
- bigfella on The Burkha Michael, Perhaps the debate has moved on for some. However, I suspect that many will simply jump on the bandwagon with this ... more
- Norm on The Burkha Most of these women don't have a choice and if we in the West don't put a stop to it, for their sake,I fear we will see more ... more
- Jeff MAURICE on The Burkha I like many other Aussies believe that if you come here to our fair land, you should be ready to join our society, our ways, ... more
- rick on The Burkha this is australia, not the middle east. the burqa was designed to protect oneself from desert sand storms.(it has nothing to ... more
- Albert on The Burkha Al Qaeda vows revenge on France over plans to ban the burqa. I suggest they study they Koran, then be the first to applaud ... more
- Phil - Springwood on The Welfare State Anna Campbell - 27th. June. 09 I was the person who used the word scum; See Anna, I am on Disability Support, I have told my ... more
Who's running the state?
Well I've been inviting Anna Bligh to speak to my listeners for some time now. She's been dodging me. She won't front up to answer my questions. Here are some of the questions I'd like to ask her about water.
What is the Bligh Government's plan now for our drinking water?
How much is the contract with the French company Veolia worth?
Did Veolia cut a deal where they're paid for delivering recycled sewage by the mega litre?
What's our obligation to them?
Do they get paid anyway?
What was the government's capital contribution?
Why did you say we won't have to put recycled sewage in the drinking water if industry buys enough of it?
Who would industry buy it from?
Where does the money go?
How much have they been paid?
Has the Labor Party been conducting any polling on the issue?
What are the results of the polling?
A few days ago recycled sewage was fundamental to your plans. Now it's not. Why?
If your polling says 38% of people are opposed to recycled sewage, why make decisions based on the wishes of that minority?
What do you stand for?
And what do you say to the people whose lives you've smashed around the Traveston?
Why on earth have you spent $500M and bought back 600 homes without approval for the project?
What do you say to the people of that area whose lives have been torn apart?
Didn't you know you needed the environmental approval before you blundered ahead?
Isn't that basic?
Is the area suitable for a dam at all?
Is the soil predominantly alluvial?
What do the engineers say?
What do you say now to the families who will have to wait years to know whether the dam's going ahead?
Have you had discussions with the Federal Environment Minister?
What's his view on the environmental implications of the dam?
Have you spent $2.2 billion on recycled water and Traveston?
How much of that is wasted?
What does the Bligh Government stand for?
Anna, are you there to govern? To lead? Or do you just waver in the breeze? Where are we at now with water?
Does the Water Commission run the state?
Or does a research company?
Blog comments
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Looks like the OFF switch for recycled water, according to some QWC market research, will be dam levels somewhere between 50 - 75% ? The following is on the QWC web site "The Commission has also undertaken market research on the community’s awareness of attitude toward purified recycled water. The findings show that community support for purified recycled water has decreased over time. In early 2007, adding purified recycled water to Wivenhoe dam was supported by 75% of the community. Currently, research shows it has 55% support and a further 39% are opposed to it. Two thirds (66%) of SEQ residents believe it should be excluded if dams reach a certain level. Of those 66%, 30% say the dam should be 50% full before we should stop adding Purified Recycled Water and 29% say the dam should be 75% full before it should be stopped"
http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/QWC+adviceTime for a Referendum. Thursday 22 January, 2009 - 10:32 AM -
Clarke seeks water grid recognition:
The Gold Coast Mayor is calling for the Queensland Water Commission to recognise the Gold Coast's input into the south-east water grid. Ron Clarke says the Hinze Dam is now part of the grid and its contribution should further delay the 40 per cent trigger to add recycled water to the Wivenhoe system. Councillor Clarke says the Gold Coast's total contribution could negate any need for recycled water.
"If you add ours to the 45 per cent that is in the other three dams then that would push it up to over 50 per cent, the dam's full so the reckoning point even further, but if you also add the 125 megalitres a day from the desalination plant then that would extend it so much that I don't think we would ever reach that point again," he said. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/02/2435057.htm;) Tuesday 2 December, 2008 - 9:49 AM -
Anna Bligh will not go to a Referendum on recycled Sewage. She already knows what the outcome would be.
This whole exercise seems to be leading to the government wanting to privatise SEQ water. What other other deals and contracts has this government signed or agreed to without informing the public.
Tony Monday 1 December, 2008 - 11:10 PM -
Michael, you are doing a Chris Masters on Capt. Bligh. Do all Queenslanders know that the Queensland Dental Association was given $200,000 by the Qld Government to promote PRO Fluoridation for the Government. This information was discovered under FOI.
Ask your local State Member?Trevor Monday 1 December, 2008 - 10:20 PM -
Looks like the OFF switch for recycled water, according to some QWC market research, will be dam levels somewhere between 50 - 75% ? The following is on the QWC web site "The Commission has also undertaken market research on the community’s awareness of attitude toward purified recycled water. The findings show that community support for purified recycled water has decreased over time. In early 2007, adding purified recycled water to Wivenhoe dam was supported by 75% of the community. Currently, research shows it has 55% support and a further 39% are opposed to it. Two thirds (66%) of SEQ residents believe it should be excluded if dams reach a certain level. Of those 66%, 30% say the dam should be 50% full before we should stop adding Purified Recycled Water and 29% say the dam should be 75% full before it should be stopped"
http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/QWC+adviceTime for a Referendum. Sunday 30 November, 2008 - 10:05 AM -
Looks like the OFF switch for recycled water, according to some QWC market research, will be dam levels somewhere between 50 - 75% ? The following is on the QWC web site "The Commission has also undertaken market research on the community’s awareness of attitude toward purified recycled water. The findings show that community support for purified recycled water has decreased over time. In early 2007, adding purified recycled water to Wivenhoe dam was supported by 75% of the community. Currently, research shows it has 55% support and a further 39% are opposed to it. Two thirds (66%) of SEQ residents believe it should be excluded if dams reach a certain level. Of those 66%, 30% say the dam should be 50% full before we should stop adding Purified Recycled Water and 29% say the dam should be 75% full before it should be stopped"
http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/QWC+adviceTime for a Referendum. Sunday 30 November, 2008 - 10:04 AM
