I do not see any one saying any thing about nike, mac’s, and all the rest of the huge stores, more then that there are shops that sell the same painting for 600$ and more not talking about the gallery’s that will sell them to you (exactly the same painting) for 2000$-10,000$.

So this nice men/women come to your door, you can see the art on your wall (no one else offers you this service) and she will make 20$-50$ from the painting you buy.
Is that a scam ? I do not think so I think we get a good deal here in total.

OK if you Australians where not so rooooodddd to people at your door, maybe you will have a chance to hear these guy’s true story.

So if you do not want to buy at your door and want an Australian company selling paintings in good prices, I found this one as the most trusted and with quality paintings www rtgallery com.

I don’t know the history of the National Party in Queensland, but in Victoria it was formed as an independent country party. I belonged to the party for a few years in the 80s because it provided a voice for country people.

At that time the Nationals never formed a coalition in opposition and in Victoria were on the cross benches. It seemed to work well because it made voters aware the Nationals were independent.

Since that time the Nationals have been in almost perpetual coalition, except for a few years of rebuilding in Victoria and currently in WA.

That begs the question: what difference is there between the two parties? Not much really, so they may as well merge.

But I still believe there’s a place for an independent country party; one that isn’t afraid to negotiate with the government of the day to achieve the best outcome for country people.

That’s the path Brendon Grylls is travelling in Western Australia. Nobody in their right mind would suggest he abandon that strategy to form a new party in which the leader is a confessed chair sniffer.

And whatever the intentions in Queensland there are serious implications for other states and the federal party.

As a Queensland MP I can assure you that what is being proposed is what the public is asking for at a State level. I am constantly told that once we (being the Nats and Libs) get our act together and form one party people will again vote for us.
Labor has been in power for almost the past 20 years and we need so much more than a strong coalition agreement to take government.
The model is not so radical as it is already in place in the NT with the Country Liberal Party at a Territory level and still provides a framework Federally for Canberra.
As for the arguement about a “rump party” I think One Nation has shown that that occurs when the people are not being listened to. We face a greater risk of a new party filling the void if we don’t do what the people the Queensland want than from anywhere else.
Let us not fear change.

I’ve created a forum post. Feel free to use it for discussion on these issues.

Short address: http://tinyurl.com/55ovtz

I recognise Westpoint is only a tip of the iceberg, but the material on my website is sufficient reason for a Royal Commission.

The jury is currently out on the Trial of Neale Burnard, and I will have information that shows APRA is as hopeless as ASIC within a few days of the jury’s decision.

Regards Graham

Today’s developments include my mate Carps distancing himself from the whole fiasco and:

Murdoch University journalism lecturer Chris Smyth said: “Western Australia is starting to excel in the repression of reporters going about their duties trying to reveal information to the public.”

Speaking on behalf of media coalition Australia’s Right to Know, News Limited chairman and chief executive John Hartigan described the raid as a “farcical and transparent attempt by a police force to punish journalists and whistleblowers if a government suffers political embarrassment”.

A former editor of Malaysia’s Daily Express, journalism lecturer Joseph Fernandez, said it was a disturbing development.

“I come from an environment where this sort of treatment of the media is par for the course,” Mr Fernandez said. “The tragedy in this is that whatever the impact is on free speech, it is largely unidentifiable.”

As far as I understand, the newspaper and the journalist can’t be prosecuted for anything. It is not an offence to publish confidential government information, only to leak it.

So the police investigation is to identify the whistleblower.

This comment piece in The Australian by Tony Barrass is worth a read.