The Honorable member for Kingsford Smith performing yesterday. :
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In a momentous musical tribute to the victims of Asia's tsunami disaster, Midnight Oil headlined the star-studded WaveAid concert at the Sydney Cricket Ground last night.
Lead singer Peter Garrett, now the Labor member for Kingsford Smith, relished the opportunity to perform, showing off his trademark antics including outstretched hand and manic dancing.
Crowd members went berserk as the Oils belted out some of their biggest tunes in what was considered their farewell show.
Garrett joked to the crowd of 48,000: "I'm probably the only Labor MP who is singing in a band tonight.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/01/29/1106850156869.html?oneclick=true
Oh, never mind that, msolga. I was looking for a place to use it and just put it here temporarily. I found a more suitable place over at the "housebreaking" thread.
But I kind of like the way it looks on your thread too, so I'm just gonna leave it here for awhile.
I'll be back to pick it up later. (The emoticon, not the crap)
I have a new horse, msolga. Would you like to see him?
That's what I like about you, msolga. You're kind. Most people would have said, "That's the ugliest damn horse I've ever seen!"
But not you. And I thank you for that.
Yeah, I guess you're right. There are uglier horses out there...
(picture removed to appease an angry aussie)
Thanks for the contribution to the topic, Gus. Thanks a lot.
<sigh> The first indication of the real, alternative Labor opposition in action? Looks like have a bet both ways to me. A cop out, with an eye on the opinion polls. How sad. Already!
Labor declines support for Habib compo
January 31, 2005 - 9:59AM/the AGE
Opposition Leader Kim Beazley has declined to support calls for compensation for Mamdouh Habib, saying he wasn't going to make him into a hero.
Supporters of the former terror suspect have called for the government to compensate him for the years he spent in US detention.
Mr Beazley said Labor had taken a principled stance in supporting his release.
He said the government did need to make a full explanation to the Australian people about its role in the detention of Mr Habib.
Asked whether he believed Mr Habib was entitled to compensation, he responded: "I am not going to make a hero of Mamdouh Habib.
"The Labor Party took a principled position over the last three years. we said to the government 'You say to the Americans - charge him or release him.' Finally they have released him," he told the Nine network.
"Now we didn't do that, because necessarily we were in support of Mamdouh Habib per se, but because that is a principle democratic people ought to live by any way.
"You are either charged or you are released.
"Having said that and having seen him released, I am not in the business of making him a hero."
Mr Habib was arrested in Pakistan in October 2001 on suspicion of terrorist activities and then transferred first to Egypt and then to the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He was released without charge and arrived back in Australia on Friday.
Mr Beazley said the government needed to explain its role.
"What our government ought to be doing is what our shadow Attorney General (Nicola Roxon) called for the other day - giving a full explanation to the Australian people instead of muttering behind their hands on the subject," he said. ....
http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Labor-declines-support-for-Habib-compos/2005/01/31/1107020293768.html
msolga wrote:<sigh> The first indication of the real, alternative Labor opposition in action? Looks like having a bet both ways to me. A cop out, with an eye on the opinion polls. How sad. Already!
Labor declines support for Habib compo
January 31, 2005 - 9:59AM/the AGE
Opposition Leader Kim Beazley has declined to support calls for compensation for Mamdouh Habib, saying he wasn't going to make him into a hero.
Supporters of the former terror suspect have called for the government to compensate him for the years he spent in US detention.
Mr Beazley said Labor had taken a principled stance in supporting his release.
He said the government did need to make a full explanation to the Australian people about its role in the detention of Mr Habib.
Asked whether he believed Mr Habib was entitled to compensation, he responded: "I am not going to make a hero of Mamdouh Habib.
"The Labor Party took a principled position over the last three years. we said to the government 'You say to the Americans - charge him or release him.' Finally they have released him," he told the Nine network.
"Now we didn't do that, because necessarily we were in support of Mamdouh Habib per se, but because that is a principle democratic people ought to live by any way.
"You are either charged or you are released.
"Having said that and having seen him released, I am not in the business of making him a hero."
Mr Habib was arrested in Pakistan in October 2001 on suspicion of terrorist activities and then transferred first to Egypt and then to the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He was released without charge and arrived back in Australia on Friday.
Mr Beazley said the government needed to explain its role.
"What our government ought to be doing is what our shadow Attorney General (Nicola Roxon) called for the other day - giving a full explanation to the Australian people instead of muttering behind their hands on the subject," he said. ....
http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Labor-declines-support-for-Habib-compos/2005/01/31/1107020293768.html
Looks like the same old Beazles to me.
Suddenly Rudd is looking amazingly good. I'm certain he could come up with a smarter response than this. I'm having flashbacks to Labor's response to "Children overboard"/detention centres/asylum seekers. <sigh> Back to Bob Brown for a bit of moral leadership on this one, I guess .....
Oh!
:
Wednesday, February 2, 2005, 11.10am
Dear 10,500 Crikey alertees,
....
After almost five years of operation, yesterday afternoon Stephen Mayne and Paula Piccinini signed binding contracts for the $1 million sale of Crikey. The buyers are Eric Beecher and Di Gribble from Private Media Partners (PMP), publisher of The Reader.
Eric and Di were the original founders of Text Media which was sold to Fairfax for more than $60 million in 2003-04. ....
That didn't take very long.
It was good while it lasted......
Yes, it was good, but getting a wee bit tired, I think.
So where to now for the dirt on Oz politics? Obviously Crikey as a business can't do the same job it used to do. Anyone know of any half on-the-ball blog/s?
