Somewhere in Western Sydney the smirk will be slowly turning into a frown on the face of Susai Benjamin.
I’ve written a few articles about the Blacktown Councillor over the years, allegations of branch stacking, his attitude towards violence against women, and about the factional backers that support him.
If there is one leader that has earned the trust of the population during the Covid-19 pandemic it has been the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.
Last weekend was an important one in Victoria as some of the Covid-19 restrictions had been lifted meaning people could do some of those things they’d been hanging out to do.
You couldn’t go to your local gym. Catching a flick at the movies was out. A sit down breakfast in your local café was still a no go, dinner at a restaurant was definitely off the menu, and going for a pint at the local pub was still a distant memory.
I want you to imagine a scenario, it’s a fictitious one but a relevant one.
I want you to imagine that the Chinese government has been investigated by the International Criminal Court and found to have committed horrendous war crimes that include the illegal murder of women and children and multiple acts of torture. Seriously heinous international crimes that need to be prosecuted.
The Morrison government attempt to crap on Daniel Andrews but only end up crapping in their own nest.
So not only is Australia a participant in the battle against Covid 19, we are apparently bearing witness to the “Battle of the Dans”, Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan vs Victorian Premier Dan Andrews.
This far from epic battle saw the Premier come out victorious before he even had an opportunity to show up and join the fight.
It’s a saying that dates back to ancient Greece to a man named Aeschylus who was born in 525 BC;
“In war, truth is the first casualty.”
I wrote this for publication on Independent Australia on ANZAC Day.
A day where we honour the memories of those who fought and died in armed combat to defend both our country and our allies.
It is also a day where we make a solemn oath to not forget their names, their deeds, and their motivations.
When it comes to defending the paedophiles that the Catholic Church has educated, trained, endorsed and sent out amongst ‘the flock’, News Corp is in a class of its own.
On the 26th March this year, something unusual happened.
News Ltd were forced to take a big bite of humble pie and print an apology to former Labor MP Melissa Parke in the Herald Sun. This apology came after articles were printed that could have given the impression that Ms. Parke was an anti-Semite after she was critical of Israel’s human rights record.
Earlier this week reports went out that Israel’s Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has been diagnosed with Covid-19.
It’s hard to find a silver lining in a global pandemic, but if there is something positive to come out of Covid-19 in Australia it may just be our attitude towards welfare recipients.