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GREBA - WHAT'S YOUR SPIN ON THIS ???
A HUNTER doctor has alleged patient care is being compromised
and lives put at risk at the Mater Hospital by more surgery deferrals
and cancellations.
Cardiothoracic specialist Allen James is so incensed with the
situation he has resigned from the hospital as a visiting medical
officer.
Dr James had four patients listed for surgery yesterday,
[ 20 December 2007 ] two of them urgent, but because of
"nursing staff inavailability", the surgery was cancelled.
SOURCE :
Donna Sharpe, Patience runs out: Doctor quits Mater in disgust over
surgery delays . Newcastle Herald, 21 December 2007, p.1
see also :
ABC News, Mater Hospital manager defends surgery delays ,
21 December 2007
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A HUNTER doctor has alleged patient care is being compromised
and lives put at risk at the Mater Hospital by more surgery deferrals
and cancellations.
Cardiothoracic specialist Allen James is so incensed with the
situation he has resigned from the hospital as a visiting medical
officer.
Dr James had four patients listed for surgery yesterday,
[ 20 December 2007 ] two of them urgent, but because of
"nursing staff inavailability", the surgery was cancelled.
SOURCE :
Donna Sharpe, Patience runs out: Doctor quits Mater in disgust over
surgery delays . Newcastle Herald, 21 December 2007, p.1
see also :
ABC News, Mater Hospital manager defends surgery delays ,
21 December 2007
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FRED ADDRESSES ANTI-MUSLIM RALLY
A PUBLIC meeting opposing the development of an Islamic school in Sydney's southwest
became heated last night when locals were not allowed to enter because there were
already almost 700 people crammed inside.
Those who did manage to get a seat were treated to a speech by Reverend Fred Nile,
who said he was concerned about the proposed development and about what is being
taught in such schools.
The public meeting was organised to give Camden locals background information about the
Quranic Society, which bought a 15ha property to build a Muslim school to host 1200
students on Burragorang Rd, Cawdor.
During his address, Mr Nile told the crowd he did not want Australia to become complacent
about Muslim immigration as the United Kingdom, France and Holland had done. He also called
for a moratorium on Muslim immigration.
"We need to be concerned about the school in Camden," Mr Nile said.
Evelyn Yamine , Cops block mass Muslim protest , Daily Telegraph, 20 December 2007 .
SEE ALSO : Wendy Frew , Nile party behind anti-Muslim school rally , Sydney Morning Herald, 22 December 2007 p.
IN UNRELATED News Rev Fred Nile, MLC has formed a close association with Michael Darby.
Michael Darby is the son of former Independent MP for Manly, Evelyn Douglas Darby ( 1962-1966). Michael Darby, contested pre-selection
for the Liberal Party in the seat of Manly in 2006 but was beaten by Mike Baird MP,who went on to win the seat at the 2007 state election,
taking the seat from David Barr, an Independent. Mr Baird is clearly a "star recruit" to the NSW parliamentary Liberal Party.
Michael Darby had a strained relationship with former Liberal leader Peter Debnam, which culminated in him publicly campaigning for the
Liberal Party to dump Mr Debnam as leader, after the 2007 election.
At that time it was reported :
Mr Darby is facing internal party discipline after giving behind-the-scenes assistance to the Reverend Fred Nile's Christian
Democratic Party during the election campaign.(1 )
However, it seems Mr Darby's relationship with Rev Fred Nile was to develop into a 'professional' one :-
A BLAZING row has broken out inside the Christian Democratic Party over the Reverend Fred Nile's election call for a 10-year ban
on Muslims immigrating to Australia. On the eve of the election his media adviser, Cameron Horn, resigned because he was offended
by the anti-Muslim focus of the campaign. Party supporters with deeply held Christian beliefs regarded the immigration ban as
"un-Christian" and pandering to religious bigotry. Notably, the other Christian Democratic MP, the Reverend Gordon Moyes,
superintendent of the Wesley Central Mission since 1979, scarcely mentioned it. After Horn's departure Nile enlisted the professional
help of Liberal Party maverick Michael Darby. (2)
In June 2007 Michael Darby was suspended from the Liberal Party for 2 years (3)
But in August 2007 Fred Nile announced it as a coup that a former Liberal had signed up to the Christian Democrats :-
Christian Democrat MP Fred Nile will unveil on Thursday a senior NSW Liberal figure as the latest recruit to his own party.
Former Liberal Party federal council member Michael Darby is expected to be named as the newest addition to NSW Christian
Democrat ranks.
Mr Nile will officially make the announcement at a news conference at NSW Parliament House on Thursday. (4)
On the same day that Fred Nile officially announced the coup in getting Michael Darby to "make the switch" it was also announced :
The party today officially introduced pastor Paul Green as its number-one candidate for the Senate at a media conference in Sydney.
Mr Green says he believes Australian people are very concerned about Muslim immigration and would support an immediate
moratorium.
"If there was bird flu coming from a people's groups across the nation, would we not stop to assess the risk management of what it
means to Australia and then assess the factors, and say, 'Is it safe to continue that or withhold it until it is dealt with?'" he said.
Mr Green is urging the Federal Government to conduct a social impact study on the effects of Muslim immigration. (5)
In November 2007 Michael Darby was endorsed as the Christian Democrat candidate in the seat of Dobell, held for the Liberal Party by Ken
Ticehurst.
Graham Freemantle of the Michael Darby for Dobell campaign team, told the Central Coast Express Advocate :
Michael Darby and Fred Nile are strongly opposed to some of the libertarian policies of the Liberty and Democratic Party. (6)
Mr Darby told the Newcastle Herald :
I have a long record of charitable fund-raising and organising international humanitarian projects, including campaigning for East
Timorese independence. ( 7 )
Mr Darby received 1,549 votes (1.88%) at the 2007 Dobell poll. (8)
SOURCES :
(1) Alex Mitchell, Lib calls on 'whingeing' Debnam to step down, Sun Herald, 1 April 2007. p. 13
(2) Alex Mitchell , Naked Eye, Sun Herald, 8 April, 2007. p. 22
(3) Imre Salusinszky, Libs suspend ex-president for TV comments. The Australian, 27 June 2007. p. 7
(4) AAP Bulletin, Liberal gun to join Christian Democrats, 22 August 2007. p. 1
(5) ABC News, Controlling Muslim immigration likened to fight on bird flu, 23 August, 2007
(6) Letters, Central Coast Express Advocate, 16 November, 2007. p. 60
( 7 ) Julieanne Strachan, Water the deep issue; Parties splash cash around , Newcastle Herald, 20 November, 2007. p. 14
(8) Dobell Results, 2007 Election, Australian Electoral Commission [ online ]
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A PUBLIC meeting opposing the development of an Islamic school in Sydney's southwest
became heated last night when locals were not allowed to enter because there were
already almost 700 people crammed inside.
Those who did manage to get a seat were treated to a speech by Reverend Fred Nile,
who said he was concerned about the proposed development and about what is being
taught in such schools.
The public meeting was organised to give Camden locals background information about the
Quranic Society, which bought a 15ha property to build a Muslim school to host 1200
students on Burragorang Rd, Cawdor.
During his address, Mr Nile told the crowd he did not want Australia to become complacent
about Muslim immigration as the United Kingdom, France and Holland had done. He also called
for a moratorium on Muslim immigration.
"We need to be concerned about the school in Camden," Mr Nile said.
Evelyn Yamine , Cops block mass Muslim protest , Daily Telegraph, 20 December 2007 .
SEE ALSO : Wendy Frew , Nile party behind anti-Muslim school rally , Sydney Morning Herald, 22 December 2007 p.
IN UNRELATED News Rev Fred Nile, MLC has formed a close association with Michael Darby.
Michael Darby is the son of former Independent MP for Manly, Evelyn Douglas Darby ( 1962-1966). Michael Darby, contested pre-selection
for the Liberal Party in the seat of Manly in 2006 but was beaten by Mike Baird MP,who went on to win the seat at the 2007 state election,
taking the seat from David Barr, an Independent. Mr Baird is clearly a "star recruit" to the NSW parliamentary Liberal Party.
Michael Darby had a strained relationship with former Liberal leader Peter Debnam, which culminated in him publicly campaigning for the
Liberal Party to dump Mr Debnam as leader, after the 2007 election.
At that time it was reported :
Mr Darby is facing internal party discipline after giving behind-the-scenes assistance to the Reverend Fred Nile's Christian
Democratic Party during the election campaign.(1 )
However, it seems Mr Darby's relationship with Rev Fred Nile was to develop into a 'professional' one :-
A BLAZING row has broken out inside the Christian Democratic Party over the Reverend Fred Nile's election call for a 10-year ban
on Muslims immigrating to Australia. On the eve of the election his media adviser, Cameron Horn, resigned because he was offended
by the anti-Muslim focus of the campaign. Party supporters with deeply held Christian beliefs regarded the immigration ban as
"un-Christian" and pandering to religious bigotry. Notably, the other Christian Democratic MP, the Reverend Gordon Moyes,
superintendent of the Wesley Central Mission since 1979, scarcely mentioned it. After Horn's departure Nile enlisted the professional
help of Liberal Party maverick Michael Darby. (2)
In June 2007 Michael Darby was suspended from the Liberal Party for 2 years (3)
But in August 2007 Fred Nile announced it as a coup that a former Liberal had signed up to the Christian Democrats :-
Christian Democrat MP Fred Nile will unveil on Thursday a senior NSW Liberal figure as the latest recruit to his own party.
Former Liberal Party federal council member Michael Darby is expected to be named as the newest addition to NSW Christian
Democrat ranks.
Mr Nile will officially make the announcement at a news conference at NSW Parliament House on Thursday. (4)
On the same day that Fred Nile officially announced the coup in getting Michael Darby to "make the switch" it was also announced :
The party today officially introduced pastor Paul Green as its number-one candidate for the Senate at a media conference in Sydney.
Mr Green says he believes Australian people are very concerned about Muslim immigration and would support an immediate
moratorium.
"If there was bird flu coming from a people's groups across the nation, would we not stop to assess the risk management of what it
means to Australia and then assess the factors, and say, 'Is it safe to continue that or withhold it until it is dealt with?'" he said.
Mr Green is urging the Federal Government to conduct a social impact study on the effects of Muslim immigration. (5)
In November 2007 Michael Darby was endorsed as the Christian Democrat candidate in the seat of Dobell, held for the Liberal Party by Ken
Ticehurst.
Graham Freemantle of the Michael Darby for Dobell campaign team, told the Central Coast Express Advocate :
Michael Darby and Fred Nile are strongly opposed to some of the libertarian policies of the Liberty and Democratic Party. (6)
Mr Darby told the Newcastle Herald :
I have a long record of charitable fund-raising and organising international humanitarian projects, including campaigning for East
Timorese independence. ( 7 )
Mr Darby received 1,549 votes (1.88%) at the 2007 Dobell poll. (8)
SOURCES :
(1) Alex Mitchell, Lib calls on 'whingeing' Debnam to step down, Sun Herald, 1 April 2007. p. 13
(2) Alex Mitchell , Naked Eye, Sun Herald, 8 April, 2007. p. 22
(3) Imre Salusinszky, Libs suspend ex-president for TV comments. The Australian, 27 June 2007. p. 7
(4) AAP Bulletin, Liberal gun to join Christian Democrats, 22 August 2007. p. 1
(5) ABC News, Controlling Muslim immigration likened to fight on bird flu, 23 August, 2007
(6) Letters, Central Coast Express Advocate, 16 November, 2007. p. 60
( 7 ) Julieanne Strachan, Water the deep issue; Parties splash cash around , Newcastle Herald, 20 November, 2007. p. 14
(8) Dobell Results, 2007 Election, Australian Electoral Commission [ online ]
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IS FRED NILE PRO ANYTHING ???
Is Fred Nile MLC pro anything ? He is always holding anti {*insert name*] rallies.
Perhaps Fred Nile is pro-Family.
If Fred holds a pro-Family rally I promise to celebrate with him . I will turn-up with "all my sistas and me" - my family.
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Is Fred Nile MLC pro anything ? He is always holding anti {*insert name*] rallies.
Perhaps Fred Nile is pro-Family.
If Fred holds a pro-Family rally I promise to celebrate with him . I will turn-up with "all my sistas and me" - my family.
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THE PEOPLE's CHURCH
"Never take democracy for granted - too many good people died to give it to you," my father used to say.
Australia isn't perfect. It doesn't have to be, for it is the sum total of its people. We are all good and bad, eager and indifferent.
Some of us don't care, some care too much, most of us go about our lives. Places such as Old Parliament House crystallise all of us
as a nation. It is the people's church and I hope we long maintain the faith.
[ My father ] adored elections and politicians. He loved a fight and a debate. He would often say that Parliament was "the people's
church" and "never take democracy for granted - never. Too many good people died giving it to you." Then he would invariably
add: "And never vote for a bastard with a beard. They're hiding something."
William McInnes, Beef sangers welcome where the people gather to give thanks, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 December 2007, p. 30.
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"Never take democracy for granted - too many good people died to give it to you," my father used to say.
Australia isn't perfect. It doesn't have to be, for it is the sum total of its people. We are all good and bad, eager and indifferent.
Some of us don't care, some care too much, most of us go about our lives. Places such as Old Parliament House crystallise all of us
as a nation. It is the people's church and I hope we long maintain the faith.
[ My father ] adored elections and politicians. He loved a fight and a debate. He would often say that Parliament was "the people's
church" and "never take democracy for granted - never. Too many good people died giving it to you." Then he would invariably
add: "And never vote for a bastard with a beard. They're hiding something."
William McInnes, Beef sangers welcome where the people gather to give thanks, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 December 2007, p. 30.
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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICE IN NSW
ON Sunday 3rd February 1788, Rev. Richard Johnson, the first Christian Minister to set foot
in NSW upon his arrival with the First Fleet, conducted the first Christian Service in NSW.
His text was Psalm 116:12: "What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me."
That service was conducted at what is now the intersection of Bligh and Hunter Streets, Sydney.
A monument to that event stands on the spot.
That monument formed the cornerstone of the inaugural speech that
Federal MP Tony Abbott made in the federal parliament on
31 May 1994.
SOURCES :
Graham McLennan, Australia's Christian Heritage , Australia Outback
Patrol website [ online ]
The Hon Tony Abbott MP, Member for Warringah (NSW)
, First Speech To Parliament - 31/5/1994, House of Representatives,
Australian Parliament website [ online ]
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ON Sunday 3rd February 1788, Rev. Richard Johnson, the first Christian Minister to set foot
in NSW upon his arrival with the First Fleet, conducted the first Christian Service in NSW.
His text was Psalm 116:12: "What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me."
That service was conducted at what is now the intersection of Bligh and Hunter Streets, Sydney.
A monument to that event stands on the spot.
That monument formed the cornerstone of the inaugural speech that
Federal MP Tony Abbott made in the federal parliament on
31 May 1994.
SOURCES :
Graham McLennan, Australia's Christian Heritage , Australia Outback
Patrol website [ online ]
The Hon Tony Abbott MP, Member for Warringah (NSW)
, First Speech To Parliament - 31/5/1994, House of Representatives,
Australian Parliament website [ online ]
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BIZARRE
see :
Joanne McCarthy, Against her will: How Muriel's money was lost to state coffers, Newcastle Herald, 22 December 2007 p.1
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see :
Joanne McCarthy, Against her will: How Muriel's money was lost to state coffers, Newcastle Herald, 22 December 2007 p.1
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YENDA MASONIC CHAPTER CLOSES
STEEPED in history and shrouded by mystery, for 79 years the Yenda Masonic Lodge has been a bastion for the secret business of
some of the district’s most successful men.
Mr Pratt said a dwindling membership base and changing attitudes to the values held sacred by the society meant keeping the
lodge was no longer financially viable. “People’s social behaviour has changed and they no longer feel the need for the
companionship we offer and the morals we uphold,” he said.
“Unfortunately, our head office in Sydney doesn’t seem to understand the need for renewal, to try to appeal to a broader and
younger group of people.”
The values advanced through Freemasonry are not sinister but straightforward, according to Mr Pratt, and based simply around
common decency.
“To become a Freemason you have to want to better yourself,” he said. “Freemasons were regarded as the ultimate teachers of
correct behaviour, the art of public speaking, and to have respect for everybody.”
Ross Tyson, End of an era for Yenda masons , Area News, 19 December 2007
STEEPED in history and shrouded by mystery, for 79 years the Yenda Masonic Lodge has been a bastion for the secret business of
some of the district’s most successful men.
Mr Pratt said a dwindling membership base and changing attitudes to the values held sacred by the society meant keeping the
lodge was no longer financially viable. “People’s social behaviour has changed and they no longer feel the need for the
companionship we offer and the morals we uphold,” he said.
“Unfortunately, our head office in Sydney doesn’t seem to understand the need for renewal, to try to appeal to a broader and
younger group of people.”
The values advanced through Freemasonry are not sinister but straightforward, according to Mr Pratt, and based simply around
common decency.
“To become a Freemason you have to want to better yourself,” he said. “Freemasons were regarded as the ultimate teachers of
correct behaviour, the art of public speaking, and to have respect for everybody.”
Ross Tyson, End of an era for Yenda masons , Area News, 19 December 2007