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Showing posts with label 2017 at 11:46AM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017 at 11:46AM. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Thursday, July 27, 2017
BREAKING: Citizenship of Lib MP in doubt, threatening government hold on power
Liberal MP Julia Banks may be a dual Greek-Australian citizen and ineligible to sit in Parliament, according to one of Australia’s top constitutional experts.
The loss of Ms Banks would force a byelection and potentially threaten the Turnbull government’s control on power.
Ms Banks won the marginal seat of Chisholm with 51.2 per cent of the two-party preferred vote at the 2016 election. It was the only seat won by the Liberal Party from Labor in the federal election and the Turnbull government holds power in the lower house by just one seat.
If a byelection was held, Labor would fancy its chances of reclaiming the seat. That would mean the Turnbull government held just 75 seats in the 150 member house and would need to rely on the crossbench, including a number of independent MPs, to hold government.
Labor’s Victorian headquarters is bubbling with excitement over the Banks predicament.
One senior ALP official said he understood Liberal state director Simon Frost had been recalled from leave in anticipation of a Chisholm byelection.
Source: Doubts grow over citizenship status of Greek-born Liberal MP Julia Banks
Monday, June 19, 2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
U.S. destroyer collides with ship. Couldn’t they see each other [RADAR]? Seems Big Enough
Seven crew members are STILL missing and at least three injured after a U.S. Navy destroyer collided early on Saturday morning with a Philippine-flagged merchant vessel south of Tokyo Bay in Japan, the U.S. Navy said.
The Japanese Coast Guard said the U.S. ship was experiencing some flooding but was not in danger of sinking, while the merchant vessel was able to sail under its own power.
The U.S. Navy said in a statement the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel at about 2:30 a.m. local time (1730 GMT), some 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka, a rare incident on a busy waterway.
Three aboard the destroyer had been medically evacuated, including the ship’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Bryce Benson, who was reportedly in stable condition after being airlifted to the U.S. Naval Hospital in Yokosuka, the Navy said.
The other two injured were transferred to the hospital for lacerations and bruises, while other injuries were being assessed, it said. The Fitzgerald and the Japanese Coast Guard were searching for seven missing sailors.
Monday, April 24, 2017
W.A. Vietnam veteran honoured for post war battle supporting veterans and their families
Mr Giblett was one of five Australians to receive the honour from the RSL — the organisation which disowned him after he was medically evacuated from the Vietnam War.
These days the 68-year-old has a good relationship with the RSL as the president of the Serpentine-Jarrahdale sub-branch.
But he has not forgotten his first brush with them decades ago, when he and other injured soldiers were refused service at a sub-branch near a Sydney military hospital.
“They basically said, ‘On your bike. You’re not members of the RSL’,” Mr Giblett said.
“They didn’t recognise Vietnam as a war.
“Blokes like Graham Edwards, who came home with no legs, he gravitated towards the Korean and South-East Asian associations because the RSL didn’t want us.”
Mr Giblett was sent home from Vietnam with a cracked vertebrae from jumping out of helicopters.
The SAS was the eyes and ears of the 1st Australian Task Force in Vietnam.
Dropped into the unknown and in constant danger of being outnumbered, their service was as taxing mentally as it was physically. The Viet Cong knew them as Ma Rung — “phantoms of the jungle”.
Mr Giblett eventually joined the RSL in 2002, using it as a vehicle to enhance the advocacy work he started in 1996.
He said remembrance was not just about remembering the fallen, but also the loved ones left behind.
In recent years Mr Giblett has watched the RSL put more emphasis on supporting veterans and their families.
He said it was a great honour to be chosen as one of their Anzacs of the Year.
“I’m quite happy with it,” Mr Giblett said.
“It’s recognition from your peers, I suppose, and there’s no greater recognition.”
Mr Giblett will give the dawn service address today at Anzac Crescent Memorial Park in Byford.
Source: Vietnam veteran honoured for post war battle | Perth Now
Friday, April 14, 2017
Sean Spicer arrives at Pentagon to fulfill duties – HMS Pinafore, Gilbert & Sullivan?
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer wears many hats under the Trump administration, and today, that was a Naval cap.
Spicer returned to the Pentagon on Friday to fulfill his duties with the Naval Reserve, suited up in full uniform.
His current reserve station is with with the Joint Chiefs of Staff offices in Washington D.C. with the public affairs office.
The former communications manager for Trump’s campaign joined the Reserve in 1999, and holds the position of commander, just one ranking below captain.
Spicer joined the Reserve while still actively pursuing his career as a Republican media strategist and operative, CBS News reported…
HMS Pinafore, Gilbert & Sullivan: http://ift.tt/2owuOdI
Source: Sean Spicer arrives at Pentagon to fulfill reserve duties | Daily Mail Online
Sunday, March 12, 2017
German giant Kaufland to spark ‘all-out price war’ in Australia
The big-box retailer established an Australian website and is hiring for several management positions, including a letting manager and an architectural planner.
SmartCompany first reported on Kaufland’s potential expansion down under in November, when it revealed the company had registered trademarks for the word “Kaufland” and was conducting a “feasibility study” on entering the Australian market.
The company now states it “is coming to Australia”, and is seeking staff and locations to establish its flagship stores. It currently operates 1230 stores across Europe and employs more than 150,000 workers.
The news comes as the UK’s “undisputed king of trainers”, JD Sports, confirmed it will open a store in Melbourne on April 27 with more to follow on the east coast later this year.
Kaufland says on its website it is seeking plots of land with a minimum size of 10,000sqm, and a preferred size between 20,000sqm and 15,000sqm.
“Kaufland has an ambitious Australian investment and development programme.
MORE: German giant Kaufland to spark ‘all-out price war’ in Australia
Sunday, March 5, 2017
BREAKING AGAIN: Dreamworld Buzzsaw ride Thunder Rapids tragedy
BREAKING AGAIN: Dreamworld Buzzsaw ride Thunder Rapids tragedy
Passengers are reportedly trapped on a rollercoaster at the scandal-hit Dreamworld theme park.
Local reports suggested that the Buzzsaw ride had become stuck, trapping a group of passengers who are suspended high above the ground, facing upward.
It is not clear how many passengers are on the ride at the Gold Coast amusement park, or if anyone is injured.
Four people died on Dreamworld’s Thunder Rapids ride on October 25 last year when their malfunctioning raft overturned.
Source: Dreamworld Buzzsaw ride Thunder Rapids tragedy | Daily Mail Online
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