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Do we need a royal commission into the governance of Australia? : Comments

By Bruce Haigh, published 30/11/2012

The Westminster system, as currently ‘operating’ in Australia might be examined as to whether it is the most appropriate political model for Australia.

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Hasbeen, I've rounded up a few cows in my callow youth and even a few bulls, as have many of my friends.
Now, the cows are the ones with udders?
Right?
And the bull is the one that has none?
Right?
And or, extraordinarily difficult personal problems for you, or put another way, on the horns of a dilemma; and or, puffing across the paddock, rocketing past the road runner, if you ever try and milk one!?
[ Bellowing, legs, if you caint go any faster, move over and let dis y'ere body true!]
So, where did you see/find these male cows, you refer to?
Or the excreted excrement, that emanated from the southern end of the them, as they perambulated northward?
Or, is it just a case of a naturally nocturnal mushroom, not being able to distinguish between either, as it's shovelled by the shipload, by both sides of the political divide?
[And you know what "they" say about mushrooms? And don't "they" have a lot to answer for, with all "their" homespun homogeneous homogenized homilies?]
Or or the very best reason ever put, for reform of our patently puerile parliaments, or their pompous pontificating panjandrum popinjays; and or, the pantomime that regularly descends into polychromatic polymerized pandemonium?
I recall a foreign film, made in the Czech republic, titled insanity, almost every time I watch question time.
The story line, as you may have guessed, is what transpires, after the inmates take over the asylum.
Little wonder, a group of capricious catawhauling crows or repetitiously raucous rooks are referred to, as a murder of crows; or indeed, a group of baboons are referred to as, a parliament of baboons; or should that read, ballistic bombastic buffoons?
Cheers, Rhrosty.
Posted by Rhrosty, Sunday, 2 December 2012 9:48:35 AM
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Rhrosty:

...Have you taken the blue tablet this morning as doctor ordered?
Posted by diver dan, Sunday, 2 December 2012 2:34:41 PM
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Via Google:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - IMDb
www.imdb.com/title/tt0073486/
Rating: 8.8/10 - 363864 votes
Upon arriving at a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients to take on the oppressive Nurse Ratched, a woman more dictator than nurse.
Directed by Milos Forman. Starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher.
Full cast and crew - Quotes - Synopsis - Trivia

Back on topic:
Did the nurse have red hair?
Then combine Cuckoo's Nest with Yes Minister and an Inquiry. A new soap opera about Parliament of Australia.

Anyway, Cuckoo's Nest was/is a good movie.
Posted by JF Aus, Sunday, 2 December 2012 5:15:03 PM
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JF Aus:

…Capitalism will ensure that the last capitalist will be standing in a desert (for that’s all that will remain of our ecology under capitalism), with all the wealth of the world at his disposal…contemplating his last mortal moments before dying of thirst! And I think he/ (not her), will be a Chinaman!
Posted by diver dan, Sunday, 2 December 2012 8:42:32 PM
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diver dan,
I think capitalists will soon wake up to reality they can make more money by regenerating the environment than from destroying it.
Often there is the talk about this and that going to occur in 2040 and 2050 etc. But I think those making such forecast have little or no idea of world ocean food sustainability collapse and food and land shortage that drives people into argument, recrimination, civil unrest and war.
It is apparent there is already no longer enough available affordable food to supply the population forecast for 2040 etc. Or perhaps even to feed the world population in 2020 without a major war. I think 2020 especially applies if the real state of world river and ocean ecosystems and food supply is not seen and attended to with solutions immediately.
Let's hope there can be some sort of inquiry into proper governance. There is need for sensible relevant government debate on world food sustainability and affordability issues instead of the parliamentary scandal and school yard waste of time bickering.
Posted by JF Aus, Sunday, 2 December 2012 11:44:28 PM
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JF Aus:

...You identify the problem, but the solution is the "real" problem.

...We are in need of some "radical" and urgent political re-adjustments in this country on all levels...
Posted by diver dan, Monday, 3 December 2012 8:09:44 AM
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