Senator Fatima Payman screeched at Senator Hanson that she was a “disgrace to the human race” when Senator Hanson rightly referred to the allegations that Senator Payman had been elected in breach of Section 44 of the Australian Constitution.

The PrimeMinister has taken no action on the matter. The President of the Senate refused to refer the matter to the Senate Standing Committee. There is no evidence that Senator Payman took steps to renounce her Afghani citizenship; only her word.

Senator Hanson sought leave to have the matter tabled: granted by Labor but, you guessed it, denied by the Greens.

Despite the question mark hanging over Senator Payman, it is rumoured that she might form her own party!

Our clearly written, globally admired Constitution is being treated like a scrap of toilet paper by the Albanese government; and the other mob hasn't shown much, if any, interest in this serious matter either.

No wonder some aborigines are grafting when most of out politicians are showing them how to do it.

The Senate itself can't be relied on for anything much, given its ragtag members and the few votes it takes to get them in to shout at each other.

For the fifth time, it has knocked back an enquiry into the use of puberty blockers on children. Another one of Senator Hanson's humane and caring ideas. There seems to be little to zero care about kids in Australia. Hand them over to Albanese to deal with. It doesn't matter that he has proved that he can't handle anything he sticks his new communist nose into.

Kids can't watch or participate in social media to “protect” them, but they can turn themselves into freaks with puberty blockers!

Albanese's claim to be ‘protecting children’ is just another big fat LIE. What he is ‘protecting’ is the ideology of transgenderism. He never was fit for office, and he is getting worse as the next election approaches. Hopefully voters have been watching and thinking.

ttbn,

You claim to be a genius when it comes to Australia's political system. How can 11 Senators from the Greens defeat a Senate vote with a majority being 38? How did the Liberal/National party members vote? Just because Pauline Pantsdown, with her minuscule representation wants something, the Senate doesn't have to comply.

Even the ‘Times of India’ picked up the ugly scenes in our Senate: the perhaps-not-legit Payman's unhinged screeching about racism; Thorpe's typical insane behaviour (for which she was suspended, and left, flipping the bird).

The Times reported Australia's “ongoing tensions surrounding race, identity”.

Our global reputation for a country sucking up to globalisation is not good.

Dear Paul,

I have to admit that I find some of the conversations on
this forum very disheartening. Take this discussion as an
example. The title given here was "Welcome to Graft".
Tals about corruption in Indigenous organisations ensued.
Followed by claims that "Welcome to Country"was something
Ernie Dingo dreamt up. Followed by more derogatory comments.

Why? We might ask? Do these people have anything good or
positive to say about our Indigenous people? Why these
attempted sledgings?

As we grow older we face many challenges. Life for many of
us is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about
learning how to dance in the rain.

Some here have said that there were no records about
"Welcome to Country" found in the frontier records. Welll,
there was much that was left out - for obvious reasons.

When I worked at the State Library of Victoria I was given
the Indigenous oral collection to catalogue. The stories were
amazing. I learned a great deal.

I can't help wondering if the commentators here see anything
positive about our Indigenous people? Anything good to say?

Everything may not be good about any people - but surely we
can find something good in them?

Stay positive.

It makes a big difference to you and others.

Dear Fester,

Thanks for sharing your story about Hitler. I've got a
story for you. My grandfather spoke about the time he
helped out at a mental hospital. He remembered one
particular patient that he'd enjoy talking to. The man
was articulate, knowledgeable, good company.

Granpa asked some of the staff - "Why is he here? He
appears so normal?"

A staff member told grandpa - "During your talks with him,
ask him to sit down?"

Grandpa - did just that.

The man went ballistic. He became violent and started
smashing furniture. A dangerous situation followed.

Grandpa asked "Why?"

"He is convinced he's go a glass bum". Grandpa was told.
"And, if he sits on it - it'll break".

Grandpa understood.

You can't change some people's beliefs.