It appears that Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Mick Keelty isn't all that impressed with Andrews either:

" Mr Keelty also told The Bulletin that police were doing their best to engage with Australia's Muslim community and the Sudanese.

He appeared to take a swipe at Mr Andrews, who earlier this month accused Sudanese people of fighting each other in nightclubs, joining gangs and drinking alcohol in parks.

'If you want to marginalise every Sudanese person that's come to the country, then the easy way to do it is to label them all as criminals,' Mr Keelty said.

'If you want to marginalise the Islamic community, label them all terrorists.

'I mean, what we've got to do is just be guarded in our language and don't marginalise or isolate people through the language we use.'

Asked if Mr Andrews should have been more circumspect in his language, Mr Keelty replied: 'That's a matter for Kevin Andrews.'"

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/i-knew-haneef-case-wasnt-strong-keelty/2007/10/23/1192941058015.html

In my lifetime , Australia has been transformed from a second-hand Anglo-Irish society to one of the most culturally diverse places on this earth, and it has happened peacefully. Mr Kevin Andrews needs to be re-educated.
The only way to show him that his views don't represent the majority of voters - is to not re-elect him.

Nice one Foxy!

While on the subject of Mr Andrews -last night I attended a debate where Australia's involvement in the Iraq war was the topic. Mr Andrews joined the Labour Party's candidate, the Greens' candidate,
the Democrats' candidate, and an Independent canddate in this discussion.

The person who was to chair the event was to be the Islamic Council of Victoria's spokesman and lawyer Waleed Aly, however he was replaced by a lawyer (I suspect at Mr Andrews insistance).

Mr Andrews (not surprisingly) said that Australia had been obligated to join the war against "brutal dictator" Saddam Hussein, who had been a threat to world peace. "We should stay as long as wanted by the Iraqi people to establish peaceful government and democracy," Mr Andrews told the listeners.

No mention was made of any withdrawal or how terrorism in Iraq has grown in direct proportion to the time that we and the Americans have been in Iraq.

I was hoping for a healthy debate on the war. All we got was more lies
from Mr Andrews. He spoke about 'Human Rights.'

But, he failed to answer a question put to him by a member of the audience, who asked, "If the government is so concerned about human rights - what was China doing at the APEC Conference in Sydney?
China's record on Human Rights (according to Amnesty International)
is atrocious!"

Also what amazed me was the huge presence of both Federal and local
police at this gathering. (Again, at Mr Andrews request). Did he not feel safe in his own Electorate?

Or did he want to intimidate the audience? (Shades of the KGB, CIA,
or the Stasi!).

After last night, it really confirmed for me, who the real threat to peace and stability was, both here and overseas!

Foxy
You will probably find it was the Islamic Council themselves who requested the sercurity.
In Sydney a few years ago some of them locked the other out of their own meeting and police had to be called.
There are many who do not agree with the present Islamic leaders or acknowledge them as such.
We need Australian Muslim leaders who will hounour their word and their MOUs.
We do not have that at the moment.
As for Kevin Andrews ONLY the red meat Industry by blocking us from opening abattoirs because he wont let us bring in staff to work - hes a discrace.
How many votes and funds does that get you Mr Andrews?
To single out just one Industry is a disrace.
However that doesnt mean hes not right about the trouble with many of these people in WA.
Its nice to help people but unless coming to work here for an agreed time Australia should STOP brining in any more migrants full stop.
We have no water and many of them bring their life style along with them.
Stealing rape Break and Enter .
Now before you all have a go at me- Check with the courts over the last thirty years and see where the crime has risen mainly in migrants numbers.
Facts are facts.

Foxy, can you contact me on wizofaus@hotmail.com? I had hoped to attend that speech too, but family commitments prevented me. I would very much like to see Mr Andrews voted out too, but unfortunately the swing needed is rather ambitious.