otb,

Go back and read my links - given earlier
before you post. They just may clarify
things for you.

You protest too much, Me thinks.

cont'd ...

Chalk and cheese.

Read Poirot's post again old chap.
You can try to twist things as much as you
want according to YOUR biases
and partisan politics (funny the things you accuse
others of - you so blatantly display) but the evidence
and the facts remain the same. Senator Peris wasn not
in politics at the time - its all a beat up,
and Prof Spurr's emails have national significance.
Therein lies the difference. Your arguments are
nonsensical! That's the reason they are not acceptable.

If e-mail or any other mail is private then no one should reveal the contents unless to save someone's life or something of similar or greater magnitude.

This is clearly not the case in the matter under discussion and I hope that he takes New Matilda to the cleaners.

One might e-mail "I'll sell you the Mk IV bomb or swap some parts for a Mk 10"
and it could be construed in a number of ways, and much could be made of it, especially if both the sender and the recipient had names that might be linked to radical political movements.

In fact Yusuf Mohammed was telling his mate Paudrig O'Flaithbheartaigh that he'd sell his old bomb of a Mk IV Jaguar or would swap it for some bits for his Mk 10 model of the same make.

otb

you can't reason against Emily's listers who have no problem with pathological lying. They speak of the old boys network often which in their eyes entitle them to be shameless in their deceit. We see it time and time again and the sisterhood ties are far more important than truth. A bit like the tribal ties generally triump over any truth or reason. You need an arts degree to specialise in this type of lying.

runner,

I'm very impressed that
you actually know "Emily Listers," and can speak for them
so freely - and what they think.

To what "Sisterhood" are you referring?

The only "Sisterhood" that I'm familiar with are the
nuns (Sisters of Mercy) that my family knew.
And of course Sister Mary Virgilius who was the
Principal of one of the schools that I attended,
about whom I've spoken in the past on this forum.

Most women I know are too busy working, raising families,
and like the rest of humanity are simply struggling with their
day to day existence and responsibilities.

But there you go.
You learn something new on this forum.

They are shameless.

Apparent gaps in Nova Peris' story have immediately become obvious, presenting the likelihood she may have misled the Parliament. See here,

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/nova-peris-allegations-new-questions-emerge-over-statement-20141031-11f51i.html

If there is any truth in the allegations and the media outlets can be expected to have obtained legal advice on the evidence available to them before going to print, other indigenous are not going to be supporting her.

It would have been money that could have gone towards giving a leg-up and hope to a number of young indigenous with their sporting careers, or at least to try out and get seen by selectors.

Indigenous are also stakeholders who are due full and frank disclosure.