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Posted by Paul1405, Saturday, 31 January 2015 6:32:19 AM
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"MEDIA RELEASE - 26th JANUARY 2015
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S INTERNATIONAL AWARD - AUSTRALIA CONGRATULATES PRINCE PHILIP ON KNIGHT ORDER OF AUSTRALIA Shane Stone, National Chairman of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – Australia, today congratulated The Award’s Founder Prince Philip on the Australia Day award of Knight in the Order of Australia in recognition of his proactive support for the Award in Australia. Mr Stone thanked Prince Philip for his ongoing support of Australian youth over the last 52 years. Mr Stone says, “The accolade recognises the numerous contributions Prince Philip has made to young people internationally and in Australia, particularly through his development of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award and his hands-on involvement that has spanned over 50 years. “The youth development program, which Prince Philip founded with educationalist Kurt Hahn and Mt Everest expeditionary Lord Hunt in 1956 and which he has personally championed since, has exceeded all expectations with respect to its outreach and positive impact on young people. “In Australia alone, over 700,000 young people have undertaken the Award, with many participants referring to the impact of it as 'life-changing'. The outcomes of The Award for young Australian have been particularly beneficial regarding developing good citizenship through volunteering work; career and personal development through extension of interests and personal life skills; and leadership qualities through teamwork, goal setting and peer recognition. Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh has remained committed to The Award. He continues to be involved, particularly in recognising the achievements of Award participants and the adult volunteers who support them. With each visit to Australia since its inception, he has given his time to recognise youth achievements involved and further promote The Award. The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is Australia’s largest youth development program and is totally inclusive – it is open to all young Australians regardless of location or circumstance, with over 22,000 young Australians taking up the challenge to complete the 4 part Award annually..." http://tinyurl.com/ksyt2qc Just one of the corporations that the Greens love to trash-talk, http://www.dukeofed.com.au/Coca-Cola-Australia-Foundation.html Now, precisely what have the Greens done for youth? Posted by onthebeach, Saturday, 31 January 2015 7:12:11 AM
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As I said Prince Dill has personally done nothing for Australia and Australian, you could call it the Humpty Dumpty Award if you like, and it would be just the same. All this royal leach has done is lend his "name" to it, thus gaining a bit of respectability from the likes of Beach and others from the ultra right. You award people for what they do, not what is done in their name, that is too easy.
Posted by Paul1405, Saturday, 31 January 2015 7:30:31 AM
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Nice to acknowledge that Professor David Flint and otb are in favour of the PM dolling out gongs in some weird and misguided attempt to clutch at some substance.
Cartoonist Alan Moir sums it up nicely here: http://twitter.com/moir_alan/status/561251814683574272/photo/1 (Btw, word is Abbott is set to jettison his PPL on Monday) Posted by Poirot, Saturday, 31 January 2015 8:46:47 AM
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Poirot, "Nice to acknowledge that Professor David Flint and otb are in favour"
What about reading my posts instead of jumping to conclusions? I did not say I was for or against, however it is worth questioning some of the opinions being expressed. It is all 'support your footy team' isn't it? It is very sad that so many are willing to suspend their own judgement and allow some other party (or site for some here) to make up their mind for them. However, the really shameful circumstance in which we (the public) find ourselves is that the people we have elected to represent us are so easily led and so completely gutless that they spin about like weather vanes before the wind of tabloid populism on such simple issues. There are far too many spineless, self-serving career politicians in the major parties (and too many barking mad loons in the Greens). Parliament is a sea of bobble-heads. -So much for paying the PM more than the US President and backbenchers at Senior Executive (APS) remuneration and better. More money seems to guarantee more monkeys not less. Posted by onthebeach, Saturday, 31 January 2015 9:58:14 AM
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otb,
"Parliament is a sea of bobble-heads. -So much for paying the PM more than the US President and backbenchers at Senior Executive (APS) remuneration and better. More money seems to guarantee more monkeys not less." Fair enough...but you - like the rest of us - are often extremely partisan. Abbott is behaving like a buffoon. Was just in a convo on twitter (with others) with one of his former advisers who reckons it's a jolly good thing that Abbott has "realised" and finally ditched the PPL - as if it wasn't the desperate act of a PM in an effort to gain some ascension after this latest debacle. "Signature Policy" - and all that. Posted by Poirot, Saturday, 31 January 2015 10:13:55 AM
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Rudeness and disrespect is shown for Australia and all Australians when you give any kind of award in our name, to a crusty old pom, who doesn't, and never has given a toss about the country or its people! That is really disrespectful. Long live the republic!
Just another nail in Abbott's political coffin.