Dear David, if memory serves me well, you are in your 80's are you not.

If this is the case, then you, better than anyone else I know on this forum could answer this one simple question, how has the make up of immigrants changed since the 40's and 50's, even the 60's?

From my prospective early immigrants came here with literally nothing, and came here with a vision to make something of themselves, in fact, I feel they went one better and actually helped make this country what it is. Or at least, what it was during my late teens to early adult hood, mid 70's to 80's.

I am sure you will agree that those being forced upon us now are much less likely to make so much of themselves (I am generalizing) and more likely to willingly feed from our over generous welfare system, a system that often favours such folk at the detriment of our own, and that's just not fair, no matter which way you look at it.

Another huge problem is the fact that not only are many of these people from backgrounds known for supporting and/or inflicting terror onto others, but it has been suggested that up to 40% of them are illiterate in their own language, the consequences of which do not need explaining.

So you tell me where I am wrong David?

SM,

Leaving aside the allegations of money laundering through Parakeelia:

"The Liberal campaign is resisting calls for greater transparency about its financial relationship with a voter monitoring company run by the party, as it can be revealed state MPs also use taxpayer money to pay it amounts likely exceeding $100,000 a year.

Parakeelia has transferred more than $1 million to the federal division of the Liberal party in the past three years, in growing amounts that recently made it the party's second-largest single source of revenue last financial year."

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2016/federal-election-2016-mystery-deepens-over-parakeelia-as-cormann-ducks-question-20160609-gpfmp1.html#ixzz4BJHMJE00


Hockey's cab charge questions:

"Former federal treasurer Joe Hockey tried to block the release of five-year-old hire car travel details by arguing it could put him at risk by allowing prediction of his movements in a heightened terrorism environment.

The argument was made during a freedom of information battle with Fairfax Media, which on Monday revealed the rules for MPs using privately chauffeured hire cars were repeatedly broken in relation to Mr Hockey's Cabcharge account as shadow Treasurer.

It revealed drivers from a favoured hire car company – Ecotaxi, owned by former policemen Russell Howarth – had filled out and signed on Mr Hockey's behalf Cabcharge dockets worth at least $10,000 from as early as 2009."

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/joe-hockey-sought-to-block-cabcharge-details-citing-terrorism-risk-20160530-gp776y.html#ixzz4BJIAOjJK

Here's a good one:

"Key Liberal fundraising body took Mafia money for access"

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/key-liberal-fundraising-body-took-mafia-money-for-access-20150628-gi07yb.html

Here's another gold-plate candidate:

"Liberal candidate Chris Jermyn's missing millions after social media flop"

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2016/liberal-candidate-chris-jermyns-missing-millions-after-social-media-flop-20160610-gpg2rl.html

The Coalition would have to accommodate the dodgiest practices in our political landscape.

John Min-Chiang Hsu is the least of our worries....

SM, note how quickly Piorot can summon up a list of references to
things that the Libs have done or not done.
It would take me a couple of days to compile such a list.
I once accused her of being a computer, such accusation to which she
appeared to object.
So be it, but I suspect she has access to the Labour Party dirt files.

We all know how they have dirt files on each other.

cntl c d

Bazz,

I have a good memory...and twitter provides a constant feed of allegations of dodgy LNP practices.

There's usually a new one every few days.

Let's face it - when you have a party that can't seem to keep its nose out of the trough, it's not that hard to access articles on these subjects.

Gauwd Poirot, you RELY on Twitter ?
I presume then that twitter did not report that Bill Shorten sold
the cleaners down the river.

Really, rusted on does not do you justice, cast in the same mould
at the same time seems more appropriate.

Bazz,

No, I don't "rely on twitter" except, in this sense, as a conduit for articles.

Those article links above are from MSM - not idle twitter chatter.

There are, no doubt, plenty of articles on Shorten and Labor - and anyone here is welcome to post them.

I doubt, however, posters would be able to produce the constant stream of allegations of dodgy dealings which serially plague the Coalition.