Foxy,

Firstly, anyone would be more ethical and competent than Triggs,
Secondly, Tim Wilson for starters,
Finally, liberals unlike labor is capable of appointing someone suitable outside their ring of supporters.

Dear Shadow Minister,

I'm not sure that I would agree with your choice of
Tim Wilson as the Human Rights Commissioner. He's
been a vocal critic of the HRC and during his time at the
IPA (Institute of Public Affairs) the institute called for the
abolition of the Commission. There are other things that
he stands for that I find disturbing. (argued against plain
cigarette packaging, supported Andrew Bolt in his Racial
Discrimination case) and much more. He's a bit of a concern.
I suspect he'll do whatever the government wants him to do.
Objectivity does not seem to be his forte. For that matter,
your comment on the Liberal Party - does not hold much water
either as their record thus far shows.

cont'd ...

Dear Shadow Minister,

If the Liberals are capable of appointing people
outside their circle of supporters as you claim.
Why haven't they done so?

Bill Shorten (who has been rather quiet about Trigg's award) and his impatient heir apparent 'Albo' are having 'racism' problems. The hugely sensitive ABC has spotted an ad on another channel,

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-08/albanese-shorten-labor-australians-first-ad-criticised/8506358

Where are the Australian Human Rights Commission's heavyweights, Professor and President Gillian Triggs and Dr Tim Soutphommasane, Race Discrimination Commissioner when they are really needed?

And why haven't the self-0acclaimed 'Progressives', Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese sought their advice proactively?

The baying leftist 'Progressive' commentariat are hot to trot(sky).

It is all politics and there are millions of taxpayers dollars up for grabs. And for those reserved seats on the Gravy Train.

That's a truly appalling advert, I'm with SHY on this one. How much thought would it have taken to include - if you're going to go down the road of tokenism - an African or certainly an Indigenous person ? Obviously, they needed a far bigger crowd to avoid the obvious tag of tokenistic. But how hard would that have been ?

And surely the slogan "Employ Australians First" should include all people in Australia able to work, including people who have recently arrived as migrants or refugees, on the way to becoming citizens. How could they have been overlooked ?

Utterly dumb-arse.

Joe

Damn right!

You'd think that Shorten, Albo and Co (Penny Wong asleep at the wheel?) could do some of the heavy lifting for Professor Gillian and Dr Tim and round up an ethnic, er make that multicultural, mob for a Labor ad.

Well, where does the ABC always manage to find them and reliably leftist 'Progressive' to boot, with the most creative questions (to be read out as though seeing them for the first time, which is likely)?

What will Waleed Aly say? Maybe some here are waiting for that. Whatever Sue Carland tells him to say one supposes. Waleed and Bill Shorten may have some things in common. Or is it just the monkey grip?