leoj That is because the politicians really represent big business we the public only matter every 4 years at election time.

PhilipS

Three years actually. We need to resist the horrible Shorten call for four years.

As expected, efforts are being made to ignore or ridicule what Dick Smith is proposing and is supported by the public.

Oaf and amateur funnyman Karl Stefanovic, who gets to stay on 'BFF James Packer's super yacht parked just off Bora Bora in the South Pacific' was doing his best (worst) to scoff at Dick Smith in an interview. The usual 'interview' where celebrity hosts like Karl strut their stuff while patronising their audiences as 'punters'. The bigger and more nasty nags will be out shortly.

Personally I'm all for Immigration. Those Immigrants who can immediately support themselves and their families. And provided we (the Australian Government) have sufficient infrastructure in place to settle these new arrivals. Immediate preference should be given to those of whom are willing to settle in country areas more so than in our major cities on the eastern seaboard.

However, due to verifiable evidence that many of those from Middle Eastern countries only practice a brand of Islam, that clearly has violent tendencies, regrettably there should be no further Immigration offered to those individuals who are Muslims. Until the authorities can clearly delineate, between the potentially violent, and radicalised Muslim; then none should be permitted to immigrate to our country.

Apropos my last paragraph, surely the decent Muslim community could create their own intelligence and action units, in order to rid their own societies of these violent, radicalised individuals who do nothing but denigrate their religion. After all, back in the darker ages, Christianity was a violent religion, until it grew, and matured, and no longer practices violence among their brethren. Could not Islam do the same?

o sung wu - Quote " decent Muslim community could create their own intelligence and action units, in order to rid their own societies of these violent, radicalised individuals who do nothing but denigrate their religion"

I don't think that will happen based on - In Victoria I would guarantee the parents and other community members know exactly who these Sudanese thugs are causing the trouble but they are doing nothing.

Who tried to prevent Ayaan Hirsu Ali, campaigner for the emancipation of women in the Muslim world, form visiting Australia and NZ? Why?

After the visit was cancelled a columnist observed,

"In Australia it would be preferable if those who planned to mount protests against Ayaan Hirsi Ali instead spent their time campaigning against Wahhabist intolerance and the other fundamentalist preachers."

Maybe there might have been more pointing that out in the first place too. Why weren't there?

However the big issues are how many immigrants, what is the sustainable population and how soon? Why the break-neck rush?

Dick Smith has strong support. Why?