Catch of the match.
Senator McKENZIE: [...] “What are the long service provisions for the CEO? How
much long service has he got on the books that you're having to account for in your
balance sheet?”?
Senator McKENZIE: “And not just in days. I would like to know how much it will cost
you to pay out Mr Harfield for his long services”.
Well, old man, I will tell you news of your son: give me your blessing: truth will come to light; murder cannot be hid long; a man’s son may, but at the length truth will out.“
Is Sen. McKenzie finally getting a whiff of the real story? Gods know, many before her have been stymied, diverted, led down a garden path, thrown under a bus; or, simply persuaded to 'avoid' the political 'crevasse' at the end of the long road to ASA palace. A political 'dry hole' well protected; there's no kudos for revealing the lack of 'political' value in exposing the twisted, convoluted, dodgy tale of ASA – the mess, or even the breath taking amounts of money burned. Discussion of such matters is almost 'Verboten'.
“Occasionally words must serve to veil the facts. But let this happen in such a way that no one become aware of it; or, if it should be noticed, excuses must be at hand to be produced immediately.”
“Follow the money” - is not only a great idea, by doing so all manner of dubious rorts (big ones, small ones, some as big as you like) may be uncovered. Oh, they exist alright, that is beyond reasonable doubt. But the truly venal 'big rorts' are cunningly disguised; hidden behind miles of waffle, dissemination, distraction and obfuscation; to get the lid off that can of worms is nigh on impossible. Why, well think on it for a moment; of all the money poured into 'governance; 'Cui Bono'! - the most, who has most to loose and who must be protected? No prizes for a correct answer; but (clue) it ain't the taxpayer.
“Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it; but when they are free to choose and can do just as they please, confusion and disorder become rampant.”
The big (huge) question is – will McKenzie and Canavan dare to strip away the top cover protecting ASA? Big kudos if they do; but will they strip away the layer upon layer of protection the 'system' has generated? It is a thing which needs to be done, little doubt of that. To do it, they much travel back in time to when the rot set in; back to the Estimates sessions which very nearly tore the 'band-aid' off the festering wound. AP followed the sessions and did some 'independent' research; much of which, under advice, was not published; offers to 'share' research were gracefully declined– however, AP went as close to the bone as possible – a good start point is from about _HERE_ (+/_ a page or two). Years have gone by, One Sky is almost a moribund White Elephant; the EB Halfwit has cashed in his chips and waiting for the Casino to write the final cheque; and Australia and it's ATCO's are still limping along, undermanned, and poorly equipped. Not too much heard from Minister KIng, the traveling public have no idea, the tax payer and aviation industry just keeps feeding grist to the corporate mill. Time to call it out; yesterday is great, but now would be good. Can McKenzie do it? Clearly the minister has no intention or even interest. We called it - No doubt, we shall see.
“Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action.”
QoN – Been chewing over this wrangle between 'aircraft noise' and noisy inner city residents. Quite a 'three pipe problem' (to beg from Holmes) this rumination and research has led to question which, (IMO) could stand some 'discussion'. Simple enough to ask – did the irports grow and impinge on 'residential' zones; or, did the residential encroach on land slated for aerodrome 'development'; or was it simply not considered by the pertinent 'authorities? Purely of academic interest of course, bit late in the match to question a play – but, I do wonder at the lack of foresight.
Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil.”
I dare say there's much more to rattle on about; but, IMO it is the disconnect between the ministers (collective) and the aviation 'authorities' (avoidance of responsibility if you will) which has led to this sorry impasse where no one carries the burden of responsibility for the ills of the nations flying companies. Shameful really.
“The best fortress which a prince can possess is the affection of his people.”
No matter; I have managed to extract from the 'lump' of Gum (eucalyptus) some workable boards for the demanded bedside drawers. I own a circa 1910 Disston rip saw; from the Keystone works; carved apple wood handle – a thing of wonder. Spent an hour sharpening and setting it to deal with 'the lump' – clean a straight did it perform it's design function, 90 minutes of sweat and the boards were roughed out. Three foot long; 5/8 thick and 8” wide (almost) – even the sawdust smelled of 'the Bush'. Set about them with a Stanley 6, followed by a 51/2, smoothed pristine by a 41/2. A tough day's worth of curses, sweat and a only a little blood to produce the basics for a thing which will outlive me by 100 years; I call that a good day, well spent; Ale well and truly earned. The stable floor is covered in dust and shavings; but the pup and the cat are enjoying their play so much; seems like a good enough excuse to leave the broom where it is. The mess will still be there tomorrow – and another Ale sings it's siren song....
Selah...
Senator McKENZIE: [...] “What are the long service provisions for the CEO? How
much long service has he got on the books that you're having to account for in your
balance sheet?”?
Senator McKENZIE: “And not just in days. I would like to know how much it will cost
you to pay out Mr Harfield for his long services”.
Well, old man, I will tell you news of your son: give me your blessing: truth will come to light; murder cannot be hid long; a man’s son may, but at the length truth will out.“
Is Sen. McKenzie finally getting a whiff of the real story? Gods know, many before her have been stymied, diverted, led down a garden path, thrown under a bus; or, simply persuaded to 'avoid' the political 'crevasse' at the end of the long road to ASA palace. A political 'dry hole' well protected; there's no kudos for revealing the lack of 'political' value in exposing the twisted, convoluted, dodgy tale of ASA – the mess, or even the breath taking amounts of money burned. Discussion of such matters is almost 'Verboten'.
“Occasionally words must serve to veil the facts. But let this happen in such a way that no one become aware of it; or, if it should be noticed, excuses must be at hand to be produced immediately.”
“Follow the money” - is not only a great idea, by doing so all manner of dubious rorts (big ones, small ones, some as big as you like) may be uncovered. Oh, they exist alright, that is beyond reasonable doubt. But the truly venal 'big rorts' are cunningly disguised; hidden behind miles of waffle, dissemination, distraction and obfuscation; to get the lid off that can of worms is nigh on impossible. Why, well think on it for a moment; of all the money poured into 'governance; 'Cui Bono'! - the most, who has most to loose and who must be protected? No prizes for a correct answer; but (clue) it ain't the taxpayer.
“Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it; but when they are free to choose and can do just as they please, confusion and disorder become rampant.”
The big (huge) question is – will McKenzie and Canavan dare to strip away the top cover protecting ASA? Big kudos if they do; but will they strip away the layer upon layer of protection the 'system' has generated? It is a thing which needs to be done, little doubt of that. To do it, they much travel back in time to when the rot set in; back to the Estimates sessions which very nearly tore the 'band-aid' off the festering wound. AP followed the sessions and did some 'independent' research; much of which, under advice, was not published; offers to 'share' research were gracefully declined– however, AP went as close to the bone as possible – a good start point is from about _HERE_ (+/_ a page or two). Years have gone by, One Sky is almost a moribund White Elephant; the EB Halfwit has cashed in his chips and waiting for the Casino to write the final cheque; and Australia and it's ATCO's are still limping along, undermanned, and poorly equipped. Not too much heard from Minister KIng, the traveling public have no idea, the tax payer and aviation industry just keeps feeding grist to the corporate mill. Time to call it out; yesterday is great, but now would be good. Can McKenzie do it? Clearly the minister has no intention or even interest. We called it - No doubt, we shall see.
“Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action.”
QoN – Been chewing over this wrangle between 'aircraft noise' and noisy inner city residents. Quite a 'three pipe problem' (to beg from Holmes) this rumination and research has led to question which, (IMO) could stand some 'discussion'. Simple enough to ask – did the irports grow and impinge on 'residential' zones; or, did the residential encroach on land slated for aerodrome 'development'; or was it simply not considered by the pertinent 'authorities? Purely of academic interest of course, bit late in the match to question a play – but, I do wonder at the lack of foresight.
Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil.”
I dare say there's much more to rattle on about; but, IMO it is the disconnect between the ministers (collective) and the aviation 'authorities' (avoidance of responsibility if you will) which has led to this sorry impasse where no one carries the burden of responsibility for the ills of the nations flying companies. Shameful really.
“The best fortress which a prince can possess is the affection of his people.”
No matter; I have managed to extract from the 'lump' of Gum (eucalyptus) some workable boards for the demanded bedside drawers. I own a circa 1910 Disston rip saw; from the Keystone works; carved apple wood handle – a thing of wonder. Spent an hour sharpening and setting it to deal with 'the lump' – clean a straight did it perform it's design function, 90 minutes of sweat and the boards were roughed out. Three foot long; 5/8 thick and 8” wide (almost) – even the sawdust smelled of 'the Bush'. Set about them with a Stanley 6, followed by a 51/2, smoothed pristine by a 41/2. A tough day's worth of curses, sweat and a only a little blood to produce the basics for a thing which will outlive me by 100 years; I call that a good day, well spent; Ale well and truly earned. The stable floor is covered in dust and shavings; but the pup and the cat are enjoying their play so much; seems like a good enough excuse to leave the broom where it is. The mess will still be there tomorrow – and another Ale sings it's siren song....
Selah...