Friday, November 25, 2016

DARWIN WATCH ; FIRST IN SERIES

Territory bid for  cattle  empire

At  a  public meeting  in  Townsville ,  Bill Shorten , Leader of the Opposition in the House of  Representatives, during discussion on foreign investment in  Australia,   said  he  had liked  the  all-Australian  proposed  takeover  headed by   Sterling  Buntine, son of Territory  transport   pioneer  , Noel Buntine,   for  the  10.1 million hectare  Kidman  pastoral   estate , subsequently  outbid  by  the  Gina  Rinehart  / Shanghai CRED  $386 million  offer. Rinehart  has said that  she will  wholly acquire Kidman  if  the   FIRB and  PRC  do not approve .

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Burning Political Issues

With the Michael Gunner ALP  Government still  settling  in  after its massive election victory over the chaotic  CLP  regime  , it  will be   interesting  to  see  how long it takes  to rectify  glaring  shortcomings  in  some  key departments  where  the  petty  actions  and   attitudes  of   some  in   high  places  is  incredible.

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Lease of  Darwin  Port  to  Chinese "stupid " 
 
The Chinese consular official who sought asylum in Australia has  said that there are more than   a  thousand  Chinese  spies  in Australia  and  , shaking his  head , that  leasing the Port of Darwin  to the Chinese was  stupid . The Yanks , justifiably ,  used   stronger   language . It seems the   gobsmacked  Pentagon still cannot believe  that the federal government allowed the  NT  banana  republic  CLP  regime  to  sign the  port  over  to  the   Chinese .  There is a long  list of Aussies  in  high places  who  should  have  their  "ass  in a  sling ," a quaint American  expression .