Our  hardened Shipping  Reporter   admits the latest sight of   former  Queensland Liberal Party Leader,Sir Thomas Hiley, reduced to a beach bum ,  brought  tears to his  eyes.   Sir Thomas   has been drying out on  the Picnic Bay foreshore, Magnetic Island , abandoned by  the heartless  Liberals,  for many years , nobody caring about him , his  plight not picked up by  the mainland media. 
When our Good Samaritan waterfront roundsman called on Sir Tom he found assorted rubbish , including a coat hanger , empty beercans and a filthy Onkaparinga blanket on his person, vessel . Monsters from the deep could be seen glaring up from the oily bilge .
 Nearby was a  cork from a wino's bottle of  plonk . The Canadian  Beaver seen swimming about in the soupy  water on a previous occasion had disappeared, probably rescued in a joint operation by the RSPCA  and  the  Royal  Canadian  Mounties  .   
When our Good Samaritan waterfront roundsman called on Sir Tom he found assorted rubbish , including a coat hanger , empty beercans and a filthy Onkaparinga blanket on his person, vessel . Monsters from the deep could be seen glaring up from the oily bilge .
