Peter RogersLib's Say Sorry, But With A Catch
February 7th 2008 01:38
February 7, 2008.
* Federal Coalition MPs have agreed ‘in-principle’ to support Labor's apology to the Stolen Generations, BUT they are not convinced the phrase "Stolen Generations" should be included in an apology to Indigenous Australians. Figure that? Those same Indigenous people who were taken from their families, i.e. those who were stolen. It's almost as comical as Tony Abbott last week trying to get around a question posed to him about saying sorry. "But, you can't say sorry for all the good we have done." Yep, newspeak alright.
But, of cause there is a catch. The Liberal Party has been so reluctant to cross any boundaries on the issue for half a century. The only reason why they support the motion adopted by the ALP is because it makes good politics and even better P.R. Imagine the scenes that would be created if they got up and disagreed, or even worse still, disputed, the motion?
* Meanwhile, recent pouring in the Illawarra region has helped lift Sydney’s catchment dam levels, and for once, I agree with the NSW Shadow Premier, Barry O'Farrell, who has suggested on numerous accounts, that all Sydney needs is good 'catchment' to the consistent rainfall we receive down here, in stead of the expensive desalination plant. A ‘thinking’ politician. I like it.
* And finally, as expected, Westpac and St George Bank have become the latest institutions to announce higher interest rates following the Reserve Bank's tightening of the official cash rate. This follows the Commonwealth Bank’s decision yesterday to hike up rates. Greed, greed, and more greed. Welcome to capitalism.
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