Comments on: Your aid dollar at work in Indonesia

By: the ringer from the west

the ringer from the west — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:25:31 +0000

Nuclear power is the only way to go Mr rud or abbott.

give the people a say REFERENDUM.

By: Becky

Becky — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:18:55 +0000

I am sick and tired of the media discrediting renewable energy. There has been several programs on these stupid commercial channels which portray wind energy as a 'nuisance' because there are a handful of residents which are effected by the constant noise of the turbines turning. Come on, if that's the only negatives that they can muster up then that's ridiculous. If they portray the negatives of nuclear energy then they would have a list a mile long. It just shows Australians where the media's interests are. Is it really worth shutting down wind energy because of two or three residents complaining? I'm sure they could be bought out and the land returned to farmland or a nature reserve or some similar use. If there really was anyone in government serious about renewable energy, then I'm sure we would have a solid foundation and a strategy by now. The solar program that was started under Howard was also stopped by Rudd. It just shows people that this government is not serious about a strategy for renewable energy. They are doing it in California with a combination of solar and tidal energy and we haven't even made an attempt.

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:50:12 +0000

Thanks Sandon. If one is unhappy with Australia's response to foreign spending etc, we need to put the blame where it belongs. By blaming the Indonesians for Australian funding is transferring the responsibility. It was not their decision. Equally, blaming the Sri-Lankans and Indonesians for the flood of boat people to Australia is equally misdirected. It's our parliament which makes the laws and is responsible for enforcing them, so we can take a hard line or we can be soft. Unfortunately we are witnessing the consequences of soft laws. We could break our UN agreement on asylum seekers, likewise even with our UN agreement, we can be a lot more hardline than at present. Australia needs to take responsibility for it's future instead of blaming everyone else for our demise. It's not their fault that 'our' politicians are blind.

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:04:54 +0000

Catty, so we should condemn the entire Indonesian population because of what happened to the Balibo five? Catty, do you realize that these regimes you write about are likely in bed with America. Hillary Clinton is a great friend of Mugabe. America is also good at standing aside while people are brutalized. How do you think Russia feels when the Americans put anti-missile bases right next to Russia's border? What would the Americans do if Russia put one near them? Doesn't the Russian government have a right to protect its citizens from American suppression? It is also a modern democracy and has a right to protect its people also. See Catty how there are rules for all nations except America. I also want to keep Indosesia at a distance but one needs to seek the truth and not just jump into bed with the lesser of two evils.

By: Catty

Catty — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:26:51 +0000

Try telling Hazel Shackleton that Balibo should be laid to rest when successive Indonesian governments have engaged in an official coverup for decades, and to add insult to injury allowed the perps to live free as birds. Hell, one of the men known to be responsible was promoted.

Past and present Australian governments think by training these arseholes it will foster 'better relations'. At the end of the day all our training and education will be eventually used against us. Obviously we haven't learnt from the Japanese experience of selling our iron ore to them as they were plotting and scheming against us…..even as Japanese 'cultural' delegations in the form of sweet kimino clad girls were visiting Brisbane prior to the war.

And as for America – without her this planet would be overun with rogue regimes like North Korea / Iran, and despotic regimes like Mugabe. The utter failure of the UN to deal with people like this speaks volumes. The UN oversaw the most brutal genocide since the Jews and dithered as millions were hacked to death in Rwanda. Take note that China feels quite at home dealing with both groups. They are already doing grubby deals with the likes of Mugabe. China is set to dominate in Africa……at great cost to this planet. They will make the Yanks look like mere amateurs when it comes to 'meddling'………in less than 20 years time.

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:50:29 +0000

Catty, Who's fault is it that Australian dollars go to Indonesia? On Balibo, don't you think that enough time has gone passed to know the wrong but to let the issue rest? Does it bring these people back to life when the Indonesians admit to deliberately killing them? Who's fault is it that Australia trained the Indonesian military? Also, do you think that because the Chinese have these plans for takeover that the Americans are automatically correct? How does the Australian government which advocates this behaviour and even contributes to it work for you Catty? You see the fault in them but fail to look at Canberra where the situation is far worse and where the problems have germinated.

By: Catty

Catty — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:20:09 +0000

Really Luke – Indonesia has NEVER had any respect for Australia. If it did, it would allow a FULL official investigation into the Balibo incident and stop DELIBERATELY allowing people smugglers to run rackets within their borders. The Indonesian government and their military arm are laughing at us. Hell, we have educated and trained half their people, and in turn they are using that knowledge to screw us over. They already teach their kids that the northern part of Australia belongs to them. And as for your charge that America tells other countries what to do………….have no fear, the Communist Chinese government is set to take their place in the very near future. Any country that doesn't comply with Chinese 'requests' will get the Tibetian treatment, with individuals like Stern Hue facing 20 years in a gulgag or 're-education camp' on trumped up charges. How does that work for you Luke??

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:57:48 +0000

Kevin Rudd's electorate office: 630 Wynnum Road, Morningside, Queensland 4170. Postal address: Box 476, Morningside, Queensland, 4170. Phone: 07-3899 4031.

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:45:29 +0000

I do think we need to respect their laws and not interfere in the way they run their country. I expect them to do the same for our nation also. I think the world is sick and tired of one nation telling another how they should be doing things. I think we all know the one nation on earth which dictates and pokes their nose into everyone else’s business and I think the world has had enough of this bullying. It’s also not their fault that our silly government give them money, infact they are pretty wise aren’t they? I think that people are venting their anger at the wrong people. If our government is giving them our money, then who’s fault is that? These people have had their beliefs for thousands of years so do you really think they are going to take notice of a swag of do-gooders in the western world?

By: Sandon

Sandon — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:58:25 +0000

From both of your opinions, i have gathered one thing, you are against the government for spending money and resources on ungreats who do not care about ther own people. I think all nations should stick to themselves and not impose things on each other. I always maintained if we looked after our own first,our wealth would be more. Our generosity to try help other not so forgiving countries would then come from us, just like it used to. I have no problem, a government helping the likes of Haiti, devastated by earthquake, but to help a country, that never does any good with it, at our expense is insane.

Balibo may have passed a long time but the same senario just keeps happening over and over and over again. This new world order or communist regime is the killer of the world. 2012 isn't far away now. Goodbye people!!