We have lost a truly beautiful Australian. Conductor and music educator, Richard Gill passed away earlier today. He was 76 years of age.
I had the privilege of knowng Richard. He was a spectacular man, always interested in how other people were getting on. His lifelong vocation as a teacher of music will be his legacy.
He understood the great power of joy. A huge and irreplacable loss. Vale Richard Gill.
And here is a Facebook post featuring musicians playing Dam Busters outside his hime yesterday. Richard would have loved it.
Is Peter Dutton legally able to sit in Parliament as an MP, is the burning question, Mr. Insider. With all the doubt around him when he staged his “Abbott Glove Puppet” attempted coup a short while ago the question still hangs in the air.
He must be referred to the High Court for a Legal decision on this surely!
Possibly he smells defeat at the upcoming Federal Election and will let the astute QLD voters toss him out.
I see your new Blog is on this very topic, Mr. Insider. Cheers
It’s up on this site now in its entirety. Seems to me from comments at The Aus that a lot of people are confused about this and think it only relates to dual citizenship. It is a far bigger issue and it will have the effect of reducing the pool of pool who can sit in the parliament.
Well I just discovered today on checking my Twitter account that one Russell Crowe is a follower……must be because of my sparkling repartee….
“What we do in life, echoes in eternity.” Maximus
Nice work Penny ! đ
How about, “I am the greatest actor in the world and I’m not going to say those lines in the script”. True story .
Russ and “sparkling repartee” in the same sentence? I’m not doubting your sparkling repartee but gee whizz…âŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ
Not long dead, and retired from politics, the miserable ghost of Turnbull is primed to return to his old political platform that is Q&A. And if that ain’t politics then I’m a sober nun. We talk about the attention deficit disorder but this bloke is its new pin-up boy. Maybe wearing suede this time. Not content with losing a one seat majority, this loser wants to smear the party that shouldn’t have allowed him in in the first place. No surprises! Tosser ”truffles” Turnbull.
Turnbull does look very tired, drawn and frankly a big skinny imho Milton. The “coup” as it were may well have taken its toll.
Perhaps late nights penning his “memoirs” too as it all adds up, a real bugger when you run out of material by page 5. Cheers
The only thing the coup tools itâs toll on Henry was Malcolms legendary ego.
To you It must seem like some dastardly Machiavellian plot to infiltrate and undermine the conservative nut jobs Milton!
No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should and one squirms in joyous anticipation at the prospect of the discomfort and chagrin of the said RWNJ’s and all their little mates as the debonair Prince of Point Piper wreaks his havoc.
Whop it up ’em Malcolm, all with that winning smile.
Your post got me thinking of this JB, you are a wordsmith.
https://www.noisehelp.com/desiderata-poem.html
“With all it’s sham, drudgery and broken dreams it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.”
Milton, youâre getting as obsessed about Turnbull as you are about Paul Keating…give it a rest. Why shouldnât Malcolm Turnbull go on Q&A, you donât have to watch.
Youâre starting to sound a little bitter about things, lighten up, you can be very funny at times, stick to what you do best….
Fair enough, Penny. I don’t mind if I come across as twisted, but bitter, no. In my defence I’d say I’m not as obsessed about Keating as he is about himself. On Malcolm, not obsessed but a not happy Jan about the man and his foray into politics. I wouldn’t miss his q&a gig for quids. Unplugged, he may reveal his true self and that, for many, will be an eye-opener. But i’ll take on board your comment, Penny and guard against any creeping bitterness. as it is not really in my make-up.
Last sentence. In denial, bullshit.
That Q&A will surely be one to watch Penny. WooHoo
I’ve put it on my calender in red & I don’t even care if he wears that silly leather jacket! đ
To paraphrase Shaun Micallef from the other night, the Malcolm-blaming from the Right rump of the LNP is a lot like a gang of thugs getting huffy with someone they’ve just beaten up for declining to give them a lift home afterwards.
Why shouldnât he stand up for himself? you didnât seem to mind when Abbot was bitching and griping.
If anybody is responsible for the current state of the Libs itâs Abbott and his cronies, including his media fan club.
Wow, Mr. Insider, the Melbourne Cup less than a week away and the Marquee’s are setting up and what an extravagant selection this year for the “chosen”.
Asked to pick an early “Marquee Favourite” I would go for the Mumm Champagne one which features a Rocket Ship and some very lovely Ladies, if I might be so Politically incorrect to point out.
https://tinyurl.com/yd4p5uvf
Crikey Henry. Be there man! The rapture is all but upon us and Jesus Christ debuting his second tour of duty, I have it on God authority, will be at that Sodom and Gomorrah kicking fancy pants arses out of those vile ostentatious temples to excess and gluttony with a righteous fury not seen before on this Earth.
Put your money on a horse named ” Death” in the fifth. It’s only a four horse field but the mugs will be on “Conquest” so you should get 12 to 1.
“Operation Faithful Patriot”, Mr. Insider is go in the US right now as 5200 Troops have been sent to the US/Mexico Border to block the advance into the USA of the 7000 strong “Caravan Invasion”
With the Mid Terms now 1 week away in the USA this is “gold” to POTUS Trump and he is playing this like a violin at his Bi-Weekly Rallies and putting the Democrats right in his sights.
The âtimingâ almost looks âorganisedâ, a saloon passage through Mexico!
Recently POTUS Trump negotiated a replacement for Trade Deal NAFTA and its called USMCA and goodness me Donald waxed lyrical about his new Political âchumâ Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.
As Tensions mount to a “fever pitch” I do smell a “rat” as it were. Could these good Caravan Folk be collecting some Money for their efforts and if so paid for by whom?
My dear friend, Janet, in Odessa Texas tells me the Country is uniting behind Trump to stop this “Invasion”. Loves her man, Ted Cruz too.
Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi does what she does best and that’s “nothing”
https://tinyurl.com/y99grocq
Yes Henry. Theatre on a grand scale paid for by Trump’s dumb, arse out of their strides “sucker” base.
I say Mr. Baptiste wash your mouth out with soap dear fellow if I was a US Citizen I would be one of those devoted followers. Come to think of it I am still a follower but an Aussie Citizen, must forward money today to Donald. Cheers
I have a couple of good Chants down pat for the USA trip next year Mr. Baptiste when we are going to at least 1 if not 2 of Donalds super Rallys. “USA, USA…………” a really popular one and if Hilary’s name is mentioned we go “Lock Her Up, Lock her Up…………..”
Cheers, dear friend wish you could be there beside us!
The bitch that bore him is on heat again…âŠâŠâŠ..
Practice those chants Henry. Stand in front of the mirror with your right arm extended in front of you, elevated above the shoulder by about 25 degrees with palm up.
How does that feel? About right?
They’re a weird mob the lefty/labor/green/Shorten types. They’re all askance when it comes to the live export of sheep or cattle, but are perversely indifferent to the live import of refugees. As their great white leader, Kevin Rudd was wont to say, I find it passing strange.
Jean Baptiste – on other matters passing strange. As you are notable last word freak, and posited this:
“Thatâs the thing, you lot are just downright specious, make that dishonest. Germany is building new stations for geographic reasons but concurrently shutting down many more dirtier power stations. Germany is lowering itâs emissions and has very admirable ambitions.”
To which I made the time and effort to LINK this:
https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/11/13/germany-is-a-coal-burning-gas-guzzling-climate-change-hypocrite/
And as you have not replied, It occurs to me that you may have missed, hence my second LINK to vous.
I moved on but since you bring it to my notice, what a stupid and pathetic shot at Germany which has tried harder than most to bring it’s emissions down. Just another example of trying to draw attention away from our own lack of selfish do SFA spirit Milton. That’s unworthy and sleazy flailing.
Bullshit.
Razor says:
OCTOBER 29, 2018 AT 2:54 PM
BASSMAN SAYS-I don’t think you understand the negative gearing policy old son. The Treasury, Deutsche Bank, respected economist Saul Easlake and the Grattan Institute have all said the scare campaign against changes to negative gearing are a beat-up. It was very well received at the last election you may note, the Looters winning by one seat. Labor’s policy is to allow the owners of all existing investment properties to continue to ‘negatively gear’ . After the policy start date, investors who buy new dwellings – which add to housing supply – would also be entitled to the deduction. However, investors who simply purchase established or old properties will be unable to negatively gear them. Because existing investors keep their negative gearing, if anything, they’re less likely to sell because they would lose their negative gearing. The taxpayer does not mind helping out on a single purchase but when you get a bloke like Un National Party bloke Barry O’Sullivan who has 33 homes negatively geared that is over the top. An improvement though on his 2014 effort where he had 50 homes negatively geared. Turnbull and Morrison some years ago called negative gearing âa rortâ.
Bassy
You are aware of the old saying “If you put all the economists in the world end to end they would never reach a conclusion”
I can guarantee one thing – more than 50% of their predictions of the future are wrong.
Snooze == Lose
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-31/man-awarded-sydney-property-under-squatters-rights-laws/10450462
Vale Tony Joe White. A different type of muso but a goodun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCSsVvlj6YA
It’s trendy to knock Abbott but what have Dodson or Langton done for indigenous people?? Or labor and the Greens for that matter?
1 year under Shorten’s union run, fiscally inept, socially interfering and engineering govt, with the start up of deaths at sea and the return of children into detention and people will be marching in the streets, demanding the return of Abbott. Just when we were getting on top of the mess left by Rudd, Gillard, Rudd and the labor/green/union/Shorten alliance.
They are representing their people and trying to present policies. Give back the oxygen you continue to steal.
Hey Milt…..stop scaring us. We are not the 2GB over 80’s listening mob…some of us have a brain and we
think with it! Not one genuine commentator thinks the boats will restart again under Labor…why? It is the turnbacks stopping the boats and nothing else….torturing children is no deterrent son. The Liberals lost 330 when SIEV X sank and they can be held responsible for 600 deaths that would not have occurred if they had accepted the Malaysian option.
The Malaysian option would not have worked. Once the 800 were done then on they would have come again, As for the boats continuing under Labor I reckon you are wrong. The moment the policy is softened then they will start. Little Billy wonât be able to keep the loony left at bay.
As for now bringing these kids to Australia hereâs a quick tip. The coaltion have made a big mistake. The smugglers now have a product to sell. Just put your kids on a boat with you, sink it when approached and your straight in the back door. All this because Wentworth scared the bejeezus out of them and they are afraid of losing some of their âToffâ seats. They forget that its in the burbs and Qld where elections are won and lost
oops, malt not balsamic. It’s hard to concentrate when focussing on the elephant in the room!
It was never even given a go for Chrissake…how can u say that. If it had been given a go
fine tuning could then have been applied.
It depends whether the Right wing of the Labor party can keep the left under control.
The soon to be deputy PM, Tanya, and Albo are all for on shore processing and do not like the turn backs.
Conroy made an interesting observation on Fox the other night. He said that when the boats got out of hand back under Rudd and Julia, they looked at the costs and they were exceeding the amount that was being spent on education.
Nobody expected Abbott to succeed in stopping the trade but he did.
By the way Rudd and Conroy have both stated that Labor made a mistake in loosening the controls in place when they took over Government .
Border protection is one of Labor’s Achilles heal in the forth coming election – along with capital gains and imputation.
JS,
If the Coaltion campaign well on those three issues and really do some hard hitting advertising on Shortenâs union links then they will not get beaten by as much as everyone thinks. With Turnbull going Labor have lost the âbig end of townâ attack opportunity. Climate change policy isnât worth a pinch of duck shit out in the burbs and the regions thatâs why they need to hold the line. Electricity Bill has some major issues on his left and they need to be exploited!
Milton, you are either on the biggest extended shit stir of your career or you need help. Pronto.
The day the people start “demanding the return of Abbott” will be the day this country will have totally lost the plot. đ€Ą