Merged: Senate Inquiry

[Kharon]

We want Barnaby.

I've now watched the afternoon estimates session twice, with many pauses and much backtracking; although without the Hansard it's tough to get to the actual critical words, but it's pretty clear from the tapes. Truss needs to take a break.

The McComic attempted filibuster was so full of bollocks, threats, smoke, threats, mirrors, threats, contradictions, threats, bollocks and rubbish, it was a relief when Bill H pulled him up, "that's your lot, now STFU". For that alone, I will always hold Heffernan in high regard. It is unbelievable that the board would allow such a 'speech' (for wont of better) to be made by that director to an educated, cynical audience of Senators, harder to believe that Truss is prepared to be shamed and humiliated in that manner, publicly and on the record. I almost felt a twinge of sympathy for MM, who, like a patient, alert work dog, carefully tended his wayward charges lest a foot was placed so far into a mouth it was unrecoverable. Fielding in the slips is a tough gig and it was a long session for him, pity he's in so much hot water over airports.

Anyway, the CASA first XI were dismissed quickly, despatched to the change rooms to prepare for the next innings when the long awaited response to the Senate inquiry is finally released, to meet it's dreary anti climax. Nice to see that plagiarised crock, the Chambers report used as a club, again; it's to be hoped that the cynical attack of his own troops will haunt what's left of a less than salubrious career. There's a natural justice for you, if you like it Senator.

Next we had the Beaker outfit; that wriggled, squirmed and shuffled like a crew of schoolboys caught with their Willy's out in the bike sheds, but knowing all the while, that one of their Dad's owns the school and there is no way in hell they will get clobbered. The unashamed, belligerent arrogance, the endless round and round of shapeless answers is embarrassing. Even when MM admitted that there was new and significant evidence, they persisted, even when MM went to their rescue, again they stonewalled, even when Beaker was very neatly hoist on his own petard (Bravo DF) still they persisted. You need miniscule support to be that confidently dismissive of quality Senators like Xenophon and Fawcett, who will, with intelligence and commitment persist until the truth, no matter how unpleasant is admitted.

So here we sit, now anticipating the minuscule's response to Senate to be a dud; the TSB report on 'paperwork' protocols to be done only according to the restricted ToR, Canely Vale to be accepted as 'nice' paperwork, despite Senators best efforts. Truss could, in a heartbeat, change all that; but he won't. The simple fact that we must, yet again, listen to the now Beardless Beaker (BB) circular arguments, his off siders belligerence and distractions says nothing here will be used as a lesson for change. Beaker and his bully boy mate stand in the rubble of Australian credibility. Truss didn't do squat last time and history do repeat. The miniscule 's WLR will, in all probability meet the same fate at the stone wall.

Perhaps an appeal to Abbott, 'Dear Sir, please, while we still have an industry give us a Proper Minister; or, appoint DF Junior Minister; or, promote Barnaby Joyce to the post; then at least something positive may happen. The best we can hope for now is that being sufficiently humiliated yesterday is enough excuse for the miniscule to fold his tent and slip quietly away into the night'. L&K the IOS.

Truss seems to be a man stuck in a time warp, unable to deal yet again with the problems he failed to deal with 8 years ago. The same problems are resurfacing, dealing with them in the same way as last time is not an option. Look at the cock up you left behind. Man up or march seem to be reasonable options.

Man of the Match – Mrdak for sheer dogged determination and dedication.

Sponsored by the Ills of Society Barnaby support group. Funding exploratory research into providing Jelly fish with a backbone – like it or not.