Defence force members!

[growler2058]

F@rk em! I've reserved comments in this thread because I get a bit passionate! But fair dinkum the poxy c---- that even suggested ANZAC day should e toned down should be sent to a far away shore to see the difference our diggers have made. Go and live in f@rken Afghanistan, Iraq and see what it's like. That's what you'll get here if we tone it down, f@rkin morons. I've got no dramas with multiculturalism. I've got a Sudanese mate who came here after 15 years in a refugee camp. Some of the atrocities he's witnessed are unspeakable. He loves Australia attends Anzac Day dawn services. He appreciates what we and now he have. But for the ones who expect us to change not have Xmas or any other of our traditional celebrations can just F@RK off back to where they come from
Sorry rant over!!

[Lonicus]

Totally agree with you there Growler. Hearing about this crap, and all the other touchy, feely crap that people go on with, gets me too angry for words at times. One assumes people come here because where they came from was sh!te, so why then try and change Australia to be more like the poxy bloody sh!thole they came from?

[NP99]

If only the truth from the Cronulla riots was out!!!

[PMC]

Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson
Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition on the Centenary of ANZAC
Liberal Senator for Victoria

M E D I A R E L E A S E

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Hardie 0418 432 909

Australian War Memorial honours our fallen

The Australian War Memorial will today begin a new tradition to honour Australia’s 102,000 war dead during the daily closing ceremony. Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson, will attend this evening’s solemn closing ceremony which will pay tribute to a fallen serviceperson whose name appear on the Roll of Honour.

“The Australian War Memorial is Australia’s home of commemoration, reflection and remembrance from the 102,000 Australians who have made the ultimate sacrifice during their service in the Australian Defence Force”, Senator Ronaldson said.

“The Memorial’s decision to revamp the closing ceremony and to tell the story of those whose names appear in bronze in the Memorial’s cloisters will give true meaning to words on the Memorial’s Stone of Remembrance that ‘their name liveth for evermore’.”

“The daily closing ceremony is a truly moving tribute to the memory of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. The Memorial’s decision to make this an educational and interactive experience will give all Australians a further opportunity to reflect, remember and commemorate our nation’s proud history of service and sacrifice.”

Senator Ronaldson said families would be able to plan their visits to the Australian War Memorial to hear a tribute read to a family member, or watch it interactively through the Memorial’s website.

“I welcome this new and interactive tribute to the memory of Australia’s fallen soldiers, sailors and airmen and women. I look forward to being at the Memorial tonight when this new tradition begins and to honour the memory of an Australian whose sacrifice was in defence of our nation’s timeless values.”

Regards,

RLI

[PMC]

Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson
Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition on the Centenary of ANZAC
Liberal Senator for Victoria

M E D I A R E L E A S E

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Hardie 0418 432 909

Details needed on Labor’s proposed Anzac Centenary Fund

Labor’s minister responsible for the Centenary of Anzac needs to come clean about the proposed ‘Anzac Centenary Fund’ which he claims will fund a multi-million dollar redevelopment of Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance.

Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition on the Centenary of Anzac, Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson, said Labor has committed money to a project from a fund which, as of 10 days ago when the Coalition was briefed on the Report of the Anzac Centenary Advisory Board, had not yet been formally established and which held no funds.

“Warren Snowdon must come clean on his Government’s plans to fund the Centenary of Anzac. The Minister needs to immediately indicate what other projects he plans funding from the ‘Anzac Centenary Fund’ which at this stage has no funds”, Senator Ronaldson said.

“Instead of showing leadership, Minister Snowdon has used a faceless spokesperson to confirm the existence of a phantom ‘Anzac Centenary Fund’ which the Government seems to think will pay for projects associated with the Centenary of Anzac.”

“Labor is making funding commitments from a Fund which doesn’t exist and which, similarly, contains no money. It’s like the mining tax all over again.” “Labor has completely mismanaged the Centenary of Anzac. The revelation that money is being spent from a phantom Fund which contains no money is just another example of Labor’s failing leadership, indecision and incompetence in relation to the Centenary of Anzac.”

Senator Ronaldson said it was about time Labor started governing and set out exactly what they proposed for the commemoration of the Centenary of Anzac.
“If the Government accepts the recommendation of Angus Houston’s report to establish this so-called ‘Anzac Centenary Fund’ then Labor must announce how it proposes such a fund would be governed.”

“Labor should also announce the budget for this proposed Fund and release in full the projects it plans to financially support from the Fund.” “The Coalition will not allow the Gillard Labor Government to use this phantom ‘Anzac Centenary Fund’ for political purposes. The Fund, if it is to be established, must have clear guidelines and be completely free of any overt or covert appearance of a political slush fund. Any such appearance will potentially damage the Fund before it commences and will make the corporate sector reluctant to contribute.”

“The community’s patience with Labor’s indecision and lack of leadership on the Centenary of Anzac is wearing thin. It’s time Labor stopped prevaricating and started leading for this all-too-important period of national commemoration.”

Regards,

RLI

[NP99]

Snowdon is a joke. Not long now.......roll on August! These clowns and the Greens are so anti army, it's disgraceful.

[MC97GQ]

Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson
Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition on the Centenary of ANZAC
Liberal Senator for Victoria

M E D I A R E L E A S E

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Hardie 0418 432 909

Details needed on Labor’s proposed Anzac Centenary Fund

Labor’s minister responsible for the Centenary of Anzac needs to come clean about the proposed ‘Anzac Centenary Fund’ which he claims will fund a multi-million dollar redevelopment of Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance.

Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition on the Centenary of Anzac, Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson, said Labor has committed money to a project from a fund which, as of 10 days ago when the Coalition was briefed on the Report of the Anzac Centenary Advisory Board, had not yet been formally established and which held no funds.

“Warren Snowdon must come clean on his Government’s plans to fund the Centenary of Anzac. The Minister needs to immediately indicate what other projects he plans funding from the ‘Anzac Centenary Fund’ which at this stage has no funds”, Senator Ronaldson said.

“Instead of showing leadership, Minister Snowdon has used a faceless spokesperson to confirm the existence of a phantom ‘Anzac Centenary Fund’ which the Government seems to think will pay for projects associated with the Centenary of Anzac.”

“Labor is making funding commitments from a Fund which doesn’t exist and which, similarly, contains no money. It’s like the mining tax all over again.” “Labor has completely mismanaged the Centenary of Anzac. The revelation that money is being spent from a phantom Fund which contains no money is just another example of Labor’s failing leadership, indecision and incompetence in relation to the Centenary of Anzac.”

Senator Ronaldson said it was about time Labor started governing and set out exactly what they proposed for the commemoration of the Centenary of Anzac.
“If the Government accepts the recommendation of Angus Houston’s report to establish this so-called ‘Anzac Centenary Fund’ then Labor must announce how it proposes such a fund would be governed.”

“Labor should also announce the budget for this proposed Fund and release in full the projects it plans to financially support from the Fund.” “The Coalition will not allow the Gillard Labor Government to use this phantom ‘Anzac Centenary Fund’ for political purposes. The Fund, if it is to be established, must have clear guidelines and be completely free of any overt or covert appearance of a political slush fund. Any such appearance will potentially damage the Fund before it commences and will make the corporate sector reluctant to contribute.”

“The community’s patience with Labor’s indecision and lack of leadership on the Centenary of Anzac is wearing thin. It’s time Labor stopped prevaricating and started leading for this all-too-important period of national commemoration.”

Regards,

RLI

The silly thing about this is the countries that we were at war with in the last century have more respect for our fallen than we do,

Schools DO NOT teach about the ANZACS or other veterans in their new politically correct curriculum,

I am so sick of this sanitised world we live in, ANZAC day is so much more than just a public holiday, in this country we lost some of the best of our gene pool, whole generations of some of the toughest men you could ever imagine.

This day is such an important thing and should be treated sacredly with no expense spared.

My thoughts and beliefs

Mark

LEST WE FORGET

[MC97GQ]

Snowdon is a joke. Not long now.......roll on August! These clowns and the Greens are so anti army, it's disgraceful.

NP99,

They are only Anti-Australian Army

They are quite happy to fund the Indonesian Army, and part of the school curriculum is to learn the Indonesian language

Now I dont have a problem with the Indonesians as such, but I think our attentions would be far better directed elsewhere.

Mark

[NP99]

Don't get me started on indexing military pensions, indexed against CPI. Another let down from them.

[Gu with stacks]

airforce since 2009 since i was 16.5years old so still gotta get sone time up