Dear reader, another stunning missive from Frank.
No corruption to see here…
In this one we are a little confused, Frank, (we think) is trying to suggest that corporations with impeccable overseas records, (ethical records) are involved in shady practise. We would like to refute this out of hand. There is nothing shady about corporate behaviour in this country as evidenced by our Energy Ministers stake in Cayman Island trusts and interests in the Murray Darling Basin. That’s just the start of it, all ethical and above-board, because after we phoned him he told us so.
So bear with us as we let Frank give vent, corruption in this country? If that aint a Furphy we’ll go rent-seeker.
He writes…
No corruption here, all above board
Hola amigos,
Cant a wife help hubby onto a safe senate seat?
Half a century ago when travelling through Mexico we witnessed a blatant corrupt practice. At strategic intervals on the Mexican Highways there would be shade structures manned by policemen. Trucks would come to a halt, the policeman would step out of the shade, put out his hand, the truck driver would lean out his side window and deposit something into the policeman’s hand and drive on. It was explained to me that this is known as “la mordida” (literally a bite). This was how underpaid policemen supplemented their income. The amount was fixed by tradition and small enough to be easily afforded by the relatively better off truck drivers or owners.
In Australia we don’t have such corruption. We have toll roads operated by companies with investors. Not quite the same. A couple of centuries ago this was known as Highway Robbery. Now it is called business.
A bit of Mexican music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhgxGwvQIgQ
Money corrupting the electoral process? NO WAY!
On SBS last night I saw a movie called The Whistleblower. It tells the horrific true story of DynCorp personnel being involved in sex trafficking in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subsequently. DynCorp had very lucrative U.S. Defence contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The latter were also enveloped in controversy.
In 2014 DynCorp secured a $100 million contract in Australia:
Through this contract, DI will provide national project delivery and management services for individual facility projects across all Australian Defence bases.
But we need not fear. There is no corruption in Australia.
We need not fear, because DynCorp doesn’t exist anymore. Recently it has been taken over by Amentum and operates under that name.
Amentum is a premier global government and private-sector partner whose experience, passion and purpose drive mission success. We operate, serve, maintain, protect and support the most discerning and critical programs here and abroad. Amentum’s culture of safety, operational excellence, and ethics was formed throughout our 116-year heritage and sharpened by our unrelenting dedication to the customer’s mission.
Coal Lobby corrupting Energy policy? I ARKS YA!
I’m thoroughly reassured. It’s their culture of ethics that clinched it for me.
Not all that far from Yuendumu, near Tennant Creek, there is Singleton Station. Singleton Station was purchased some time ago by Chinese backed Fortune Agribusiness. Fortune has been granted a license to extract as much as 40,000 megalitres of underground water per annum. All for free.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bSgoNNQ0m8 (For Free- Joni Mitchell)
Fear not, there is no corruption in the Northern Territory.
I think we should erect a shade structure at the entrance to Singleton Station and stand there holding our hand out.
Adios,
What’s wrong with a blind trust if it’s helping a mate, Love’s blind they reckon!
Frank