YES MINISTER STRIKES AGAIN.
Posted by: Lomo on 16 March 2005
No Names No Packdrill.
New Minister For Indigenous Affairs flies into community where alcohol is banned under government law.
Bottle of wine found on board by aircrew, when parked on tarmac.
Minister denies all knowledge, inquiry launched, minister absolved, staff member is the fallguy, suspended, later reinstated in another department.
Later....
In another Indigenous community, an island off the coast..
Islander arrested by police for being drunk, dies while in police custody.
Leak is that he slipped and fell breaking several ribs causing eventual death.
Rioting occurs, police and courthouse are burnt down and riot police arrest a number of the rioters.
Indigenous leader on mainland condemns police action and says,quote " police must die".
Indigenous Affairs Minister invites him to meet with her on island. God knows why.
He does not go but says that her department agreed to pay his airfare to island.
Police upset about this after his comment,
" police must die", and minister says her department did not make the offer. However says she will pay the airfares from her own pocket.
Inquiry set up, found that minister misled parliament, resigns.
Meanwhile
Courthouse is rebuilt, Premier invites local council to attend opening which he will carry out. Council refuse saying we don't want you.
Premier says you don't tell me what to do, goes to island, meets with council, offers to absolve all council debts if they will give way and attend ceremony. They refuse. Ceremony goes ahead without them.
Premier says in Parliament he is referring himself for inquiry as some people are inferring that he was attempting to bribe council. Investigation underway.
Leak from the Solicitor Generals office....
Premier's offer was for political reasons not personal so could not be construed as a bribe.
Meanwhile..
Coroners inquest setup on island. Coroner accused of sitting on a previous inquest concerning one of the police officers involved in the arrest.
Coroner resigns. Inquest adjouned until later in the year.
Meanwhile.. Govt. states that island council is disfunctional and does not enjoy the support of the majority of the island population.
Strenuously denied by council. Govt. has power to stand down council if they so desire.
Those of you who have had the patience to wade through this saga of political ineptness have my full sympathy. I mention the above to highlight how it is that governments such as this don't get smarter the longer they are in power , in fact just the opposite.
As for the poor bloke who died, well we are still waiting for answers. He seems to have gotten lost in the mix.
New Minister For Indigenous Affairs flies into community where alcohol is banned under government law.
Bottle of wine found on board by aircrew, when parked on tarmac.
Minister denies all knowledge, inquiry launched, minister absolved, staff member is the fallguy, suspended, later reinstated in another department.
Later....
In another Indigenous community, an island off the coast..
Islander arrested by police for being drunk, dies while in police custody.
Leak is that he slipped and fell breaking several ribs causing eventual death.
Rioting occurs, police and courthouse are burnt down and riot police arrest a number of the rioters.
Indigenous leader on mainland condemns police action and says,quote " police must die".
Indigenous Affairs Minister invites him to meet with her on island. God knows why.
He does not go but says that her department agreed to pay his airfare to island.
Police upset about this after his comment,
" police must die", and minister says her department did not make the offer. However says she will pay the airfares from her own pocket.
Inquiry set up, found that minister misled parliament, resigns.
Meanwhile
Courthouse is rebuilt, Premier invites local council to attend opening which he will carry out. Council refuse saying we don't want you.
Premier says you don't tell me what to do, goes to island, meets with council, offers to absolve all council debts if they will give way and attend ceremony. They refuse. Ceremony goes ahead without them.
Premier says in Parliament he is referring himself for inquiry as some people are inferring that he was attempting to bribe council. Investigation underway.
Leak from the Solicitor Generals office....
Premier's offer was for political reasons not personal so could not be construed as a bribe.
Meanwhile..
Coroners inquest setup on island. Coroner accused of sitting on a previous inquest concerning one of the police officers involved in the arrest.
Coroner resigns. Inquest adjouned until later in the year.
Meanwhile.. Govt. states that island council is disfunctional and does not enjoy the support of the majority of the island population.
Strenuously denied by council. Govt. has power to stand down council if they so desire.
Those of you who have had the patience to wade through this saga of political ineptness have my full sympathy. I mention the above to highlight how it is that governments such as this don't get smarter the longer they are in power , in fact just the opposite.
As for the poor bloke who died, well we are still waiting for answers. He seems to have gotten lost in the mix.