ONE NATION POLITICAL PARTY

Full policy details follow the Summary.

 

FEDERAL POLICY STATEMENT SUMMARY.

 

 

CITIZENS INITIATED REFERENDA

 

One Nation supports CIR as a system that allows all members of society to have a direct say in Government decision making. Representative Democracy only allows individuals or parties the right to decide for the rest of us.

One Nation believes in not only upholding the right but the need for all Australians to effectively raise debate on issues of concern and have the mechanism to democratically pursue those issues to produce an outcome of legislative change.

 

DEFENCE

 

One Nation believes the most fundamental and foremost responsibility of any government is the provision of physical security for the protection of the nation and its citizens.The conventional means of affecting this is through the maintenance of a capable defence force to combat any threat to our sovereignty . Fully supported by police and well trained reserve forces  backed by a strong sound competitive manufacturing capacity. History reinforces the logic that the only country that any one can depend on in a time of security crises is itself.

 

EDUCATION

 

One Nation is committed to a fundamental level of education which encompasses at the very

least, writing, reading, spoken skills and expression combined with essential mathematics.

To ensure this we will replace the UNESCO "PROGRESSIVE" system with a full "SYLLABUS" system.  Emphasis on responsibility, competition and discipline. We will reinstate School Inspectors, ensure Christian Values, Patriotism and Morality. Aptitude tests will be conducted to ensure students are directed towards an education in line with their capabilities.

 

 

EMPLOYMENT – INDUSTRIAL RELATION

 

One Nation believes that re-industrialisation is the best way of creating lasting full time employment with positions for skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers. This, combined with training Australians rather than importing skills, tax and economic reform, rescinding of

harmful treaties and implementing an industrial relations policy based on fairness and equality for all Australian employees and employers, will enable our manufacturing, business and rural industries to compete on truly level playing field.

One Nation will make creating employment and reducing unemployment and all its associated social ills our major objective.

 

One Nation's Industrial Relations policy is based on fairness and equality for all parties concerned, with emphasis on protection of  employees and contractor entitlements while also protecting employers from dishonest, disruptive, unsuited employees, or abuse of power by

Unions or union officials. The important role of unions have played in Australia is recognised,

and the continuing need for workers to have access to assistance to negotiate their wages and conditions is acknowledged; membership of unions will continue to be voluntary.

 

 

 

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ENERGY

 

One Nation is committed to ensuring that Australian's have access to their abundant supplies of energy, without the price impacts of OPEC, foreign exchange, excise taxes & flawed Kyoto accords. We will control our energy resources, encourage the use of true renewable energy and

cleaner autogas and remove deadly aromatics from petrol, reducing liquid fuel prices to a reasonable cost and provide nation wide uniform fuel pricing.

 

ENVIRONMENT – SALINITY – WATERING AUSTRALIA

 

One Nation will ensure the protection of the Australian environment, including National Parks, oceans, waterways and atmosphere, for the benefit and enjoyment of all Australians, now and in the future. There will be no Debt-for-equity swap to expunge part of the national debt with the IMF/World Bank for Australia's national parks & wildlife. We will foster the development of advanced efficient cleaner energy technologies, encourage the use and conversion to Autogas, and low sulphur diesel, and remove deadly aromatics from petrol. We will not ratify the Kyoto accords and withdraw from agenda 21 and other treaties, which are essentially negative, counter productive and a disaster of international pseudo-science, and dangerously interfere in the climate system.

 

There is no escaping the fact that Salinity has become an urgent environmental problem.

In states like western Australia and South Australia and areas like the Murray-Darling Basin, it is probably the number one environmental concern, if ignored, any longer the term will become environmental disaster. Salinity needs fixing, and it needs fixing now.

One Nation will strive to repair the damage of the past and minimize negative impacts into the future. Solutions to our current problems need a comprehensive, holistic plan, One Nation will start implementation of these plans immediately.

 

One Nation will prioritize Watering Australia.

 

GLOBALISATION – GATS – TREATIES

 

One Nation rejects Globalisation, Mass Immigration, the Destruction of our industries, the export of our jobs, the sale of Australia and the Planned Ruination of the Rural sector and our Standard of Living. One Nation will ensure that our identity and national sovereignty are not undermined. It will see that essential services are maintained and stay in Australian hands. Bureaucracy will be directed that these priorities must be adhered to with a review of treaties, protocols and agreements undertaken to ensure this. Senator Len Harris has made a public commitment that One Nation would see Australia withdraw from GATS and will review all treaties and withdraw from those of no benefit to us. Globalisation means Australians giving up their country and we oppose it. Foreign aid will be reviewed, & provided only in Australian made products and services to those in genuine need.

HEALTH

 In line with One Nation core values, that Health Care, should be available to ALL AUSTRALIANS. The Australian Health Care, should not only foster excellence in research and development as well as in training, it should also look to ensuring excellence in its delivery system. Medicare (Universal health care) and bulk billing are the corner stones of such a system.

We support the development of an equitable, efficient and high quality care system that is accessible to all Australians regardless of means, reinstatement of public hospital boards as elected by the community. Public funding will be directed to consultation fees for GP's, ensuring the survival of their practices, in lue of corporate funding.

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LAW AND JUSTICE

 

One Nation will take a tough line on all crime. Distribution and use of drugs are a criminal offence and will be treated as such, free needles and other forms of encouragement will cease. We will have truth in sentencing and equality in justice. We will ensure its the criminal that suffers not the victims, and people have the right to defend their property, and to be safe in their homes or on the street, especially our seniors. One Nation believes in restoring the authority of the family and that responsible parents should not have their authority eroded by frivolous legislation or UN treaties. We recognise that the best support we can give to any family is support that keeps the marriage and family unit intact.

 

MULTICULTURISM - IMMIGRATION

 

One Nation will abolish multiculturalism and the Racial Discrimination Act, promote assimilation, nationalism, loyalty and pride in being an Australian.

One Nation believes that migrants who choose Australia, as their permanent homeland should, as a part of their decision to migrate will embrace and enjoy Australia’s cultural values, lifestyle, freedoms and language.

One Nation believes in zero net immigration (subject to review depending on the economy) and that coming to Australia is a privilege that must not be undervalued.  We reserve the right to discriminate to ensure these privileges are maintained, so protecting our economy, social cohesion and cultural heritage.

 

PRIMARY INDUSTRY – RURAL 

 

One Nation believes that our primary industries are a national asset and critical to our security, we will ensure the future of Primary Production. One Nation will support continued growth in our primary industries, encouraging environment-friendly economical sustainable production, and ethical resource use. One Nation will protect our primary industries from deregulation, native title, globalism and treaties that threaten competitiveness, energy prices and other costs of production will be reduced, with new technologies to control insect pests and ensure water supplies.

60% of the farms that existed in Australia in 1960 have disappeared; 40% of the farms which existed in 1985 have now gone. The remaining farmers have been leaving the land (1997 figures) at the rate of 35 per week. Some sources place the 'flight from the land' even higher,

reporting that the number of Australian farmers declined 15% between 1988 & 1996, representing a loss of 52 farmers a week. The Australian government's response has been to put up a $500 million taxpayer funded aid package not to halt the trend, but to help farmers leave the land. In the pursuit of globalism they have managed to destroy our rural industries to the extent that we now have to borrow money to import food that we once produced here.

ONE NATION the only party to represent the farmers will reverse this.

 

GENETICALLY MODIFIED PRODUCTS

 

Until it has been clearly demonstrated elsewhere that GM products are ecologically and environmentally safe, there will be a moratorium on the further use of or development of GM products in Australia. All existing GM products or products with GM ingredients will be required to be clearly labeled as such. One Nation believes that it is better to err on the side of caution than to make hasty decisions. Multinationals, technological and industrial developers must demonstrate that planned projects are ecologically sustainable and safe.

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SENIORS

 

That Australians of mature age should be classified as Seniors and should be entitled to receive appropriate benefits. They should not suffer demeaning categorization such as; Pensioners, Aged, Older person etc.

Those who have contributed through the Social Security Contribution levy, upon reaching retirement age, should be entitled their full pension without assets test, with free health and medical benefits.  They should also be encouraged, not hindered in developing any supplementary secure and independent source of income for their retirement.

                                                                                                            Full Policy Details below.

 

29th.October 2006

 

 

   

ONE NATION FEDERAL POLICIES BOOK 2005/06

 

This book is designed to reflect current government portfolios with ONE NATION POLICY including briefing designed to enable branches & candidates to promote them to our members & electorates. It is critical that we make people aware of our policies as the government has already adopted our policy to abolish ATSIC.

Listing is in alphabetical order & word format.

 

# 01  Commonwealth Parliament & Government

# 02  Communication, IT & Arts.

# 03  Defence & Security, 

# 04  Education, Science & Training

# 05  Employment & Workplace Relations

# 06  Energy & Mining

# 07  Environment,

# 08  Family & community Services

# 09  Finance & Taxation

# 10  Health 

# 11  Immigration & Customs 

# 12  Industry: Manufacturing, Business & Tourism 

# 13  Law & Justice

# 14  Primary Industries,

# 15  Seniors & Social Security

# 16  Trade & Treaties

# 17  Transport

# 18  Water 

 

Email copies on request from colinlaw@bigpond.com.au for printed copies please contact head office at;  onenation@optusnet.com.au

 

Colin Law

VP QLD Div. & Policy Coordinator. Ph. 07-55462571

 

 

 

ONE NATION POLICY STATEMENT:

# 01-COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT

One Nation accepts that under the Australian Constitution Sovereignty is ultimately resident in the people, humbly relying on the blessing of almighty God. Supreme authority or power is vested in the people, & the machinery of government is an instrument whose duty it is to carry out the will of the people. Any changes to the constitution or adoption of international laws can only be done by the people by referendum.

 

POLICY: PARLIAMENT & GOVERNMENT

One Nation supports CIR as a system that allows all members of society to have a direct say in Government decision-making. Representative Democracy only allows individuals or parties the right to decide for the rest of us. One Nation believes in not only upholding the right but the need for all Australians to effectively raise debate on issues of concern & have the mechanism to democratically pursue those issues to produce an outcome of legislative change.

 

One Nation believes the current system has generally worked well, however it is party oriented & as far as true democracy is concerned the peoples rights & constitution are being subverted & replaced by international law.

Therefore One nation being a true democratic party, we propose that the Australian Constitution is strictly retained, & changes are only made by Referendum.

 

Community Based Referendum is relatively simple, inexpensive, & a democratically effective method of ensuring that the laws under which people live are approved by the people themselves.

  "Politicians are servants of the people - not their masters"

 

Justice depends on equality before the law. That is a principle that was enunciated by Aristotle over 2000 years ago. It remains true to this day.

One Nation has been listening to the people & will begin  the rebuilding of public confidence in politicians.

 

One Nation whether achieving balance of power, or an absolute majority will bring honesty, accountability & ethics back to parliament, & stop the waste of public money by:

 

Provide politicians with equality in superannuation & retirement benefits.

 

Public access to all politicians’ expenses

 

Fixed four-year parliamentary terms.

 

 

MAINTAINING THE CONSTITUTION THE BILL OF RIGHTS

When Australia was settled in 1788 we inherited the Common Law of England. The Colonial Laws Validity Act of 1865 confirmed this. So that there was no doubt that we inherited the English Common Law, the Australian Courts Act was passed in 1828, confirming this. These rights have been listed above, but it is important to spell them out clearly:

 

The right to own private land or property.

 

The right to practice our normal customs.

 

The right to a fair trial by our peers (equals).

 

The right to freedom from cruel or unjust arrest, search,

seizure, detention, fines or imprisonment without conviction, or excessive bail.

 

The right to face our accuser in open court.

 

Legal representation.

 

The right to remain silent & not be forced to incriminate oneself.

 

Innocent until proven guilty.

 

Freedom of movement, assembly, association, speech, expression.

 

Parliamentary privilege.

 

The right to bear arms.

 

 

BACKGROUND BRIEFING: #01 COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT & GOVERNMENT

 

SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT/GOVERNOR GENERAL

Australia is a federal parliamentary democracy, is an independent self- governing state & a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The constitution of Australia, which became effective in 1901, is based on British parliamentary traditions, & includes elements of the U.S. system. The head of state is the British sovereign, & the head of government is the Australian prime minister, who is responsible to the Australian Parliament. All powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states.

 

EXECUTIVE

Formally, executive authority in Australia is vested in the governor-general, who is appointed by the British monarch in consultation with the Australian prime minister. The British monarch is also the royal head of Australia, but has no real power in the government & serves as a symbolic head of state. Federal policy in practice is determined by cabinet, which is chaired by the prime minister, who is the head of the majority party in parliament. The ministers are responsible for the individual departments of the federal government, & these are administered by permanent civil servants.

 

LEGISLATURE

National legislative power in Australia is vested in a bicameral parliament, made up of a Senate & a House of Representatives. The Senate consists of 76 members (12 from each state & 2 from each territory), popularly elected to six-year terms under a form of proportional representation. According to the Australian constitution, the House should have about twice as many members as the Senate. The number of members from a state is proportional to its population, but must be at least five. In 2004 the House had 150 members, popularly elected to a term of up to three years.  The prime minister can ask the governor-general to dissolve the House & call new elections at any time.

 

THE AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION

The Australian constitution provides the basic rules for the government of Australia. These rules cover the structure of the federal parliament & its power to make laws, the executive government, the judicial system, & the relationship between the Commonwealth & the States.

 

Covering Clauses. The Australian Constitution was passed as part of a British Act of Parliament. The Act containing the Constitution was passed by the British Parliament in Westminster in 1900. The Constitution took effect from 1 January 1901.

 

Federal Parliament. The Constitution establishes the Federal Parliament with a House of Representatives & a Senate. Each of the original States has the same number of Senators, regardless of its population. In the House of Representatives the number of seats which each State has depends on its population size.

 

Federal Powers. The Constitution divides power between Federal & State Parliaments. It lists the subjects about which the Federal Parliament can make laws e.g. taxation, currency; defence; external affairs; interstate & international trade; foreign, trading & financial corporations; marriage & divorce; quarantine; pensions & other social services; immigration; bankruptcy; & industrial arbitration.

 

State Powers. There are important omissions from the list of powers given to the Federal Parliament e.g. land, police, criminal law, education, health, roads, industrial safety, prices & income, & the environment. Most law making on those subjects is done by the States. The Federal Parliament, however, can use the powers it has e.g. over defence, to pass laws about land, education, roads etc, - for example, to acquire land to build a Defence College, or to construct roads for troop movements. The Federal Government can also influence how things are done in areas over which it has no direct power to pass laws. This is because it has power to grant money to the States & to impose conditions on the way in which the money is spent (section 96). For example, the Federal Government maintains close control of universities in this way. The Constitution expressly guarantees the continuing existence of the States (sections 106 & 107). There are a few subjects about which the States are prevented from making laws (section 52 & 90), e.g. to impose customs & excise duties. The States are also forbidden from having their own defence forces without the consent of the Federal Parliament (section 114).

Shared Powers. But on many subjects e.g. marriage & divorce & bankruptcy, the States share law making powers with the Federal Parliament. However, where a Federal law, which is constitutionally valid overlaps with a State law, the Federal law operates & the State law, to the extent of the inconsistency, is invalid (section 109).

 

The Executive Government. The Constitution created the position of Governor-General, who is the Queen’s representative in Australia (sections 2-5, 56-70, 126 & 128). The Constitution says that the Governor-General shall be advised by the ‘Federal Executive Council’ (section62), but makes no mention of the Prime Minister or Cabinet. However from the start it was intended that Parliament would operate along the lines of the British Parliament in Westminster, with a Prime Minister & a Cabinet, & Ministers in charge of government Departments who are members of, & answerable to, parliament-the so-called ‘Westminster System’ of government. It was considered so obvious that this system would operate in Australia that it was unnecessary to spell it out in the constitution.

 

High Court. The constitution provides for the establishment of the high Court of Australia with powers to decide disputes about the meaning of the constitution e.g. The most sinister aspect of the continuing campaign to subvert the Federal Constitution has been the misuse of the External Powers by the Federal Government to enter into international agreements & conventions on a wide variety of subjects which have traditionally been under State jurisdiction & then to argue that because of the external agreements, the Federal Government had the constitutional right to legislate for the whole of Australia, even if this conflicted with State policies. By this procedure Federal Governments could, without consulting the people by referendum, progressively increase power over all aspects of Australian life. Australians were jolted into a realisation of how their Federal Constitution was being subverted when a High Court majority decision said that the Federal government could prevent the Tasmanian people from building a dam. This was the result of the Fraser Government illegally placing part of Tasmania under the World Heritage Commission. The way has been cleared for Federal governments to take over vast areas of Australia by placing them under the World Heritage Commission (Globalisation).

An Australian “Common Market”. The Constitution contains provisions which create a free trade area-without internal customs barriers-throughout Australia (sections 90 & 92), & provides for other aspects of finance & trade (sections 81-105).

 

Rights. The Constitution has no equivalent to the bill of Rights found in the United States Constitution, Some protections, however, are given against the Commonwealth, but not the States by sections 51(xxxi) (acquisitions of property only on just terms), 80 (trial by jury), & 116 (religion). Section 117, which applies to the states, provides that there shall be no discrimination on the basis of place of residence.

 

Amending the Constitution. The Constitution provides a mechanism by which it can be altered, called a referendum. Before there can be any change to the Constitution, a majority of electors must vote in favour of the change. In addition there must be a majority vote in a majority of States, that is 4 out of the 6 States. For the matter to get to referendum in the first place, the Federal Parliament-or at least one house of it-must pass the proposed law containing the suggested amendment to the Constitution (Section 128).

 

Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act.  CHAPTER 12.

An Act to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia. (9th July 1900)

 

WHEREAS the people of new South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland; and Tasmania, humbly relying on the blessing of Almighty God, have agreed to unite in one indissoluble Federal Commonwealth under the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, under the Constitution hereby established:

 

THE TAMING of LOCAL GOVERNMENT

The Taming of Local Government: On 3/9/1988 a referendum with the following context (provided by the AEC) was put to the Australian people. It was (3) Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 1988.

The legislative proposal was, "119A. Each State shall provide for the establishment & continuance of a system of local government, with local government bodies elected in accordance with the laws of the State & empowered to administer, & to make bylaws, for their respective areas in accordance with the laws of the State."

Why was it necessary to ask this question in the first place?

Because the Constitution did not & still does not recognise Local Government.

Since the Constitution is the basis of our laws & it does not recognise "local government", it means that no local council anywhere in Australia has legal standing! It logically follows that they operate outside the law!!!

What the law does not allow is considered criminal. It is that simple.

The result of that Referendum, over 87% of the people of Australia & the states of WA, SA, Vic, Tas, NSW, & QLD voted "NO". It is clear that no "system of local government" may be lawfully "established or continued" within the Commonwealth of Australia, or within any of the various states.

The Constitutional decision made by the people in 1988 implied, "All councils now operate with no Head of Power. A Head of Power is the authority to act. No state can legislate to dignify councils with a Head of Power. No council officer is now indemnified from prosecution or from any private form of litigation & no council laws or by laws can be used lawfully against any citizen."

So the very next year, the Hawke Government introduced the "Local Government Act of 1989", in criminal contempt of the Australian people, the Constitution & the result of the Referendum!

It is obvious that Councils have no legal standing under our constitution, they can only be legalised by the people at a referendum, to which they have already said no.

There must be an end to: unwarranted search, seizure of property without a court hearing, interference in our right to Work, blackmail, extortion, political persecution, interference on freehold land, unfair rating of property, excessive rates, over-generous remuneration for counsellors & staff, & definitely no legislation that would hinder a ratepayer suing counsellors & staff to redress wrongs.

 

THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS RUNNING ON A GIGANTIC BLUFF!!

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ONE NATION POLICY STATEMENT:

 #02 COMMUNICATIONS, IT & ARTS

Communications play an important role in today’s world; the Australian Broadcasting Authority has not been effective in its role. This is evident by the control of the media by a few who provide only a biased one-side view in the reporting of news & political comment. Australia has an excellent Analog TV broadcasting system, this should not be replaced by digital until such time that it is proven to be technologically superior, more economical & provide a better service to all Australians.

One Nation insists that  ‘Postal, telegraphic, telephonic, & other like services’ remain in the power of the Parliament. Section 51(v) of the Constitution. This forbids further sale of Telstra, far too much of the communications industry is already foreign controlled. Telstra's profits should be invested into improving services & reducing pricing, with the phasing out of zone charges.

 

POLICY: #2 COMMUNICATIONS & IT

One nation opposes the digital & Data casting Act 2000, on the following grounds: Proposed dropping of the analog TV signal by 2008 Costs are beyond the reach of normal Australians. Data casting restrictions would impede Australian industry.   Digital policy is pandering to commercial broadcasters.

 

One Nation opposes the further privatisation & sale of Telstra, as far Too much of the communications industry is already foreign controlled. Telstra's profits should be invested into improving services & reducing pricing with the phasing out of zone charges.

 

One Nation opposes transferring of Telstra & telemarketing services offshore, in the pursuit of globalism & at the expense of Australian Jobs.

 

One Nation will ensure Section 51(v) of the Constitution, “Postal, telegraphic, telephonic & other like service” are to be under the control of the Federal Parliament. 

 

One Nation proposes to retaining the existing concept of community service obligations, structure & government ownership of Australia Post, with equality in employment for stall management & directors.

 

One Nation opposes deregulation & privatisation o Australia Post.

 

One Nation believes in freedom of the press & we will work to take it out of the control of UN treaties, & a few with fixed agendas.

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BACKGROUND BRIEFING

 

COMMUNICATIONS & IT

This covers the following departments; Broadcasting, Information Technology & Telecommunications.

 

BROADCASTING REGULATION

The Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) was established by the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, & began operations on 5 October 1992.

The Act defines the role of the regulatory authority, gives the ABA a range of powers & functions, & sets out explicit policy objectives. The objectives include the desirability of program diversity, limits on concentration of ownership & foreign control of the mass media & the need for media to help foster an Australian cultural identity, report news fairly & respect community standards. The ABA consists of a Chairman, Professor David Flint, & five members, Mr Michael Gordon-Smith, Mr Robert Le Tet, Mr Malcolm Long, Mr John Rimmer & Ian Robertson. There are also two associate members, Dr Robert Horton & Ross Jones. The ABA has offices in Sydney & Canberra. At 30 June 2000, it had 156 staff, 105 in Sydney & 51 in Canberra.

 

 

 

 

ABA POLICIES

The ABA aims to promote high standards that accord with public service policy & legislative framework in relation to financial management, administration & employment.

ABA RECORDS MANAGEMENT

The ABA has control over 1,100 linear metres of archived records in Australian Archives repositories: about 900 metres in the Villawood repository in Sydney, 200 metres in Melbourne & a small quantity in Queensland for handling public requests for access to archived records controlled by the ABA. Links to index of files.

 

RECENT LEGISLATION

The Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television & Data casting) Act 2000 made substantial amendments to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to refine arrangements for the introduction of digital television. The most significant of these were:

The requirement for broadcasters to transmit a standard definition digital television (ADTV) signal at all times & at least 20 hours per week of high definition digital broadcasts (HDTV)

Provision to enable the ABC & SBS to multi-channel certain kinds of programs; & provision to permit digital program enhancement content & electronic program guides.

 All mainland capital city stations must begin transmitting full-time digital services from 1 January 2001, although the analog signals will be simulcast until at least 2008. The requirement for 20 hours of HDTV will take effect from the end of 2002.

 

PREAMBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Section 9 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection & Service Standards) Act 1999 states that the object of the Universal Service Obligation (USO) is to ensure that:

are reasonably accessible to all Australians on an equitable basis, wherever they reside or carry on business. The section also states that the USO should be fulfilled as economically as possible & that any losses involved in its provision should be shared among carriers.

The Act gives the Minister the power to designate a universal service provider with primary responsibility for delivery of the USO. Telstra is the current universal service provider, although the legislation allows the Minister to declare two or more carriers as universal service providers, or regional service providers, with appropriately limited responsibilities.

 

THE ACCC TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP

The Telecommunications group has prime responsibility for administering the Commission's functions for competition & economic regulation of telecommunications & forms part of both the ACCC's Regulatory Affairs Division (in terms of its regulatory pricing & access work) & its Compliance Division (in terms of its competition enforcement work).

functions include:

Administering the telecommunications-specific competition safeguards regime under Part X1B of the Trade Practices Act, which enables the Commission to deal with anti-competitive conduct by carriers & carriage service providers as well as allowing it to issue tariff filing directions & record-keeping rules to assist with its telecommunications powers & functions.

Administering the telecommunications-specific regime under Part X1C of the Trade Practices Act for facilitating access to the networks of carriers. This includes declaring services for access, approving access codes, approving access undertakings, arbitrating disputes for declared services & registering access agreements.

Administering other legislative provisions in the Telecommunications Act & other related legislation, including in relation to price control of Telstra's retail services, international conduct rules, number portability, electronic addressing, interconnection standards & arbitration of disputes about access to network information, access to facilities, operator services, directory assistance services, provision of number portability, preselection, emergency call services & carriage services for use by the defence forces.

 

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

No one has suffered more than One Nation from the lack of freedom of the press in Australia; the following is a special report on this from Freedom bell.

The UN agency most involved in media regulation & guidelines has been the Paris based United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization, UNESCO.

As far back as 1970 set out to control all the World Media with a campaign called the New World Information Order. (NWIO).

At that time with the Cold War still the main focus of attention, the Western Press were not about to entertain any notion for controlling the free flow of news & opinion especially by a UN Committee Soviet Bloc cronies Had made their own. The push to codify & regulate continued to be advanced & rejected until the Nairobi General Conference of UNESCO in 1976, when a resolution was advanced that governments were "responsible for the activities in the International sphere of all mass media under their jurisdiction." This move was defeated by "negotiation", but what was left in place was an agreement that governments who wanted to comply with the "Guidelines" set out by the NWIO could do so. This small chink in the armour didn't seem important at the time, but as it has vast importance for Australia now. And for other western nations being swallowed up by the New World Order.

By 1978 a UNESCO Declaration outlining standards for the International Media was adopted by consensus, This was due to the pleading of Third World Nations that the "West" who controlled most press agencies, were presenting an image of poorer nations that was "unfair" & showed a biased & "sensationalist" view of those nations. Strong language like "cultural aggression" & "deforming the image of developing countries" was used to sway the conference towards adopting standards to accommodate those opinions. The road to ruin was definitely paved with good intentions.

Sean MacBride, a former Irish foreign minister & recipient of both the Nobel & Lenin Peace Prizes, was the head of a commission in 1980. They covered world print media as well. As usual, lip service was given to the free press, at the same time as establishing the NWIO guidelines.

The number of "Like-minded" western countries who have "adopted" the NWIO principals have now become a flood. The next step of course is to control the newest & latest "media", the Internet. This will not be as difficult as many would have you believe. By now the experts of "co-opting" will have regulations in place to effect a smooth "transfer" & no one will be the wiser.

After all, if you don't read it in your newspaper, or hear it on your TV news; it didn't happen, right?

To address this invasion on our freedoms, it is One Nations policy to withdraw from all UN treaties that impose such restrictions.

 

Transfer of Telstra & telemarketing services offshore

Wk06/04 we have received many complaints of Telstra call services being answered form Bangalore in India; this is obvious from the accent. Telemarketing jobs are also at risk as this work is also going offshore, as a result of globalism; this situation will become worse when GATS is finally introduced.

 

 POSTAL SERVICES

The Australia Post organization was set up by the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 & the Commonwealth Authorities & Companies Act 1997, it consists of:

The Board. The board sets the corporation's objectives, strategies & policies.

The Managing Director. The managing director, who is a member of the board, is responsible for the day-to-day management of the corporation.

Executive Committee. This is the peak body of senior managers who advise the managing director on strategies & policies put to the board for its endorsement.

Group Managers. Group managers are responsible for state administrations. These are consistent with state government areas, with the exception of Victoria & Tasmania, which are combined into a single operating area, & South Australia & the Northern Territory, which are similarly combined. This structure will be changed in 2000-2001, with a

New Mail & Networks division assuming responsibility for national transport & delivery co-ordination & the appointment of commercial managers in NSW & Victoria.

National Corporate Accounts. Established in January, this new group is responsible for managing all major accounts, working closely with state-based general managers & sales teams. Highlights of 1999-2000:

Completing the $510 million modernisation of the nation's mail delivery network in one of the most far-reaching change programs undertaken by any Australian service business.

 

Achieving rises in profit, productivity & return on assets.

 

Recording the highest mail volume growth in nine years.

 

Maintaining for the eighth year, the 45 cents standard letter rate-the fourth lowest in the Western world.

 

Paying more than 170 million bills for 390 companies through Bill pay.

 

Piloting major new initiatives including business banking, electronic Bill pay & an internet fulfilment service.

 

 

AUSTRALIA POST PRIVATISATION BY STEALTH

23 March 2003: The first steps towards privatisation of Australia Post has been taken with the introduction of a Bill in the Senate to deregulate postal services.

Senator Len Harris warned that the Postal Services Legislation Amendment Bill would place Australia Post at risk if passed in its present form.

“The measures in the legislation are designed to aid postal industry deregulation & introduce the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) into postal legislation.”

“The Proposed measures add to the cost of providing Australia Post’s services without providing certainty as to the benefits to be gained.”

“ Part of the uneasiness about this Bill stems from the government’s requirement for an independent review of Telstra’s Community Service Obligation by the ACA. This model is now suggested for Australia Post.”

“The Australia Post privatisation agenda is being driven by the WTO’s General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). We know that in 2002, the EU was pushing a trade deal to liberalise mail services, throwing them open to overseas companies. Under GATS, mail services are on the bargaining table.”

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ONE NATION POLICY STATEMENT

#03 DEFENCE & SECURITY

One Nation believes the most fundamental & foremost responsibility of any government is the provision of physical security for the protection of the nation & its citizens. The conventional means of affecting this is through the maintenance of a capable defence force to combat any threat to our sovereignty. Fully supported by police & well-trained & reserve forces backed by a strong sound competitive manufacturing capacity. History reinforces the logic that the only country that any nation can depend on in time of security crises is itself.

 

POLICY #03: DEFENCE & SECURITY

One Nation will:

Ensure security of our vast coastline & territorial waters, we will scrap the Collins class submersible boats, & replace them with modern submarines with stealth, endurance & lethality, capable of patrolling submerged & undetected, providing pure offensive devastating fire power, while putting the small efficient, highly trained & motivated crews at least harm. Requiring no costly at-sea logistics train, no protective escorts, & no refuelling for life of the vessel.

 

Introduce a sound, competitive industrial manufacturing base as a key element of the national defence effort. With defence equipment & supplies manufactured in Australia preferable by Australian owned companies.

 

Upgrade our surface ships to provide the speed & endurance to patrol our vast coastline without the need of refuelling.

 

Replace the F18 fighter with the selected aircraft to be manufactured in Australia.

 

Replace our vintage Leopard tanks, with modern tanks designed & built in Australia for operation in Australian conditions.

Scrap the lemon the F88 Steyr rifle, with a reliable Australian designed & manufactured rifle.

Legally enshrine all Defence Land to defend it from any future public or private threat of disposal or change of status or use for any purpose other than Defence use.

 

Develop, establish & consolidate a matrix of military training bases, areas & live fire ranges in accordance with a strategic national plan

Allocate a set ongoing managed budget to each force based on a percentage of GDP.

 

Support the planning & establishment of an Eastern & Western Fleet.

 

Support the implementation of credible air-defences for all force elements & sites defined as vital & key assets

Re-define the roles & purpose of the Regular Forces & Reserve Forces. Withdraw from all CFR, UN actions.

 

Deny the need for pilots to be commissioned officers.

 

Transform the Defence Force into the Australian Military Forces by returning the independent status of the Navy, Army & Air force.

 

Support a public call for an enquiry into corruption within the Department of Defence.

 

Decentralise & duplicate defence needs manufacturing plants, vital stores & defence assets.

 

Reintegrate a continuous & rotational-based war stores & stocks program.

 

Ensure all members of the newly reformed AMF are routinely assessed as being competently trained in a common set of basic skills that are focussed on battlefield survival.

 

Ensure recruitment & training & employment is relevant & need based.

 

Support sea, land & air based weapon system & platform upgrades & supplements that meet a national defence need.

 

SECURITY

One Nation supports responsible gun ownership, for the protection of our vast coastline from foreign & terrorist invasion, & our homes & property from criminal invasion. The coalitions attempt to disarm law abiding Australians has resulted in a huge increase in crime especially drug related crime & invasion of home & property. Today no one is safe in their homes especially our seniors, they need   to be protected from the increase in invasion & mindless bashings.

 

The escalating crime rate has had the same effect on insurance costs, to defray this; we suggest discounts to responsible home gun owners. Illegal invaders & drugs pour into our country, with little or no deterrent, the only answer is responsibly armed & trained Australians.

 

We will withdraw from all illegally signed treaties that threaten the defence of Australia.

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BACKGROUND BRIEFING: DEFENCE & SECURITY

The system of defence employed by Australia dates from 1911, when the commonwealth government instituted compulsory military service & created the Royal Australian Navy. Australians were on active service with the Royal Flying Corps. in World War 1 (1914-1918), the Royal Australia Air Force was not established until 1921. The first enemy attack on Australian territory was the aerial bombing of Darwin by the Japanese early in World War 11 (1939-1945).

Australian forces have taken part with distinction in the Crimean War (1853-1856). The Sudan campaign (1895-1899), the Boer War (1899-1902), both world wars, The Korean War (1950-1953), the Vietnam War (1959- 1975), & the Gulf War (1991).

 

Service in the Australian armed forces is voluntary. Although small, the armed forces are equipped with modern weapons. Recent labor/liberal governments, due to political correctness & UN treaties have failed to ensure that we have an affective defence system.

With the U.S. & N.Z., Australia was signatory of the ANZUS Treaty (1952) for mutual defence & support in case of attack. Due to N.Z. involvement with the radical anti-nuclear movement in the mid 1980s, ANZUS was suspended, however Australia maintains military ties with both countries.

Defence & Security covers the following departments: Australian Defence Forces (ADF), Defence Personnel, Department of Defence, Emergency services, Military Education & training, Peacekeeping, Security, Terrorism, War.

 

THE REAL SITUATION OF OUR DEFENCE & SECURITY

Australia was born as a military outpost of the British Empire. The first development for the new colony was a sound fortification of Sydney Harbour & a permanent garrison of significant presence.

When Federation was effected, Australian politicians failed to address independent physical security to protect its borders & its people. The various State Militias were stood down as a cost cutting exercise & the burden of national security continued to rest with Great Britain.

Australian Military Forces thus remained part of the British Forces because Australian politicians did not want to spend their own funds on a force that they believed they would never need. It was not until the Royal Navy pulled-out of Singapore & inadvertently signalled the green light for Japan to invade Australia that Australian politicians realised the folly of this ridiculous policy.

The PM was flown to England to gain the independence of our military forces that should have been secured 40 years earlier. Troops destined for Middle East campaigns were turned about to return home & stave off the Imperial Japanese Forces in defence of Australia. Independent control of our security forces did not last long though because our government then surrendered command of our military to the US General Macarthur. Since that time Australian politicians continue their negligence of obligation to Australian's in the provision of national security by depending on the USA through the ANZUS treaty. The Lib/lab/Dem/Nats disregard history & retain the ridiculous policy that Australia will always have ten years lead time of any pending disaster.

 

Our WW11 survival is mostly attributed to poor Japanese intelligence. If their belief that Australia's home guard armies were replaced with the knowledge that Australia was laid bare, New Guinea would have been bypassed in favour of mainland Australia. A combination of luck, an armed population, political panic & dire necessity drove our defence industries into overdrive. By the end of WW11, Australia had the fourth largest air force in the world. Within a year we were reduced to one of the smallest through our political compliance with an international agreement (a League of Nations disarmament policy). The LibLabDemNat governments of Australia have never provided sound national security. Instead of biding by a long-term stratagem they simply commission & steer white papers to reflect an immediate need at the risk & expense of future consequence.

Since the immediate post-Vietnam War period, Australia's continental defence; based on a Northern, Southern, Eastern & Western Command; has been dismantled along with the associated strengths & order of battle.

Essential arms & equipments have been disposed of & not replaced, or replaced with that of lesser capability. Defence establishments, vital assets & specialist military skills have been dissolved to the short-term benefit of LibLabDemNat governments struggling to balance unworkable budgets, & their associate real estate barons; but to the long-term detriment of Australia's defence & security.

 

The Commonwealth Military Forces of Australia that comprised the Departments of Navy, Army & Air force was dismantled in favour of a public servant dominated Department of defence. To justify the costly cancerous-like growth of civilian & foreign company infiltration of the defence force, both training & uniformed presence were targeted. Over only three decades the ADF was halved. Our population of about 20M remained stable, but our uniformed army component for example went from about 47,000 to 20,000. Of that 20,000 we would be lucky to field 3,000 troops. Battalion war-establishment strengths dropped from about 1,000 to about 650 & were stripped of integral support systems that allowed a limited unit-level operational independence.

Every operationally deployable unit is now rendered totally committed to external support at the outset. The standard of basic equipment's & clothing were reduced so that instead of being designed as 'protective' they are designed as 'cost effective' - but at what 'cost'? The cost of creating physical risks to our service persons? The bulk of the force is "top heavy' with to many chiefs & not enough Indians. Defence industry & warehouse were closed down & sold off to countries of potential future threat to Australia. There is no longer an in-built redundancy of ranks so it is unlikely that deployed units can rely on affective rotation, battlefield reinforcement or re-supply in place.

Any practical use of the military invariably creates an 'over-commitment' & subsequent retention problem because most units are significantly 'under-strength' & any redundancy of personnel, was stripped away through "civilianisation" programs, that in time of need will be classed as 'no-shows'. This is because the bulk of the reserves are made up of personnel already employed as 'essential services personnel', such as police, fire, ambulance etc, & also spouses of regular serving members, whom would be deployed because they would be caring foe offspring etc.

A system was created to accommodate mates of the influential called Direct Entry Officer (DEO) & allows command rank status to persons with absolutely no military experience, knowledge, training or aptitude particular to being a uniformed service person. A peacetime environment of 'Jobs for the boys' has resulted in the paybacks, kickbacks & incompetence that are now the order of the day.

 

We now have a continent whose military force, charged with the protection of national sovereignty, is totally dependent on other countries to supply it with the most basic & critical needs. The LibLabDemNat governments even closed down our ammunition factories,

Australia is presently incapable of operating a credible national security force independently of other countries. There is however no need to depend on any country other than Australia. There is no defence need of the world that Australia cannot produce in isolation. All we need is a government that will do it.

 

DEFENCE & SECURITY A SENERIO TO BE KEPT IN MIND

The first responsibility of government is defence-of the nation, & of the citizen.

Following World War 11, the Labor Government disposed of nearly 500,000 rifles & Bren guns in reserve stores, then destroyed 100,000 FNSLR 30 calibre rifles (world class weapons). These were replaced with 37,000 Steyr Carbines .223 calibre with key plastic parts, & its believed the army was required to warn troops not to fire more than 90 rounds in nine seconds, because of risk of meltdown.

Many volunteers in the last World War were equipped with broom handles & the like because we had insufficient firearms available.

The Labor Government sold the Lithgow small arms factory to Asian countries where it, no doubt, is in full production, Footscray Ammunition factory was sold to Indonesia & Maribyrnong Ordinance factory was also closed & sold. With it went the equipment for producing guided missiles. Because of this we have on capacity to defend ourselves.

On the Kokoda Track approximately 2000 young Australians, average age 18, faced approximately 10,000 Japanese. Had these youngsters NOT been proficient with firearms what would have happened to Australia?

This was part of our tradition of Australian self-sufficiency & Helped in the last war with the Japanese. Japanese intelligence confirmed that the Australian population was relatively well armed & highly competent in their use. As a consequence the Japanese military gave Australia's population militia status & focused on taking all the islands to the north before any attack on the mainland was seriously considered.

 

Australia has signed more than 2000 UN edicts, i.e., one #1983 Section Four, Para 11-General & Complete Disarmament. Is Australia's current move towards total disarmament a knee-jerk reaction to Port Arthur or is it just another step towards compliance with the confusing & obfuscating UN convention #1983 camouflaged under the title Sex Discrimination Para 11?

What chance have we, as recent happenings have shown with Indonesians becoming Muslim Fundamentalist, & if they have a fatwah they could easily land 2,550,000 armed people on our shores without committing any of their main military forces! A Dunkirk in reverse! viz: 250,000 boats each carrying ten armed fanatics, with motorbikes & hand operated hardware, landing simultaneously on our northern & western shores, just after the cyclone season. Our meagre forces would be totally in sufficient, especially the Beazley floating coffins & Australia without firearms at home wouldn't be capable of mustering a guerrilla force.

Many thanks to David Hoy for his paper on "The real situation" & Paul Ensor for his "Scenario on defence & security"

 

 FIRE ARMS

One Nation will set up a register of prohibited firearms owners, including, those with criminal records, mentally disturbed, drug addiction, etc. These records to be recorded on crim-track.

 

The escalating crime rate has had the same effect on insurance costs, to defray this; we suggest discounts to responsible home gun owners.

 

Illegal invaders & drugs pour into our country, with little or no deterrent, the only answer is responsibly armed & trained Australians.

One Nation will withdraw from all illegally signed treaties that threaten the defence & security of Australia.

 

The above policy statement on firearms originates from our Defence & Security policy, which we believe should be a national policy for all Australia. The following is from our SA State policy.

 

Firearm legislation shall provide for a safe & responsible ownership & use of firearms. Whilst it is paramount that all Australians be protected from the illegal use & abuse of firearms, measures to control & apprehend those who illegally or irresponsibly use firearms are not to be used as a tool to obstruct, harass or penalise legitimate law-abiding firearm owners.

 

Firearm owners deserve to have their confidence in government restored through the re-establishment of the principle, "innocent until proven guilty". With this principle in mind firearm legislation, indeed all legislation, must be formulated on the basis of common sense.

 

ONE NATIONS BELIEVES

Shooting is a legitimate sport & pastime & participants should be treated accordingly.

 

Australians have the right to defend themselves & their families in their own homes.

 

Disarming law abiding Australians is not in the national interest & will do nothing to reduce crime.

 

The problem is all legislation to date treats the gun owner as a criminal, whilst criminal face little if any restrictions, for this reason licences do nothing to control the illegal use of firearms, they are only used to raise revenue & harass responsible gun owners.

Due to this harassment many responsible gun owners, have gone to ground choosing not to register their guns, as to do so immediately targets them as a source of revenue & a target for knee-jerk political legislation.

Restrictions on use & storage of guns, has reached a point of stupidity. eg. For defence a gun must be handy for use, to deter criminal invasion of the home, not locked up where every criminal knows it’s not a deterrent.

ONE NATION members many who are responsible gun owners object to being treated as irresponsible & criminal. We believe in formulating our policy that we should not get drawn into this way of thinking, that the current coalition governments are promoting. It would be against all ONE NATION'S principals; therefore we should take a more positive & realistic approach with our policy.

One way to control guns is at the point of import & sale, with a register being kept of all makes, models, & serial numbers. (Note Customs Dept has detailed documents pertaining to all imports)

This way if a firearm is sold to anyone on the prohibited list or used for criminal purposes, it can be traced back through crim-track & customs records to the minister responsible for its importation, or those responsible for its sale. It also provides for the following:

 

A point where types of firearms being imported, can be controlled, with restrictions being placed on assault type weapons.

Credentials of the purchaser can also be checked.

 

Provides one central accessible checkpoint on all firearms.

 

Eliminates the costly in-effective state by state system now in force.

 

Any firearms used for criminal activity, to be destroyed & the offender charged with assault. This will take guns away from criminals.

 

Firearms dating back before the days of customs controls, or point of sale registration, are usually old & many are now collectable items.

 

Responsible gun owners are those who have been taught to appreciate the finer points of engineering in their guns, & there safe use. This is usually handed down from Father to son or through responsible clubs & maybe military training etc.

 

Accidental deaths or injuries from guns of responsible owners is minimal, virtually nonexistent compared with others.

 

Criminals will always find a means to illegally import weapons; it is the responsibility of the appropriate minister to stop this.

 

Guns as such do not harm anyone; it is the use of them by irresponsible people or criminals. The blame for this lies squarely with the responsible ministers, not responsible gun owners.

 

Finally, consider the fact that this is all a big lie; the real reason for the problem is abrogation of coalition parties of their responsibility to the Australian people, ignoring the Australian Constitution & illegally signing foreign treaties.

 

eg: Gun laws originate from the "Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women", in which the Government committed itself  to "general & complete disarmament".

There will be no registration fees for legitimate owners.

 

SPOTLIGHT ON GUNS  (By Joe Bryant)

Greetings law abiding citizens; I thought you all would like to see the truth about the effect of gun laws. It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by a new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by our own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars.

The first year results are now in: Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent, Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent; Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)! In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent. (Note the obvious, that while the law-abiding citizens turned their guns in, t