tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13120338132321626012012-01-28T07:35:51.411+10:30Rob McKibbin. Whistleblower in the South Australian Government since March of 2000. Ousted in 2008. Hopefully you can benefit from what happened to me, and if in the same boat as I was, be better equipt to do battle with Workplace Bullies, Sexual Harassment, Corruption and totally useless management.adelcomphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11220295803693576237noreply@blogger.comBlogger741100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-5285732973718820952011-09-16T10:45:00.007+09:302011-09-16T11:33:30.597+09:30

As recorded in Hansard, in the House of Assembly, on 18 May 2011, the South Australian Premier Mike Rann said; “...The fact of the matter is, in terms of parliamentary privilege, there are people who use and abuse the privilege of the courts to smear people, and we have parliamentary privilege where we are required to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth...’ Not long after,

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I am not a clinical expert on depression. I am a sufferer. For decades, I operated my own I.T. Company, and I was successful. Remember the Keating recession and his banana republic comment? Interest rates up around 20 percent, businesses going bust, families destroyed. When that recession hit me, my monthly turnover plummeted to depths further down than my breakeven point. Those were terrible

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Member for Bragg. Pray tell Vic, what is the connection between Burnside, or Greenhill Road, or Skye with an archipelago of volcanic islands stuck out in the middle of nowhere? Politicians. How the hell do they justify these taxpayer funded overseas jaunts! I have reported on these jaunts before. Here is a couple to whet the appetite: Jack Snelling’s tour of the UK, France, and the Czech

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4 February 2011, I posted a story about the South Australian Equal Opportunity Commission. I considered the effectiveness of this government agency in light of my own experiences having lodged two complaints during a two-year period. I was wondering if the EOC reacted to a complaint against a government department differently to a complaint lodged against anyone in the private sector, such as

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Wednesday morning, tuned to ABC radio, I was intrigued as I listened to Matt Abraham and David Bevan lock horns with the South Australian Attorney-General (now, Deputy Premier) Mr John Rau. My morning was relatively peaceful. Breakfast was good. My granddaughter’s first birthday the next day. Cat strolled past and flicked her tail. All was fine until I heard Mr Rau utter two words, MODEL

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I might be wrong, but since the Banks reduced various fees, such as late fees, I have been getting calls the day after the monthly payment is due. Used to get a letter, or even better a note on the Statement a few weeks later. This happened this morning. It is fair dinkum, and I have rushed the story out before I forget the details. My phone rings: ROB: Hello. BANK: Is this Robert Mckibbin

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You feel you have no option other than the Workcover option. You have fought the workplace bully for what seems like an eternity. However, the problem remains. And, you get sicker with each passing day. Whatever management says it is doing, is not working. Your doctor pulls the plug. Anxiety, depression, adjustment disorder...irrespective of the term, you are sick. It was a gut-wrenching two

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According to the website, http://www.eoc.sa.gov.au/, one of its three mandates (information, education, assessing & resolving complaints) is ‘...Our complaint handlers assist people to reach an agreement if a complaint of discrimination or harassment is made. We do not act as advocates. Our aim is to bring people together to try to resolve the complaint. If a complaint cannot be resolved, it may

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Well, my story about the goings-on with HousingSA shot my Blog hits count into interstellar orbit, after it featured in an on-line media edition. From the thousands of hits, there was ONE email I received, someone who took a potshot at my gloominess, my negativity, my....whatever! OK. For a change, then, I though I would Post a story highlighting something really, really good the current Labor

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SCENARIO. As reported in my previous Post, in support of my friend, I fronted up to Holden Hill Magistrate’s Court last week. Pre-Trial conference (PTC). Courts are clogged. Any day of the week, click through to the Cases List on the http://www.courts.sa.gov.au/ web site. Particularly the suburban courts. Looking at the array of charges, I wonder why they actually get to court, get past the

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I remember arriving in Geelong, March of 1972. We had fled the nonsense that was going on in Belfast, referred to as The Troubles. I was 17 and we had, until then, known nothing different from council estates, public rental housing. Within weeks, we had a Housing Commission place. Suburb called Corio. A three-bedroom house on a corner block. And it wasn’t bad, though; hot weather was a bit of

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You're broke. You've been wronged. Of course, your sense of ‘being wronged’ is purely subjective, particularly in the eyes of the law. Your first mistake may be watching way too many television shows where everything is wrapped up neatly in 50 minutes. No one believes you, but you have a lawyer who bestrides a white horse brandishing a lance that surgically strikes at the heart of the matter

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One thing I love about being Irish is that I don't give a toss about social status, particularly the standing of Politicians, the ones I don’t like. After all, are we not all equal? I think this shot of a recent Irish tabloid, with the Irish politicians in full view, says it all...if only the Australian media (occasionally harping on about the great Aussie larrikinism) took a leaf from this

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Premier Rann. On Twitter recently you espoused the short term anguish to the long term benefits of your 'tough' decisions. In Kilburn you have a HousingSA male tenant, a 'special needs' tenant, who has for months been behaving toward the local children in the most inappropriate manner...nipple twisting, sexually charged comments, etc. HousingSA knows. The police knows. Each year you sell

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My warning to the Minister of Housing, Jennifer Rankine, to the Premier, Mike Rann, and to the bureaucrats of HousingSA. Vicarious Liability. And, in the improbable case none of you knows what this is: A common law doctrine that renders a person (or corporation) liable for the acts of another despite no personal fault on the part of the first person. The most common form of vicarious liability

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A Coopers Pale Ale poured instead of a Carlton Draught. The Draught was on special for $3 a schooner, whilst the other was full retail. Back in the days when pubs were, well, different, that was called a mistake, and irrespective of the price, you scored it for the price of your order. That was back then. Today? Down the sink, then the correct one poured. Deal done. Despite me offering three

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Despite many assurances given by Mark Bodycoat to the 2009 Parliamentary Inquiry, ‘Something is rotten in the state of Denmark’. Hamlet 1:4. http://adelcomp.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-is-there-still-workplace-bullying.html 2007: PUBLIC TRUSTEE CATH O’LOUGHLIN RESIGNS FOR PERSONAL REASONS http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/public-trustee-and-senior-officer-quit/story-e6freo8c-1111113368981

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What a bloody circus this election has become. Sitting around, day after day, waiting to find a winner, a new or a recycled Leader. OK. The circus idea has gripped my imagination. So, what would be my wish list to sling at Julia and Tony? FUNDING FOR BEER DRINKERS. The BDs of this nation have been ignored for way too long. Not unlike those fortnightly payments for bubs, I would like to see a

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What is wrong with a Government that will not reveal the findings of multiple investigations into a government agency, an agency that serves the people of South Australia, the Office of the Public Trustee? An Agency that manages assets totalling in excess of ONE BILLION dollars. Supreme Court awards for the injured. Monies bequeathed by Wills. Dollars invested by mums & dads. Sure, there was

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On 1 December 2009, the fifty first report of the Statutory Authorities Review Committee, the final report of the Inquiry into the Office of the Public Trustee, was tabled in the Legislative Council of the South Australian Parliament. In accordance with Section 19 of the Parliamentary Committees Act 1991, ministers are required to respond to the Committee’s reports within four months of tabling.

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I am looking for any ex-members of SuperSA who had problems with accessing insurance payouts due to pre-existing conditions. I have been working my way through the District Court with an Appeal to the Disciplinary and Administrative section. The Hearing is scheduled for late August. If you know of anyone who was in a similar situation, by way of either the District Court or the SuperSA

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In a recent article, Attorney-General John Rau is quoted as saying he believed proponents of a local ICAC “have so far made a very poor case”. I can but wonder to what proponents he has heeded. Certainly not me, and I am the poster boy for all that is wrong with the present system. Starting with a single complaint in March of 2000, my anti-workplace bullying and corruption campaign devoured 10

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It matters not. To the victim of either, the effects of bullying are the same: mood swings, sleepless nights, isolation, nausea, night sweats, panic attacks. A veritable cocktail named Anxiety and Depression. As a result of bullying, people have committed suicide. People have died from stress-related illnesses. People are locked away in their homes, broken and vulnerable. These people never did

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We ascribe the word ‘spin’ to the world of politics. Let’s look for some words to ascribe to the Office of the Public Trustee. Time to focus on the executive management team of that state government agency, an agency that reports to the Attorney-General’s Department, a department headed up by a $6400+ per week bureaucrat, Mr. Jerome Maguire. Then, of course, you have the grand doyen sitting up

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I need to be careful how I compose this Post. Someone I knew, someone I worked with, someone I helped through a difficult time, recently passed away, suddenly at home. His name was Brian, and until a few months ago he was employed by the Office of the Public Trustee. I am not sure how long for, but suffice to say he was there when I fronted back in June of 1999. Brian was a bit of a lad, even

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Mr. Jerome Maguire is Chief Executive of the Attorney-General's Department and the Department of Justice. As Chief Executive, Mr. Maguire’s supposed focus is on improving timeliness in the criminal justice system and reducing Government bureaucracy for the business community. It has been reported he is renowned for his innovation, expertise in leading organisational change and delivering

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Last week on ABC891 radio, and as reported in the Advertiser Friday morning, Safework SA’s Executive Director Michele Patterson urged employers to enforce workplace-bullying policies to eliminate abuse. SafeWork SA is the business unit of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act 1986.

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Mr. Jerome Maguire. CEO of Justice. CEO of the Attorney-General’s Department. My oh my, the apples definitely do not fall far from the Atkinson tree! In a previous Post, I reported details of the Moss Inquiry. Disciplinary Inquiry findings the Attorney-General’s Department did its utmost to keep locked up inside its cryogenic chamber somewhere in 45 Pirie Street....until the CEO had to appear

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Why was the Public Trustee building at 25 Franklin Street sold for $7.6million (no public tender) a short time after receipt of an independent valuation of $9.37million? Don't you just hate those vague questions.....they just stump us every time! And all that extensive & expensive anti-earthquaking works completed not long before was, I suppose, a fortunate coincidence for Javier Moll. New

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My previous Post reported on the last get together of the Budget and Finance Committee for 2009. I doubt I need to provide any primer for the crap you are about to read. Who says politics do not play out in bi-partisan Committees? In this instance, we should be grateful the Liberal Party's Rob Lucas was the Chairperson. The ruling Labor Party’s, the Hon B.V. Finnigan  (Picture added as

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ANYONE who has been a victim of workplace bullying OR is presently being bullied by some animal, because that is what they are, WILL find this story disgusting, particularly if employed within the South Australian Public Service. This is a story of events that began many years ago. Workplace Bullying that was ignored by those above despite relentless complaints. Bullying that made people sick.

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In my case, it was the Equal Opportunity Tribunal in the District Court of South Australia. I was an employee within the Justice Portfolio framework. Representing the Office of the Public Trustee was the Crown Law Office, an Agency also within the Justice Portfolio. And for those following my Posts, every other investigative body I took my complaints to also resided within the Justice Portfolio

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YOU are leaking like a sieve. By the end of each week, I have collected enough anecdotes for another chapter in my WORKPLACE BULLYING IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE bulging, heavyweight manila folder. I love Blogging. That neat little Comment As:ANONYMOUS Post button at the bottom. Of course, not all messages ring true. Some are mischievous, others...well, I’ve been insulted by experts! However,

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When people are just too frightened to give evidence. This has been the case in the 2009 Inquiry into the Office of the Public Trustee. One would think, and certainly as I did with 9 years of whistleblowing under my plastic belt that a Parliamentary Inquiry must be the ultimate earth-shattering event. When a collective sigh of relief gives way to content minds and happier households. A time

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The Attorney-General of South ‘dead lawns’ Australia must be permanently plugged in to every transmitting radio station in the state. During the last week he has been popping up, repeatedly, everywhere. Trouble is, the most boring aspect of this is, his same-old same-old rant & rave about why this state does not need an ICAC. A corruption watchdog. Mick, let me give you a helping hand. For

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Some months ago, I was approached by a group of people suggesting I run against my local member, Ms Jennifer Rankine (Labor) in the Electorate of Wright. At that time I was looking for some positive residue from my nine years of whistleblowing re: corruption, workplace bullying, sexual harassment, and so on. After all, that struggle did ‘help’ the Government see me to the unemployment and

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After 4 years of lodging complaints with the Office of the Public Trustee (where I worked in I.T.), the Attorney-General’s Department, the Equal Opportunity Commission, and a swag of Ministers and Elected Members, we all wound up in Court. I represented myself against the 'might' of the Crown Solicitor. As Judge Rice confirmed, very little was done in response to my on-going complaints,

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On 29 June 2004, my good wife contacted your office in relation to a judgment handed down by the Equal Opportunity Tribunal in the District Court on 25 June 2004. http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/sa/SAEOT/2004/1.html?query=mckibbin Dated 30 September 2004, you responded to the Emails she had sent to the Premier, Mr Mike Rann, and to you at your Parliament House email

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Please note: Michael Atkinson has been replaced by John Rau (January 2011) On Radio Station 5AA this week, during our interview, you (South Australia's doyen of all that represents Truth & Justice) said about me; “… the trouble with Mr McKibbin is that his allegations haven’t been sustained. They’ve been fully investigated and they haven’t been sustained…” Let's deal with facts, as supported

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As the move for an ICAC in the state of South Australia gathers moss, with the bottom of the hill significantly within sight, the Attorney-General, Michael Atkinson persists with his same-old same-old boring argument against an ICAC. That this state has a plethora of investigative bodies citizens can turn to. Monday 4 January 2010, The Advertiser published my letter: The Attorney-General ('

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ONE REASON WHY SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEEDS AN ICAC: ME! Many types of issues taken to the Equal Opportunity Commissioner (EOC) would not fall under the umbrella of an ICAC, an Independent Commission Against Corruption. However, my experience with the EOC, of engaging with a Government investigative body, is relevant when propped against the current Labor Government’s opinion that this state is

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Dear Mister Premier and dear Mister Deputy Premier.Mr Rann. Since the article in the weekend press concerning Kevin Foley and his personal troubles, you have gone to extraordinary lengths to attack and to criticise those who have displayed skepticism or simple incredulity about Kevin’s revelations.Personally, and I am a very caring person, I could not give a rat’s ass about your moans & groans in

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TRAVEL REPORTMartin Hamilton-SmithLiberal PartyMember for WaiteGreece14 May - 31 May 2009Accompanied by his wife Stavroula Raptis.http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Members/HouseofAssembly/TravelReports/2009/MartinHamiltonSmithGreece.htm　I wonder if they just chuck a dart at a map on the wall. Or, quite possibly show a modicum of sincerity and truly represent the electorate by considering the

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Hon Jack Snelling MP Speaker of the House of Assembly Member for Playford United Kingdom, Scotland, France, and the Czech Republic 18 May - 2 June 2009 Accompanied by his Personal Assistant Mr Corey Harris Well, here we go again. It appears our elected members cannot resist the titillation of diplomatic passports, Qantas free socks, and frequent flyer points. We, the taxpayers of South

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Dear Minister Conlon.MINTRA, SPAIN. 2004 - $21 MILLIONSOUTH AUSTRALIA TAXPAYER, 2009 - $36 MILLIONOn 3 August 2004, Alstom announced details of an order from Mintra in Spain for the supply of 70 CITADIS 302 vehicles for Madrid's future light rail network.The contract was worth 144.6 million euros and, at the time, equated to approximately $AU3.45 million per tram. They were deployed between 2004

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First up. I have been a voter in Australia since 1972 and, for the sake of a better phrase, have swung like Ned.Every now & again in your life, something happens that proves to be a turning point, an epiphany, a eureka.Driving home this morning, I was listening to Emma Griffiths interviewing Wayne Swan on 891.We all know what the topic was, and I was just drifting in and out because I am sick of

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When I worked in the South Australian Public Service, I and all others had strict Guidelines and Policies to follow whilst going about our duties.A few years ago, Premier Mike Rann introduced a Code of Conduct with a bottom line. If you screwed the system, the system would screw you. Reprimands, Dismissals, that sort of stuff.But, I began to notice ways in which my employer, the South Australian

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Egalitarian? Communist? Socialist?When it comes to the politics of this country, I am not terribly well versed with terms such as left wing, right wing, and what do geese have to do with it anyway!But recently, our State Treasurer and Deputy Premier, Kevin ‘ Globetrotter’ Foley, announced he has earmarked $100 million to lure AFL games to the Adelaide Oval.On the same day, it was reported that

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Thirty Six Million Dollars for six new trams. According to reports this morning, there are currently around 8000 homeless people walking the streets of Adelaide.There is a story posted on http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25607490-2682,00.html this morning reporting that the Treasurer has factored an increase of $1.77 million for politicians chauffeur-driven vehicles and

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Being an old dino, I grew up on the likes of Star Trek, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Dangerman, and who I refer to as the one and only Doctor Who, William Hartnell.Speaking of Doctor Who. What a whacko nut-job series that evolved in to. No doubt I will be rained upon from great heights for that comment. But, in my opinion, subsequent Doctors were portrayed as clowns and as such began to attract a

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Yesterday, I suddenly realised how much my 9 year fight for justice has taken from me as a person. Without any doubt, I have been consumed by intense hatred of many things and for many people.And I wonder were to attribute blame. Can I find justice that will help me heal.Yes, the bully certainly shoulders blame. But, the real problems are with the system AND with me, the victim.If you live and

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Workplace Bullying.I want a Government Grant.How about it Mr Mike ‘Miguel’ Rann?What will I do with it?First and foremost, a black chevy with those fancy fins at the back. Just like the Winchester car in Supernatural. Special plates too. Gotta have the 666 bit in there somewhere. Or a batmobile, whatever.Then, I would load up the boot with all that stuff they use to vanquish the demons: salt,

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I know, I’m always harping on about Members of Parliament and their overseas jaunts. Sure, there are times when travel is necessary. This I acknowledge. But reading these Study Tour reports makes me wanna commit unspeakable acts. Back in December 2004, for most of December, the Attorney-General Mick Atkinson swanned across to Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Italy with his usual entourage. I

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Is this what it is like to be a journo in Adelaide?I give recognition to Anonymous for this story.• 7/11/2008 - Interview Mike Rann- An implacable hatredPosted by AnonymousAn implacable hatred TOM RICHARDSON 7/11/2008 11:13:00 AM.An implacable hatred You won’t read about this in the Advertiser.A couple of weeks back, nightly TV news bulletins ran a line about Mike Rann storming out of a press

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You know, maybe enough IS enough.Never have I been a supporter of or a believer in Schapelle Corby. Only she, and maybe a few others know the truth.And yes, you gotta respect the law of other jurisdictions. And cop it!! Yeah, I know.But something happened to us on returning from the U.S. last April.Somewhere between Sydney and Adelaide, one lock that was on one of our suitcases no longer was.

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I have been criticised for my constant bagging of the South Australian Government, currently led by Premier Mike Rann. Not the one on the left. My persistent criticism is easy to explain. For 9 years, when I worked at Public Trustee, I battled the bullies and the corruption that made my life a bloody misery. And what did the Rann Government do? NOTHING!!!!!! Ever sent someone a simple Email,

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What is it about the House of Commons in London. There must be something, extraordinary. Why? Because, South Australian elected members are always going there.I just can't get these Travel Reports out of my system. In fact, I have been slowly but surely going crazy during the past week. I have read them all.Now, a couple of things really, really stick out. First, the terminology.You see,

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Who: The Honourable Kevin Foley. Deputy Premier, South Australia Government. Where: London When: 7 August 2008 to 14 August 2008. What: Sheer Exhaustion Travel Report: http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Members/HouseofAssembly/TravelReports/2008/FoleyUKAugust2008.htm Again I say that I might not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but I must be missing something. Maybe 50 pages of the Report

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In this morning's Advertiser, Senator Wong declared that she '.......plans to have the ailing Murray-Darling system nursed back to health within 10 years......'. Maybe she will, maybe she will not. Maybe the next Government, if the current mob gets the boot!http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25503444-2682,00.htmlIt does make me THINK about the experts Premier Rann has been herding

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Do Politicians pick up their telephones, call the Big Kahuna at the newspaper and say; “I would consider it a personal favour if you did not draw attention to this issue”. I am not a Journalist. I am not a Politician. I do not work for anyone in the media or within the confines of Parlie House. Like many others, I read papers, I watch the telly and I talk at the pub. In March of 2000, I

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Davy Crockett robs newspaper van:http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25495806-2682,00.htmlDrunk woman on a horse caught directing traffic:http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25495748-2682,00.html

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There is a bit near the end of the 1812 overture that goes something like this: do do do do do do do do do do.......... then, the cannons crack in. This is the turning point toward victory over Russia's '...treacherous and cruel enemies....', the invading French, led by Napoleon. The do-do-do bit depicts throngs of peasants pouring into Moscow from their villages and from their towns.

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To give hope to victims of workplace bullying, click on the link and get a sense of where one individual, moi, has taken an employer to task.http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,,25028667-2682,00.htmlLet me share the feelings. Whilst the past 9 years have been bloody disturbing and abhorrent, there have been moments of solitary bliss. One of those days was last February. The news article

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From 4 August 2004 to 25 August 2004, the Minister for Families and Communities, the Honourable Ms Jennifer Rankine, swanned off to the UK and Spain to study issues concerning childhood development and learning and to study issues concerning volunteers.Again, I make no excuse for extracting bits & pieces from a rather lengthy document.Children don't learn from people they don't likeChildren don't

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In my Equal Opportunity Tribunal Determination of 25 June 2004, Judge Rice stated:'.......There is no reason why Mr McKibbin should have to find another position or even be put in the position where he felt he should be looking for another position.......'Simple question; "What have you done wrong?"You stood up to (or are standing up to) workplace bullying. And that takes guts. Been there & done

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Dear Wayne Swan, our Federal Treasurer, our Mr Budget.I might not be a beancounter or the sharpest tool in the shed, but I got our household budget down pat. You see, when we get into a bit of strife we just tighten the old belt and defer the weekends up the river, switch from lamb to bangers, drag out the home brew kit, whatever. If things get real bad we cut down on time spent at the pub, like

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OK. I know I should not pluck bits & pieces from reams of reports for fear of presenting words out of context. Nevertheless......I was under the impression that our honourable elected members embark on overseas trips with a view to bringing back something that will enrich our community.Here are more snippets from the Attorney-General's (Mick Atkinson) report on his 2008 romp in the northern

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snowball: South Australian Government Report Card

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I made my first complaint back in March of 2000. It wasn't a big deal at the time. Little did I know it was the start of a very long arduous trek.I was still complaining by the time I resigned in September of 2008. During that period, and the word is now getting monotonous, I COMPLAINED all the way up to the Premier, Mike Rann. In fact, here is a piece of the ladder I was compelled to climb:

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Pics around Denver. Twenty bucks for the basketball seats. The 'Unsinkable' Molly Brown's pad. And Denver's Parlie House. Immaculate and breathtaking inside. Makes ours look like the Pie Cart! Been in our Parlie House lately? It's disgusting.Strange though. On the day we did the Denver Parlie tour, McDonald's was in one of the main rooms dishing out free meals to the polies and to the staff.

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Last month holidayed in the USA and stayed in Denver Colorado for a week. What a beautiful place, from the Rocky Mountains to the Irish Pub next door to our hotel. We stayed at the Crowne Plaza located just off the longest Mall I have ever seen. With no-fare 'trolleys' constantly rolling both directions every few minutes, seeing the lot is a breeze. One of my favourites is called Johnny Rockets.

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Ever wondered what our elected members get up to when away on an overseas junket? Look no further than the Parliamentary website.http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Members/HouseofAssembly/TravelReports/Travel reports dating back to 2002. From Tom Koutsantonis's epic 2-page report detailing his month in Greece, to the Attorney-General's tome weighing in at a hefty 50Mb.To whet your appetite.April of

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Again The Advertiser, in its Editorial this morning, has echoed the call for an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) for the state of South Australia. And it appears there is only one person who does not agree......The Premier, Mr Mike Rann. As he puts it, it would lead to '....a lawyer's picnic...'Well, picnic or no picnic, we better crank out the hampers as it will happen, and

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Welcome to my first post. Will be a short one whilst I get my head around Blogging. Back in March of 2000 I reported something I didn't like about my workplace. Nine years ago. Since then, I have been to hell and almost back. Sexual harassment, workplace bullying, and corruption. Nine years of my life in constant conflict, but surviving. Equal Opportunities Commission, Ombudsman, Police, Internal

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