According to Independent candidate for Calare Gavin Priestley the recent announcement of technical staff redundancies in Telstra highlights a lack of service control created by the Coalition Government’s sale of Telstra.
“The fears we all had prior to the Telstra sale are now being realised, Gavin Priestley said.
“Not only are we losing valuable, highly trained technical staff who know their areas and the network intimately we are also to lose the management function out of Dubbo.
“I’ve been told management will transfer to the Riverina or Armidale thus breaking down that connection to the Western area of the State.
“The network needs significant maintenance which will show up when the first summer storms arrive.
“When this happens staff will be shifted around the State to cover the problem areas and Telstra will claim mass service disruptions as being an exceptional circumstance to avoid penalties under the service guarantee.
“Telstra is quite rightly serving the shareholders’ needs as we all realised they would have to do, but in doing so it leaves businesses and consumers in Western NSW exposed.
“The Government must look after the needs of its constituents.
“Where are those ministers and Members of Parliament who touted and voted for the sale of Telstra against the wishes of the electorate now hiding?
“Staff in Western NSW are being pressured into working overtime and Saturdays to cover for staff shortfalls despite the weather having been the driest in years. Without adequate maintenance the network will fall apart.
“I call on business and members of the community to report back to this office on their current experience with the network so that we can apply pressure onto the Government to ensure that Calare does not become a backwater.
“The communications network is the railways of the 1900s and without it regional development and towns will disappear.
“I am determined not to let this happen if I am given sufficient community support this Saturday.”
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NormandheR (not verified)
Mon, 2024-01-29 08:29
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Blood on Biden's hands
What human rights are being violated in Palestine? Deprivation
of the right to self-determination, extrajudicial killings,
restrictions on freedom of movement and assembly and illegal
settlements were some of glaring manifestations of human rights
violations of the Palestinian people see why Israel can kill
innocent children with American taxpayer money 1- Because the
God of Money of our World is a Zionist who supports and lives
in Israel. For more details, click on the following link. https://mega.nz/file/FqhzGKbB#bsX4PD-O59HEA0-rynD29xkk47dmddycY5CjZfoDLYg 2-
Because https://www.tiktok.com/@thefearlessqueenmel/video/7307640994579680542?lang=en&q=why%20dont%20Americans%20knowl%20what%20you%20have%20seen%20&t=1701880206555
See how innocent children are killed by the most powerful Israeli using American bombs at Al Jazeera Arabic Live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNyUyrR0PHo
if you do not do something then you do not have a HEART
NormandheR (not verified)
Mon, 2024-02-12 23:44
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See why Israel can kill innocent children with American taxpayer
[CDB Editor: Whilst we welcome political comments calling attention to the utter injustice, the lies and horror currently being inflicted on Gaza, Candobetter has had to edit this comment brutally for a number of reasons. The comment does not distinguish between Zionists and Jews in general. Since there are many Jews who have dissociated themselves from Zionist massacres of Palestinians, to lump them together could be inferred as racist, which is illegal in Australia. The comment makes claims about Jacob Rothschild which, whilst probably partly true, are not verified. But Rothschild died on 26 February 2024 and, since he is dead, he cannot be defamed. This comment must have been posted shortly before he died. He has children who survive him, however, who could be defamed by inaccurate information. For instance, the comment alleges that the Rothschild family backed both sides of every war since Napoleon. There had to be some they missed out on, even if that were basically true - but the comment lacks documentation.]
How many Palestinians have been killed by Israel? More than 15,900 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct. 7 -Palestinian health minister. [Candobetter Ed. Now over 30,000.] Ramallah, West Bank, Dec 5 (Reuters) - More than 15,900 Palestinians, including 250 health workers, have been killed in Gaza since the outbreak of war on Oct. 7, see why Israel can kill innocent children with American taxpayer money 1- Because the God of Money of our World is a Jew who lives in Israel. [Links to picture of Jacob Rothschild, estimating his fortune at 500 trillion dollars, but we cannot verify this. Also asserting that the Rothschild family financed both sides of every war since Napoleon. Does not document this assertion, which seems unlikely to apply to every war in the world.] For more details, click on the following link. https://mega.nz/file/FqhzGKbB#bsX4PD-O59HEA0-rynD29xkk47dmddycY5CjZfoDLYg 2- Because https://www.tiktok.com/@thefearlessqueenmel/video/7307640994579680542?lang=en&q=why%20dont%20Americans%20knowl%20what%20you%20have%20seen%20&t=1701880206555.
See how innocent children are killed by the most powerful Israeli using American bombs at Al Jazeera Arabic Live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNyUyrR0PHo
If you do not do something such as going on the street and telling your government which is [strongly supportive of Zionism] to stop killing the Gaza people and stop the Israeli War and send food to the starving people of Gaza.
If you can not do it then forward this message [to people who will], so that the world will know [about] the new mass murderers of the world. It is ironic that [some] Holocaust [survivors] are creating a new Holocaust against the Philistines in Gaza. [Philistine is similar to an ancient name for some of the inhabitants of the area known as Palestine and the Old Testament described Goliath in David and Goliath as a Philistine]
If you do not do this also then you do not have a HEART.
[CDB Editor: As most readers would realise, Candobetter has often published articles supportive of Palestine and condemning what is happening in Gaza. James Sinnamon has frequently published leaflets on this site to be handed out at pro-Palestinian rallies.]