Stop the Asian Invasion: Chinese Takeover of Australia - Politicians 4 Sale

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http://www.ntnews.com.au/business/australias-largest-landholder-agrees-to-370-million-deal-with-chinese-company/news-story/fa128d728ea50b101f35819dfb180de2


Kidman, which has cattle stations covering 101,000 square kilometres in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia produces grass-fed beef for export to Japan, the USA and Southeast Asia.

Kidman's two stations in the NT are Helen Springs and Brunchilly near Tennant Creek.

It owns 160,000 cattle on leasehold land run as 17 properties.

Under the plan, it will sell 80 per cent of the cattle company to China's Dakang Australia Holdings and the rest to locally listed Australian Rural Capital.

The deal will be subject to approval by the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB).

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http://www.ntnews.com.au/business/chinese-eye-off-35m-darwin-cold-store/news-story/6eea7ea075ee7d58675cd68f60cfe6e7

A $35 million cold store facility at East Arm might be the first project developed through the Territory's relationship with the Shandong province in China.

Shandong is the region Landbridge Group, lessee of Darwin Port, is based.

Landbridge chairman Ye Cheng was part of a 17-man high-level delegation which included the Mayor of Rizhao, Liu Xingtai, who are in Darwin.

Also in the group is the general manager of Rizhao Tianze Cold Chain Logistics, Zheng Qiang, who are looking at the coldstores project here in Darwin.

Chief Minister Adam Giles, Deputy Chief Minister Peter Styles and various department heads including Ken Davies from Education, Michael Tennant from Business and Mines chief executive Ron Kelly were involved in the meeting.

"Already on the table is investors wanting to invest in improved cold store facilities and improved cruise ship facilities," Mr Giles said.

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http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/local-steel-manufacturers-reject-request-to-finish-fabrication-job-at-new-anaconda-store-at-jape-homemaker-village/news-story/4825425dcbfb5605633ad921ff2e1836

LOCAL steel manufacturers have rejected a last-minute call to finish a fabrication job, pointedly telling the builder "it is such a shame that China can't do this for you by Monday".


In a scathing email obtained by the NT News, MMC general manager and chairman of the Manufacturers Council, Owen Pike, said he found the request from Hutchinson Builders "insulting".

The $5000 job was to fabricate an awning for new lifestyle retailer Anaconda at the Jape Homemaker Village.

"MMC is unwilling to assist Hutchinson with this job. It is well known that Hutchison aggressively use southern and overseas suppliers and subcontractors and disregard local Darwin Business. I find (sic) insulting that you seek support from local business to complete urgent works at the end of a project it is such a shame that China can't do this for you by Monday," he said.

Hutchinson Builders is also building the $300 million Gateway project at Palmerston. For months now the NT News has been regularly contacted by steel manufacturers complaining about the lack of opportunities on the project.

The Gateway reaches an important milestone today with an on-site roof-topping ceremony to mark the completion of the highest construction point of the roof structure. Chief Minister Adam Giles will officiate at the ceremony.

Hutchinson's site manager at Jape Homemaker, Ben Spink, who received Mr Pike's response, was disappointed, describing it as "childish".


"We had been using a local contractor for the job but when it came to the deadline he said he couldn't do it so we asked MMC who have done work for us before," Mr Spink said. "The deadline was client-driven and we have now pushed that back and the original local contractor will do it. It was for a loading dock at Anaconda and the store will open on time.

"I am really disappointed in the response and find it childish. I found out later he blind copied a whole lot of others in on the email he sent me as well.


"We have created a lot of local jobs here and we do try to use locals."

The Giles Government released a "Buy Local" initiative giving a weighting towards local business in response to concerns regarding government procurement rules. It has no power to direct private firms on private projects which has frustrated local manufacturers even more.

Mr Pike has said previously major local firms want to charge the margin but don't want to pay the margin for doing business here

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http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/national/nt-chief-minister-adam-giles-says-xenophobia-is-part-of-the-australian-spirit/news-story/2cb43e337292f508c534afed866bcfa5

IF it's true that Australians don't like being told they're racist, then Australians have had a tough week.


Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles has overnight declared xenophobia as "part of the Australian spirit".

Mr Giles made the uncomfortable remark in an interview focusing on his government's decision to lease the Darwin Port to a Chinese company Landbridge.

When asked whether he believed opposition to the leasing deal was caused in part by xenophobia, he voiced his opinion loud and clear.

"I think there is a high degree of xenophobia, but I think that is part of the Australian spirit," he told ABC's Lateline.

"We all stand up for what we believe in. We are parochially proud as a nation and whenever new people come in we are always sceptical."
The comments follow a months-long brawl over the 99-year lease by the Northern Territory Government to the Chinese company.

While he's faced opposition from Australian business and the Northern Territory Labor Party, Mr Giles has stood by his government's decision on the $506 million deal.

He says the government had "found a good partner, and we're very happy with the position we've taken".



In the same interview, Mr Giles rejected assertions he was backing away from his Aboriginal heritage for political reasons.

"It's got nothing to do with who I am," he said.

"Yes I've got indigenous heritage, but I compete in politics just like every other person If I'm successful in the next election, I'm successful as Adam Giles, not black Adam Giles."
Mr Giles comments' about xenophobia follow comments from Opposition Leader Bill Shorten last week, professing Australia's problem with "systemic racism".

Mr Shorten used a speech at a Reconciliation Australia Dinner on Friday, saying systemic racism was "far too prevalent", and the "insidious nature of stubborn racism is still a reality for Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander individuals".

When asked to justify his assertions at a press conference the following day, Mr Shorten said: "I made it clear that most Australians are not racist".

"Many Australians stand up every day for their fellow Australians," he said.

*.....But if you are a white Australian standing up for White Australia that is racist to the sheeple!

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http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/sack-dastyari-or-risk-appearing-compromised-pyne-tell-shorten/news-story/c16a0b7cbe593aa8118d71eb9fdfb75c

DEFENCE Industry Minister Christopher Pyne says Opposition Leader Bill Shorten must sack Senator Sam Dastyari or risk being seen as "weak" by China.

But he claims donations from international sources made during election campaigns are "absolutely fine".

Mr Shorten is today expected to ramp up his push for donations reform, including banning foreign donations.

However, Mr Pyne said Mr Shorten must first fire Senator Dastyari from his frontbench.

"What's happened is the seduction of Sam Dastyari has obviously been going on for some time and it's a very serious matter for Mr Shorten," he told the ABC.

"Chinese business interests paid a $40,000 legal bill for Sam Dastyari, a $1600 travel bill, provided him with two bottles of Grange wine.

"And after all these blandishments Senator Sam Dastyari was prepared to say the South China Sea was China's business and Australia should remain neutral, a position which is at odd with Labor's policy, with the national interest and with our international interests.

"And Mr Shorten needs to sack Sam Dastyari from his frontbench otherwise the message is that ... Bill Shorten is weak on China and prepared to allowed his frontbenchers to be compromised by Chinese interests with associations with the Chinese Government."

Mr Pyne said Senator Dastyari, who had reportedly disclosed the controversial gifts and donated the wine, had broken parliamentary rules.

Just get rid of this clown!

[Rev.Cambeul]

Australia: It's the South Seas spawn of Great Britain that was cast adrift in favour of Europe - Remember the Newcastle Line of WWII? ... Remember the EU? Then along came the US of A to pull Australia's saggy downunder out from under the shadow of the Yellow Peril, prop up some new industry and in return only ask for a few blood sacrifices here and there over the next fifty years of war.

If you haven't guessed it, Australia is a nation that has the capability to go it alone, but Australia's politicians are always looking for an arse to suck up.

So it's so long to Mother Britain and goodbye to Cousin America. It looks like Australia has a new master now and the Yellow Peril of old has returned with its wads of filthy lucre to buy off your favourite democratically elected scum, who are only too happy to sell you off up the Yangtze River.

The original Lambing Flat "NO CHINESE" banner of 1860
Image Source: https://www.travelin.com.au/articles/Lambing-Flat-Folk-Museum-Young-02593
FYI Eureka Stockade was only six years earlier

Political donations highlight growing concerns over Chinese influence in Australia

Charis Chang | News.com.au (Australia) | 9 September 2016

http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/political-donations-highlight-growing-concerns-over-chinese-influence-in-australia/news-story/4dd02ea4f22f7a42a187cd930d5275a5

Extract: Last month, the ABC reported businesses with Chinese connections gave Australia's major parties more than $5.5 million between 2013 and 2015, making them the largest source of foreign-linked donations.

The donations were troubling enough for the head of Australia's spy agency to personally brief leaders of Australia's major political parties last year about the national security risks.

According to the ABC, the security warning from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) director-general Duncan Lewis included naming donors his agency thought were acting on behalf of the Chinese government.