NSW Labor renege's on Marine Parks [moratorium] Bill

[John L]

MEDIA RELEASE 26 October 2010
SHOOTERS AND FISHERS PARTY DECLARES WAR ON
NSW LABOR PARTY
Tired of being double-crossed by the NSW Government, Shooters and Fishers Party MLC Robert Brown today says he has had "enough":
"At a meeting today, the Premier confirmed our growing suspicion that the Government would renege on its promise, to support our Marine Parks (Moratorium) Bill. This is after supporting the Bill in their reply in the Upper House debate."
"We had been pre-warned by the Greens' hubris over the Bill's 'guaranteed failure', so we weren't surprised at the Premier's back-flip".
"Under Premier Rees, we had negotiated Volunteer Conservation Hunting in nearly sixty remote National Parks. When Premier Rees double-crossed us on that undertaking, on the eve of his own political assassination, the new Premier Kristina Keneally agreed to support a Moratorium on new Marine Parks. That was an undertaking she now seems not to recall", Mr. Brown said.
"A convenient loss of memory, given that The Government gave in-principal support to my Bill, during the debate on 24th June in the Upper House "
Party Chairman, and fellow Shooters and Fishers Party MLC, Robert Borsak simply says, "Bring it (the election) on".
"If it's a fight they want, we'll see them in key marginal Labor seats."
"That's ironic, given that their constant welching on deals, is simply because the Labor Party is running scared on Green preferences in those same marginal Lower House seats".
"We will now be forced to play that game too... and Labor will be the loser."
"We will run... and we'll ask our constituents to "put Labor last".
Mr. Brown said he was "deeply disappointed" at the litany of treachery exhibited by the Labor Party over the last term of Parliament.
"The Shooters and Fishers Party made our position clear right from the start".

"We would not interfere with the Government's ability to govern, and allow the electorate to judge them at elections. That covenant was dependent on the Government not legislating or regulating further against hunters, shooters and fishers in NSW."
"However, the Labor Party's lily-livered pandering to the extreme Greens has led them to deliberately disadvantage our constituents....their obsession with the River Red Gums, and these Marine Parks, is evidence of that."
"So now we'll just have to mobilise hunters and fishers throughout the State to send them a message, just like we did with the Unsworth Government in 1988."
"Like my colleague, Robert Borsak, I say ........"bring it on" !
Further Information: Robert Brown MLC – 0429 303 250
Robert Borsak MLC – 0419 977 097

[Steeler]

The ALP in NSW has lacked intelligence for a long time.And as much as i am sure the shooters and Fishers Party would like to take credit for the ALP's upcoming defeat at the next state election the reality is it was all of there own doing.

No need for the two Robs two mobolise anybody,the results in already this far out and the coalition will romp it in.

[Jarrah Jack]

Can never do any harm Steeler to organise some sort of protest no matter who wins. Perception means a lot in politics and the stronger any protest the better it could be in the future.

I don't thik you can totally rely on any political party to keep any promises especially with the greens thinking that they are the bees knees at the moment.

[Steeler]

I know i am cynical but seriously the State ALP here in NSW couldn't beat Humpty Dumpty at the polls and thats before all the kings horses and all the kings men put him or her ( political correctness ) back together.

[deepfried]

i think even the die hard labour voters would have trouble voting for them this time around ( those that are left anyway ) but then again i thought that last election. i reckon kick them while they are down and send a message to the coalition while we are at it

[Chris Ryan]

Once the unions mobilise their troops, the horizon for Labor (in all states) will change again.

[cormorant]

i think even the die hard labour voters would have trouble voting for them this time around ( those that are left anyway ) but then again i thought that last election. i reckon kick them while they are down and send a message to the coalition while we are at it

You better believe it. Labor will roll out a whole bag of projects and good news between now and election time and it will be closer than teh whitewash people expect.

Most voters have a memory or less than a goldfish.

Serious political action and protests need to happen now to get the ideas in the publics minds and to get politicians to amend policy ( or even form it) so they will attract votes.

Need to make people who fish , boat and into outdoor recreation understand they need to stand up now not in 3 months time and direst what we require to all parties. If not accept the greens will just eat away at your freedoms..

[nigelr]

Biggest problem is there is no credible Opposition in NSW.
They are even more inept than the NSW Labor Party, and that is no mean feat.
Go the Shooters and Fishers!