Friday, February 26, 2016

Cardinal George Pell about to give evidence





Cardinal George Pell couldn't come to Australia to appear before the Royal Commission into Child Abuse because of a heart condition so ten of his victims from Ballarat are going to Rome.  They want to be in the same room when he gives evidence via video link.

If there really is a hell, this man is going there.  Lies fall from his tongue without a hint of remorse.

David Ridsdale, one of the victims going to Rome, phoned Cardinal Pell in 1993 to tell him that his uncle, Gerald Ridsdale who was a priest was sexually abusing him, but this revelation fell on deaf ears and nothing was done.

Catholic paedophile priests seem not to care about the harm their personal sexual gratification has done to their victims - it ruined their lives and sent them crazy.

Now in middle and old age, they have developed serious mental health issues.  Broken marriages, failed businesses, drug and alcohol abuse, homelessness and suicide all lie at the feet of these priests.

Ballarat has been the worst paedophile priest cluster in the world and Cardinal Pell played an important part in it - doing nothing except sending the offending priest to another school.

The whole country is waiting for Cardinal Pell to speak, but nothing he can say can help those victims the world over who have already taken their own life because their parents made the decision to send their child to a Catholic school.

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Jeremy Clarkson finally pays the Piper





Jeremy Clarkson got too big for his boots and joined the 'don't you know who I am?' brigade.

At a hotel in Yorkshire, during a 40 minute rant, Clarkson punched producer Oisin Tymon in the face.

Clarkson, James May, Richard Hammond and some of the production team returned to their hotel at 10pm after spending two hours drinking at a hotel.  They were all hungry and Clarkson was furious when the waiter told him that the chef had gone home and there were only cold cuts and soup available.

By the time they arrived back at the hotel, most of the production team had gone to bed, except for Oisin Tymon, who stayed up to meet Clarkson and his colleagues.

During his meltdown and screaming match, Clarkson called the producer a "lazy Irish ****" and threw a punch that split his lip which left blood running down his face.  He was taken to the nearest hospital.

During his rant, Clarkson said he would do everything in his power to make sure he was sacked for allowing the disgusting situation to happen.

Clarkson has now agreed to pay Mr Tymon 100,000 pounds (A$194,000) for damages to settle his racial discrimination and injury claim. 

"I would like to say sorry, once again, to Oisin Tymon for the incident and its regrettable aftermath" Clarkson said in a statement.

"I want to reiterate that none of this was in any way his fault.  I would also like to make it clear that the abuse he has suffered since the incident is unwarranted and I am sorry too that he has had to go through that."

Lawyers for Mr Tymon said the matter was settled and he wanted to focus on his work at the BBC.

This man's ugly character was finally exposed to the world and although he has signed a deal with Amazon to start a similar motor show, it's unlikely to attract the huge fan base of the BBC production.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Baby boy left on doorstep






Last Sunday night at 11.40 pm, the doorbell rang at the home of grandparents Annabella and Rodel Acuna in the NSW country town of Griffith.  When Mr Acuna opened the door, he found a baby boy in a bassinet and a note.  It asked the couple to take care of the baby 'because I am only 14 years old and my parents will kill me.'

Mr Acuna thinks his house was chosen because it was so late at night and his house was probably the only one in the street with the lights still on. 

Griffith is a small country town and the rumour mill went wild.  It won't be long before they find the mother, everyone thought, if she's 14 years old, just check out all the schools.

But the case was solved when the mother walked into Griffith hospital yesterday. 

Today NSW police confirm that the mother of the baby is an adult - someone over the age of 18 but her real age won't be revealed to protect her identity.

The woman remains in hospital and is receiving all the help she needs from Community Services and the baby has been placed in temporary care with a local family.

Superintendent Rowan said it would appear the baby was not born in one of the local hospitals.

Earlier this month, the NSW Coroner recommended public hospitals set up "baby boxes" at hospitals where desperate parents can hand over their children safely without fear of humiliation or prosecution.

The recommendation came at the inquest into the death of baby Lily Grace, who was found buried in a shallow grave in sand dunes at South Maroubra beach in November 2014.

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Felicia Djamirze hurt in drug raid








Miss Australia International beauty contestant Felecia Djamirze was on television's A Current Affair last night.  She sobbed her way through an interview telling of the horrific injuries she received when a police flash grenade exploded on the bed she shared with her bikie boyfriend Dean O'Donnell.

A flash grenade is also known as a stun grenade, used by police as a non-lethal weapon to take criminals by surprise.  When launched, the device releases a flash of light and a loud bang to disorientate the target.







"I thought I was going to die, they left me there to burn" Djamirze told A Current Affair.

"I was in a state of shock.  "I'm burnt, I'm burnt, I repeated over and over and was told 'you are not burnt, you'll be okay."

"I had glass all through my face, my scalp....I had glass all through my right eye....I didn't even know if I had a face left."

Djamirze was charged with drug trafficking and her boyfriend with drug and weapons offences.




She intends to sue police over her injuries and claims she could lose the sight in her right eye.  She claims police did not take her injuries seriously and had to wait 40 minutes before paramedics arrived.

So did police over-react?  Absolutely, the pictures don't lie, these flash grenades cause serious harm.

But why is a beautiful young woman keeping company with the likes of unemployed Dean Grant O'Donnell?  Police allege he is an associate of the Rebels bikie club and a central figure in the local distribution of the drug "ice."




Beautiful women who prefer to hang out with "bad boys" are likely to get hurt, one way or another.

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Roy "Dootch" Kennedy faces court








Roy "Dootch" Kennedy played the victim on Friday when he faced court and blamed society for not giving him proper support and counselling for his alcoholism.

He was once the respected chairman of the Illawarra local Aboriginal Land Council and a prominent voice for the local indigenous community, but now he's known for what he really is - a brutal child rapist.

The real victim was a 15 year old girl who he knew he could use and abuse without any fear of reproach.  But he didn't plan on her ever having the courage to one day come forward and make him accountable.

On Friday, she stool up and read out a statement on how Roy Kennedy had ruined her life.

"Falling pregnant very young was very difficult when it became time to give birth, my body wasn't fully developed in the way it should have been and the birth itself was very traumatic physically and emotionally" she said.

Kennedy subjected her to five years of physical and sexual abuse in the mid 1990s when he was in his late 30s and she was a teenager.

She gave birth to two babies - one when she was 15 and the other almost 12 months later.  A third pregnancy - twins - ended with a miscarriage at 12 weeks.

Because Kennedy was a respected Aboriginal elder, she declined Aboriginal services "because of the shame."

"I've had to break away from my mob....I was always fearful that coming forward and telling the truth would create a backlash from my community, especially because "Dootch" was seen in a positive light, as an elder, he had a lot of power and responsibility.

Kennedy was arrested in January 2014 and swore he was innocent. He stood down from his role as Land Council Chairman and on December 7, he pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated sexual assault including the last incident in 1999 when he pulled her by the hair into the backseat of a car and brutally raped her while she begged him to stop.

Kennedy said he took responsibility for her "horrific" teenage years and felt "deeply shamed" for his actions.

"I understand what it's like to be shunned in an Aboriginal community..I feel exactly the same" he said.

But it wasn't his fault.  The troubled events of his early life were the reason he turned to alcohol. "Why wasn't I given further counselling or some support after being in hospital?"

Judge Paul Conlon spoke at that point. "I see no correlation between that and what you did to a 15 year old girl in the 1990s."

Kennedy arrived at court on Friday a free man but was taken into custody and will be sentenced on March 14.

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Why brain surgeons hate Charlie Teo

Charlie Teo



An article from news.com.au by Rebecca Sullivan


LAST July, Fiona Nation was driving her husband James back from hospital after receiving the all-clear from doctors about his thyroid cancer, when he started to vomit and experience severe headaches.

He was readmitted to a different hospital closer to home and doctors soon diagnosed the 47-year-old with stage 4 glioblastoma, a malignant form of brain cancer.

“It’s the worst you can get,” Mrs Nation, 50, told news.com.au. “The doctor said ‘it’s in his brain stem and it’s inoperable, he’s got eight weeks to live’.”

Mrs Nation started Googling “glioblastomas survivors” and read about a young girl from Euroa, Victoria who had survived a benign brain tumour, even after doctors told her it was inoperable. Her surgeon was Charlie Teo.

The 58-year-old neurosurgeon is famous for operating on brain tumours that other surgeons consider inoperable or too high risk. His patients come from all over the world to visit his neurology centre at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney.

His radical approach has drawn criticism from some in the surgical profession, who argue he is a “cowboy” who offers “false hope” to dying patients, and many doctors will refuse to refer their patients onto Dr Teo.

Mrs Nation booked an appointment with Dr Teo, but it was six weeks away. She asked her husband’s surgeon at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne for a formal referral.

“He laughed and he flat out said no,” she said. “His mouth turned up and he said, ‘I’m not even going to bother with that man. I won’t give you a referral’. He just had this look about him as if to say, ‘Oh, not another one’.”

Mrs Nation demanded access to all of her husband’s medical files, scans and reports.

“I gathered everything and wrote a very soppy card to Charlie and said ‘please look at this’. If there is absolutely nothing we can do, please let me know. I knew he was my only option.”

She got a call from one of Dr Teo’s associates on a Wednesday, and on the following Monday Mr Nation was lying on Dr Teo’s operating table at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney.

“Charlie was awesome. He said, ‘OK James. This is a deadly disease. You will die from it. But I feel confident that I could make a difference and buy you time’. He was very upfront,” Mrs Nation said.

“He said, ‘I’ll tell you now that 70 per cent of my patients come through, but 30 per cent are left paralysed. You need to make a decision. It’s a very risky operation. So it’s totally your call James’. And James said he wanted him to have a crack.”


James Nation


Dr Teo removed 95 per cent of the tumour in Mr Nation’s brain. Following a seven-hour operation, he pulled through without any paralysis.

After originally being given eight weeks to live, he is still alive seven months later.

Mrs Nation’s account of medical professionals who refuse to refer their patients onto Dr Teo echoes the neurosurgeon’s own claims earlier this week that doctors are letting their egos get in the way and are putting patient’s lives at risk.

In an interview with Studio 10 on Wednesday, he made explosive claims about the Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick, as part of his ongoing campaign against the culture of bullying and harassment in Australia’s surgical profession.

He said the hospital is refusing to let him operate on an 18-month-old child who is dying from a brain tumour.

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Other friends and relatives have expressed their anger and sadness for patients who have been paralysed or died after Dr Teo operated on them.

Critics have labelled Dr Teo a “narcissistic egomaniac” and a “sociopath” who charges exorbitant fees — up to $80,000 — for procedures in his private practice.

Kelly Barry, 38, from Adelaide, was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 27 and given six months to live. Her doctors told her the tumour was inoperable.
“The tumour in her brain was as big as an apple,” her father George told news.com.au.

“It got to the stage where she couldn’t string words together properly and her vision was impaired so she was running into doors all the time.”

When Mrs Barry asked to be referred to Dr Teo, her doctor said: “You’re wasting your time going to see that man. Nothing can be done.”

Mr Barry said: “The doctor walked around the room like a zombie and said ‘This is how your daughter is going to come out of surgery after seeing that cowboy’.”

The family eventually got in touch with Dr Teo who successfully removed the tumour.  Mr Barry believes Dr Teo’s treatment from other surgeons comes down to “total jealousy”.

“He can do things that they can’t do. I would put my faith in Charlie for anything. He’s the most humane person I’ve ever come across.”

Mrs Nation says most surgeons want to ensure their “success rate” remains high. Taking on risky procedures with a high chance of death puts that in jeopardy.  “They’re all concerned about their stats. It’s all about being able to say they have a 95 per cent success rate. They don’t want to take on cases that could lower that.

“It’s like they’re saying, ‘If we don’t have a guaranteed successful outcome, don’t try’.  “How dare they not give me and my family the chance? Our children have spent an extra birthday each with James. We’ve had Christmas, Father’s Day, our anniversary and Valentine’s Day.

“How many patients have to die because these egos are not put aside? They don’t want to operate on someone and then fail. These men and women have these huge egos that are not in the best interest of their patient.”

Dr John Quinn, the head of the The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons surgical division, says surgeons have the right to refuse treatment if they believe it could harm the patient or if it goes against their moral judgment.

“While patients have the ability to refuse treatments, surgeons also have the ability to refuse to treat,” Dr Quinn said.

“Patients often want things done that are going to harm them and the surgeon will not operate if they think the operation is going to be futile.”

Dr Quinn says disagreements between surgeons about the decision to operate are uncommon, but do happen “from time to time”.

“Not everyone is going to agree with everybody. The patient is free to seek out a second opinion if they’re not happy with the advice. Sometimes patients choose not to have the treatment that’s recommended by surgeons for whatever reason, and that’s fine.”

Dr Quinn acknowledged the medical industry does have a bullying problem, particularly between “those in power and those with less power”.


“We’re trying to get rid of that and we’re trying to change our culture, but it’s a very difficult thing to do.”

Friday, February 19, 2016

Paedophiles are ruining our quality of life







Paedophiles have changed the way we live.  They are now trying to snatch children off the street in broad daylight.  

Mothers now escort their young children into public toilets, fearful of who might be lurking in there, and worry about letting their toddler play unsupervised on the front lawn of their own home because of what happened to 3 year old William Tyrrell.  He was snatched from the front yard of his grandma's house in September 2014 and hasn't been seen since.

Yesterday, a 10 year old girl told police that two men tried to drag her into a van as she walked home from school.  The passenger tried to start up a conversation with her and then both men got out and grabbed her around the mouth and on the arm.  She bit and kicked at the men and they lost their hold on her and she ran for her life.

She went to her friend's house and then headed home and raised the alarm.  The van followed her to her house and briefly parked outside before driving off.

Incredibly, the 10 year old managed to give police an excellent description of the men.  One was Caucasian, about 40, bald and clean shaven, with blue eyes and a large build.  He was wearing a red t-shirt and black shorts and had the letter "C" tattooed on the back of his neck.

The other man was around 30, dark complexion, short curly black hair, brown eyes and thin build. He was wearing a long sleeved red and blue striped shirt and dark blue tracksuit pants.  He had a tattoo including the letters "COT" outlined in red, running down one arm.

The van had a black stripe running down the side, rusted wheel rims and only two windows over the driver and front passenger doors.

These two men felt confident enough to snatch a child off the street in broad daylight and it's happening all too often.  This little girl was astute enough to realize what was happening and fought tooth and nail to escape, but what about a little first grader, what chance would they have.

There should be an all-out war on paedophiles for ruining our quality of life and yet they continue to receive a slap on the wrist and minimum jail time.  For some reason, our judiciary doesn't see it for what it is - the sickest and most vile crime of all.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

South Korea, biggest drinkers in the world







If someone asked me what country in the world drinks the most, I'd probably say Russia, followed by Ireland, UK and Australia.  But it's not.  It's South Korea.

Our Asian neighbours consume more than double that consumed by Russians who drink around six units of hard liquor a week.

In South Korea, with a population of 50 million, drinking alcohol is a way of life and if you are a non-drinker, it won't help your career.

Steve Chao produced a documentary 'South Korea's Hangover' for Al-Jazeera which claims that South Koreans work the longest hours of anyone in the world and face intense pressure from bosses to show results.

The drink of choice is Soju which has an alcohol content of 20 per cent and is designed to get you drunk quickly and sells for just $2 per bottle.




Australian Amy Barnwell who moved to South Korea last year to teach English, said drinking was part of daily life and work drinks were "considered an obligatory part of the job."

"Drinking with co-workers is a way to determine what sort of person you are outside the workplace, and whether your colleagues are going to get along with you" she said.  "There are also a set of etiquette rules that apply to these situations and refusing a drink is a big no."

But unlike life in the big cities of Australia, Koreans don't get angry when they get drunk. They don't feel the need to go out on the street and pick a fight with some poor unsuspecting young man for no reason, put him in a coma or in some tragic cases, end his life.

Violence isn't tolerated in South Korea, drunk or sober and they have a zero-tolerance policy on drugs.

"I've seen people pass out in clubs and the bouncer simply comes over and lays them out on the sofa, rather than throwing them out the door" Ms Barnwell said.  "I've seen people trying to open an imaginary door at a restaurant and then knock over a patron's table, only for that person to gently guide the confused drunk out the real door and call over his friends to help."

"I'm not saying they condone excessive drinking, I just think they understand that it is something that happens in Korean society and they deal with it in a common sense way."

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

State to take babies from alcoholic/drug addicted/abused pregnant mothers











Pregnant women who abuse drugs or alcohol will be made to sign a Parental Responsibility Contract (PRC) ordering them to undergo treatment.  If they refuse, the government will have the power to remove the child the moment it is born.

The new legislation will also apply to pregnant women who live with a physically abusive partner. They too must sign a PRC which states they must either leave their partner, move in with a relative, or seek domestic violence counselling before the child is born.

The old PRC scheme needed fixing.  It allowed pregnant women to use drugs or alcohol right up until the baby was born and the results are heart breaking.  They cry in agony for hours and their tiny bodies shake with tremors.

Family and Community Services Minister Pru Goward said "I make no apologies for taking this bold new approach to child protection which ensures we are putting the best interests of the child at the centre of every decision we make."

"Whether it is raising the stakes on early intervention or improving access to open adoption, these reforms are about providing families and caseworkers with the support and tools they need to ensure vulnerable children have a safe home for life."

The new laws are awaiting final approval from Cabinet before they are submitted to Parliament.

Saturday, February 13, 2016

A lifetime behind bars





Bobby Veen is a double murderer who has spent 40 of his 60 years in jail.
He was released from prison last year after being diagnosed with cancer.
By Lateline's John Stewart, digital producer Brigid Andersen

Bobby Veen is one of the Stolen Generations. He was taken from his family in Bourke when he was a baby and put in an orphanage in Sydney.
His real surname is Vincent, but he uses the name of the family who fostered him when he was about two.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-12/bobby-veen-one-of-australias-longest-serving-prisoner/7115350

Friday, February 12, 2016

Australian Jihadi bride dies in Syria

Khaled Sharrouf



Australian school girl Tara Nettleton made the worst decision of her life when she converted to Islam and married Muslim terrorist Khaled Sharrouf when she was 15.  She had five children in quick succession and now at age 31, she's dead.

Sharrouf snuck out of Australia on his brother's passport and went to fight in Syria, leaving his wife and children in Sydney. Tara wanted to join him but knew it would be difficult as authorities were watching the airports and known jihadists trying to leave for Syria.




Karen Nettleton



But Tara had an ally, her mother, Karen Nettleton.  She successfully smuggled her three young grandsons and two teenager granddaughters out of Australia to Syria via Malaysia.  She made the move possible, before heading home.




Tara with her mother Karen




Not long after, Sharrouf was making Australian headlines. He posted a picture of his small son holding the severed head of a Syrian officer with the caption 'that's my boy.'

Last year Sharrouf died in a drone strike and yesterday we learn that his wife, Tara Nettleton also died from complications after an operation for appendicitis last year.   This leaves their five children and a newborn to fend for themselves In Raqqa.  Tara was 31 years old.





Tara's 14 year old daughter Zaynab was married to Sydney boxer-turned IS fighter Mohammad Elomar and gave birth to a baby girl last year.  He was killed in a drone strike last June, along with his friend Sharrouf.

Now Zaynab is stranded in Syria, head of the family, and responsible for raising her two month old baby and four young siblings.

Meanwhile, back in Sydney, Karen Nettleton has hired a lawyer, Charles Waterstreet, to bring the children home.

"I request the Australian government to do everything they possibly can to get those children away from danger, get them out, and bring them home" he said.

Immigration minister Peter Dutton said the government would have to consider under what circumstances it could bring them back.

"Ultimately, the government's clear objective is to keep the Australian public safe and we'd have to look at the individual circumstances to see what kids may have been through, what they've been exposed to and whether or not, later in life, they would pose a possible threat" he said.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Dan Shearin walks free - again


Dan Shearin



This man, cruise ship singer Dan Shearin should have been locked up but he's been let off - again.

He's a serial stalker who sends abuse texts and phone messages to women.

Four times he's been in court for stalking women, yet a female magistrate let him off - again.

Every dating site should have a picture of this man with a warning, as more vulnerable women could find themselves chatting to him on line, unaware of his background.

Gold Coast domestic violence campaigner Di McLeod slammed the sentence.  "It doesn't send a strong message about making men accountable for their behaviour" she said.  "It reinforces that there's nothing much wrong with their behaviour, it normalises it."

Two years ago Dan Shearin was convicted of using a mobile phone to menace, harass and cause offence to his former girlfriend, 21 year old cheerleader Breanna Robinson.

Ms Robinson threw herself off Shearin's highrise balcony after hundreds of texts from the singer including one 10 minutes before he jumped.  He called her "a complete f***ing moron", and a "dumb f***ing c***".

When Shearin met a new woman on dating site Plenty of Fish and they struck up a casual relationship, he was angry when she ended it and started sending her texts like "you are a f***ing piece of sh**."

But this lady saved the abusive texts and messages and went to police.  Something every woman who has experienced this behaviour should do. 

Magistrate Jacqui Payne said Shearin had "descended into an abusive-type way of relating to women" but she let him off with a further 12 months' probation, presumably because she seemed impressed that he was undergoing a men's domestic violence program.

Perhaps a male judge would have given him the sentence he deserved.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Government cuts funding to Islamic school


Malek Fahd Islmic School


The Federal government has axed funding to an Islamic school in Sydney because it failed to address concerns about how government funding of $19 million was spent over the last 12 months.

The Malek Fahd Islamic school has several campuses and around 2,400 students.

Education Minister Simon Birmingham said the government would stop funding the school, starting from April 8, because the money was not being spent only on education.

The decision comes after a review into six schools affiliated with the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC).

Mr Birmingham said they have standards that schools must follow to qualify for funding.  "Those standards require schools to operate on a not-for-profit basis and to dedicate all funding received to the benefit, welfare and educational advancement of the students to ensure that they are independent in their operations."

If the school was to close, Mr Birmingham said he was confident the students would find places in local schools.

"Last year, the department issued a formal compliance notice when it found that the school authority was not complying with fundamental governance, financial and accountability requirements of the Australian Education Act 2013" Mr Birmingham said.

"After carefully considering the response to the issues raised in the compliance notice, my department had to make the difficult decision to revoke funding approval."

Mohammad Berjaoui, Vice President for the AFIC in Canberra said "We had a few people at Malek Fahd who were not capable of running the school, we have gotten rid of them and things will get better very, very soon...... we will work very hard to fulfil the Federal Government requirements, it's taking us a long time to do it, but we will do it."

In December last, the ABC received leaked documents alleging some AFIC representatives had received up to $500,000 of the funding distributed to its schools.

The Department said it was currently assessing another five schools affiliated with the AFIC.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Jacqi Lambie after David Morrison





Outspoken Senator Jacqi Lambie claimed in her maiden speech that she was related to a prominent Aboriginal resistance leader of north-eastern Tasmania.

"I acknowledge and pay my respects to Australia's Aboriginal traditional owners.  I share their blood, culture, and history through my mother, Sue Lambie's family" she said.

"We trace our history over six generations to celebrated Aboriginal chieftain of the Tasmanian east coast Mannalargenna."




Jaqi Lambie (left)



Lambie enlisted in the Australian Army in 1989 where she served for over ten years, first in the transport corps and subsequently as a military policewoman and achieved the rank of Corporal.

Now she's after Australian of the year David Morrison.  "I'm coming for you" she said yesterday.

She accuses Morrison, a former Army boss, of covering up horrific physical and sexual abuse.  "He's as guilty as hell" she said.



David Morrison



Senator Lambie said Australian Federal Police last night visited her office to interview veterans alleging abuse.

Geoff Shafran, who served in the Australian Army for 20 years has set up a petition on Change.org and a Facebook page calling for the former Army chief to quit after he failed "to publicly champion the cause of physically and mentally disabled ADF personnel."

To say that David Morrison's Australian of the Year award was not received well, would be a gross understatement.  And the fact he's charging $15,000 - three times more than last year's winner Rosie Babbie - for speaking engagements only rubs salt into the wounds.





So with Senator Lambie on the warpath, David Morrison had better watch out.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Two crooked cops on trial for murder

Jamie Gao




When 20 year old student Jamie Gao met Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara in a storage unit in Sydney to hand over three kilos of the drug ice, he had no idea what was about to happen.

One of the accused - Rogerson or McNamara - shot him and the pair dumped his body in the ocean.   But nobody knows who actually pulled the trigger because both men are blaming each other.  But prosecutors claim both men carefully planned the murder.



Roger Rogerson



Roger Rogerson is a former Detective Sergeant of the NSW police force stationed in Sydney in the bad old days when crooked cops were living the dream .  He was one of the most decorated officers and one of the most corrupt and received at least 13 awards for bravery.  

Glen McNamara was also an ex-cop.  He wrote a book called Dirty Work where he details his undercover work targeting paedophiles and the corrupt police who were protecting them.



Glen McNamara





"Jamie Gao was dead on the floor with a hand gun lying near him when Roger Rogerson entered the shed"  Rogerson's barrister George Thomas said yesterday.

"Rogerson shot and killed Jamie Gao and then threatened Glen McNamara's life and the life of his two daughters" McNamara's defense counsel Ms Kara Shead told the jury.  "Mr McNamara thereafter acted under duress."

Ms Shead is pushing the unlikely story that McNamara only helped Rogerson dispose of the body because he feared for his own life and that of his family, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

Crown Prosecutor Christopher Maxwell QC told the jury that shortly before 7.30 am the day after Gao was murdered, the pair were seen moving a white Ford station wagon from the Cronulla apartment where McNamara lived, and a short time later they were seen taking fishing rods out of the boot.

Gao's body was found six days after the murder, inside a silver surfboard cover and wrapped in a blue tarp, dumped at sea 2.5 kms off Cronulla beach.


So if it wasn't planned, why did they buy the car used to transport the body in the fictitious name of Marvin Turnbull?  The receipt was found at McNamara's home and had Rogerson's fingerprint on it.

Why did McNamara move his boat out of storage the day before the murder - the same boat that was used to dump the body?

Why did McNamara open and close the roller door at the storage facility four times in eight minutes, just before Gao arrived?

And why did Rogerson move chairs out of Unit 803 the day before the murder, making room for what he knew would happen the following day?

The day after the murder, McNamar's boat was seen towing his boat away from his Cronulla home.

"It's the Crown's case that what happened that day had nothing to do with fishing and everything to do with getting rid of the deceased" prosecutor Christopher Maxwell said.

The trial is expected to last three months.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Salim Mehajer's luck running out

Salim Mehajer with his father Mohamad




Auburn Deputy Mayor Salim Mehajer must rue the day he decided to show off and hold the most expensive wedding Sydney had ever seen. He didn't understand the 'tall poppy syndrome' that exists in Aussie culture - stick your head up too high and someone is likely to chop it off.  

Since his extravagant wedding, he's stumbled from one disaster to another.

Last year fitness trainer Bruce Herat asked Salim not to drop the weights on the floor of a Burwood gym.  It's alleged Mehajer responded with "don't you know who I am?" and followed Mr Herat to his car and said "I'm going to find out where you live.....and kidnap your children."

Then Mehajer was charged with electoral fraud dating back to the 2012 local council elections.  He is facing 77 charges including 76 counts of using a forged document, namely an electoral enrolment form and one count of using a false or misleading document, namely a candidate information sheet nominating himself as a candidate.  Mehajer's sister Fatima is also facing 77 charges of fraud.

Last week the property developer was suspended from Auburn Council for four months when it was found he failed to declare an interest in a building his company owned.

It's alleged that a number of councillors on Auburn City Council have been having a field day at ratepayer's expense, organizing beneficial outcomes for themselves, associated companies, friends, relatives, and other councillors.

But Salim's trouble doesn't end there. 

An international student now claims he has lost his licence thanks to a number of traffic offences that took place in one of Mehajer's vehicles, despite never having driven them.  The student said he was shocked when he received a letter from Roads and Maritime Services informing him that his licence had been cancelled.

It's alleged Mr Mehajer nominated a foreign student for a number of speeding and red light offences which added up to 20 demerit points. The incidents are said to involve three vehicles - Salim's white Ferrari and his wife's black BMW.

Naming someone else to escape a fine is no laughing matter - it ended Federal Court Judge Marcus Einfeld's career.  

Justice Einfeld's public life came to a sudden end in 2009 when he became the first Australian former superior court judge to be imprisoned.  He was sentenced to three years for perjury and for attempting to pervent the course of justice.  

All because he refused to pay a $75 traffic fine.

Mehajer's lavish wedding had to wait until his father got out of jail.

Local developer Mohamad Mehajer had served part of a three and a half year prison sentence in December 2013 for conspiring to cheat and defraud the National Australia Bank of more than $3 million.

The court found that his loan application included false documents intended to present his financial position as "much rosier than it really was."