« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2013, 07:39:58 PM »
vested interest.
Yes, vested interest. Like the forthcoming global rally 7-24-13.
Rumour mongers are distracting the people from the real issue. Misleading the people. The real issue is racism in Australia.
Years ago, a group of whites spread rumours that the Japanese developers were "invading" Queensland's Gold Coast, renowned as a tourist holiday destination. The Japanese were buying properties and developing into resorts. Later, on tv Current Affairs program, a spokesman for that group was interviewed. Turned out this group were New Zealanders, then, the largest developers in that area, concerned with competition confronted by the Japanese.
Similar situation, now when Asian entrepreneurs buy/develop lands (mining or whatever) here. They pose a threat to non-Asian competitors. Or, when Felix applies for a toilet-cleaning job in the mines. He poses a threat for a white European hardknock applying for the same position.
Oh, yes, the"white Australia" policy, to a certain extent, is still practiced here. The other day, got a phone call from someone conducting a survey. One question was, "Should the number of parliament members of Asian ethnic origin be increased"? Answered, "Of course, yes".
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