Hypocrisy
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THE reaction of the Government and media to the execution of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, has been overwhelming.
It's a pity they haven't got the same feelings for the asylum seekers who have not committed any crime.
— EVELYN COOPER, Longford.
Indonesia executions
AUSTRALIA withdrawing it’s ambassador from Indonesia, what a joke Tony Abbott.
Very soft Tony.
Very soft.
It’s all about the gas and oil money.
Cut their aid and give it to Nepal.
RIP you two boys.
— MARTIN LEACH, Kings Meadows.
Executions
THE execution of two Australian citizens calls for an immediate withdrawal of our ambassador and the closure of our embassy.
It also calls for an immediate withdrawal of all foreign aid.
We gave this nation $581 million in 2013/14 and we have budgeted $605.3 million for 2014/15.
Yet, we hear that our elected senior politicians have to request permission to speak to theirs.
$605 million dollars would go a long way to fixing most of our educational, medical and pension funding problems where it would be appreciated.
It is time we reviewed our foreign aid programs realistically, and that sweeping ministerial good will gestures were curtailed before we are asked to tighten our belts again to give millions away to people who clearly do not appreciate it and hold us in diplomatic contempt.
— LEN W. LANGAN, Longford.
Indonesia
AUSTRALIA’S attitude to Indonesia regarding the death penalty is obtuse.
Indonesia is a developing nation that has only been a democracy for less than 20 years.
It has a population of more than 200 million people, most of whom are very poor.
For the Australian political class to think that it has a right to impose its own moral views on the Indonesian people and its legal system is arrogant, and supports Indonesia's accusations of colonialism.
President Widodo won a close election and faces a difficult parliament, and it is quite reasonable for him to prioritise the welfare of his own people over the fate a few foreign nationals.
Of course Indonesia's judicial system is not perfect, but that is to be expected given its problematic history.
However, if Indonesians want to give the death penalty to drug traffickers then they are entitled to do so, and we should respect that.
— TOM NILSSON, Lutana.
Launceston General Hospital
ON December 17, 2014 I was discharged from the Launceston General Hospital after having been flat on my back, for four months, from complications of Staph septicaemia.
That place is amazing.
My heart failed, my kidneys failed, my lungs failed and I was, eventually, bedridden from severe muscle wasting.
At each stage of my episodic breakdowns I was reassured that things could be turned around, and they were.
I did not receive special treatment because I was a doctor.
I received special treatment because I was a human being and I am, eternally, grateful.
My special thanks go to ICU, 5D, 6D, 3R and the Renal Unit, whose particular care seemed to come from some galaxy far, far away.
The Medical, Nursing and Physiotherapy staff were professionally exceptional and the kitchen and cleaning staff were helpful and friendly at all times of the day.
Throughout my whole prolonged experience I was amazed at what the hospital was able to do with its reduced staff.
Let me not hear anybody put down the Launceston General Hospital.
— BRYAN COOPER, Riverside.