Competence and good governance are required Mr Rudd, NOT more Laws! - International Social Equality/Unity

The local media is awash with examples of INCOMPETENCE and gross failures at almost every level of Government in Australia – it must stop, it must cease here and now! ‘Rout the Rot’ and restore the nation to its former functional state. The DELETERIOUS and subversive effects that lackey politicians Howard and Rudd have had on the nation must be RECTIFIED!

Howard introduced numerous draconian laws to Australia but failed to address the nation’s critical issues – it was all an exercise in distraction and social manipulation; outmoded, ‘one-trick pony’ games that Rudd’s advisers continue to play! Distraction doesn’t ‘cut it’ any longer, which seems obvious to everyone except Rudd and his useless advisers!

I would add that the entire western world has wizened up considerably since all the LIES, CRIMES and DECEITS of previous conservative governments, Cheney/Bush/Blair/Howard, have been EXPOSED!

The question that must be asked of Rudd and his useless ministers is WHY play feeble games of distraction, avoidance and diversion when addressing and dealing with problems offers the only path to viable solutions? The answer is painfully clear, Rudd and his useless government are INCAPABLE of effective governance, as Rudd’s appalling Rio Tinto, Balibo, Jakarta bombing intelligence and BHP water pilfering and pollution FAILURES clearly indicate!

It has reached the stage where politicians from Obama to Rudd are no longer able to speak for fear of releasing a floodgate of contradictory information and exposing themselves as the HYPOCRITES, liars and puppets they really are!

The CURE is simple, restore REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACIES THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN WORLD, never again vote for major (puppet) parties – the people have had enough of lies and manipulations at their expense. The banking and financial DEBT based system is now exposed as a SHAM; private bankers print money from air in order to indebt the WORLD in their webs of EXPLOITATION and DECEIT, while THEY grow FAT and RICH on the misery of others!

‘Killing a banker a day keeps disparities and recessions away,’ may prove to be a popular slogan in the near future!

DEMOCRACY is defined as majority rule, NOT minority rule via bought, puppet politicians incapable of finding their dicks to take a piss!

WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE MUST DO!

Report from 3 News follows:

From the Guardian UK:

by Ian Sample, Science reporter.

Population growth, pollution and invasive species are having a disastrous effect on species in the southern hemisphere, a major review by conservationists warns.

Earth is experiencing its "sixth great extinction event" with disease and human activity taking a devastating toll on vulnerable species, according to a major review by conservationists.

Much of the southern hemisphere is suffering particularly badly, and Australia, New Zealand and neighbouring Pacific islands may become the extinction hot spots of the world, the report warns.

Ecosystems in Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia need urgent and effective conservation policies, or the region's already poor record on extinctions will worsen significantly.

Researchers trawled 24,000 published reports to compile information on the native flora and fauna of Australasia and the Pacific islands, which have six of the most biodiverse regions on the planet. Their report identifies six causes driving species to extinction, almost all linked in some way to human activity.

"Our region has the notorious distinction of having possibly the worst extinction record on Earth," said Richard Kingsford, an environmental scientist at the University of New South Wales in Sydney and lead author of the report. "We have an amazing natural environment, but so much of it is being destroyed before our eyes. Species are being threatened by habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, climate change, over-exploitation, pollution and wildlife disease."

The review, published in the journal Conservation Biology, highlights destruction and degradation of ecosystems as the main threat. In Australia, agriculture has altered or destroyed half of all woodland and forests. Around 70% of the remaining forest has been damaged by logging. Loss of habitats is behind 80% of threatened species, the report claims.

Invasive animals and plants have devastated native species on many Pacific islands. The Guam Micronesian kingfisher is thought to be extinct in the wild following the introduction of the brown tree snake. The impact of invasive species is often compounded by pollution and burgeoning human populations on the islands, which have outstripped their capacity to deal with waste. Plastics and fishing gear are an ongoing danger.

The impact of humans on wildlife is likely to increase in Australasia and the Pacific islands. By 2050, the population of Australia is expected to have risen by 35%, and New Zealand by 25%, while Papua New Guinea faces a 76% increase and New Caledonia 49%.

More than 2,500 invasive plant species have colonised Australia and New Zealand, competing for sunlight and nutrients. Many have been introduced by governments, horticulturists and hunters. In addition, the report says, average temperatures in Australia have increased, in line with climate change predictions, forcing some species towards Antarctica and others to higher, cooler ground.

The report highlights several studies that point to serious threats from diseases such as avian malaria and the chytrid fungus, linked to declines in frog populations. An infectious facial cancer is spreading rapidly among Tasmanian devils and populations of the world's largest marsupial predator are believed to have fallen by more than 60% as a result.

Plants have also fared badly: a root fungus deliberately introduced into Australia has destroyed several species.

The report sets out a raft of recommendations to slow the decline by introducing laws to limit land clearing, logging and mining; restricting deliberate introduction of invasive species; reducing carbon emissions and pollution; and limiting fisheries. It raises particular concerns about bottom trawling, and the use of cyanide and dynamite, and calls for early-warning systems to pick up diseases in the wild.

"The burden on the environment is going to get worse unless we are a lot smarter about reducing our footprint," said Kingsford. "Unless we get this right, future generations will surely be paying more in quality of life and the environment. And our region will continue its terrible reputation of leading the world in the extinction of plants and animals."

© 2009 Guardian News and Media Limited

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