Reference :- Has there ever been an Indigenious Voice to Parliament in the past ?

Reference :-    Yes , there fairly has . 

 Here at the Sky Reply , young Gabbo  , our indigenous contributing editor , has taken the time to explain the pre-history of the " Voice " .  

This is what Gabbo  says ....

"Way back before I was born , in 1973 , the Whitlam government established an aboriginal voice to parliament called "The National Aboriginal Consultative Committee ". 

When the Governor General sacked the democratically elected federal government , the new Prime Minister , Mr Fraser , dissolved the committee . 

The next " Voice " was called " The National Aboriginal Conference " .    It was scrapped by Prime Minister  Bob Hawke .

Then came " The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission " ..... killed off by Prime Minister John Howard . 

In 2011 Prime Minister Julia Gillard  established  a voice called " The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples " , which was soon axed by Prime Minister Tony Abbott , along with 170 million dollars of funding for healthcare and education for the said first peoples . 

After some delay , a new "voice " was advocated during the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart .   This was put on the back burner until 2023 , which is now .  So it has been 12 years since the last  "voice "  was silenced , and 6 years since a replacement for it was advocated . 

Establishing a Voice  again , but by referendum this time , will ensure that it cannot be cancelled on a whim without another referendum  . "

Gabbo appears to have done his research . 

As usual , The Sky Reply is entirely non-partisan , and we have no wish to influence anybody's  vote .   

Your comrade , Ken

 

 

Reference:- Former Prime Minister , Mr Scott Morrison , has responded to the findings of the Robodebt Royal Commission .

 Reference : -   Despite being out of the country at present , Mr Morrison has already denied any responsibility for the Robodebt catastrophe  . 

Dear Mr Morrison , Sir , 

                                            Gee , that report by the Robodebt Commissioner sure does you no favors .  Even  members of your own party are screaming for your resignation .... those traitors  .  Not Mr Dutton , of course , you will always be able to rely on his support , no matter what .  Mr Dutton , like you , retains  his ( now sadly old fashioned )  belief in loyalty .  Like the loyalty you showed to Mr Turnbull that time his leadership was challenged .  At times like this you should remind yourself of those words of gratitude Mr Turnbull spoke  , " Good on you Scomo "  ,  a few minutes before you were forced to take his job from him for the good of the ruling coalition . 

Anyway , I hope you are enjoying your well deserved holiday in Europe .  At least the antipodes are not burning to ash during this vacation  , so you don't have nosy journalists trying to find out where you are .    I would recommend staying away from France though , the riots and demonstrations are out of control and most of the country appears to be on fire .   Unfortunately that's what happens when the lefties get out of control .  And of course , Mr Macron might hold a grudge after he unfairly accused you of being a liar , so you couldn't rely on him to get you out of trouble if you found yourself in a burning Citroen  surrounded by an angry mob . 

I did enjoy your letter responding to that awful Robodebt report .    Some folk , even in the coalition , have hinted that it was devoid of any contrition , and are demanding your resignation .  But Mr Morrison , stand firm , there is nothing for you to be contrite about . 

That commission was nothing more than a show trial for the left . You were rudely interrupted 25 times when you were giving evidence , and slated for obfuscating .  Three times you were silenced for trespassing into areas of parliamentary privilege , once by your own lawyer for heaven's sake .   The whole thing was a farce . 

 Do you think your name might appear in that sealed section of the report that recommends legal proceedings against certain players  ?   Perhaps  it might be wise to stay in Europe until the whole thing blows over .  The media has a short attention span , and in a few months nobody will even remember who you are .    That unfairly persecuted entrepreneur chap , Christopher Skase , found a pleasant location in Majorca to lie low until the clamoring hoards dispersed , and I hear the weather is most clement in Spain at this time of the year . 

If you like , we can keep an eye on the situation down under , and give you the nod when everybody has calmed down . ( Doubtless you are a regular reader of the Sky Reply . ) 

Meanwhile , have a great holiday , and banish from your mind any thoughts of having your life destroyed by punitive and financially crippling legal action upon your return . 

Your comrade , Ken . 

PS .    By the way , where are you ?

 

Reference:- Sky News anchor , young Andy Bolt , certainly attracts some insightful comments from his viewers .

 Reference: -   One can judge the intellect of Andy's viewers by the quality of their comments . 

Dear Andy , 

'                      Your fans are not only numerous , they are also a canny lot . Scrolling through the comments you receive , and sometimes there are literally dozens of them , it is clearly evident that you have a discerning audience .   A recent comment was particularly sublime .   One of your fans said that if the " Yes " vote succeeded in the referendum for " The Voice"  it would be like  .... and I quote ..... "   handing a blank cheque to the communists " .

It amazes me the way clever folk can explain a situation so clearly with so few words .  I asked the lads at the Sky Reply to try and better that statement , and much to my surprise , they did come up with quite a few interesting alternatives.

Ken junior suggested  " it would be like putting a stamp on a milk bottle  " .

Monte offered "  it would be like changing a flat tyre on a beach buggy " .

But Gabbo's was the best ... " It would be like putting a boiled egg in a pencil case . ".  

I guess none of them are quite as insightful and nuanced as your fan's , but nonetheless , I was quite impressed by their efforts . 

Keep up the good work . 

Your comrade , Ken .

Reference :- We are told that the referendum for " The Voice " is stirring division in our society .

 Reference :-    But is it ?

 

  Here at the Sky Reply we have not noticed any division in society over the referendum .  We have not seen a single argument about it at the Kooralya pub .  Everybody is playing their cards close to their chest , and saying nothing  .   As they say , silence is golden ...... plus it is seldom misquoted . 

Since they have proved to be meaningless in the past we never look at the polls .  

Naturally we will be running a tote on the outcome , so we need to decide the odds .   This should not be difficult , since there are only two possible winners ...... either the Murdoch Media or the taxpayer funded ABC will win . 

Gabbo reckons this propaganda war is a disgrace , and has written a short poem to express his disgust .

  

                                The Referendum  .        by Gabbo

                     The vote for this thing called " The Voice " 

                      Is sadly no cause to rejoice ,

                      For the thrust of the argument , 

                      Is not about parliament , 

                      But who influences our choice .   

Gabbo reckons that everybody is becoming so sick of Sky News and the Coalition that they would vote for the opposite of what Sky promotes,  no matter what it was .   Rather like the Brits voting for Brexit , come what may ,  just so they could briefly feel a sense of control .

  If that is true , I  reckon the odds will be close to even money . 

Your comrade , Ken

 

                     

 

 

                     

 

                     

Reference:- The Sky Reply needs some help .

 Reference:-  Replying to Sky News has become difficult . 

 Sky News no longer has a very large audience .  Ken junior reckons this is because they have nothing to say , and rarely cover any real news stories .  But there is little to be gained by stating the obvious , we must seek an explanation.  I said as much to Ken junior . 

"There is little to be gained by stating the obvious , we must seek an explanation ", I said . 

" The sudden dismissal of Tucker Carlson from Fox  has made the news anchors nervous .... they are too frightened to say much , lest they suffer the same fate ",    Ken junior said . 

" Chris Kenny has been pushed out of the spotlight because he supports  the Indigenous Voice to Parliament . " ,  Gabbo said . 

" The coalition is so incompetent and unpopular that supporting them on Sky News has become too much of an embarrassment . " , Monte said . 

" And Mr Murdoch's media empire has been sued to the back teeth for spreading harmful lies , with much more suing yet to come . " ,  Ken junior added . 

Thinking it over , Mr Murdoch has painted himself into a corner .  When he encourages his news anchors to spread lies , he finds himself  successfully sued for hundreds of millions of quid .  On the other hand , he has been sacking and pushing aside the ones who ( even if accidentally)  stumble across the truth and open their big mouths . 

The irony is that there is so much going on around the globe these days that journalists would be hard pressed to keep us informed .   It should be a busy time at Sky News ,  and therefore  a busy time at the Sky Reply .  But no .  Even Peta Credlin is failing us .  Certainly she is as angry and bitter as ever , but as Ken junior  says , " What is it that she is angry and bitter about ?  " .  

" What is the difference between Peta Credlin and Mr Ed  ? " , Ken junior said . 

" Tell me ." , I said 

" Well , one has a long bony face and makes alarming lip movements while pretending to talk like a human being , and the other is a talking horse . " , Ken junior said . 

Ken junior certainly shocked me with that remark . 

I thought he was too young to know about  Mr Ed .  

Your comrade , Ken

 

 

Reference :- Sky News was disappointed by the " Teal Steal " in the last federal election .

 Reference:-  Theft is a nasty business . 

We were chowing down on home made pizzas last night , when Ken junior asked me to clarify what Sky News means by the term " Teal Steal ". 

" Can you clarify what Sky News means by the term " Teal Steal  ? ", Ken junior said . 

" It means the Teals stole seats from the coalition in the last election . " , I said . 

" This must be a usage of the word "steal" with which I am not familiar . ",  Ken junior said . 

" How so ? ", I said . 

" They won the seats in a democratic election . How is that stealing ? " , Ken junior said . 

" It's just an expression . ", I said . 

"Why use such a misleading expression ?  ", Ken junior said . 

" Well for starters , it rhymes . ",  I said . 

Ken junior remained silent . He hates it when he can't think of a clever retort . 

Your comrade, Ken .

Reference :- According to Sky News mouthpiece , Peta Credlin , most of the climate change activists are hypocrites .

 Reference :  Many climate activists choose to fly in aircraft .   Sky News suggested that such hypocrisy  proves  they are wrong about climate change .

Dear Peta , 

                   Just like you Peta , I am angered by hypocrisy  .   It all started when I was a schoolboy . My Uncle Phideas constantly warned me of the dangers of smoking ,  yet he chuffed more cigars than Winston Churchill .  What a hypocrite , I thought .  Phideas was something of an intellectual , possibly because he felt an obligation to live up to his classical Greek name, but I never believed a word he said once I realized he was a blatant hypocrite .  When he tried to warn me about smoking , I would laugh at him . 

Sadly Phideas died in his fifties of lung cancer , and sometimes I regret that I had not treated him with more respect while he was alive . 

And Peta , I often wonder whether what Phideas said was a deliberate lie , or whether he was simply deluded . 

I guess we will never know, but either way his warnings were still ridiculous .

Your comrade , Ken