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On behalf of all Tasmanians, I would sincerely like to thank Peter and Una Rockliff for their outstanding contribution to our seafood industry. Peter and Una Rockliff have sold their remaining share in Petuna Aquaculture to their existing business partner, Sealord Group, having established their first commercial fishing boat called the Alva in 1949. Petuna has long been a family led business with a strong focus on the local community and industry development. In 2004, Peter and Una Rockliff’s work pioneering Petuna Ocean Trout and Petuna Atlantic Salmon in aquaculture was recognised with an Order of Australia Medal. All Tasmanians can be proud of our important salmon industry, which provides thousands of direct and indirect jobs, many of which are in regional areas of the state, and many of which accrue to Petuna. Thank you Peter and Una Rockliff. Guy Barnett, Minister for Primary Industries and Water Michael Mansell’s persistent campaign against Australia Day is becoming increasingly tiresome (Adv., Feb 4). Commemorating January 26 is not to deny that the original inhabitants of Australian suffered loss, displacement and hardship in the past. The constant condemnation of events of a bygone era according to prevailing criteria is exacerbated beyond all reason by assigning the hurt and blame to descendants of the original participants, now many generations removed. Not only is this attitude unforgivable due to the glaring injustice to those held culpable in perpetuity, it is also the principal reason why most contemporary Aboriginals continue to suffer the effects of colonisation centuries after it occurred. Today, many Aborigines live much the same as most non-Aboriginals; the lot of the rest has steadfastly failed to improve. The solution is in the hands of the activists, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. Relinquish the idea that it is the responsibility of present day non-Aboriginal Australians to remedy the adverse effects of British colonisation. The concept of there being different classes of Australians with different rights and privileges on account of their ancestors living here before white colonists’ arrival is a malignant cancer eating away at our society, rendering truly harmonious coexistence impossible. We must deal with our past in ways that does not perpetuate a sense of righteous victimhood by one group and remorse and self-flagellation by another. Garry Evans, Devonport Bridget McKenzie’s resignation as Agriculture Minister and Deputy Leader of the National Party was for a conflict of interest and failure to disclose her membership when granting funds to a gun club and shooting association respectively. No political bias was found by Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary Phil Gaetjens, which was contrary to the Auditor General’s report regarding Ms McKenzie’s allocation of $100 million in sports grants before the last federal election. The pertinent question of how independent is the secretary when appointed by Prime Minister Morrison to investigate the “sports rorts” affair based on the aforementioned findings? Kenneth Gregson, Swansea What do you think? You can have your say by sending us a Letter to the Editor using the form below.
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On behalf of all Tasmanians, I would sincerely like to thank Peter and Una Rockliff for their outstanding contribution to our seafood industry.
Peter and Una Rockliff have sold their remaining share in Petuna Aquaculture to their existing business partner, Sealord Group, having established their first commercial fishing boat called the Alva in 1949.
Petuna has long been a family led business with a strong focus on the local community and industry development.
In 2004, Peter and Una Rockliff’s work pioneering Petuna Ocean Trout and Petuna Atlantic Salmon in aquaculture was recognised with an Order of Australia Medal.
All Tasmanians can be proud of our important salmon industry, which provides thousands of direct and indirect jobs, many of which are in regional areas of the state, and many of which accrue to Petuna.
Thank you Peter and Una Rockliff.
Guy Barnett, Minister for Primary Industries and Water
Michael Mansell’s persistent campaign against Australia Day is becoming increasingly tiresome (Adv., Feb 4).
Commemorating January 26 is not to deny that the original inhabitants of Australian suffered loss, displacement and hardship in the past. The constant condemnation of events of a bygone era according to prevailing criteria is exacerbated beyond all reason by assigning the hurt and blame to descendants of the original participants, now many generations removed.
Not only is this attitude unforgivable due to the glaring injustice to those held culpable in perpetuity, it is also the principal reason why most contemporary Aboriginals continue to suffer the effects of colonisation centuries after it occurred.
Today, many Aborigines live much the same as most non-Aboriginals; the lot of the rest has steadfastly failed to improve. The solution is in the hands of the activists, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. Relinquish the idea that it is the responsibility of present day non-Aboriginal Australians to remedy the adverse effects of British colonisation.
The concept of there being different classes of Australians with different rights and privileges on account of their ancestors living here before white colonists’ arrival is a malignant cancer eating away at our society, rendering truly harmonious coexistence impossible. We must deal with our past in ways that does not perpetuate a sense of righteous victimhood by one group and remorse and self-flagellation by another.
Bridget McKenzie’s resignation as Agriculture Minister and Deputy Leader of the National Party was for a conflict of interest and failure to disclose her membership when granting funds to a gun club and shooting association respectively.
No political bias was found by Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary Phil Gaetjens, which was contrary to the Auditor General’s report regarding Ms McKenzie’s allocation of $100 million in sports grants before the last federal election.
The pertinent question of how independent is the secretary when appointed by Prime Minister Morrison to investigate the “sports rorts” affair based on the aforementioned findings?
What do you think? You can have your say by sending us a Letter to the Editor using the form below.
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