In two weeks, the moral fibre of Australia’s political and judicial system will be put to its latest test when war crimes whistleblower David McBride is put on what is likely to be a secret trial.
He faces up to 50 years in prison.
The Citizens Electoral Council since June has been blaring the news that Australia’s banking authorities are drafting legislation in the Treasury for Cyprus-style “bail-in” powers, so that when an Australian bank fails, the savings of its deposito
No bank deposits anywhere are safe following the disastrous Cyprus “bail-in” using confiscated deposits, because this is now the standard for all future bank rescues.