Whilst the recent ABC article by Daniel Ziffer has merit, like many mainstream media reports these days, they are somewhat limited in scope, depth and lacking teeth – scratching at only the surface. A bit like what the RCB did. Proper investigative journalism seems to be a dwindling art form aided by the decay in
By Daniel Ziffer Billions of dollars were stolen. Dead customers were charged. Worthless products were sold to millions. Key points: The final report of the Banking Royal Commission was released two years ago Of its 76 recommendations, only about one-third have come into law Some key protections have been downgraded or abandoned Two years ago,
“United we stand — divided we fall”– Aesop, Greek slave & fable author (620 BC – 560 BC) For decades, if not hundreds of years, people have been betrayed by banks who have stolen their property and their lives. Trust and confidence has been breached and eroded. Misrepresentation and misconduct has been allowed to flourish.
How does Lendlease make its asset valuations? “Blooms of mould and lead paint … infestations of snakes and cockroaches and dangerously faulty window screens”. Lendlease has come under fire in the US from the families of soldiers living in its military housing at Fort Hood for “abysmal housing conditions”. The irony is that this is
Coined from the early Native American and Indian tribes, to speak with a “forked tongue” means to deliberately say one thing and mean another, essentially meaning that a person was lying, deceptive and no longer considered worthy of trust. Well unfortunately, Phil Chronican is that person, just like the many who have preceded him and
"I want to confront the NAB bankers who took my farm," he said.
“(Ben) suffered badly, mentally, with the strain of it all. He worked for that all his life, and he could see that was just taken away from him,” Bill said.
2004 was the year of the Arse. A good drop to drink plus National Australia Bank (NAB) CEO Frank Cicutto quit amid the $360 million currency trading scandal.
A story of perversion, criminality, and consequential social decomposition. It is a story of depraved, pathological minds using thuggery, weaponry, and unthinkable brutality to obtain selfish, illegal, and antisocial goals.
