Commonwombat ago

I wish I had something to contribute other than my partner works on one of Twiggy's mine sites and he is all talk in regards to giving a damn about the indigenous people. He was recently awarded 2017 Australian Of The Year by the Western Australian government.

wecanhelp ago

Thank you, every bit helps. This article only confirms your information.

Commonwombat ago

Thanks for the link, interesting to say the least. Twiggy had a few indigenous only companies running some of the infrastructure that held other companies to ransom with claims of racism and were so poorly run that they ended up getting kicked off site. He likens himself to the little Aussie battler but treats his workers like prisoners.

wecanhelp ago

Is this common knowledge for the Australian public, or is his positive image more or less intact?

1NationUnderAGroove ago

The general Australian public opinion would be...

"Mate, he's given a lot of people work, who gives a shit, crack a beer 🍺 Shut up and relax, enjoy you're beer"

wecanhelp ago

That's really sad, I hoped Aussies are a bit more enlightened folk than that.

Commonwombat ago

It's hard to tell, people that are clueless probably think of him as the David against Goliath.

NoWeaponz ago

Just to be clear, Tony Abott isn't the leader of Australia, he was once a prime minister who was thrown out to dry by his party and replaced with Malcolm Turnbull. Malcolm Turnbull admittedly owns "art" work by a man called Bill Henson, who was surrounded in controversy for his "art" being naked children.

dickface8 ago

Turnbull is an elite wealthy boy too.

wecanhelp ago

Thank you. The blockquote comes directly from the article cited below it, I didn't want to alter it. The article was published in October 2013, when he was still prime minister of Australia.