Student Protesters Are Revolting

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PRIME Minister Tony ­Abbott has branded the students at his former university “revolting”.

Speaking at a Liberal Party fundraiser in Melbourne on Friday night, a tongue-in-cheek Mr Abbott said: “I always thought the students were revolting at my old university.”

His quip comes after Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop was mobbed at the University of Sydney before she announced an extra 1000 placements for overseas study trips under new government funding.

Mr Abbott, joined by Environment Minister Greg Hunt and Small Business Minister Bruce Billson, told the audience at Mornington Race Club that there would be more protests.

“This is but a foretaste of what is to come,” he said.

“But we must stay the course because if we are deterred, the future of our country is grim.”

Mr Abbott defended his pre-election promises saying he was determined to make hard calls.

“I don’t know if this government is going to be popular, but by God it’s going to be respected,” he said.

University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence said the comment was made in jest.

“We believe that the Prime Minister was making a joke and appreciate that he is demonstrating the same good humour that the Foreign Minister showed on Friday,” he said.

He said students had a right to protest but not to use violence.

Yesterday Education Minister Christopher Pyne called for the students to be charged with assault.

He also called on Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to join the Government in condemning the “incomprehensible” behaviour of the students, who were protesting proposed cuts to higher education funding.

“Everyone is entitled to have a view — whether they like the Government, whether they don’t like the Government; whether they like or dislike particular policies,” Mr Pyne said.

“But the behaviour of the students yesterday at Sydney University was assault.”

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“Everyone is entitled to have a view — whether they like the Government, whether they don’t like the Government; whether they like or dislike particular policies,” Mr Pyne said.

“But the behaviour of the students yesterday at Sydney University was assault.”

totally agree with these comments by Mr Pyne. I'm certainly not happy that my taxes foster this sort of behaviour by certain groups of students.

[izabsmiling]

They deliberately lied and deserve to be given a heaps especially by Australia's youth who now know that this Government cares so much about them that they plan to see some without the means to live..as they had mentioned in 2010.Though that was not part of the promises they voted on...who would vote for that ?

Did Christopher Pyne drop the C Bomb because Bill Shorten was applauded recently ? So much for an respectable and Adult Education Minister

No more dole, Tony Abbott warns the under-30s

• EXCLUSIVE: ANDREW BURRELL
• THE AUSTRALIAN
• APRIL 21, 2010

No cuts to education, no cuts to health, no change to pensions, no change to the GST and no cuts to the ABC or SBS.
Tony Abbott, SBS NEWS – September 6, 2013

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/tony-abbotts-name-is-mud-20140515-zrd9w.html#ixzz321zJv0hs

[spotweldersfriend]

And they're stuck with him.Hahaha.

[boris1gary]

Poodles Pyne fits in well with this govt of liars, looters and cheaters...

 

[cherry*135]

Mr Abbott says youth must study (there are not many jobs available for school leavers that don't require at least a Certificate qual) and yet they are going to be worse off under his Govt if they do so - much higher uni fees, change to an interest rate on loan, cuts to education & training.

No wonder the students are revolting. Graduate salaries are not that high. A lot of graduates wont even get a job in the field they studied. A $80 000+ student loan they can't pay back if they cant get a job, which is also has interest added to it every year (6%?).

I hope those who become medical specialists, scientists, IT gurus etc go and work and live overseas permanently and never pay back their student loans, as that is what the current Govt is pushing them to do.

We can have sub-standard Drs from overseas working in our hospitals and medical centres instead.

[cherry*135]

Chris Pyne
""It's incomprehensible that in Australia today students would think that's a reasonable way to behave, especially when the Government is introducing measures that expand equity so that more students will have the capacity to go to university."

That man has lost the plot. If he and the rest of his party can't see the BIG issue for Uni students is the much higher fees plus the interest rate, rather than some very minor changes that won't even affect the majority of students then no wonder they get mobbed.

Increasing the capacity for students at a Uni isn't all it is cracked up to be either...unless the Uni builds more buildings to accommodate the extra students in. It is nothing new either, The Labor party did the same. The Uni I went to had its capacity increased by 3000 students one year. We were crammed in any little room ( ones with no windows, no heating) in any faculty building after that happened.
( it could take more than 10 minutes to walk from one class to the next and not be able to get there before it started). Previously no classes were held over the lunch hour, this changed after they increased the capacity, to fit in more classes. Could be there for 5 hours with only 5 min break between each class.

[polksaladallie]

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@boris1gary wrote:

University degrees will cost up to three times as much under a deregulated fee system, leaving graduates with $120,000-plus debts, according to the architect of the HECS student loan scheme.

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Thank you, Mr Whitlam, for free university when my children needed it.

[cherry*135]

Here is a different news story on the same protest.

....Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Scott Ryan, brushed off the protest on Saturday morning.

Pyne said: ....."I'm calling on Bill Shorten today to come out today and make it very clear that he does not endorse in any way the students' behaviour and that he condemns it in exactly the same terms that I have condemned it on behalf of the Government."

Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen has questioned why Mr Pyne has sought to drag the Labor Party into the issue.

"Seriously, Christopher Pyne needs to grow up. There's no place for violent protest in Australia, but violent protest is the fault of violent protesters," Mr Bowen said.

"But for Christopher Pyne and the Liberal Party to try and score political points out of this is nothing short of pathetic."

....Ridah Hassan, from Sydney University's student representative council, was at the protest and has labelled Mr Pyne's accusations "outrageous".

"I think what happened at Sydney University yesterday had [no] more jostling than the average bus. Maybe Christopher Pyne has never been on a bus

.... "Julie Bishop kind of just like looked bemused, she didn't look shameful at all, she looked proud of what she was doing."

The students vowed to return in bigger numbers on May 21 for the national day of action to defend education against fee deregulation.

Ms Bishop confronted a similar incident on Friday morning at an event at the University of Technology in Sydney.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-17/students-assaulted-julie-bishop-says-christopher-pyne/5459674

[boris1gary]

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@silverfaun wrote:

We are subjected to this type of behaviour  every day in the media. Hate and bile from Labor and their adherents and it infects everything, spills out all over and they love it, Shorten doing what he does best whipping up hate, whipping up the old class and gender wars Gillard was so fond of.

I wonder how they can function having this type of mindset and groupthink. We see it on here as well, the same old posters who have nothing constructive to add to any debate just howls of anguish that their cushy entitlements may disappear, screams of disappointment  that all the empty promises Gillard made have no money to back them up so they cry and rant and blame shift.

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We see it on here as well, the same old posters who have nothing constructive to add to any debate just howls of anguish that their cushy entitlements may disappear, screams of disappointment  that all the empty promises Gillard made have no money to back them up so they cry and rant and blame shift.

There are some pretty horrible accusations in the above, would it be possible for these accusations to be backed up with some facts?

[cherry*135]

The post you are referring to b1, doesn't even address the topic in the opening post either.

[2106greencat]

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Your forgot Chrissy Pyne calling Tony Burke a ****BLEEP****

Burk???