Senators,
You need to stand up for Tasmania “ Blind Freddy “ would see Christopher Pyne has done a deal with Senator Nick Xenophon and Turnbull will go along with it to achieve his demands of passing tax legislation and forming an energy policy.
The late Lance Barnard Deputy Prime Minister to Whitlam ,obtained the Maritime College for Launceston, over the then transport minister Charlie Jones who wanted it for Newcastle ,Gough gave it to Launceston
When Lance was deposed as Deputy Prime Minister , all Tasmanian lower house members and senators voted for Jim Cairns with the exception of Senator Merv Everett .
This was utter betrayal to Lance , and he advised Gough he was resigning .Mal Fraser and Lance respected one another, and because Lance was deaf due to his war service as an artillery gunner at the battle of El-Alamein Mal treated him fairly with other Liberals in question time and the respect he showed them.
Mal Fraser saw the opportunity that Gough had lost his back stop , and moved on Whitlam , the rest is history Liberals won Bass at a by – election.
Mal Fraser at the opening of the Maritime College, called Lance from the audience to the podium, and stated this is the man who got this college for Launceston , I was there.
Mal Fraser offered Lance a Knight Hood which he rejected , he also appointed Lance as Chairman of the War Graves Commission.
The writer served with Lance on a number of boards and he related this information to me.
Senators you have the last two sitting days to stand up for your state against “ Senator Nick Xenophon “ your combined vote can defeat him ‘PUT TASMANIA FIRST ‘ and protect our Maritime College as Lance did and that true Liberal Mal Fraser.
Brian P. Khan
Brian P. Khan
