Tony Abbott visit sees students clash with police at Melbourne University

Date
    September 12, 2014


Student protesters have clashed with police and tried to force their way into a Melbourne University building ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

About 200 angry students stormed the newly opened Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, but were pushed back by dozens of police officers.

The vocal group went from entrance to entrance, pushing into and being pushed back by police, before staging a brief sit in on Elizabeth Street.




Several protesters tried to force open a door, battling with security guards who pushed them back from inside the building.


The group returned to the main entrance, shouting "we deserve a future too".

Organisers said they wanted to target Mr Abbott because of planned changes to higher education.


Coordinator Jade Eckhaus said they wanted to send a clear message that those in support of attacks on higher education are not welcome on university campuses.

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All these unhappy people.  How can this happen, with Mr Abbott at the controls?.      :(

The pimply rentacrowd need to get real jobs and pay some net tax.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAHNXdHai0g

I think they were upset about the level crossings .
Had nothing to do with student fees

Meh.  Chuck some Vegemite sangas at him!

Maybe if Tony and Joe and the rest of the Krew of fat-heeled terrors offered to take some leadership and offer to pay back THEIR tuition costs at today's rates.. or those these same students will accept or have no education.... it might go some way to mollifying the righteously angry crowd arming at the gates of Tony's Heaven....

Reading up on the assassination of Julius Caesar... the Senate voted to indemnify and pardon his killers, but Octavian had that overturned at the point of the legions after the initial rioting in the streets from the common herd....

Seems apt....

as one protestor said... no one should have to pay for medicare or university education or this, that and the other thing...

it would all be paid for by.... the miners, right?

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 12:45pm:

as one protestor said... no one should have to pay for medicare or university education or this, that and the other thing... it would all be paid for by.... the miners, right?

Society should pay for it.

If the Mad Monk and his motley crew had any real sense of decency they'd pay back their tuition costs which they received free.  Just to demonstrate they stood behind their words that the "age of entitlement" is over.

They won't of course.  They'll just arrange scholarships for their children and screw everybody else's like Catholic clergy.   ;D ;D :D :D ;D ;D

|dev|null wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 12:50pm:

Society should pay for it.

Bull schitt.

|dev|null wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 12:50pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:45pm: as one protestor said... no one should have to pay for medicare or university education or this, that and the other thing... it would all be paid for by.... the miners, right? Society should pay for it. If the Mad Monk and his motley crew had any real sense of decency they'd pay back their tuition costs which they received free.  Just to demonstrate they stood behind their words that the "age of entitlement" is over. They won't of course.  They'll just arrange scholarships for their children and screw everybody else's like Catholic clergy.   ;D ;D :D :D ;D ;D

'society'.  hmmm...  and how does 'society' pay for it??? BY TAXES.

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 1:12pm:

|dev|null wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:50pm: longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:45pm: as one protestor said... no one should have to pay for medicare or university education or this, that and the other thing... it would all be paid for by.... the miners, right? Society should pay for it. If the Mad Monk and his motley crew had any real sense of decency they'd pay back their tuition costs which they received free.  Just to demonstrate they stood behind their words that the "age of entitlement" is over. They won't of course.  They'll just arrange scholarships for their children and screw everybody else's like Catholic clergy.   ;D ;D :D :D ;D ;D 'society'.  hmmm...  and how does 'society' pay for it??? BY TAXES.

the same wasy we pay for millions in politicians perks .....

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 1:12pm:

|dev|null wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:50pm: longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:45pm: as one protestor said... no one should have to pay for medicare or university education or this, that and the other thing... it would all be paid for by.... the miners, right? Society should pay for it. If the Mad Monk and his motley crew had any real sense of decency they'd pay back their tuition costs which they received free.  Just to demonstrate they stood behind their words that the "age of entitlement" is over. They won't of course.  They'll just arrange scholarships for their children and screw everybody else's like Catholic clergy.   ;D ;D :D :D ;D ;D 'society'.  hmmm...  and how does 'society' pay for it??? BY TAXES.

Yes and the problem with that is?

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need."

Works for me.   ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D

Swagman wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 11:40am:

The pimply rentacrowd need to get real jobs and pay some net tax.

... and get back to class!

The Young Ones:-

Nigel:-  "Oooh, maaan, we might all have to start going to college!"

Mike:- "'Ang on!  I know things are bad, Nigel, but there's no need to panic just yet!"

|dev|null wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 12:50pm:

Society should pay for it.

Instead of me paying for all you pimply faced rat bag students to wag your classes to attend meaningless protests, I'd like you buggers to pay my mortgage for a change?

Whaddayasay to that?   :D

Swagman wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 2:33pm:

|dev|null wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:50pm: Society should pay for it. Instead of me paying for all you pimply faced rat bag students to wag your classes to attend meaningless protests, I'd like you buggers to pay my mortgage for a change? Whaddayasay to that?   :D

Fine by me.  Will you pay mine as well?   Perhaps we should just do away with this useless concept of property and then we wouldn't need to buy it or borrow money to buy it or any of those other pointless trappings of capitalism?   ;D ;D :D :D ;D ;D :D :D

|dev|null wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 1:29pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 1:12pm: |dev|null wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:50pm: longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:45pm: as one protestor said... no one should have to pay for medicare or university education or this, that and the other thing... it would all be paid for by.... the miners, right? Society should pay for it. If the Mad Monk and his motley crew had any real sense of decency they'd pay back their tuition costs which they received free.  Just to demonstrate they stood behind their words that the "age of entitlement" is over. They won't of course.  They'll just arrange scholarships for their children and screw everybody else's like Catholic clergy.   ;D ;D :D :D ;D ;D 'society'.  hmmm...  and how does 'society' pay for it??? BY TAXES. Yes and the problem with that is? "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need." Works for me.   ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D

and that doesn't mean free Medicare, free uni education and free this that ant the other thing.

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 3:11pm:

|dev|null wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 1:29pm: longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 1:12pm: |dev|null wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:50pm: longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:45pm: as one protestor said... no one should have to pay for medicare or university education or this, that and the other thing... it would all be paid for by.... the miners, right? Society should pay for it. If the Mad Monk and his motley crew had any real sense of decency they'd pay back their tuition costs which they received free.  Just to demonstrate they stood behind their words that the "age of entitlement" is over. They won't of course.  They'll just arrange scholarships for their children and screw everybody else's like Catholic clergy.   ;D ;D :D :D ;D ;D 'society'.  hmmm...  and how does 'society' pay for it??? BY TAXES. Yes and the problem with that is? "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need." Works for me.   ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D and that doesn't mean free Medicare, free uni education and free this that ant the other thing.

Just making sure i haven't got the wrong Longweekend, but didn't a Longweekend take his daughter to a PUBLIC HOSPITAL for an emergency but didn't declare he had private health insurance?  That of course meant the cost went back to the taxpayer, rather than LONGWEEKEND and the insurance company?

Vic wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 3:31pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 3:11pm: |dev|null wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 1:29pm: longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 1:12pm: |dev|null wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:50pm: longweekend58 wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:45pm: as one protestor said... no one should have to pay for medicare or university education or this, that and the other thing... it would all be paid for by.... the miners, right? Society should pay for it. If the Mad Monk and his motley crew had any real sense of decency they'd pay back their tuition costs which they received free.  Just to demonstrate they stood behind their words that the "age of entitlement" is over. They won't of course.  They'll just arrange scholarships for their children and screw everybody else's like Catholic clergy.   ;D ;D :D :D ;D ;D 'society'.  hmmm...  and how does 'society' pay for it??? BY TAXES. Yes and the problem with that is? "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need." Works for me.   ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D and that doesn't mean free Medicare, free uni education and free this that ant the other thing. Just making sure i haven't got the wrong Longweekend, but didn't a Longweekend take his daughter to a PUBLIC HOSPITAL for an emergency but didn't declare he had private health insurance?  That of course meant the cost went back to the taxpayer, rather than LONGWEEKEND and the insurance company?

no I didn't.  but if I had gone to a private hospital they would have billed medicare just as a public hospital and then billed my private health group for the rest.  or were you unaware that medicare payments apply to EVERYONE public or private?

I don't think in my lifetime I have ever seen a more hated PM than abbott , he actually looked genuinely worried while he was doing whatever he was doing inside building , felt sorry for him then came to my senses a nanosecond later

Swagman wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 2:33pm:

|dev|null wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:50pm: Society should pay for it. Instead of me paying for all you pimply faced rat bag students to wag your classes to attend meaningless protests, I'd like you buggers to pay my mortgage for a change? Whaddayasay to that?   :D

But... bit.... but.. Swag!  these are the future of the country - that's the official line...

I hate to say it in this context (any civil enemy of the government a friend of mine unless they are a genuine threat domestic or foreign in which case their ass is grass).. but I've long ranted like some prophet cryingin the wilderness that we've had an over-focus on 'taught education' rather than learning as the yardstick by which we judte3.

This - along with affirmative action - has lead us down the garden path of an actual reduction in standards for employment, genuine work related skills, and the rise of the 'academic' to the fore in virtually every field, but without genuine skills.

Problem with that is that the 'academic' (academime?) in 90% of cases knows only what he/she is told - not what they have thought through for themselves and thus been educated (the word literally meaning 'lead out' meaning it is brought forth from within rather than pasted over an intellect).

It's a sign of both our pussified society and our over-focus on offering to the 'kids' (like Kid Joe with his grossly immature approach to life and society etc) a far too easy run without all the sweat and hard work necessary.

Spoiled, the lot of them.

Sad to say - there are too many educated fools and when we have finally arrived at the predicted point where there are no longer jobs for them - there are even fewer jobs for those without these 'qualifications', regardless of ability.

For many years learned people, including businesses, have been saying that the academically trained simply cannot do the work and need to be trained anyway - so why bother with a 3-4 year degree?  You might as well spend 3-4 years training them up from an 'intern' or apprentice position, as used to be the case - and THEN promote them on KNOWN ability.

|dev|null wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 2:35pm:

Swagman wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 2:33pm: |dev|null wrote on Sep 12th, 2014 at 12:50pm: Society should pay for it. Instead of me paying for all you pimply faced rat bag students to wag your classes to attend meaningless protests, I'd like you buggers to pay my mortgage for a change? Whaddayasay to that?   :D Fine by me.  Will you pay mine as well?   Perhaps we should just do away with this useless concept of property and then we wouldn't need to buy it or borrow money to buy it or any of those other pointless trappings of capitalism?   ;D ;D :D :D ;D ;D :D :D

So why are you buying things then?  Shouldn't you be donating all your pay to the socialist cult?  :D

Grappler Deep State Feller wrote on Sep 14^th, 2014 at 10:43am:

For many years learned people, including businesses, have been saying that the academically trained simply cannot do the work and need to be trained anyway - so why bother with a 3-4 year degree?  You might as well spend 3-4 years training them up from an 'intern' or apprentice position, as used to be the case - and THEN promote them on KNOWN ability.

[smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] get's my vote

Swagman wrote on Sep 14^th, 2014 at 11:06am:

Grappler Deep State Feller wrote on Sep 14th, 2014 at 10:43am: For many years learned people, including businesses, have been saying that the academically trained simply cannot do the work and need to be trained anyway - so why bother with a 3-4 year degree?  You might as well spend 3-4 years training them up from an 'intern' or apprentice position, as used to be the case - and THEN promote them on KNOWN ability. [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] get's my vote

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