Ganesh Sahathevan

See first  NSW AG Speakman must explain affinity with the Fetullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation ,despite action against FETO by Turkey, Indonesia and Malaysia Turkish opposition subsidizes scores of state lawmakers' trips Liz Essley Whyte, The Center for Public Integrity Published 10:01 a.m. ET Feb. 9, 2017 |  Updated 12:28 p.m. ET Feb. 17, 2017 (Photo: Tolga Bozoglu, European Pressphoto Agency) CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE More than 150 state legislators from places like Idaho and Texas accepted  subsidized junkets from a Turkish opposition group  that the country’s government now blames for an attempted coup. State legislators who rarely get involved in foreign policy matters were courted with international trips. The invitations came from a powerful religious movement that until recently ran media outlets and a bank before falling out with the government in Turkey, a pivotal U.S. ally that serves as the gateway to the Middle East. Though follower...

COMMENT  First in a series of what this writer promises will  be a running tally of Victoria's debt.While it may well be too early to tell, this writer expects The State Of Victoria to experience a third world debt crisis in the near future.The signs are there,and would be obvious to business people. Andrews on with job after Vic election  win Kaitlyn Offer Daniel Andrews' head might have been a "bit dusty" but Victoria's re-elected premier is clear in his resolve to achieve more. An election result that thumped the Liberals and looks likely to deliver a majority of about 55 in the 88-seat lower house prompted Mr Andrews to have a small celebration. "I had a couple of quiet drinks last night," the grinning leader told reporters on Sunday, adding that some of his earlier television interviews had been trying. "A little bit dusty on some of those early-morning crosses." But the premier is already eyeing a return to work on Monday, keen to take ac...