The sale of "any" Australian asset to foreign countries/companies will one day come back to "bite us on the tail". I remember not so long ago the stance taken by Dick Smith with the future of "biscuits" (Arnotts in particular) - and the backlash that resulted - and that was ONLY biscuits. Regrettably too many Aussie icons have headed overseans - but this is very different - right here on our own soil!
With the 'global economic downturn" our power brokers are too quick to implement so called economic stimulus packages in an effort to reduce the impact here (supposedly) - most of which is only "band aid" solutions - and more of a vote catching exercise - warm and fuzzy stuff.
A future decision on the Rio/Chinalco deal will impact on our Country for ever. The "mess" that Rio are in is not the fault of the ordinary Aussie battler - but the Company itself. A quick fix by selling a major shareholding to "outsiders" is only a short term solution - will long term impacts.
A better solution would be for our Government to buy up what Chinalco is buying!
Neil Lethlean
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I oppose foreign countries taking over control of Australian soil - all countries but especially communist regimes with ongoing dreadful human rights violations each and every day.

I am completely disgusted with the manner in which Australia is gadually sold out to overseas interests. Good on you Barnaby. I am wiyh you all of the way.

postcode 4128

I don't want our resources to be sold overseas. They belong to us and more importantly, our future generations. What is going to be left for them?

Postcode 4128

Australian's need to control what happens with our resources
What happens now affects my children

We have to stop all governments from selling off our country's assets to the detriment of all future generations of Australians.

Is this the same ALP that accused conservative governments of selling the farm in years past. At least those sales were made to private or public companies.

I am completely disgusted with the manner in which Australia is being gadually sold out to overseas interests. We can't afford medication anymore. We're having to leave food on the shop shelves because there isn't enough money in the purse. We have to think twice about visiting people who live further away because of the cost of fuel. We're being forced to buy affordable ill-fitting clothing made in China which falls apart before the year is up. Yes, the Australian people are quickly losing their standard of living and will soon become peasants.

We have to keep something.

Since witless Whitlam EVERY PM we have had, has dropped their shorts for various foreign Govt s. NONE has followed the first rule of democracy by carrying out the wishes of the MAJORITY of the people.We now have millions of jobs in the manufacturing and service industries transferred OS by big noting polllies.Now Rudd (sorry; President Rudd) wants to snuggle up to the Chinese by handing them a slice of Australia.
Do we have TRAITORS in our midst????

Please add my voice to this petition - we will end up like the UK - minorities in their own country and there is absolutely nothing they can do about becasue they sold thier country out! Thats why they all want to come to Aus but we will end up the same.

Foreign owned companies have been taking control of our top country for too long, stop this stupidity.

Remember what happened to the pig iron Menzies sold to the Japanese ..

Selling off assets above ground isn't ideal but they can be rebuilt... What we have underground is irreplaceable. This is a matter of national security!

Why is this issue even being considered, sell off the farm - I don't think so!! Col Street is right - double standards are alive and doing well.

And I'm not sure if I have this right but I'm equally concerned about our Governor General's oveseas visits to garnishee support for Australia to be voted a seat on the UN Security Council. It's not the GG's role to lobby other nations is it?. Has anyone been advised of the obligations Australia will be under, not to mention the foreign aid that our taxpayers will be forking out on this blatant lobbying. I would like to be more fully informed about the repercussions of such a move as I don't want to be reading it all wrong.

PS - We also need to present stable and concise conservative government - unfortunately this seems to be the main issue facing federal and state oppositions, all the chopping and changing doesn't auger well for undecided or swinging voters, however unhappy they may be with the Labor Party. I just had to sit through election night, with the highest of hopes for a 'change' and being sadly disappointed to see the State Labor Party who have performed abysmally, and I might add are 'masters of the double standard', win government for another term.

Please add our names to the petition objecting to the sale of our assets to China - and we support ant effort to retain Australian ownership
Robert Smith
Dawn Smith

I would like to put my name on the petition. We should not be selling our assets to China or to any Foreign Country. We will own nothing of our own in years to come.

Do not allow this to happen

I do not agree with governments decision to try and sell off the mining assets to a foreign country. With current trends, in years to come we will have nothing left of our own.

I would like to say that I don't agree with China being allowed to buy Australian Countries because they can follow their own rules and put their own people in the company. I also disagree on the grounds that China has very poor human rights!

This is all just about Greed - governments may think this is the answer right now, but in the long term it will have negative impacts for the people of Australia. We need to keep the jobs here in Australia and our money in the economy here - not overseas.

Add my name to the petition.

I cannot believe the stupidity of our government. There is a grab for global resources occurring, especially for energy resources (coal, oil, gas) and bulk minerals (iron ore, etc.). Today, for example, easily the bulk of the world's oil and gas assets are under the control of sovereign wealth funds and national (government owned) oil & gas companies. Yet we are blithely selling these things off as if it didn't matter. Apart from Chinese inroads, we have, for example, an Indian delegation arriving soon with a view to purchasing Australian coal assets. To rub salt in the wound, there has even been an Australian trade official crowing about how wonderful it is that they are interested in buying our coal mines. What planet is he living on?

Two thirds of Australia's large current account deficit is due to interest on foreign debt and dividends payable to foreign owners of Australian assets. The policy of allowing more sell-offs is only adding to the problem.

In the long haul a country is strong by virtue of owning its own productive assets, not through short-term panic selling of assets coupled with excessive borrowing and consumer spending!

If we persist with a case-by-case approach to foreign takeovers we will have our assets picked off one by one and fall victim to "creeping economic colonisation". We need to set overall caps on foreign ownership in the various sectors.

Bill Edwards

An Australian can NOT buy a mine in China so why can Chinesa buy a mine in Australia. How does this truth reconcile with Free Trade

We have lost the value add of our mineral assests and now we are sadly selling the deposits themselves.

Australia is slowly losing its identity with the stealth like approach of foreign ownership to our largest companies and mineral assets by the Chinese. You don't have to be Rhodes scholar or a visionary to see what is to come of our country and children's future.

I was told by a Chinese person whom I was an employee at the time quote:
"You Australians are so different - you are so up front and say what you think". "We Chinese appear to be your friend, smile at you, give you a bowl of fruit, but in the banana - A KNIFE!"

Take heed.

Please don't sell any part of Australia, after all it's not the Governments to sell, cheers.Tom Redmond.

We support this petition to retain Australian assets, this mining asset to China being particularly onerous. Free trade? I don't think so. Were the situation reversed it could never happen.

glad you're around Barnaby... you just make sense

We have already exported so many of our manufacturing jobs to China, do not let them have any control over any of our companies or precious assets.
Wake up Australia!

It is about time we stop giving away our wealth. In China we can't even buy a block of land why should we sell our assets then

This has to be stopped.
If the Chinese Govt considers Rio Tinto to be such a valuable asset, why does Rudd and his Govt not consider it to be a valuable asset too?? If no Australian company can afford, the Govt should make the buy. They probably have no money left after the 2 stimulus packages. This would have been money well spent and would have provided a revenue stream.

Keep up the good work Barnaby! You have to be the only politician at the moment who talks plain English we the voters can understand. Can you give Rudd a lesson or 2???

Sell the milk, not the cow.

I dodn,t want the chinese or any other country owning our mineral
resourses or any land. These mineral resourses belong to all future
generations of Australians.

Whats wrong is Rudd has spent all the surplus and now he wants
more at any cost.

Keep up the good work Barnaby.

Do not sell the farm! If we keep selling assets like mines, we will soon no longer be Australians. We'll be mortgaged to the Chinese!

The government of today is suppose to be transparent in every way. Having a sneaky feed with a senior member of the Communist Party is not very transparent. If the government lets this deal go ahead, they might as well put up the for sale sign for the whole country.

Barnaby you are what a true Aussie is about. Lokking after the country for their mates. Don't let the bastards beat you!

Tell Captain KRudd and the Chinese "No deal"

I feel i must be at "The Mad Hatters Tea Party"
no one of sane mind would ever consider such a deal .

The petition should be front page news

Sign us up Barnaby. Syd and Carol Lawrence. Manly. Queensland.

Crazy! Its just plain crazy. While selling chunks of our businesses has happened before and will happen in the future, selling our resources is a different matter. As Barnaby said, we will be selling the company to the people who want to buy the product! How will that benefit anyone but the new owners?

Sign us up Barnaby, Lola & Clive Arblaster. Daisy Hill, Queensland.

I don't want our resources to be sold overseas. They belong to us and more importantly, our future generations. What is going to be left for them?
Keep Australian resources at home - the govt should buy them if it is necessary to keep Rio Tinto afloat.............what ever happened to all the royalties paid so far?

I believe it is a national disgrace that the Federal Government of Australia elected to protect the national interests of its people and this beautiful land we call home, thinks it is satisfactory to have ownership of a natural resource of Australia by a government not democratically elected by the people of Australia.
Sell the product not the farm that produced it!
It is the next generation that will lose out on decisions like these if they are allowed to be implemented.
There are some things in life worth fighting for and protecting a natural resource that is a source of wealth and prosperity for all Australians must be one of them.

Please add my name to your petition. i am shocked and appalled that this sale is even being considered. Please advise me what else i can do to oppose this action. Thanks!

Sign me up too! I also am disgusted that this government should even consider such a thing. They are selling us out!

What can we do? Citizen Initiated Referendum?

I am also disgusted that the government is considering selling us out. Not happy...

Please don't sound like a bunch peasants worring about their chicks and eggs. If we need some coins to buy the meat in the plate, we need to sell something.

What else can we offer, apart from some dirt in the cave? Little Johnny killed the wool, the fruit, the cane, the fishing industry, and all the farms.

The whole system is killing us. If we stick our head in the sand, there will be more and more Pacific Brand going abroad.

Don't complain about others, we just need to make sure we need to do to make us strong.

And one day, we will go out to buy them.

How dare this Labor lot sell our assets like this! They must not be allowed to go ahead with this - it's not theirs to sell. It's ours.
No wonder KRudd didn't tell us about it - he was probably worried Anna wouldn't get in.
We need to do whatever it takes to stop this.

Totally disagree with selling off our natural resources. We should be building more infrastructure and developing our own manufacturing industry here.
A BIG NO to selling off Rio Tinto to Communist China.

We do not want a sovereing Communist nation having an interest in our soveriegn asset;
We do not want Chinese slave labour imported here to work the site and undermining the conditions for which Unions have fought over a long period;
If our government wants the money so badly, it can request forward contract payments;
The mining rights should pass to Australian Government control with a short lease that has a sunset clause; and
What is a Communist government behaving so much like a capitalist in acquiring interests in a capitalist company?

This investment into RIO is but a smart way to secure supply of essential materials. It also means lower prices for the end product can be obtained and therefore less income for Australia.
Make no mistake if this is allowed we will be the loosers in the future

Good God we dont have much left lets not sell every thing.

This is stupid. Our resources create wealth for our Country and should not be sold off. If we keep selling our Australian Assets there will be nothing left.

Please add my name to your petition. No more of this great country should be given away for any amount of money. When the money has been fritterrd away by this government - what then?

Keep up your good work.

The revelation that our Prime Minister - the person who is the Prime Minister of this democracy, secretly met with a member of the Chinese Government in secret in the Lodge and then not inform the citizens of this democracy at a time beggars belief.
Especially when the FIRB are considering a request that an arm of Chinese Government wants to buy part of our farm which in turn will enable that Government through vertical intergration to then influence the future price of resources mined from that part of our farm. It is said that the Prime Minister and Treasurer do not influence decisions of the FIRB however the final say on whether the sale goes ahead or not is left with the Treasurer of our democracy.

This country to date has progressed well by sale of commodities (wool, wheat, metals etc). The country will not progress at all if we sell that which produces those commodities. We don't need to sacrifice the future profit of ourselves and our children by selling the resource that produces the commodity.

Like others I hold the view that when "free trade" is sincerely true then the matter can be further assessed.

I oppose the sale of the resource that produces the commodities which will ensure the future of this nation.

No doubt there are those who fear that the Chinese won't buy our resources if the Government rejects this sale. That won't happen because the Chinese like us have to sell what they produce and trade between the nations will continue.

Rio Tinto got themselves into this mess by trying to stop BHP Billiton from gaining access to the resources by overborrowing.

Please add my name to the petition

What would you expect from a Fabian Socialist This is to be expected sooner or later. Absolutely NO to selling off any of our resources to Communist China. or any one else for that matter. This man is dangerous and will sell us into bondage if we are not watchful. He has no respect for our sovereignty He"s so puffed up with his own importance goodness knows what lies head. We don't want their slave labour here undermining our workers and their conditions, for goodness sakes we need o scream loud and long about this. Good on you Barnaby for giving us the opportunity to voice an opinion. Allie

I can not understand why this labor or any other government for that matter want to keep selling off australian assets we have a government that keep sprooking they want to create jobs jobs. all of our industry is heading off shore,
Mr Rudd has emptied the bank & now want's to sell off whats left,I feel sorry for the next generation

Please add my name to your petition.
We must ensure this and other like proposals are stopped.

Put me on the petition please.

I am totally against the selling off of the mining assets of this country for any short term monetary gain. Those of us who are old enough will remember the Khemlani Loans Affair involving Whitlam LABOUR government minister Rex Connor Esq. Poor old Rex Connor and the Whitlam Communist LABOUR government tried to buy back the farm (Australia) from foreign interests.

Now we have Kevin Rudd and his LABOUR government trying to sell off more of the dwindling amount of remaining silverware to foreign interests. The idea of selling our mines to the Chinese Government is frought with danger and if it is allowed to go ahead we will pay dearly for it. The Chinese will bring in their own workers and won't stand for any disputes etc from the Unions. They'll bring in their own security people and then look out. We will be second class citizens in our own country, you only have to look at the United Kingdom for evidence of it.

In the interests of the nation it may be timely for former Prime Minister Mr Gough Whitlam (Rudd's mentor) to speak to Mr Rudd (when he is here) about the folly in his ideas and advise him to forget this whole idea.

Postcode 6281

Totally agree. Chinalco (chinese govt) must not be allowed to buy any share of our mineral assets. Rio should divest assets into joint ventures with BHP or raise capital through a rights issue (or both) to solve its problem.

If Rio could dig a deep hole and bury the Labour party Australia would be a better place to live. It is a short sighted stupid decision like all other Rudd Government decisions - Poorly directed stimulus, Internet Filters, Industrial Relations, etc.

Tough luck when the unions demand higher wages and they can't be paid because the Chinese Communists are setting the price for Iron Ore. The earnings for BHP and Rio will be lower and the government has less tax revenue to fund the interest payments on the massive Labour debt we are all going to be screwed.

Kevin Rudd is an absolute disgrace but the bigger disgrace is that the Australian public are so stupid for voting him in.

Go Barnaby Go.

Selling Australian assets to the Chinese Government is disgusting, its not even a public company. Rudds friendship with the Chinese is a big worry to me.

I support this petition. Please add my name to the list.
Foreign ownership has a limit and Chinalco has reached it, that's it.
If Rio were serious in their assets and reduction of debt, they would have taken the BHP offer seriously instead of lip service they paid. That decision and their sharprice spiral should not be cause to throw the baby out with the bath water.
I was a shareholder of Rio until BHP pulled out. I maintain BHP but have cut my losses on Rio. They (the board) are responsible for this current mess and need to work the hard way out of it. Sacking their CEO was at least the right decision.
This is one example where if their financing is not available, the KRudd Bank need to step in.
Where is Simon Crean on all of this, heading to China last I heard.
Good luck Barnaby.

i support this petition and wish to have my name added to the list. we (as a nation) made a huge mistake voting Kevin Rudd into government, but we are making an even bigger mistake by allowing foreign countries to control large stakes in our natural resources. we must speak out and have a say.

wake up australia, or we will not be "aussies" for much longer.

I think you all need to realise that RioTinto is not an Australian company! Its a predominantly UK run and owned company that thankfully has many leases and assets within Australia. Thanks to its interest it generates untold wealth for Australia in Tax revenues. Remember if it wasn’t for the Mining Giants and the WA strong economy this country would have been in a recession long ago! Much of the Pilbara infrastructure is owned by private Japanese businesses.... What is the difference?? They bombed Darwin and now they have helped to fund expansions and therefore more revenue for the country! Don’t forget they only want a small percent of investment in our assets which is better than untold thousands of people loosing their jobs and not paying taxes!!! That’s what’s in the countries best interest!

I vote no. We may need to mobilise a lot more action as well as this petition to wake up Australia to the issues . The FIRB would have to know whether Chinalco and its owner whoever that may be , recognize compatible workplace laws ,regulations and freedom and protections for its workers and contractors , does it have like minded caring management practices as developed by the likes of BHP over a 100 years in our magnificent , soon to be ruined nation .
Does it recognize a charter of human rights .
As for economic issues in our nations interests, who do you think has been carrying this nations Tax bill lately to fund health , Education , Roads etc , Cafe de wheels???.

We are fortunate to have you as our voice of commonsense. Thank you for the opportunity of voicing our opinion, it seems the citizens of this country are powerless - the majority opinion matters not to this government. If this deal with our present Govt and China to sell our precious resources succeeeds ULTIMATELY THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY WILL BE THE LOSERS. Our resources must be protected for our future generations. O ye of little faith Kevin - you underestimate our guts and temerity. DON'T SELL THE FARM !!

please add my name to the list "THANKS"

I for one certainly object to any sales of Australian assets to foreign nations. Fact is the Chinese wouldn't allow us to buy "strategic" assets in any of their natural resources, so why should we bend over backwards for them? Governments haven't really been acting in the best interests of the majority in recent years. Wouldn't it make more sense for these resource companies to conduct proper accounting and reviews in these tough times to ensure they emerge on top once this crisis is over? After all, with the abundance of natural wealth in our country and the demand for it overseas, it hardly makes sense to be selling it off cheaply just because a company mismanaged it's assets during the boom times. Our government NEEDS to REALLY THINK about the long term footing that this country will be left on if we continue to sell off our valuable assets. We also need to diversify away from a commodity export based economy and start producing assets of real value!

We have companies having to take their production offshore because we allowed the import of the foreign rubbbish in the first place, we allow imports of products that then put Aussies out of jobs under the free Trade Agreement and still we don't learn. There used to be a choice of of what a consumer purchased, imported or Australian but now that choice is disappearing at the speed of a startled gazelle. Take a walk down the aisles of the 2 most un-australiian supermarket companies to see what choice you actually have and now to top it off it is actually being considered to sell a company to the people who to buy the product in the first place.

The asset cupboard is shrinking at a great rate, what will be left of Australia for our kids except unemployement and a big morgage to foreign entities

The resources of this country must remain owned by the people of this country


Keep at it Barnaby

This can in no way be in Australias national interest. I find it disgusting how Rudd is holding secret talks with the Chinese. Is he our Manchurian candidate?

If this is allowed to proceed it will be a national disgrace & will have very real consequences for all concerned.

I support this petition. Please add my name to the list.
Foreign ownership has a limit and Chinalco has reached it, that's it.

This must not happen. Future generations of Australians will suffer. Please add my name to the list of objections.

The Chinese Govt must not be allowed to gain ownrship of our resources. Please add my name to the list of objections

Thanks Barnaby for standing up for Australia. Allowing the Chinese Govt to purchase part of our mineral industry must surely send shivers through most Australians ,particularly the younger generation, as they realise what is being sold off. I have worked with the Chinese both in Australia and China and know the difference between the Australian way and Chinese way of doing things hence can expect what they would require if they gained a foothold in the Australian mineral industry, no matter what they say now.

The Chinese should not be allowed to buy into Australia Wayne Swan show some strength and appose this move.

Do we have a 5th column in place in the form of Rudd, Wong & Garneau?

I'm not into conspiracy theories but I firmly believe that there can be no other reason.

Please add my name to the petition. This deal is not in Australia's national interests, nor the shareholders of Rio Tinto.

The Rio Tinto board are a disgrace and should resign wholesale.

I have just heard that the ACCC has approved the takeover and that we are now to give away one of our last remnants of income due to the greed of a London based board and the stupidity of the ACCC. Please emphatically place my name on the petition.

Its bloody bullshit. Selling ownership of SAustralias resources to China must stop.

Stop the bastards Barnaby !

Why does our government ask us to buy Australian to keep our jobs at home but let our industry go offshore and let overseas companies sell the our assets to benefit mainly overseas shareholders.
They have no affinity with our land. It really is rape and pillage of our country.

The only thing we have is our voice.
Please Mr Rudd, do not make our future generations slaves to other nations.

Its bloody bullshit. Selling ownership of Australias resources to China must stop.

Stop the bastards Barnaby !

Is this another communist take over or what?. This government has been smart enough to use the financial system to take over the wourlds financial system. They have the money they have the poor workers. We have the gread & dont have the money unless China give it to us. I have seen the back room boys lead by Kevin Rudd minpulate Queensland from being a decentralised state to one central control. Kevin Rudd is driving Australia the same way. Canberra will be in total control of the financial system & now the federal government being the only backer to allow the states to borrow funds. Why don't canberra just borrow the money from China & lend it to the states this would be a good project for "Rudd Bank". The world economys are being controlled by somebody & it appears to be China.

Selling ownership of SAustralias resources and all goods jobs to China must stop NOW and not only that all companies to keep australian jobs here
Coal and oil power plants they should make transition to green power solar wind and none one single job should be lost...

I am australian and want to work for australian company and i want to buy made in australia goods and services and food i dont want some junk from china...and if rio is sold china will control everything and take over power over the world.

I have migrated to Australia from socialist country (East Europe) 23 years ago. I believe that unles you have lived under that system, you would hardly understand, what that involves... I have also lived in Taiwan for 2 years working as a contractor, and although it is not the same as mainland China, the values over there might shock you. You don't want anybody to be in control of your natural wealth. Ask the Government to buy it back from Rio! Wake up Australians! I am too old to migrate again.

Thank you Barnarby for keeping these bastards HONEST!! We know what will happen if Rio Tinto sells out to China there's nothing left for our kids or grandkids for that matter I agree with logic presented in the previous protestors comments DON'T SELL OFF THE FARM!!

Thank you Barnaby for standing up for Australia. It would seem no one else is . This has to be stopped. It can not be allowed to go ahead. We will soon have nothing left. Sell the milk, not the cow. Where does our Qld premier stand on this......? Do we need to ask? May be KR should reconsider stimulus packages that goes to China for lcd tvs, and spend OUR MONEY wisely. Fat chance of that.

Say No to selling our future! Once we give up the rights to the dirt we stand on, we may as well hand over the keys to the lodge.

Australia needs to keep control of what we export, so we can decide on who gets it and how much they pay for it. To put such a large asset in the hands of a foreign government, can only spell disaster.

The government has already mortgaged our future, let’s keep control of the very asset we will tax, to pay for that mortgage on the future.

NO NO NO simple!

Enough is enough we have sold off far too many of our assets to overseas interests and its way past time to stop this rot. Add my name to the list.

We must stop this sellout now,let us all pull together and make a difference.

Keep some ofour wealth in Australia. Soon we will have nothing left for our children.

I totally disagree with the sale of any of out assetts to overseas country's especially the latest attempt by China to obtain shares in Reo Tinto. and wish to add my name to the petition this roart of going off shore has to stop and so too the sale of anything Australian if we sell all the bricks of the house we have already built then we wont have a house to live in and will be totally owned by other countries maybe MR RUDD needs to go overseas for good to live over there as he seems to spend most of his time trying to solve the world problems instead of looking after Australia and her people. Also I believe at this time of financial hardship we should stop overseas AID as well.
Please add my name to your petition

Please keep Australia for Australians

When will we wake up to selling off the farm; when it is too late when we are totally foreign owned? and there is nothing left to sell; what then wake up Australia

Please keep Australia for Australia

Don't sell off anymore of our assetts to China.....................keep what is Australian in Australia. Keep up the good work Barnaby from your hometown supporters.

how can we trust the chinese goverment when they hav such an apalling human rigts record
give them nothing

Not only are we sending our manufacturing operations off shore to China but now we have to keep them out of our lucrative natural resources. I heard Barnaby speaking with Grant Goldman this morning on radio and was absolutely appalled by this new grab at Australias wealth. Thank you Barnaby for bringing this proposition to our attention.There must be an outcry about this. Our forebears fought for this wonderful country and we must continue the crusade they started.Wake up Australia before it's too late.

What gives Rudd the right or any of his mob to sell off this country this is our country and not for sale. Can you imagine what would happen who do you think would reap the benifits. All of our best companies now are supported by workers in other countries. What are our chrildren going to do if we sell them the companies and land what is future for them?
Please dont let them sell our assets our future as Australia depends on no sale
Dont sell Australia

All I can add is to agree with the all others on this site. I only wish more Australians would stop complaining and show there frustrations and disappointments that this government is heading us towards. We need people like you Barnaby that will stand up for the interests of the AUSTRALIAN people and think of the generations to come and what they are left with.

In 1953 I was obliged to do military national service, we were told then we would no doubt have all out war with the Chinese, how different things are today,please stop any sale of our wonderful resources to China and for that matter to any other country
Signed D.J.Sheehan. Millmerran Queensland.

All governments in Australia seem to be obsessed with selling off our assets and resources whether we are in good times or bad. Polititians are our elected representatives and we want them to act in the interests of ALL Australians.
By all means sell our goods,natural gas and minerals overseas but don't let the fox into the henhouse!

Also Barnaby, no more secret meetings between Rudd and the comunist Chinese leaders. Watch these people closely they will sell Australia out.

GO BARNABY WE ARE WITH YOU ALL THE WAY - THE GOVERNMENT HAS GOT TO STOP THE SELL OUT OF OUR COUNTRY.

What the hell did our Diggers die for? I always thought it was for our freedom and to keep our country OUR OWN.

Please try to convince the prime minister that the average Aussie does not want our country's assets sold off to foreign interests and especially a communist country like China.

Thanks Barnaby, we need people to keep the bastards honest, sell our assets to communism behind our backs, whay next,

I do not agree with governments decision to try and sell off the mining assets to a foreign country. With current trends, in years to come we will have nothing left of our own.

I totally appose any selloff of Rio Tinto to China. What!! a communist country
absolutely didgusted with Rudd and his secret meetings with chinese delegates--Is this why he speaks Mandarin so we don't know what he is doing with his side-deals. Wayne Swan stand up for this country Australia and don't allow this to happen, it will be detrimental and the thin edge of the wedge. NO! NO! NO!

keep the chinese out.keep australia for australians after all it was our forbears who fought for it not these overseas people. please barnaby keep up your good work.

thank goodness finally someone who is thinking of the australian economy. please for goodness sake STOP selling off australia to overseas companies. soon we won't have anything to call our own. Come on Canberra wake up before its to late

No more sell outs to overseas, we need to pull the Rudd machine into line. Australia needs to value add our mineral resources, stop the imports, bring in Tariffs untill we get back our own economy, hold back the migrant intake to about 20,000 untill we get our own Health, Police, Roads, Water all serviced properly. Put a hold on overseas aid, we simply give far too much to other countries while our own is going down the gurgler. Bob Jones.

What happened to our goverment? isn't it supposed to be government by the people-for the people? how come that they are selling us out to anyone without giving us a say in it. please remember our children would like to STAY australian children. Stay with it Barnaby don't let them sell us out.

Please protect our natural resources for future generations.

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Barnaby,
Well done keep the little bastards honest

post code 6024.

China has entered into many "deals" with African countries over the past few years aimed at securing rights to their natural resources at any cost.

Many of these deals involve capital infrastructure, hospital and educational projects, but they come at a massive price, where the commodities are onsold to Chinese companies at a lower than market rate for a set period of time, effectively making them economic slaves.

As many of the African countries are starting to find out, it it a double edged sword, which removes the true value of those resources to the countries treasury and people, not to mention also bringing in substandard Chinese health, safety and environmental practices.

Australia does not require an authoritarian Government run front company to take out a major share holding in a major Australian company like Rio, which holds part of the future wealth of all Australians. Where are the moral ethics in allowing this sort of business transaction to take place????? Does no one care about human rites abuses???

Oh, but wait, our PM has a "special" relationship with China......If Rio, or any other major goes to China, then we have been sold down the river as future second class citizens.

If Rio was already in Chinese hands, then I bet there never would have been price hikes for iron ore and coal like we saw in the previous round of negotiations.

I totally oppose the sale of Australia's resources to foreign ownership. We should be a self sufficient country capitalising on our own wealth .

This must NOT be allowed to proceed. Whilst appearing quite similar to those grabs in the 80s by Japan, Japan is a democratic nation, China is a "communist" dictatorship. We cannot allow such a nation to own such a large part of valuable strategic national assets, not to mention diluting the poor existing Rio shareholder's asset with no chance for them to participate!

No, no ,no!!

BJ....Go Hard on this...Too much foreign ownership is creeping into the holdings of our most valuable assets...It's not the few jobs we would loose now,rather the many more in 20/30/40 years time...For the sake of my G/Children and others of their generation we must retain a revenue source for them..What nonsense is being said that the Chinese won.t have any influence in board decisions in regard to Rio's assets in Aust...Barnaby it's not only the buying into Rio it's the many other iron coal and other minerals gas etc as well....Xtrata is another that should come to attention.They all want to get our assets at fire sale prices...Rio hasen't given its own share hollders a chance to releive it of it's debt....Sounds too suspicious when they run to China for a rescue package.....Keep up the good work Barnaby ....Trevor Hamey

Add my name as well.
Rudd and Swan are leading us like sacrificial lambs to the slaughter. They are giving away Australia's future. Foreign ownership of Australian assets has gone way too far.

Erin Edwards

Go Barnaby. When Rudd the dudd come to power I said "Communism by stealth".

Do not sell to the Chinese

This has got to stop. Australia cannot allow other countries to own our resources and we should not allow our companies to leave our shores to manufacture elsewhere and still claim to be Australian. What state is our beautiful country going to be in generations to come.

I too wish to add my name to your petition I believe none of our assets should be sold to overseas countries especially China as once sold we can never get them back sell all the minerals wheat and gas but leave the foundation of our country namely the land for our children and grandchildren.
Please add my name to the petition as I dont have my own e-mail address I am using a friends.
L.Carroll

I'm in. No to China

I feel we have sold enough of our country out all ready and the companys who think so littile of us that we won't buy Australian goods compered to cheep imports. I have family who fort in the war to keep the Australia we know what are we doing selling it to what were once our enemys.
I wish to put my name to your petition. thankyou

A big no to china, definatly no no no. cant understand that they would even be considering such a move. it would be devastating to loose such an important assat.
Liz peters

I totally appose any sale of our resources to any foreign ownership. Especially
a Communist country. Would should retain ownership of all our resources.

We should be demanding that all processing be done in Australia, so instead we decide to sell our mines - really bright Australia!!! The governments royalities will only go back in paying unemployment while China rubs it's hands. Think about the long term misery instead of only todays!!!!

WAKE UP AUSTRALIA....before it is too late.
The only way any Labor Government can support it's massive spending is to seel US OFF!!!!

The massive surplus Rdd inherited is more than gone and we are being plunged into debt.

AND...it is in just over 1 year!

Keep Australia Australian...and there is nothing Racist about that.

Resources, be it water, ore or uranium etc. should be kept in Australian hands. Very shortsighted for the future, selling valuable assets to foreign companies.

Many thanks for your ongoing stand against the sales pitch I am getting from many other politicians regarding how good things are...."compared to other countries".
I accept overseas individuals and companies as investors. But selling these resouce shares to another country is not on. Will Rio have directors who are also directors of Chinalco? Will they leave the room when price negotiations are in progress?
Please get the message to Wayne Swan for us. Keep the game fair and leave something for our grand kids.
As for an alternate buyer...our superannuation funds perhaps?

march 26 3:30 PM
Here we go again,it's another case of Bob Hawke selling our fishing grounds for a one off payment.
Keep our resources for Australia,and keep our jobs for Australians.
I'm sorry to say it's about some politicians knew who and what they'r
working for in this country

Who does Kevin Rudd think he is ? and what is doing discussing the sale of one of our most valuable assets without our consent. Also, why did he travel to the USA, VIA COMMUNIST CHINA, for discussions with Communist Govt officials without advising the Australian public of what he was doing !!

SHAME RUDD SHAME !!

Australia is Asia's quarry.
Let us sell our minerals to Asia, not give them away.

Barry Pollard

We need to stand up for Aust Jobs & Reject Foreign Ownership

Keep Australia for us Aussies
Enough has already been sold to overseas interests

Stop this sale to China. Too much of Australia has already been sold overseas.

Please add my name to this petition. Have people lost ALL their commonsense?! It is very obvious that we have some real quislings in the ranks of our government, that's for sure. If the Chinese are given an inch, they will take a thousand miles - by force of one kind or another, if necessary. The whole "China thing" has got right out of hand, as far as I can see. Better to be poor and free than to be "rich" and enslaved. We need to do everything it takes to protect what's left of our beautiful country, and this includes protecting our natural resources which, after all, belong to ALL Australian people.

Can any one remember the fairy tale "The goose that laid the golden egg".This ever so short sightedness isn't only applicable to this government , how many millions of dollars did Australia lose selling gas to China. All political parties need to realise that Australia should be a world leader not a follower . We as Aussies have built a nation the equal of which has yet to been seen . If "OUR" prosperity is to continue we need to contol "OUR" "OWN" destinies ,making decisions in "OUR "best interests ,using all of "OUR" resources ,to "OUR" "OWN"advantage.

boo to china, you go barnie, bazz

Australia belongs to Australians.

Australia is a soveriegn country. Australians should be consulted about these important decisions via referendum. We cannot sell the farm, and we must retain a viable "backbone " of industry. If we don't we are doomed!!
What is wrong with Australian governments???

Barnaby Joyce for PM

Try and buy a block of land overseas.
MOST countries will not allow sales to non citizens!
Sell the minerals - keep the mines!!

surprise,surprise, Rudd is finally showing his socialist colours.. He doesn't give a rat's arse about Australia's soverign future, just make sure he makes a big hit on the world's political stage..the selfish little bastard.
Stop the pricks Barnaby

Sell the products to the foreign countries but not the source of it

Keep AUSTRALIA for AUSTRALIANS!!

NSW 2048

What is wrong with Australian governments, especially Labor goverments. Why is it that they do not think long term. Our grandchildren are going to suffer the consequences of this action. We must keep our rescources in this country, for the viability of the future...

It is also very worrying that we as tax payers are being kept in the dark, about important issues that are currently being discussed overseas by Mr Rudd.

Keep up the good work Barnaby!

What a slap in the face of our diggers who gave their lives to save this country. Now the Rudd Government wants to give away our Country and our children's future and their security. Historically Labour Governments have only "served" this Country - to its everlasting detriment. Keep Australia - and her resources - for Australians and for our future prosperity. Congratulations Barnaby - you are a breath of fresh air.

DO NOT SELL OUR ASSETTS KEVIN RUDD! OR, is there some other agenda at work here? Ever heard of a 'sleeper'? Think about it and investigate deeply.

Yes, keep them out! There will be nothing left for our grandchildren at this rate. Our diggers fought for this country and our right to life. It seems that has been all 'in vein'!

IT WILL A SAD DAY WHEN AUSTRALIA WILL BE DICTATED TO BY THE CHINESE NATION, WE WILL PAY MORE FOR OUR OWN STEEL, WE WILL FINALLY BECOME ANOTHER PROVINENCE OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC, AS EVERY LITTLE BIT WE ALLOW TO BE SOLD OFF WE ARE MORE AND MORE HEADING TOWARDS THAT FINAL DAY, THERE WILL BE NO TURNING BACK.

CHINA HAS A PLAN AND WE ARE A PART OF THAT PLOT, THEY WILL GAIN CONTROL OF THIS REGION, AS THEY HAVE CONSIDERED AUSTRALIA AS PART OF THE ASIA REGION AND WANT TO CLAIM IT.

IF YOU TOOK NOTE OF THE RECENT GIFTS THAT HELEN LIU GAVE ONE OF OUR POLITIANS AND ON MORE THAT ONE OCCASION, ITS ALL ABOUT GAINING CONTROL.
YOU MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND, BUT PLEASE TAKE OFF THOSE ROSE COLOURED GLASSES AND GIVE IT SOME SERIOS THOUGHT.
“My answer is a definitely NO to any deals”

Totally agree (Chinalco) must not be allowed to buy any share of our mineral assets.
The asset cupboard is shrinking at a great rate,what will be left of Australia for our children and the next generations???

Australians can thank our forefathers for the life we now come to take for granted in this beautiful country, and sale of any of our primary resources will only be detrimental to the industry's future potential for generations to come. No deal. Keep Australia beautiful.

Australians need to own and control our resourses.

What will happen to further generations if we are sold out!

Australians need to own and control our resources.

What will happen to further generations if we are sold out!

Please add my name

Good luck Barnaby. Go to it. You have my support.

If this deal

I hope the government can stand up on ANZAC day and say to all those who have fought for our Australia that it is in good hands and they are looking after our best interests by retaining conrol over the country and resources.

If this deal or any other deal with the China to sell Australia's assets goes ahead, Mr Rudd will become known as the man who sold-out
Australia and will be hated for generations to come.

Good luck /Barnaby

I am fearful of the Rudd Governments direction - they spend when we should save, sell when we should not - do they have any flaming idea how to run a country - they have basically stuffed everything the previous Goverment strived to do and we were in good financial health. Many are not old enough to remember the Whitlam fiasco - but i am - here we go again.
Keep at the Rudd Governments stupidity and block their deals to sell us out.

I cannot believe our elected government (who voted for them any way- nobody admits they did) is even thinking of allowing this situation to go any further. They must stop now. Lets keep something for our future generations.

Thankyou Barnaby, and good luck keep on fighting .Australia for Australians.
I am fearfull of what is happening to our Beautiful Australia. We are being sold out. By the way whats this I hear of secret meetings with the Chineese?
Shame! Rudd Shame!

Go for It Senator Joyce.

Thank you Barnaby for all your efforts. We need to keep Australia for all Australians. The Rudd Government worries me intensely. Keep up your good work.

You are not alone in your fight to keep Australia for all Australians. I fear the deal may have already been done with the secret meeting (now in the public domain) of the fifth ranking chinese representative and Kevin Rudd . I have never been involved in a public ralley in my life, but i and my family will be delighted to participate in one sholud you decide to call one. God give you the strength to continue to stand up for Australia's best interest.

In 2008 I helped vote in the Rudd Government . Unless they take a firm and measured stance against foreign buy-ups and take-overs,I will do my small bit to hopefully see them spend their next term in opposition.

I support this petition. Don`t sell Australia`s assets to ANY foreign government- owned company. We don`t need a Government that destroys the future of this country.

NEVER ever SELL our mineral assets to any foriegn run goverment company especially to make it worse "a communist goverment run country" ; who sets the price?.
Sell the raw materials by all means for the well being of the economy of our country BY an Australian owned company.

our minerals are for sale not our companies

our minerals are for sale at the right price and not our companies

please do not sell our businesses overseas

Could we really benefit if our customers become the producers?

Very uncomfortable about losing any control of our resources, especially to China.
Bit of a worry when there have been some behind closed door meetings and free trips.

This is an unbelievable situation, China should not be allower control of our resources, nor should the mining companies be allowed to dig up some of the best agricultural land we have, in the name of royalties for state governments, mining has its place and so does agriculture.

please add my name

Please add my name
Will Krudd become China's first govenor of Australia? Thus elevating him from being Australia's prime minister.

sounds to me llike we are being,sold out,by past and present politicians. and
we should be gathering evidence, for a trial,for treason.
add to the list penny wrong,for the bullshit she comes out with.
this climate change crap,nothing but political and social change,

I thoroughly agree with your statements on TV and we certainly don't want the C hinese Government having any control over our mining interests in Australia. China is a differentkettle of fish to other countries who have bought into our mining industry mainly because they donot practice democracy and that they are still extremely red.

You have my full support. No sale to China.

We should maintain the control of our mineral assets, we should have some say in the price of our resources, no foreign government owned company should have any control @ all, lets keep the control here!

Who is Kevin Rudd??? He certainly isn't an Australian.

Do us all a favour Kevin, take your Comunist Labour Party and all go and live in China and let us true Aussie's who want the best for OUR country, run the country.

I'm sure many who voted for K Rudd at the last election would not have done so if they had known the direction in which he would take our wonderful country.

No other country would allow you to buy their resources.
All of our icons and resources are gradually disappearing. What is wrong with this Government?
China is gradually weedling its way into our country. I'm very concerned.
NO SALE TO CHINA

Foreign governments should never be given ownership of Australia's resources.

What's left that is Australian?Who do these Governments think they are that they can sell everything that is the backbone of this Country from under our noses.Why are these deals done behind closed doors?I think they are looking after their own futures after politics rather than the best interests of Australia and it's people.I think the Australian Government is the only Government in the world that does not put the future of it's Country and it's people first.They are so quick to sign a cheque over to every other Country except cleaning up our own backyard first.How about supporting our Farmers, Hospitals, Schools and our Law enforcement.We should be able to be a fully sustainable Country, as we were many years ago.We demand no cheap third word quality food, medical care,school buildings.Our law enforcements are not supported as they should be.Why do we have to import substandard unregulated food and everything else, as nothing seems to be Australian made anymore.We should have at our fingertips only the best home grown everything in this clean regulated Country.Oh, that's right that goes to China and we eat their unregulated scraps that they reject.Who are we? we are only the tax payers that the Governments can easily spend our money but don't give us a say if we approve.We don't need or want anymore of our resources owned by China or any cheap imports that make you sick,Stand up for this Country, you didn't fight for it's better future , you have no right to sell it off.The last time I looked in the dictionary the word Treason comes to mind to describe what our Governments are doing to AUSTRALIA.DON"T SELL ANYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE NO RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!! You are not true aussies in my mind.You are the enemies.Where is the Governor General who supposedly can do the sacking? Oh. that's right they are all good mates.No one in these Governents have a backbone.WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!

Australia for Australians

Wake up Australia. The Chinese influence is all around us where I live in Queensland ,and spreading... our local Member is Chinese, am feeling increasingly uneasy in my surroundings. Add my voice to others who say DO NOT SELL!

Thank God for Barnaby Joyce! What the hell is wrong with this country. I want to support Australia and buy Australian. I worked in the mining industry for 20 years for an Australian company but they too were taken over by a foreign company. Guess what? I no longer work for that company because morally I could not stay and work for a company that had no idea about Australia, its people and its culture.
DON'T SELL ANYMORE AUSSIE ICONS

Thank you for giving the ordinary people a means of expressing concern over decisions we are not happy with. Believe it or not, Australians would like to own their own country. It is a shame the politicians don't have the same loyalty.

No to Chinese ownership of Australian resources..... double no to the Chinese Government.....what is wrong with our politicians?

No to Chinese ownership of Australian resources..... double no to the Chinese Government.....what is wrong with our politicians?

I can't belive where this current government is taking us. Poor economic management and now selling off to the Chinese government. Well done on this initiative.

I just wonder if this Labour Government is just without fortitude, or very deliberately submitting to the New World Order as shown on ABC TV mid day Friday. On Feb 17 the G7 Nations signed over their National Sovereignty in Denver, USA leading and Thursday the remaining G20. With Cashless cards being printed now in Canada.
Australia does not need to be controlled under China and as well being sent broke under Rudd and Obama who seem to be leading us into this NWO or really, the Money Bags behind it. This Stimulous concept has very rickety legs.
We do need to stop this budding treachery by Mr Swann.
let us be vigilant.

I cant believe I came all the way from England to Australia and now they are going the same way as the UK did, even worse they are selling themselves out. There is no way that China should get any stronghold on Australian assets. Try and go to China and buy their own states assets and it would not happen. Stop it before it is too late !!!

We want to sell the main thing (natural resources) that is keeping our "head above water" in the global economy. What insane, desperato would sell something that belongs to Australia to coutries that exploit their dominance over the western world by simply underpaying their workers.
We have to keep an "eye on the prize" and that is our future generation. Are we going to leave them anything.....???

Please add my name also

I cringe to think how Australia will have been transformed in 15-20 years if the sale of shares go ahead to Chinalco. And how ever do we pay back the
$200 billion/plus, being borrowed by the Rudd Government. We are almost tenants in our own country now.

You have my strong support.

You have my support. I want something Australian left for my kids and grand kids.

Dear Barnaby.
Disqualificaton.
Section 44(i) Australian constitution Any person who is under any acknowledgment of allegience,obedience,or adherence to a foreign power,or is a subject or a citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or a citizen of a foreign power.
Challenge this in the high court as this deal is letting a foreign government buy land in our country.Any politician supporting this deal should be immediately terminated as they are under the influence of a foreign power.
Minister Fitzgibbon must be sacked under this section as he let himself be compromised with gifts etc from a foreign power.

Take this to the High court and have the sale and all future foreign government sales smashed and have Fitzgibbon sacked for being under the influence of a foreign power.

For Australians who want to keep Australia owned and run by Australians get involved with Ausbuy and shop with their supermarket guide to help our disasterous economy pull out of recession.

Go Barnaby. I support you in this. We need more politicians like you and Nick Xenophon to stand up against this kind of expediency.

Good on ya Barnaby ,lets keep somthing for the kids

I can't belive where this current government is taking us. Poor economic management and now selling off to the Chinese government. Well done on this initiative.

Please go for Prime Minister otherwise I am forced to work for China

What is our government doing . We are selling the farm the same as the Carbon trading scheme what benifit is there to Australians as a whole. It only benefits a very few individuals or is there more to it, Why are we sending more of our wealth and jobs overseas.

PLEASE PLEASE think of what is left for your childrens' children.
Keep Australia for Australians. Don't lose our identity.

Barnaby please don't support anything to do with climate change.We are not being told the truth and there is increasing evidence that carbon has not anything to do with it that is if is even happening.

Thank you for what you are doing. Why can't we get to the truth?

Barnaby please don't support anything to do with climate change.We are not being told the truth and there is increasing evidence that carbon has not anything to do with it that is if is even happening.

Thank you for what you are doing. Why can't we get to the truth?

Barnaby, You have my vote to bring a holt to this ridiculous idea of Carbon emmision trading.
Lets get back to supporting the Aussie farmer, and local business and send these boat people back to the country of their origin, I am willing to donate a dollar as is most Australians to pay for the fuel back to Pakistan.
Keep up the good work.

Vietnam Veteran and a proud Australian

Please keep Australia for Australia, the good lord looks after the climate not Kevin Rudd.

Thank God for you Mr Joyce. Mr Rudd is a disgrace, he is selling out our Country. The Government must not sign any agreement dealing with Climate Change, they have no mandate from the People. The track Mr Rudd is taking us is tantamount to Treason.

Mr Turnbull is a Rudd acolyte and the Opposition must get rid of him or they will remain in oppostion.

I admire your honesty and I support your actions, we have a need for people with your approach in government.
Seriously I believe will be as great a disaster as Gough turned out to be.xkzkc

I do not want PM Rudd signing our country away in Copenhagan. The treaty gives up all rights in Australia and we will be run by Communist People. I dont see China doing anything about climate change.

Stop this madness

Elizabeth Lee

Where dow e stop all thsi nonsense. There is no science that can conclude there is global warming. For goodness sake we cannot get a weather report right 12 hours in advance so what hope do they have of getting it right 100 years in advance.

The conservatives need to live up to be just that and take a much more considered view of the world. We do not want our sovereignty passed over to anyone in Copenhagen without our say so at the ballet box

Leave well enough alone

Australia should leave any decisions regarding ETS until well after the Copenhagen Conference.

Australia should leave any decisions regarding ETS until well after the Copenhagen Conference.

Australia should leave any decisions regarding ETS until well after the Copenhagen Conference.

Thank you mr joyce for taking this stand,Australia needs a lot more politicians lwith your way of thinking. I'm not sold on this climate change thing that the rudd gov is going on about. I think its more a turn of the wheel so to speak. Droughts, floods etc have happened before & will happen again. Iwant to keep what money I have in my pocket not in Kevins & he'd be better off staying at home more instead of wasting tax payers money on overseas jaunts. Roll on the next election,perhaps we will get rid of him & Australia will be all the better for it. He just seems intent on destroying Australia

Thank you Barnaby for what you are trying to achieve for this great country of ours. We need more like you. Why is Rudd & Co trying so desparately to destroy Australia & why is he so enarmoured with the Chinese Gov. & Indonesia. Don't sell our Country out to other nations. Stop this rot about the ETS all its going to do is make the Australian people poorer & give the Rudd Gov. more money to fritter away. Has Rudd ever held a proper job, what are his credentials, does he have a background in finance or law or anything?

It seems to me that climate change alarmists fear the future with no thought to the past.I am 74 years old and noticed climate change since I was a kid. At thirteen I suggested to my brothers that Australia would see a white Christmas [It happened in Melbourne Christmas 2008]the climate has been changing since the year dot Each time we see a dramatic bit of weather,the alarmists yell loud and clear "global wrming" climate change"
Was there climate change 100 years ago ?
England just had their hottest summer in 100 years how about that ? Fossilised shark skin was found in abrick pit at Bowral 800 metres abouve sea level North coast msw .....wettest in 50 years, two men in a tinny ABCtv
found fossil shark tooth at the Murray Darling junction todays forecast"
We're headed for the warmest november in 50 years and on it goes.
If k rudd was around at the right time, he might have saved Tasmania
from separating form the mainland.
He knows Tassie is diferent because he said on telly that he would fix all the hospitals across Australia QUOTE"including Tasmania"bet they're happy to be included,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Darrell Overall
re

Remember years ago,,when wierd weather happened people chanted
" the bomb caused this" Yeah , right,,,,,,,,,,

barnaby,`
When are Rudd & Wong going to sit down and tell we "plebs" just what all this is going to mean to the little people?
I am a pensioner, and we are already doing it "bloody" tough.
I was a branch union president for some 28 years( I have never voted labour ijn my life), and I always let my members know what was going on and just how things would affect them and their families:
Barnaby, keep the blow torch on the mongrels, and also stick it up Turnbull and his weak mates:

I do not want Australia to sign the Copenhagen Agreement

I do not want Australia to sign the Copenhagen agreement.

I completly agree with Mr Joyce, on his stand against the Global Warming or as they want to cal it now Climate change. As a pensioner I cannot afford any further type of tax and mainly I am 72 years of age and in my time on this earth there has been little change in the weather conditions in a whole

I completey agree with my husband comment. Also Mr. Stand a national in Lyndsy at the next election

I have never understood the need for Australia and indeed that international sycophant and UN-monkey Rudd and his minions to drive the cause of global warminig and an ETS so hard. Like Keating, Rudd is pandering to the globalists using global warming as a vehicle to do so. Wong seems to think that minimising or eliminating carbon emissions in Australia wil 'save the planet'. She has got to be kidding...what planet is she from. When the Americans, Indians, Chinese and Europeans do more than just talk about the issue, I may consider supporting an Australian scheme. It would be good if Rudd was as fierce about boat people as he is about an ETS.

I do not want Australia to sign the Copenhagen Agreement

I do not want Australia to sign the Copenhagen Agreement

Do not sign the Copenhagen Agreement

Well done Barnaby and keep giving it to 'em. We are in 100% agreeance with your agenda. Hopefully the rest of the population will wake up now to the the 'Climate Change' soothsayers and the Ruddites.

I support you 100%. Have read and listened to many experts on the subject of climate change (as they now call it) and have found no credibility in the global warming alarmists theories at all, Al Gore is a joke. I am extremely concerned about the damaging results that will happen if this ETS and this madness is allowed to continue. Go Barnaby keep fighting I am with you.

I agree with all the sentiment expressed & with the Hon Barnaby Joyces stand on the emmissions trading scheme, not that I don't think there may be global warming but Australia makes so little of it if other countries aren't going to sign up we won't make a difference. Haven't we learnt setting a good example doesn't work, remember zero tarifs & anyway that won't reduce greenhouse gas much but it will make some rich at the expense of others. I don't think The Hon PM will want to risk a double dissolution the way the polls are going & everyone I've talked to wants him out

We hope common sence and logic prevails

good idear her name should be PENNY WRONG

For the sake of aussie future i hope you are successfull with this petition?

I feel that it is vital that we resist all this climate change garbage and insist that our Government does not sign the the Cophenhagen treaty.

Every step in this process is I believe a commitment to taking the next step. For example, if no definite targets etc are reached at Copenhagen there will be a binding agreement to do so at a later date.

The OPPOSITION PARTIES must say NO! And NO! UNEQUIVOCALLY!!!

This may, just may, help us to join other Opposed Countries at a later date and REPUDIATE the Copenhagen Treaty, which Kevin Rudd, Penny Wong et al will sign, as the Institutional Framework.

The UN doesn't need targets etc........just agreements to be bound.

It is significant to be writing this today, as the Fall in the Berlin Wall did not signify America winning the Cold War. That was purely a myth that was engendered to make the West feel relaxed and comfortable until the Institutional framework could be constructed for Global Governance.

The fall of the BERLIN wall signified an agreement between the West and the East for power sharing. This will come into being with Global Governance, as soon as perhaps 2012.

Work has been progressing on this for at least 50 years. To the people who really matter, there were always close lies with the Soviet Union.

Climate change taxing will be just one tax of many.

With Centralized control, we will not be able to take away our stimulus until everyone in the G20, agrees!!!

That's central control for you........

Our chances of getting out of the Agreements are slim, once Rudd and Wong have signed any commitment on Institutional Framework, but We must just take a step at a time and see what we can undo. Considering this is like a spiders webb our prospects are bleak ( note the Copenhagen logo- a blue spiders webb)

Every step in this process is I believe a commitment to taking the next step. For example, if no definite targets etc are reached at Copenhagen there will be a binding agreement to do so at a later date.

The OPPOSITION PARTIES must say NO! And NO! UNEQUIVOCALLY!!!

This may, just may, help us to join other Opposed Countries at a later date and REPUDIATE the Copenhagen Treaty, which Kevin Rudd, Penny Wong et al will sign, as the Institutional Framework.

The UN doesn't need targets etc........just agreements to be bound.

It is significant to be writing this today, as the Fall in the Berlin Wall did not signify America winning the Cold War. That was purely a myth that was engendered to make the West feel relaxed and comfortable until the Institutional framework could be constructed for Global Governance.

The fall of the BERLIN wall signified an agreement between the West and the East for power sharing. This will come into being with Global Governance, as soon as perhaps 2012.

Work has been progressing on this for at least 50 years. To the people who really matter, there were always close lies with the Soviet Union.

Climate change taxing will be just one tax of many.

With Centralized control, we will not be able to take away our stimulus until everyone in the G20, agrees!!!

That's central control for you........

Our chances of getting out of the Agreements are slim, once Rudd and Wong have signed any commitment on Institutional Framework, but We must just take a step at a time and see what we can undo. Considering this is like a spiders webb our prospects are bleak ( note the Copenhagen logo- a blue spiders webb)

Every step in this process is I believe a commitment to taking the next step. For example, if no definite targets etc are reached at Copenhagen there will be a binding agreement to do so at a later date.

The OPPOSITION PARTIES must say NO! And NO! UNEQUIVOCALLY!!!

This may, just may, help us to join other Opposed Countries at a later date and REPUDIATE the Copenhagen Treaty, which Kevin Rudd, Penny Wong et al will sign, as the Institutional Framework.

The UN doesn't need targets etc........just agreements to be bound.

It is significant to be writing this today, as the Fall in the Berlin Wall did not signify America winning the Cold War. That was purely a myth that was engendered to make the West feel relaxed and comfortable until the Institutional framework could be constructed for Global Governance.

The fall of the BERLIN wall signified an agreement between the West and the East for power sharing. This will come into being with Global Governance, as soon as perhaps 2012.

Work has been progressing on this for at least 50 years. To the people who really matter, there were always close lies with the Soviet Union.

Climate change taxing will be just one tax of many.

With Centralized control, we will not be able to take away our stimulus until everyone in the G20, agrees!!!

That's central control for you........

Our chances of getting out of the Agreements are slim, once Rudd and Wong have signed any commitment on Institutional Framework, but We must just take a step at a time and see what we can undo. Considering this is like a spiders webb our prospects are bleak ( note the Copenhagen logo- a blue spiders webb)

Barnaby,

the petition form is broken in Firefox - it keeps on returning without submitting details.

Keep the bastards honest Barnaby. I've been a Labour Party voter all my adult life...I only hope I get the chance to scud Rudd next time.

Ernie Fisher

Piece by piece Australia is slowly being sold to foreign investors, it wont be too long before they (foreign investors) cease "asking" and start "telling" Australia what they are going to buy/do, Australia needs to make a stand now!! Were with you Barnaby.

Carbon credits is a scam to make a very few, very rich.

Keep up the good work

I do not want Australia to be involved in an ETS at this stage.

I wish to add my name to protest against The Emission s Trading scheme andC. Thompson theCopenhagen Treaty as foreshadowed by the Rudd government.

Postcode 3130

I am 100% opposed to the introduction of an ETS scheme

“To the Honourable President and members of the Senate in Parliament assembled:

The petition of the undersigned shows that we object to Australia adopting an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the Copenhagen Treaty as foreshadowed by the Rudd Government. Your petitioners ask that the Senate reject the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, (CPRS).”


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The FUNDAMENTAL problem, is that which has been created by superstition and misinformation, viz, the idea that as a country we can't support many people (supposedly too arid). This is rubbish: we should have about 100 million people living here right now. As a result, we have no bargaining power on the world stage, particularly in a world in which we are becoming exponentially relatively smaller with regard to population.
So it is our miserly ("dirty foreigners don't deserve to come here" dressed up as "our country can't support many people", which is now biting us in the bum: our selfish "this is our castlle and you're the drity rascal" mentality has now become our downfall: we simply are too smalll a voice to matter.

We need to open the gates and open them fast: we need to bring in over 2 million migrants a year, just as the U.S did in 1910-1913. A country's wealth is ultimately its people, and we simply don't have enough people. Not enough people means not enough GDP which means we are suckers for a takeover.

If the Greens and ALP are dinkum about climate change then the answer is nuclear power generation- clean and sustainable for generations.The ETS is a complete nonsense and just another ALP tax grab. The majority of Australians I feel certain do not understand it

I think that nuclear power generatoin is the way to go if, as I seriously doubt, green house gases are contributing to climate change. An informed debate with the scientific community taking part would be a step, and just a step, in the right direction. I feel that the ETS is just anither tax grab by the government and I, for one, am not in favour of it. We should not be making any decisions along these lines at least until we know what the rest of the world is going to do about it.
Perhaps a referendum on the subject would be a good idea!

I strenuously object to economic refugees with terrorist backgrounds being offered Australian citizenship as a bribe to leave an Australian vessel in Indonesian Waters. I am a proud Australian Citizen who entered this wonderful country through the "front" door and on whom proberty checks were conducted prior to receiving my citizenship.
Rudd has effectively devalued my sense of pride in being an Australian.

Thank goodness for some common sense. I do hope you are successful.
Please also do something about the boat people.
Thank you.

Mr. Rudd does not have a mandate to sign over; our sovereignty to the United Nations, financial or otherwise, without the people of Australia having a right to know what is exactly in the Treaty and the ramifications of such Treaty. Before anything is signed, referendum on such a far reaching issue is needed, as this will impact our children, grand children and the generations to follow.

Thank you for allowing us an opportunity to voice our objections, to the Copenhagen Treaty

I don't want Mr Rudd or any other person to sign the Copenhagen agreement on my or my wife's behalf, it is the biggest scam that has ever been perpetrated on the people of Australia.
Is this how he was going to get back the money he has thrown at the Australian people.

I don't want Mr Rudd or any other person to sign the Copenhagen agreement on my or my wife's behalf, it is the biggest scam that has ever been perpetrated on the people of Australia.
Is this how he was going to get back the money he has thrown at the Australian people.

I don't want Mr Rudd or any other person to sign the Copenhagen agreement on my or my wife's behalf, it is the biggest scam that has ever been perpetrated on the people of Australia.
Is this how he was going to get back the money he has thrown at the Australian people.

SEA LEVEL RISE ALMOST LINEAR SINCE 1870 AT 1.7MM/YEAR.
IN THE NEXT 90 YEARS IT WILL RISE 15CM, NOT 1.5M (OR 15M)

CSIRO Data for Global Mean Sea Level vs. Time.

www.cmar.csiro.au/sealevel/sl_hist_few_hundred.html+tide+level+vs+years&cd


We have used a combination of historical tide-gauge data and satellite-altimeter data to estimate global averaged sea level change from 1870 to 2004. During this period, global-averaged sea level rose almost 20 cm, with an average rate of rise of about 1.7 mm/yr over the 20th Century. The sea level record indicates a statistically significant increase in the rate of rise between 1870 to 2004.

No to the ets.

No to the ets.

Great work ... Just heard of the petition and will spread the link around

Thank you Barnaby you have been a breath of fresh air, keep up the great work .I strongly object to the Liberals signing the ets with the Rudd government, every day now there is more things comming out that Rudd Government has been lying about global warming, i have been reading a lot about the climate and how the weather has changed many many times in its lifetime and from what i can remember from school in the fifties we were told how the earth axes wobbles causing weather change .I do believe we are still comming out of the last ice age sothings should be getting hotter . DONT SIGN

I support your petition re ets

I fully agree with your stand against the ets

Rudd and friends need to go for a swim on the same beach as Holt

Stop this madness and vote down the ETS.This is such a huge travisty.

This ETS and climate change propaganda is the greatest scam in our history. How this government can be allowed to get away with it is one of life's great mysteries. Surely people can't be so stupid to vote this foolish government back in? Please let's have a double dissolution and see if Australian voters are stupid enough to put these fools back into office.

barnaby perhaps it's time to launch another party. We have been betrayed by the Liberals and Malcolm Turnbull is the chief Judas. Why don't you grab the opportunity to start an Australian Party, the Liberals are finished.

Barnaby perhaps it is time to launch another party why don't you grab the opportunity. We have been betrayed by the Liberals and Malcolm Turnbull is the judas. The Liberals are finished they don't represent the views of the people and the people won't forget the contempt and arrogance that was shown to them.

Those who voted for the ETS are traitors. Those Liberals who voted in the affirmative have ensured a very long stay in the wilderness. For the first time there is real anger coming from the electorate and even the word revolution is on the lips of many Australia has been betrayed in the names of Party and Power.
A plague on both houses and those in them should bow their heads in shame.

Go Barnaby...... Where would we be without YOU.

Mainland chinese (communist state dictatorship inc.) are buying not only industrial, mining and resources but residential property right accross Melbourne forcing prices higher and higher. All property sold in our area in past 6 months was bougt by them - arived for few days, installed security cameras facing the street, closed the shutters and have not been there since.( see artticle: "chinese investors head to Australia in Australia" property news
If it is too late we need to start learning mandarin and how to integrate in their community ( force labour camps, death penalty, cheap body parts, one china policy etc) or make evacuation plans.
If it isn't too late this situation must be reversed as soon as possible at all cost.
( Stern Hu is still rotting in china jail -he will be re-educated and believe in one communist china again)
Vic

selling australian assets is robbing the future generations

Rudd you will stuff up our economy, do not tax mining, it has already started to affect small buinesses and shareholders.

Why is this issue even being considered, sell off the farm - I don't think so!! Col Street is right - double standards are alive and doing well.

And I'm not sure if I have this right but I'm equally concerned about our Governor General's oveseas visits to garnishee support for Australia to be voted a seat on the UN Security Council. It's not the GG's role to lobby other nations is it?. Has anyone been advised of the obligations Australia will be under, not to mention the foreign aid that our taxpayers will be forking out on this blatant lobbying. I would like to be more fully informed about the repercussions of such a move as I don't want to be reading it all wrong.

PS - We also need to present stable and concise conservative government - unfortunately this seems to be the main issue facing federal and state oppositions, all the chopping and changing doesn't auger well for undecided or swinging voters, however unhappy they may be with the Labor Party. I just had to sit through election night, with the highest of hopes for a 'change' and being sadly disappointed to see the State Labor Party who have performed abysmally, and I might add are 'masters of the double standard', win government for another term.