Perth Voice Interactive

Block cruelty

THOSE that are lobbying for the overturning of legislation to ban live Australian sheep export by sea are planning a truck convoy on Friday March 28, all to disrupt commuter traffic, block roads and cause chaos across WA. 

If you’re wondering why – it’s an attempt to force their pro-live export agenda on our community and pull the wool over your eyes.

They want to hold our state hostage and disrupt everyone’s day — all to defend a dying industry built on horrific and unacceptable animal cruelty and suffering. 

To those involved in creating mayhem on our roads, we say open your hearts, open your minds and accept that the horror of exporting living, breathing, gentle animals is completely wrong, inhumane and unacceptable. 

The facts are that 71 per cent of West Australians, including 72 per cent in metro WA and 69 per cent in rural and regional WA, support the federal government’s policy to phase out live sheep export by 2028. 

The Albanese government listened to the overwhelming majority of fair-minded Australians, and they introduced legislation to ban this cruel trade. 

So, we would say to the small but vocal minority that wants the cruelty and horror of live export to continue, that Australia has spoken. 

We want exporters and foreign-owned shipping companies to stop the suffering of our Australian sheep. 

It’s cruel. It’s unethical. It’s outdated. Enough is enough. 

Ruth Gourley
Spokesperson, Stop Live Exports

Living in fear
by Leonie Turner 

As darkness creeps in
Leaves hustle in the breeze
The Fremantle Dr
Arrives in from the seas

Moon lights up the sky
To relax we now try
But the feeling of peace
Soon passes us by

Dogs loudly barking
Like Roaches they awake
Fighting and shouting
Another window they break

They scurry about
As police sirens ring out
Disappear in the cracks
Till it’s safe to come out

Just another barmy night
Unsafe to move around
Next morning in fear
The elderly are found

They call it homes West
Like a war zone at best
A place where the elderly
Should be able to rest

But all they can do
Is worry and talk about
How they live in fear
And need to move out

It’s like a horror movie
As they live every scene
Dogs viciously barking
Blood curdling screams

There in the driveway
Bleeding out on his back
Lay another young man
From a machete attack

Drug addicts, pedophiles
Blood covered road tiles
Crimes just continue
It seems without trials

Government accommodation
Not safe for our nation
It’s overrun by parasites
And life’s sucking crustaceans

Ed’s note: A few people have told the Herald they’re having a hell of a time in South Fremantle courtesy of some rapscallions in public housing. While we’re unable to publish the details because charges have been laid and it’s now before the courts, we thought a poem explaining what the poor neighbourhood is going through would help let some steam off. We’ll keep an eye on the upcoming trial.

What are we visualising?

A NATION that prepares for war the way we do here in Australia, proud as its government is to spend more and more of taxpayers’ money on readiness for offence and defence, will have war.

Carla van Raay
Willagee