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May 24th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The federal government has sat on coronial recommendations stemming from the cruise ship death of Dianne Brimble for more than a year, a Senate hearing has heard.
Ms Brimble, 42, died on board a South Pacific PO cruise ship in September 2002 after consuming a toxic mix of the drug fantasy and alcohol.
In December 2010, NSW coroner Jacqueline Milledge released her recommendations to prevent similar tragedies including a federal police presence on voyages.
A Senate estimates hearings into the Attorney General’s (AG) department on Thursday night was told that Mark Brimble, the former husband of Ms Brimble, had written to Prime Minister Julia Gillard in March last year.
He asked when the government would respond to the coroner’s recommendations.
She replied in writing in June that the then AG Robert McClelland was considering the report and would be in touch.
The hearing was told Mr Brimble wrote back in November seeking an update and stating he had not received a response from Mr McClelland and no acknowledgement of his consideration of the coroner’s recommendations.
A staffer from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet wrote back in December, assuring Mr Brimble that the AG had been looking at the recommendations and “engaging with his ministerial colleagues” over developing a government response.
Mr Brimble penned a reply in April this year, expressing frustration the AG had not responded and warning that as the cruise-ship industry expanded, so too did the danger of further tragedies.
Liberal frontbencher George Brandis asked Attorney General department officials why a “bereaved relative” had been fobbed off for so long.
“Why has this matter progressed so slowly to date and where are we and how far away are we from a response,” he asked.
AG secretary Roger Wilkins said, after a long pause, that the recommendations “are still under consideration” within his department.
“We’re still waiting for clearance from ministers to put out the response we have worked on,” he said.
“That’s the way government works.”
Senator Brandis said it was working “quite slowly”.
He noted a breakdown in the relationship between Mr McClelland and Ms Gillard.
Ms Gillard demoted Mr McClelland last year before dumping him from her ministry completely last December.
Senator Brandis asked Mr Wilkins whether the new AG Nicola Roxon was working on the matter and how much longer Mr Brimble would have to wait for the government’s response.
Mr Wilkins said he would take the question on notice.
The Legal and Constitutional Affairs committee hearing continues.
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