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October 17th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says her government will respectfully consider the Torres Strait’s request for self-government.
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh wrote to Ms Gillard after Torres Strait leaders raised their concerns during a community Cabinet meeting in August.
Ms Bligh said she understood their wanting to break away from Queensland to become a territory, but raised concerns about who would pay for services.
Ms Gillard said such a major decision “would change things for the people of the Torres Strait forever”.
“It needs to be thought through and considered respectfully,” she said in Brisbane today.
“We would obviously need to have discussions between governments, but most importantly with the local people about what their vision is for their future.”
Federal opposition leader Tony Abbott told The Australian the Bligh Government had “washed its hands” of the Torres Strait.
But today, acting Premier Andrew Fraser said Mr Abbott had visited North Queensland at the weekend to “practise his own unique form of politics”.
“There’s no real room for cheap, vapid politics when it comes to the legitimate aspirations of the Torres Strait people,” Mr Fraser said.
“It seems to me, more and more, the federal opposition leader is just a sound bite looking for a cause.
“And on this issue alone, he should take a step back and allow the people of the Torres Strait – the proud people that they are – to have their own voice in this debate.”
Mr Fraser said any move to self-government could not happen overnight.
“It needs to be led by the local community, but governments have a role to play in espousing that conversation,” he said.
The State Government wants a consensus from the state and federal governments before a working group considers proposals for self-government frameworks.
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