Arquivo diário: maio 21, 2015

05.21.15
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Propaganda do PSDB desmascara farsa da campanha petista

“Não só a Petrobras foi roubada. O país foi iludido com sonhos de grandeza enquanto a roubalheira corria solta”, disse o ex-presidente FHC.
 

Plagiando o jargão do ex-presidente Lula, o também ex presidente Fernando Henrique Cardoso disse, em alto e bom tom, que “nunca antes na história deste país se roubou tanto em nome de uma causa.”

A fala foi ouvida durante a propaganda nacional do PSDB que foi ao ar ontem. FHC se referia aos escândalos ocorridos nos governos petistas que balançaram as estruturas da República e ameaçam derrubar o próprio PT.

Aliás, o programa não usou meios termos, e Fernando Henrique foi direto ao ponto: “os desvios de dinheiro começaram já no governo Lula”.

O ex-presidente tucano disse que é preciso passar a limpo a sujeira praticada na Petrobras, estatal vítima de saqueamento de corruptos, muitos deles ligados ao PT, PP e PMDB.

A oposição usou a propaganda do PT contra o próprio PT para evidenciar as contradições entre a candidata Dilma e a presidente Dilma.

Na peça, são veiculadas imagens em que a presidente candidata promete diminuir a conta de luz dos brasileiros, defende o emprego e os direitos dos trabalhadores. Além disso, a inserção tucana mostra Dilma garantindo que a inflação estaria sob controle e que os investidores da Petrobras ganhariam muito dinheiro.

Logo em seguida, a propaganda desmascara a farsa da campanha petista e diz que após ser eleita, Dilma aumentou os impostos, os juros, o combustível, os remédios e a energia elétrica, cortou investimentos em saúde, educação e direitos trabalhistas como o seguro desemprego.

A propaganda afirma que para se manter no poder, a presidente e seu partido esconderam dos brasileiros a verdadeira situação do país.

“Não só a Petrobras foi roubada. O país foi iludido com sonhos de grandeza enquanto a roubalheira corria solta”, disse o ex-presidente FHC.

Ao fim das contas, mesmo com a presença de tucanos de alta plumagem, Dilma e o PT é que foram as grandes estrelas da propaganda oposicionista. Traídos pelo próprio discurso.

 

 

Jovem Pan

05.21.15
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Australian Sports Commission missing its own female board representation target

May 21, 2015 – 12:31AM

Samantha Lane

Sports Writer

Of the ASC's seven voting directors and eight members in total, only one – Alisa Camplin – is female.

Of the ASC’s seven voting directors and eight members in total, only one – Alisa Camplin – is female.

Photo: Anthony Johnson

The Australian Sports Commission finds itself in the unfortunate position – even if temporarily – of failing to meet the same women-on-boards target it has mandated for national sports bodies.

As part of a much-publicised gender equity plan, the ASC says 40 per cent of directors’ positions on sports boards should be filled by women. Yet on a soon-to-be transformed board that, as it stands, has seven voting directors and eight members in total, only one – former Winter Olympic champion Alisa Camplin – is female, and her term to help steer the ASC is set to expire next month.

The office of federal health and sport minister, Sussan Ley, informed Fairfax Media on Wednesday that five new candidates for the ASC board have already been approached and are expected to soon be approved by cabinet.

In a written statement, Ley said the majority of those appointments would be women, and that a number of new directors would be announced “in the next few weeks”.

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“It’s important we have a board that has a variety of skills and experiences inside and outside of sport to ensure the Australian Sports Commission continues to provide the strongest leadership possible and these new appointments will continue to uphold this,” Ley said in the statement.

The body responsible for managing the direction and funding of Australian sport, the ASC has threatened financial sanctions for non-compliance with its mandatory governance principles. Its chairman John Wylie has also publicly criticised sports that have been slow to promote women directors.

Wylie told Fairfax Media on Wednesday that the gender imbalance on his own board presently was a “temporary timing issue” he was confident would be rectified by midyear.

“We remain committed to the 40 per cent target and we’re happy to be judged by the same governance principles that we set for the sports. We’ve got a timing issue at the moment, but it’s a timing issue. It’s not a structural issue, I can promise you that,” Wylie said.

“I think it’s a fact of life that, from time to time with government appointments they take longer than what’s anticipated originally. But this is a temporary issue.”

Since the change of federal government in 2013, four women have come off the ASC’s board. In September 2013, the ASC board mix was 5-6 (female-male).

There are two vacancies on the ASC board presently, and the terms of five of the existing seven voting directors – that of Wylie, Camplin, Andrew Plympton, John Lee and Ken Ryan – are due to expire later this year. Ley has the authority to extend the tenure of any director in this case.

Recent departures from the ASC board are David Gallop, Andrew Fraser and Margy Osmond.

Earlier this month the ASC told Fairfax Media that female representation on sports boards had risen from a 27 per cent average to a 36 per cent average since its governance principles became mandatory in March 2013.

The ASC described this as “significant improvement” but added “further progress is still required to meet the 40 per cent target”.

While, purely on paper, the current composition of the ASC board looks awkward for the body that has consistently advocated for more women joining the sporting hierarchy nationally in recent years, all directors appointments are made by the government of the day.

Fairfax Media reported this month that the majority of Australia’s top government-funded sports had failed to meet the women-on-boards target set by the ASC three years ago.

The Australian Paralympic Committee is the most glaring example with just 11 per cent female director representation. Also failing to meet the 40 per cent target on the ASC’s last count was Australian Canoeing (38 per cent), Basketball Australia (29 per cent), Cycling Australia (25 per cent), Football Federation Australia (22 per cent), Swimming Australia (22 per cent), Rowing Australia (33 per cent), Water Polo Australia (38 per cent) and Yachting Australia (33 per cent).

“We are prepared to impose sanctions if we feel that sports are not addressing the totality of the mandatory governance principles in an appropriate way. But equally, it’s not all stick and no carrot,” Wylie said on Wednesday.

“We are willing to work with, and encourage, sports that are moving in the right direction and we feel that has been overwhelmingly the case since we introduced the mandatory governance principles.”

 

The Age

05.21.15
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Domestic violence order thrown out by Queensland Chief Magistrate

May 21, 2015 – 12:00AM

Amy Remeikis

Queensland state political reporter

The state’s Chief Magistrate has stepped in and withdrawn a direction from north Queensland courts, which potentially could have seen people seeking domestic violence protection orders waiting until their family court matters were settled.

The direction, which had been sent to the Townsville Magistrate Court, advised magistrates that as “often the parties involved in the Protection Order application will be seeking orders for custody and/or
access in the Federal Court Circuit”.

“…It is not desirable for Courts in different jurisdictions to be required to make findings of fact with respect to the same events when their considerations will be based on different evidence with varying
standards of proof,” the direction read.

Lawyers for those seeking protection orders, usually women, became concerned the direction would mean those orders would be delayed, while other issues, such as custody, were determined by another court.

“Victims of domestic and family violence consistently report that their experience of the courts is disempowering and traumatic,”

Director of Queensland Association of Legal Services, James Farrell said.

“It is vital that supports are in place where people need them, and this must include Queensland courts.”

A spokesman for Yvette D’Ath said the Attorney-General agreed.

“Advice from the Chief Magistrate is that this did not mean ‘victims of family violence face uncertainty, or risks to safety’,” he said.

“All applications for DV orders are heard and determined on their merits. Interim orders are always made as necessary. Final orders are also made whenever the application is not contested.

“If the Magistrate is satisfied that there is a need to determine applications for protection orders, they may do so.

“However, the Chief Magistrate has asked that the practice direction be withdrawn.”

Which is a start, Mr Farrell said, but there is still much for a government which has promised to seriously consider all the recommendations from the review of domestic violence issues across the state.

“Another necessary and overdue step is ensuring there are community lawyers in courts to offer legal advice and representation,” he said.

Two women die from domestic violence every week across Australia, with many more injured.

 

The Brisbane Times