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HEALTH NEWS hat motivates an Australian add fluoride. Conditions vary in different _ fluoridation, butmet with song opposition. . Government (NSW) to recently —districtsand we believe the matter oughtto At the subsequent Local Government follow the despicable UK Government’s _ be left to the local authorities to decide.” _— elections, a number of pro-fluoridation Act in changing the law to beat “the will Aspartof Mr Askin’s“honest” political councillors lost office. Unfortunately the of the people’? The Scottish Courtruled guarantee to the NSW people, he was new Council votedin 1987 not tocontinue fluoridation illegal, soMaggie Thatcher —_electedPremier.NosoonerinGovernment, _ with fluoridation." changed the law. That was the way to Mr Askin pushed through Parliament the "Two councils, Deniliquin Municipal beat the people. compulsory fluoridation of Sydney. Itwas Council and Moree Plains Shire Council - Fluoridation, forced only by Govern- _ one of his first acts as Premier of NSW. in regard to Pallamallawa Water Supply - ment compulsion, nurtured by the Liberal Years passed, indeed 24 years, andin have recently stopped fluoridation of their and Labor Parties, completely and utterly | comesNickGreinerasLeaderoftheLiberal water supplies. It is believed that other foreign to ourConstitution, therightsofthe | Party and Premier of New South Wales. Councils could be considering similar individual, and now proven to have been WithinashorttimePremierGreinerreacted action, Accordingly the proposed propagandarised on false and deceitful to “the will of the people” in New South amendment is seen as vital in preserving scientific data. (NIDR Study 1988). Wales where fluoridation plants were the State’s successful program of But why this fanatical compulsion? stopped, Councils were using their fluoridation." - endquote. Who really directs and indeed controls Constitutional Rights and voting against The Greiner Government has acted to these political parties and their stooges to fluoridation their communities’ drinking quash the “will of the people”, thefreedom act ina manner foreign to the “will of the — water supplies. ofthe people, and their Constitutional Right people” and our Constitutional Rights? = to freedom of medication. Who orders duly elected members of - The “will of the people” in The new Act increases the penalties parliament to blatantly misrepresent those fluoridation is obyiou who voted them into Parliament? To whom have they given their allegiance in against Premier Grei y against the “will of the people”, examples - from $200-$1,000 for breaches of the Act, and fines up to $5,000. Most preference to the people of Australia? dictatorship, soheintr odie disgusting is the power invested in the The people of NSW demonstratedto | a New Fluoridation -Acf into’ | new Fluoridation of Public Water Mr Greiner they do not want the Parliament. : Supplies Advisory Committee, sitting in fluoridation, so he changed the law also L—= judgement, supporting the Gov't in its to beat “the will of the people”. Health Minister Collins, in his oddenee totalitarian and draconian new Fluoridation Can we afford such opposition to our to the Parliament 19.4.89 Hansard said, Act, all without a member of that personal rights, social and political “Some difficulties have arisen in recent committee drawn from the community liberties, or are we faced with foreign years in introducing or even maintaining _ to represent the “will of the people”. domination, foreign in all sense of the fluoridated water in some areas. The During the debate in Parliament, the word? NSW fluoridation history is current proposals are designed to Liberal and Labor speakers gave their interesting and disturbing. overcome those difficulties. At present, if fluoridation testimonies in the silence of In 1964 Premier Heffron was softly an authority wishes to fluoridate, it must the Parliament, but when one speaker talking about fluoridating Sydney, but Mr obtain the approvalofthe Secretaryofthe against the Bill commenced his address, Askin, Leader of the Liberal Opposition Department of Health." things changed. Not only were there Party, opposed vehemently on the floor of "However, there isnopowerinthe Act continuous interjections, but silly points of the House, such a process for Sydney to direct an authority to fluoridate. It is ordertointerruptthe flow of the (Australian drinking water supplies. proposed to give the Secretary of the Dept Democrat) Hon. Richard S. Jones’ well Shortly after, State elections were held. _ of Health such power, but its exercise will prepared speech. At one time there were Mr Askin in his policy speech, April 13, _ be circumscribed in two ways." nine interruptions, one after another. 1965 stated his promise on fluoridation, Mr Collins continued... "Such a power It seems democracy and truth have “Fluoridation - we are against the Labor would have been valuable in the case of _no platform in the NSW Government, Government’ s policy of virtualcompulsion © MoreePlainsShireCouncil. Inthatinstance, when a member has the audacity to on bodies controlling water supplies, to _ the Council voted in 1984 to proceed with speak on behalf of the people. add fluoride. Conditions vary in different districts and we believe the matter ought to be left to the local authorities to decide.” Aspartof Mr Askin’s “honest” political guarantee to the NSW people, he was elected Premier. Nosoonerin Government, Mr Askin pushed through Parliament the compulsory fluoridation of Sydney. It was one of his first acts as Premier of NSW. Years passed, indeed 24 years, and in comes Nick Greineras Leader of the Liberal Party and Premier of New South Wales. Withina short time Premier Greinerreacted to “the will of the people” in New South Wales where fluoridation plants were stopped, Councils were using their Constitutional Rights and voting against fluoridation their communities’ drinking water supplies. Health Minister Collins, in his address to the Parliament 19.4.89 Hansard said, “Some difficulties have arisen in recent years in introducing or even maintaining fluoridated water in some areas. The current proposals are designed to overcome those difficulties. At present, if an authority wishes to fluoridate, it must obtain the approval of the Secretary of the Department of Health." "However, there is no power in the Act to direct an authority to fluoridate. It is proposed to give the Secretary of the Dept of Health such power, but its exercise will be circumscribed in two ways." Mr Collins continued... "Such a power would have been valuable in the case of Moree Plains Shire Council. Inthatinstance, the Council voted in 1984 to proceed with 40 Nexus *10