Australian of the year??

Shouldn’t that title go to a dinkum Aussie and not some trumped up politically correct non European?

Note the political interference designed to acquit this person before it being established in court as to whether or not she is guilty. The police were obviously pressurised into not charging Miss Hage-Ali, and her home was not searched as it should have been.

Note also these “assets” to Australia. They have been the main players in drug distribution.

Note the political suck up to the Moslems in the creation of “a handpicked adviser to Prime Minister John Howard “

By the way how low do the dams have to be before politicians decide that enough is enough and the intake of unassimilable migrants should be stopped, especially those who come he with more than one wife and children, all on welfare and of absolutely of no benefit to this country other than another vote. We have had terrible drought before but never short of water. 

Article from:

I'm innocent, says Muslim leader  

By staff writers

December 13, 2006 06:11pm

IKTIMAL Hage-Ali, the New South Wales Young Australian of the Year arrested in a cocaine bust, says she has never been involved in supplying drugs.

In a statement released through lawyer Stephen Hopper, Ms Hage-Ali, 22, said she was distressed by media reports of her arrest and had taken leave from her job at the NSW Attorney-General's Department.

Ms Hage-Ali - a handpicked adviser to Prime Minister John Howard - was arrested but released without charge in a cocaine bust on November 22.

Mr Howard today described Ms Hage-Ali's arrest as "unfortunate" and New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma said she could be stripped of her title if she was found to have been involved in any wrongdoing.

"There is a provision, if there's any matter found against a winner, for the title to be stripped, Mr Iemma said.

"Her employment position is being reviewed by the Attorney-General's Department."

Ms Hage-Ali began a blog on youth and multiculturalism on NEWS.com.au this week titled It's My Country Too. It is currently under review.

Mr Hopper said senior police had assured him they had no intention of charging Ms Hage-Ali.
"The police did not search Ms Hage-Ali's home and did not find her in possession of anything that would put her in breach of NSW or Australian criminal law," Mr Hooper said.

"Her position in relation to this matter is clear. At no time has she engaged in the supply of any prohibited substances, nor has she provided assistance to any person involved in this sort of activity.

"She is innocent of any such imputation.

"There are now matters before the court relating to other people and it is inappropriate for our client to make any further comment on this issue."

Raids

The Daily Telegraph reported today that Ms Hage-Ali was arrested at her Punchbowl home by detectives from the Middle Eastern organised crime squad and taken to Bankstown police station.

There she was questioned over a cocaine supply ring allegedly operating in Sydney's southwest.

She was released without charge after being interviewed.

Police seized what is believed to be prohibited drugs, cash and ammunition from several of the homes in the raids and arrested three others. Ms Hage-Ali's home was not searched.

She had been identified by police as a suspect, according to the Telegraph.

Ms Hage-Ali vehemently denied any involvement or links to alleged drug suppliers when approached by the Telegraph last week.

"If it is true, why hasn't it come out?" she said. "I am a high-profile person, I have no idea why people would be saying this."

The prominent youth leader has worked full-time in the NSW Attorney-General's department for three months.

Ms Hage-Ali claimed last week she had only been to Bankstown police station on two occasions - once to report a threatening text message after the Cronulla riots and more recently to talk to police about how to relate better to Muslims.

She did not return calls yesterday to The Daily Telegraph.

The newspaper's investigation confirmed Ms Hage-Ali was taken to Bankstown police station on November 22 and was interviewed by police.

Following the interview, police exercised their discretionary powers to allow her to leave without facing charges.

Ms Hage-Ali was one of four people targeted in the raids.

The other three - males aged 17, 22 and 23 - are facing the courts on drug supply charges.

Two were arrested in Telopea St, Punchbowl, while a third was a Greenacre man.

In raids on the men's homes, police allegedly seized cash, pills and powders, believed to be prohibited drugs.

Ms Hage-Ali accepted her NSW Young Australian of the Year award from Governor Marie Bashir eight days after the arrests.

She has been considered a frontrunner for the national award, to be announced on Australia Day.

Ms Hage-Ali is the youngest member of John Howard's Muslim Community Reference Group and a former deputy chairwoman of the NSW Government's Youth Advisory Council.

She made headlines last week after members of her own community attacked her for sipping a glass of champagne at the NSW Australian of the Year awards.

A month earlier, Ms Hage-Ali was angry and offended after Muslim leader Sheik Taj al-Din al-Hilaly blamed women for inciting rape.

Yesterday Middle Eastern organised crime squad commander Detective Superintendent Ken McKay said he was unable to comment on the case.

With The Daily Telegraph and AAP