Everybody wants a fair go and everybody deserves a fair go too.
The definition of a “fair go” is hard to pinpoint and quite likely extends far beyond what an individual perceives as fair to themselves, but certainly the concept of a fair go is ingrained in the Australian culture. In Australia the term fair go often means an even fairer go than what normally should be given and I’m more than happy to provide AFFORD with an even fairer go on this blog but they haven’t made any contributions whatsoever thus far.
Recent world events highlighted the feelings of many that they were not getting a fair go and they voiced this ever so loudly. Fundamentally we all want a fair go and if we are not getting a fair go, we should have opportunity to voice this.
In this blog I have given everyone a fair go. Throughout the blog I have invited readers to have their say and I have provided several means by which readers could make contact with me even anonymously. I wanted everyone who had not had a fair go in this matter to voice their concerns. This included everyone including AFFORD, and was not specific to any group, and did not preclude any group or organisation either. Everyone was invited and many took up the invitation to have an input. My responses to the many readers, whom have made contact with me, were made in a timely manner, and in many cases the responses were done instantly.
I have not received one single solitary comment from the AFFORD management or their lawyer for that matter. The AFFORD CEO, Steven Herald, and the AFFORD Chairman, Ross Fowler have both been mentioned several times in this blog. The AFFORD lawyer, Lucinda Lyons has also been mentioned too. In the absence of any input from them, I can only assume the content of the blog has been entirely accurate. So far none of them have made any comments using their correct names in any of the 5 parts to this blog. Certainly none of them have raised any issues regarding possible errors with matters of fact, or offered any explanations or contrary points of view. In essence I wanted, and still want to give AFFORD a fair go just like everybody else.
To set the record in stone, I’ve allocated Part VI of this blog to AFFORD or their lawyer Lucinda Lyons on AFFORD’s behalf, for a fairer go. AFFORD or Lucinda Lyons have not commented to date, and I am hopeful if they believe there are any errors in this blog, whether factual or otherwise, that they can raise these in a fair and responsible way so I can address the issues and correct any errors. AFFORD has been given a fair go and I want to make sure they continue to do so and that’s why I am offering them a fairer go.
Lawyer for AFFORD, Lucinda Lyons wrote to me on 12 August 2019 before this blog commenced and pointed out that there were several errors on my www.innersydneyinvestigations.com website. I fixed those errors. It seems that she has a penchant for monitoring errors on websites and I do know for a fact that she has been closely monitoring the content in this blog on my website but she has not pointed out any errors. This is the reason why I believe there are no errors in the blog (other than those highlighting my poor command of the English language) because she has not raised them with me, nor has Steven Herald.
I should point out that I have had many comments from current and ex-AFFORD employees indicating in their view that the blog represents a truthful and accurate account.
It is my view that AFFORD and their lawyer Lucinda Lyons have not been very fair at all, and especially if there have been some errors in reporting of the facts in the blog and they have not raised this with me for correction.
As investigator, I always want to present the truth and an accurate account of events. Therefore I am inviting AFFORD management, or their lawyer Lucinda Lyons to make a special effort to comment and set the record straight if there are indeed any errors or misreporting in this blog seeking answers. I look forward to hearing from them.