Chthonic_Goat_666 posted:the only kylie thing that really sticks with me is Can't Get You Out Of My Head
would you say that you have not been able to get it out of your head?
WildStalins posted:The opinions expressed range from Bush-era Clash-of-Civilizations rhetoric to a more limp-wristed insistence that 'immigrant communities' are more susceptible - on account of the language barrier, you see - to the influence of the local soothsayer and only require a correct education. I'd like to say that this is only a cynical maneuver to divide homosexuals from immigrant communities, but wasn't it the homosexual lobbyists themselves who argued for same-sex marriage on the basis that "we" are "behind" the "rest of the world on this issue"?
The same sex marriage campaign was noticeably and consciously white and middle class. Not sure what else to expect from a settler society
WildStalins posted:I hate to say it, but it looks like Homofascism is rearing it's fabulous head on this here our sunburnt country. It's only a matter of time before an Australian-bred Milo Yiannopoulos
Milo Yiannopoulos isn't a "homofascist", he's just a gay fascist
One of the most bizarre transitions I’ve ever seen a politician make. Just watch Australian MP Bob Katter. pic.twitter.com/gqG0fO3lwy
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 20, 2017
Young women and girls in the Northern Territory's youth prisons were inappropriately touched by some male guards and received less access than male detainees to education and hygiene facilities, the royal commission has found.
A section of the report, released late last week, described the experiences of girls inside Darwin's Don Dale youth detention centre and Aranda House in Alice Springs.
The commissioners found the treatment of female detainees "did not meet standards" applied for their male counterparts.
"These girls and young women were small minorities in male-dominated environments," the report read.
"They had less access than male detainees to basic amenities, recreation areas and education.
"At times, male youth justice officers showed inappropriately sexualised behaviour towards girls and young women and otherwise behaved towards them in a way that did not meet society's expectations."
I'll leave the details for those who wish to click the link above, in any case, I always said the treatment of kids at Don Dale met the definition of child sexual abuse, unsurprisingly things were worse there for girls
Barnaby Joyce has moved to return a $40,000 cheque handed to him by mining magnate Gina Rinehart on Tuesday night, a cash award described as "very unusual and concerning" by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
Mr Joyce took time out from campaigning in the New England byelection to attend an agricultural sector event where Ms Rinehart, a long-time supporter, presented him with the inaugural award and labelled him a "champion of our industry". When handed the novelty oversized cheque, Mr Joyce exclaimed: "Hooley dooley! Rightio."
Petrol posted:"Hooley dooley! Rightio."
https://soundcloud.com/discoursecollective/episode-84
Bring Your Midlife Crisis To Work Day pic.twitter.com/V7C5h754KO
— Alex Lee (@alex_c_lee) December 5, 2017
JohnBeige posted:new episode of Discourse Collective on Strayan politics
https://soundcloud.com/discoursecollective/episode-84
Is the Discourse Collective good and educational or is it like Chapo adjacent heckin woofer doggo socialism stuff?
rolaids posted:JohnBeige posted:
new episode of Discourse Collective on Strayan politics
https://soundcloud.com/discoursecollective/episode-84
Is the Discourse Collective good and educational or is it like Chapo adjacent heckin woofer doggo socialism stuff?
The American co-host likes to throw in 'jokes' but on the whole it's pretty listenable. I'm 20 minutes deep.
cars posted:why not just listen to it if you're curious, if it's bad it won't poison you
idk id love to hahve back the ~5 minutes i wasted checking out chapo
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-14/child-sex-abuse-royal-commission-final-hearing/9257944
After 57 public hearings spanning five years, 1,300 witness accounts and more than 8,000 harrowing personal stories from survivors, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was finally wrapped up by the chair, the Honourable Justice Peter McClellan.
"Although the primary responsibility for the sexual abuse of a child lies with the abuser and the institution which they were part, we cannot avoid the conclusion that the problems faced by many people who have been abused are the responsibility of our entire society," he said.
Justice McClellan said 4,000 individual institutions from across the country had been reported to the commission as places where abuse occurred.
More than 2,500 allegations have been reported by the royal commission to police and so far 230 prosecutions have begun.
...
Police, child protection agencies and the criminal justice system all failed to listen to and protect young people, as well as the churches, orphanages and other groups that had come under the commission's gaze.
"Police often refused to believe children. They refused to investigate their complaints of abuse," Justice McClellan said.
"Investigation processes were inadequate, and criminal procedures were inappropriate.
"Some leaders felt their primary responsibility was to protect the institution's reputation and the accused person. Many did not recognise the impact this had on children."
Ah the coded language of responsibility. Far too much credit is given to society for the inability of the justice system to deal with child abuse effectively. There are many other areas of law where things function not necessarily fairly, but exactly how it was designed to. Yet every layer of the criminal justice system acts to derail or discourage action, and other arms of the state (i.e. child protection agencies) actually facilitate abuse.
The commission's tiptoeing around the uncomfortable subject of who exactly is standing in the way of reform, combined with the publishing a book of survivor accounts "too heavy to lift", seems to seek an empathetic response from the wider community as a stepping stone to reform. I look around Straya and I say, good luck,
more:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-14/royal-commission-child-sex-abuse-case-studies/9250972
http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/claims-a-paedophile-ring-operated-out-of-salvos/5229076
gibbonstrength did you say you were thinking the same idea?
Chthonic_Goat_666 posted:last month or so i've been reading old historical stuff... all i need for an australian "Settlers" is around, someone's just gotta put it together...
...the overly optimistic goals i have when im drunk lol
Tony Abbott believes the arrival of the First Fleet was a good thing for Indigenous Australians.
The former prime minister was throwing his support behind keeping the existing date of Australia Day, in a chat with 2GB's Ray Hadley.
"Australia Day is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate all of the things we've achieved," he said.
"What happened on the 26th of January 1788 was on balance, for everyone - Aboriginal people included - a good thing because it brought Western civilisation to this country, it brought Australia into the modern world.
Bog standard old whiteman stuff so far, quickly followed by an early contender for most racist strayan mainstream political comment of 2018
"All of the things that we know and love about modern Australia are the lineal descendants of the attitudes that came ashore with the First Fleet on that day back in 1788.
"We shouldn't underestimate the contribution that the Aboriginal ethos has made to the wider Australian ethos.
"That easygoing stoicism, that laconic style that so characterises Australians is typical of the spirit that pervades Indigenous Australia."
After an emergency 5 hour hearing before the so-called Fair Work Commission, the strike has been outlawed, along with an overtime ban that had just been implemented and forced Sydney Trains to switch to a reduced Saturday timetable today and warn people away from peak hour travel. Precisely how overtime, which is theoretically voluntary, can be mandated by the legal system is a mystery, but the upshot is that industrial action of any kind appears to only be legal in Australia as long as it inconveniences no-one and has insignificant impact.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/fair-work-commission-orders-nsw-rail-workers-to-abandon-24hour-strike-20180124-h0o1s1.html posted:Just before 1.30pm on Thursday, the commission's senior deputy president Jonathan Hamberger ruled that both forms of industrial action "threatens to endanger the welfare of part of the population".
They also threatened "to cause significant damage to the economy of Sydney - the largest and most economically important city in Australia", Mr Hamberger said.
Unexplained at this time are matters including the legality of underpaying and overworking staff who are so vital to the country's economy, and how a man with such a fantastic surname could make such a farcical decision with a straight face.
I remember reports around that time about the security delays and it seemed like a deliberate tactic, interesting to see proof come out not that this godforsaken country will give a shit
Charles & Camilla rocked by biggest ever scandal
He’s the Queensland man who’s rocked the monarchy with his steadfast belief that he is Prince Charles and Camilla’s
secret son.
Now Simon Charles Dorante-Day – who claims he has evidence to back up his allegations – is preparing to take his
fight for the truth to the next level, determined for the world to know about his royal parents.
In a move that’s set to become the biggest palace crisis in recent history, Simon intends to take Prince Charles
and Camilla to court when they’re in Queensland next year for the Commonwealth Games.
‘I know that my story sounds unbelievable, but everything I say is checkable – if you don’t believe it, check it,’
he says.
‘I’m simply a man looking for my biological parents, and every road has lead me back to Camilla and Charles. I’m
not in this for money or for a title – I simply want to know who my parents are.’
‘I was very close to my grandmother, who worked for the Queen, and she told me many times that I was Camilla
and Charles’ child,’ Simon says.
On further research, Simon discovered Charles and Camilla had become close in 1965 – and just months later,
in the lead-up to when Simon was born, Camilla mysteriously disappeared for at least nine months, while
Charles was sent to Australia.
Adding to the mystery, the hospital where Simon was reportedly born didn’t deliver babies at the time and
the names his parents listed on his birth certificate were fictitious, made-up names.
‘One of the lawyers I’ve spoken to has identified that there’s one particular act that I can use to do
it,’ Simon reveals to New Idea.
‘That’s what I’m looking to do at this stage. They will be forced to go to court and do paternity testing.'
His letter to the Duchess of Cornwall reads: 'As you are no doubt aware, I have been trying for some time
to find my natural birth parents and, as you are no doubt also aware, I believe you are my mother.
'I can remember several instances, when I was very young, where I was taken to meet a woman who looks
exactly as you did around that time. If I was to describe her to you it would fit your description to a tee.
'As a mother and grandmother yourself, I am sure you can relate to my frustration, sadness and torment at
not being able to resolve this personal issue.'
To see the rest of the story, and Simon's full letter, read this week's copy of New Idea, on sale now.
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