Category: Opinions
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Silence as Consent (She Didn’t Affirmatively Say No)
She didn’t affirmatively say no. Those words are part of the defence argument in a US rape trial where the victim was drugged and drunk and raped. Tracey Spicer deals with it here. Up until now, I thought silence meant no. But because of this landmark defence I am wiser and more empowered as a…
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Decriminalising Asylum Seekers
On a regular basis asylum seekers are referred to as illegal. This week a link was drawn between asylum seekers, crime and paedophilia. What is missing from this debate is a means of decriminalising asylum seekers: * After release, asylum seekers would have to wear an electronic tracking tag and report daily to a police…
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The Conversation (Networking)
So what happens after the introduction? If the introduction is followed by an exchange of business cards then almost certainly it is a waste of time. I find myself very reluctant to exchange cards and will avoid it if possible. After a few introductions like that I probably will leave. My parting thought would be…
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Is This The Most Boring Opposition Ever?
Politically, I always thought it was the role of the Government to bore the electorate to death. And then be re-elected. But, and especially of late, that role has been taken on by the Opposition. As posted yesterday, it was the asylum seeker debate. Now it is the AWU scandal which dominated Parliament yesterday with allegations that…
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Tony and Julia : Put Out The Welcome Mat We Need More People Like This!
As a political junkie, the most boring issue for me is how both sides of politics treat asylum seekers. Nothing ever changes except the number of boats and sadly the death toll. Both sides treat asylum seekers as a law and order issue. Abbott on a regular basis decries them as illegal which is incorrect.The…
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The Why Is Missing from Politics….
The Why Is Missing Today in politics we had a Prime Minister reelected overwhelmingly by her party. The former Foreign Minister is now vanquished and will eventually shuffle off into the political night. Such is politics. Like many people, I was left wondering why. Why did Julia Gillard defeat Kevin Rudd the first time? Why…
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Climate Change Sceptics:
Bring on the climate change sceptics! It certainly makes the debate more colourful and exciting. It certainly sells more newspapers, ups TV ratings and increases web site eyeballs. Certainly, the climate change sceptics language, phrases and even their countenance are often quite extraordinary. But perhaps they have gone too far. We have had the Climategate response. We…