August 2011
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Which should I attack first?
I have a major backlog of albums laying around.
What should I listen to first?
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Refugees and the Race to the Right (Update)
In an update to what I posted yesterday, the ABC is reporting that 19 children, including 14 unaccompanied minors, will be sent to Malaysia as part of the first arrivals since the “Solution” was made official earlier this week. At this point I can only wonder how low Labor will go.
The article also says that many of the people on the boat come from Afghanistan. I feel this is an...
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Quick Comment on A Day To Remember
I’ve only just seen the allegations made against Josh Woodard, bassist for hardcore band A Day To Remember. if you haven’t, you can see it here.
In brief; Woodard’s ex-girlfriend, Morgan Payne, claims that Woodard, as well as ADTR’s crew members, threw half full and broken beer bottles and Payne and her friends. When Payne took cover, Woodard is alleged to have confronted...
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One In Four Australian Women Suffer Sexual... →
Reads an article in today’s Sydney Morning Herald.
Some of the more disturbing statistics include
27% of Women have experienced gender based violence
8% have been raped
15% have experienced sexual assault
10% have been stalked
8% have been beaten by a partner
the median are for being raped is 13. Read that again, fucking 13!
Of women who had experienced three or more types of...
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Refugees - Youtube, Mandatory Detention and the...
Australia’s Refugee policy hit a new low yesterday, with reports that the Government intends to film the deportation of new arrivals to Malaysia to produce videos that will be posted on Youtube. Whilst the Government insists this is part of a deterrent, under the guise of safety, I feel it is a part of an underlying barbaric and racist policy towards Asylum Seekers.
I say ‘under the...
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“……a slew of millionaire politicians who spent the last decade...”
– Glenn Greenwald on the debt ceiling rise 