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  1. eclipsenow

    The Town Square, X, Facebook, and 'free speech' - what is happening, and how can we defend democracy against the lies?

    This is a very depressing 3 part series by - you guessed it - Matt Bevan of the Australian ABC's "If you're listening." It has implications for America as well - for all democracies exposed to the increasingly crazy world of social media. Part 1: Can Canada & Australia defeat Facebook? | If...
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    • america australia facebook free speech social media x (formerly twitter)
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    • Forum: American Politics
  2. eclipsenow

    Would Trump defend Australia if we were attacked? We HAD a big purchase deal worked out... but....

    Remember WW2? Remember Hitler marching on France and France begging the USA for a huge air force to fly across and defend them? Didn't happen. Not for years. They were occupied - and it was horrendous. They never forgot. That's why France has its own nukes. They never forgot - and always...
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    • allies aukus australia betrayal defence nato reliability trump trust
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    • Forum: American Politics
  3. Occams Barber

    Kid's Corporal Punishment - a Risk to Mental Health

    Kid's Corporal Punishment - a Risk to Mental Health Various sources* A new study by the Australian Catholic University (ACU) has revealed that children who are smacked repeatedly by their parents are nearly twice as likely to develop anxiety and depression later in life. The study of 8500 18...
  4. Occams Barber

    Last Australian State Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

    Last Australian State Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying The Conversation – 19 May 2022 (edited) On 19 May the New South Wales (NSW) State Parliament passed a bill legalising voluntary assisted dying. Voluntary assisted dying is now legal in all Australian states. The bill will come into...
  5. JustSomeBloke

    Australians could require four or five jabs to be considered ‘up to date’

    Australians could require four or five jabs to be considered ‘up to date’ with COVID-19 vaccines Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) chair Nigel Crawford made the admission while appearing before a Senate estimates committee on Wednesday. Asked by Liberal senator Alex...
  6. Occams Barber

    Australia - What you probably didn't know

    Australia – what you probably didn’t know I’m sure you’ve heard of Australia but what do you really know about it? Ok – it has tough gun laws, a socialistic universal health care program, a weird accent and dangerous wildlife, But where is it?, what is it? and who are they? What follows is an...
  7. G

    Australians, unite! (Republican debate)

    Hello and G'day, All you wonderful Australians encourage me to keep going - I really appreciate your spirit and hope. But we have to start a conversation: how long are we going to secede to a foreign nation? Our culture is ours, it should not be someone else's, but by choice? I'm talking...
  8. JustSomeBloke

    Blackmail Allegedly Involved in Australian Vaccine Mandate

    Clive Palmer is a former member of the Australian Parliament. In this video he talks about: 1. coercion to receive an injection being against the Nuremberg Code, and the importance of informed consent 2. a politician who is being threatened because he distributed an official Australian...
  9. Occams Barber

    Raising Deadly Chickens

    Note for the Geographically challenged: New Guinea is a short canoe trip north of northern Australia. Unsurprisingly Australia is also full of deadly cassowaries. - OB Cassowaries: Ancient humans may have reared deadly birds 18,000 years ago Often called modern-day dinosaurs, cassowaries are...
  10. JustSomeBloke

    Australian Authorities Trample on Press Freedom

    Press freedom is one of the cornerstones of democracy, so it's always a bad sign when the authorities start trying to control and suppress media reporting. Victoria Police allegedly attempting to prevent media from showing aerial pictures of the Melbourne Protests Victoria Police try to BAN...
  11. JustSomeBloke

    Australian Police Kettle Protestors

    The Australian Police have reportedly kettled lockdown protestors at both ends of a road at the bottom of a steep-sided gorge. It looks like the Australian Police were looking for a violent confrontation with protestors, and they got one. And why were they kettling people closer together in a...
  12. Occams Barber

    Queensland Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

    Applause in Queensland Parliament gallery as historic bill passed, legalising voluntary assisted dying ABC News, Thursday, 16/9/2021 Queensland will become the fifth (Australian) state to legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD) after state Parliament passed a historic bill on Thursday. After...
  13. bèlla

    Australia’s Anti-Covid Lockdown Protest

    Truck Drivers Vow to Shut Down All Major Highways in Massive Anti-COVID Lockdown Protest A group of truck drivers furious about public health restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic has vowed to protest by shutting down all major highways in Australia next week. Plans to protest vaccine...
  14. Occams Barber

    Didyagetya Census yet?

    My 2021 Australian Census form was dropped off this morning. It covers the night of Tuesday 10 August. Since my life is absolutely predictable I've already completed the form. There's a choice between completing a paper version and mailing it, or doing it online. I did the online version...
  15. Occams Barber

    Voluntary Assisted Dying Legalised in South Australia

    Voluntary assisted dying law passes South Australia's Parliament on way to becoming law - ABC News 24 June 202 Voluntary Assisted Dying Legalised in South Australia South Australia (SA) has become the fourth Australian state to pass legislation to legalise euthanasia. The Voluntary Assisted...
  16. Occams Barber

    It's OK - they're not venomous!

    MICROSOFT NEWS Family finds more than 50 snake skins in their roof A family were left stunned after more than 50 snake skins were found inside their roof. A snake catcher was called to the home in Rocksberg near Queensland's sunshine coast on Tuesday to remove 30 skins that had been shed by...
  17. Occams Barber

    Tasmania Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

    Tasmania Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying Tasmania has passed voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation, making it the third state in Australia to do so, after Victoria and Western Australia. To be eligible to access voluntary assisted dying, someone must be 18, have decision-making...
  18. Occams Barber

    Let the Google Wars begin

    Let the Google Wars begin This is a summary. For full content goto : Google writes open letter to Australians, opposing government plans to make it pay for news & Open letter - The way Aussies search with Google is at risk - Google The Australian government has published a draft version of a...
  19. A

    Online Communities Based in our Aussie Yard

    Since the whole world had been grappled with COVID :sigh: It has been difficult for me to go out. It brings a lot of anxiety really :sigh: . But really do want to connect with people who are also strengthening their connection and relationship with God despite it all. I am just wondering what...
  20. Occams Barber

    Australian Summers Now 31 Days Longer

    ABC (Australia) 2 March 2020 Summers are now twice as long as winters in all Australian capital cities, report finds Australian summers have become, on average, 31 days longer in Australia's capital cities, and in regional areas that number is even higher according to a new report...
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