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• Melbourne Anglican Diocese supports the decriminalisation of abortion

  By lauredhel on 2007-12-22 • ( 8 )

  Props to the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne! The Bendigo Advertiser reports that they have put in their submission to the Victorian Law Reform Commission‘s examination of the possible decriminalisation of abortion. And the Church is in favour. An all-woman taskforce… Read More ›

• Kiwiland convulses

  By lauredhel on 2007-12-22 • ( 1 )

  [image source] It must be a relief to Gisborne residents that this Christmas they’re cleaning up mess, not counting their dead. In the Richter 6.8 quake that hit, not one single traumatic death or major injury has been reported. One… Read More ›

• Quiet time, and open thread

  By lauredhel on 2007-12-21 • ( 1 )

  Both tigtog and I are going to be spending a lot of family time in the next week or so. This means light posting, as we’ve mentioned, but it also means we’ll only be checking the autospamulatron intermittently. If your… Read More ›

• Battlestar Galactica: Feminist Or Not?

  By lauredhel on 2007-12-20 • ( 6 )

  Spoiler warning: post and comments thread may contain spoilers for BSG through Season Three and the Razor movie. I’ve been pondering the feministicity or otherwise of Battlestar Galactica (the new version). I started making a list. Of course, it’s not… Read More ›

• Naughty girls down under. With a bullet.

  By lauredhel on 2007-12-19 • ( 7 )

  Har. Hoyden About Town is now top of the pops in a Google Australia search for naughty girls. Update 26 Dec 07: we’re now second in a worldwide googlesearch for naughty little girls.

• More rape denial: NT AMA president

  By lauredhel on 2007-12-18 • ( 6 )

  What is with the colossal deluge of rape-denial lately? This time it’s the Northern Territory president of the Australian Medical Association. The ABC reports on high rates of “sexually transmitted diseases” in children in the NT: Northern Territory AMA president… Read More ›

• The Violent Triad of Masculinity: Warriors, Soldiers, Fighters

  By lauredhel on 2007-12-18 • ( 2 )

  Tyson Yunkaporta, a Nungar-descended Murri man, blogs at suite101. His posts are insightful and thought-provoking. Add him to your blogroll if you’re at all interested in the Australian blogworld. Today’s post just made me sad: “Native Rites of Passage Today:… Read More ›

• Yet another case of “Shh! Don’t mention the rape!” from a judge

  By lauredhel on 2007-12-18 • ( 13 )

  ABC News: “‘Rape’ not to be used in NT child abuse case: judge” Can anyone explain this to me in a way that makes sense? The judge in a child sex assault case being heard in the Northern Territory Supreme… Read More ›

• Bad Science Translation: I do not think that means what you think it means.

  By lauredhel on 2007-12-18 • ( 5 )

  Online pulp medicorag “Medical News Today” brings us an illustration of the need for competent science translation. “First Transgenic Kids With The Human Lactoferrin Gene” [bold is mine]: Human beings consume lactoferrin with breast milk since the very birth. Lactoferrin… Read More ›

• Amnesty campaigning on sexual abuse and victim-blaming

  By lauredhel on 2007-12-17 • ( 2 )

  Amnesty International Australia has begun to campaign for a national plan of action on sexual abuse, with indigenous representation: We are outraged at the failure of the Australian legal system to ensure justice and adequate protection for a girl gang… Read More ›