… with respect to statements made by the serial trollumnist in published articles from 2009/2010 questioning whether the Aboriginality of certain pale-skinned indigenous people was genuine…”contained errors of fact, distortions of the truth and inflammatory and provocative language”
law & order
The law locks up the man who steals the goose from the common, but leaves the greater criminal loose who steals the common from the goose – Australian convict saying
Saudi women can now vote (still can’t drive)
King Abdullah said his decision came because “we refuse marginalising women’s role in the Saudi society in all fields” and followed “consultations with several scholars”.
Hoydens About Town Hall
Mim, her daughter, her mother, and I spent a very, very, very long afternoon filming a new ad advocating same-sex marriage with Australian Marriage Equality and GetUp!. Let me tell you all about it. The organisers had kept the specifics… Read More ›
“Life in paradise. Death in custody”.
I recently read Chloe Hooper’s The Tall Man, upon which this documentary is based and it’s a terrific read. (You can get a taste of it here). Kinda like Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood in terms of genre, but a… Read More ›
Capital punishment, the USA and Troy Davis
A brief history of capital punishment and what it means for the Troy Davis case.
Typical
What is the commentary this morning on tabloid telly? It’s all asking whether we should stop activist judges being silly softies instead of whether we should stop our prisons being rape factories.
Quicklink: #OccupyWallStreet, #TakeWallStreet, #Sep17
Reportedly plenty of riot police, very few journalists so far.
The new Australian passport regulations
This is definitely progress, and very good news for trans men and women and intersex people indeed. Obviously it’s left out non-binary people, which is less good.
Wear Red for Daniel.
An arrest has been made in the Daniel Morcombe case. The arrested person faces court tomorrow. Supporters of Daniel and his family are asked to wear something red tomorrow to show your support.
Repost/Crosspost: because this PSA is still needed: “Can I talk to you?” troll
If you have recently received a random message or contact from an unknown person containing text similar to the title, it may be a troll.