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I was homeless and you stole my freaking blanket
I can’t understand how this can possibly happen in any society who claim to have a regard for ethics or even human rights: Many Indigenous people live rough in Alice Springs, where the temperature often drops down to about zero degrees Celsius on winter nights. They often stash their blankets somewhere during the day. Alderman [...]
Posted in World
Also tagged Aboriginal Rights, australian-politics, Human rights, politics
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Burnt
“I can’t believe the news today I can’t close my eyes and make it go away” – “Sunday, Bloody Sunday”, U2 I have loved that song for a long, long time, and yet those words have never had meaning like they do at the moment. This weekend has seen the worst fires that this fire-prone [...]
Whose Australia Day?
I’m aware that this makes me a hypocrite, having already joined in a synchroblog for “Australia Day”, but I think that this is an issue that rates a mention. I was spurred into posting this after getting hassled by little Paulie for having a reference to “Invasion Day” in my Instant Messaging status. I think [...]
Posted in God Stuff
Also tagged Aboriginal Rights, Australia Day, Indigenous Australians, Invasion Day
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A Particularly Good Day Not To Be English
Shane Warne is a poet with the cricket ball. Mike Hussey can do no wrong. Most days I’m glad that I’m Australian, not English, but today it is particularly nice. How could it be? England falls apart – theage.com.au
Posted in World
Also tagged a-particularly-good-day-not-to-be-a-pom, ashes, aussie-aussie-aussie, cricket, Humor, Sport, test-cricket
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Assimilation
Very interesting article over at Online Opinion, regarding the current debate around “adopting Australian values”. Thought that this quote could not go without mention: Likewise, if someone is sitting around our nation – not looking or acting Australian – it is enough to just keep telling them: “Become Australian … go on … adopt Australian [...]