David Hicks ask John Howard a question on Q&A.

Context: David Hicks is tortured, denied due proccess and kept for a long time without trial. David Hicks then pleads guilty. 

Howard’s answer seems to suggest that because Hicks pleaded guilty his treatment was justified. You can probably put together the gaping logic in Howard’s answer. Its bitterly sad that the second longest serving PM can laud Australia on being a democracy, then in the same breath, justifies denying one of our own citizens due process, full access to the justice system and the right to be free from torture.

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Well worth a read. Here is just an excerpt:

They may have called him ‘Slipper the Rat’, but the Speaker was sure as fuck hung like a donkey.

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One of the most common arguments against the carbon tax, is that anything Australia does won’t make a difference if no one else is pulling their weight. Yet:

Saudia Arabia: $100b investment in solar energy

South Korea: Carbon Pricing which it got through with bipartisan support

China: Clean Coal Technology and trialing ETS in select cities as well as massive investment in renewable

NZ: Emission Trading Scheme well before anyone else

Germany: $263 billion investment in renewables and a goal to be 100% renewable by 2050

European Union: ETS Scheme

Even Libya which has just come out from the shadows of a crippling dictatorship are looking at how to deal with climate change.

Wrap it up climate change naysayers. Future generations are going to be shaking their heads at how one of the richest countries in the world were unwilling to pull their weight in building a greener future. What kind of future do you want? 

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As anyone with commonsense would of predicted facebook has already plunged 11%. within the space of a day. Investment should be based on real earnings and educated guesses at its potential earnings.Too many fools buy into the marketing spin that Wallstreet are so good at peddling, rather than assessing the reality for themselves.

The history of White America condensed into 3m and 15 seconds.

Anonymous asked: His name is Craig Thomson. No 'p'.

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Worrying Signs for our democracy

Thomson’s speech was interesting and certainly emotional. While his story has gaping holes he did make valid points in regards to the trial by media witch hunt and the fact that much of the media treats him as guilty, thus denying him the presumption of innoncence. It should be the courts and not us assessing his guilt. You must also feel for Thomson and his family and remember, even if he is guilty, he is still human. The pressure on him must be enormous and much of the media conduct has been unscrupulous and vicious to say the least. We only have to remember American politician R Budd Dwyer, who in very similar circumstances, was accused of misappropriating public funds and after a media witch hunt shot himself live in a press conference (video can be seen here). We have proper due process for a reason and this should take place. If found guilty he should face the consequences but hounding, harassing him and implying he is guilty before a court has assessed he is, is a worrying sign for our democracy.

Note: As a warning the video of the suicide that has been linked is quite graphic

"The Queen risks losing all legitimacy after inviting the dictator of Bahrain to her Jubilee while he detains Nabeel Rajab for tweets"

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This is from the Irish version of Q&A. A powerful statement from one of the many victims of child abuse in religious institutions. How can people have the nerve to say that religion gives us morality, when to this day, members of the various religious institutions and the government have been hand in hand in failing to deal with the gross travesties that befell some of our most vulnerable members of our society.