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Re: Exclusive news: Girl jumped off UTS tower building! There's nothing about this in the online editions of the Sydney papers, theone123, and I doubt that the police would suppress news of such an incident in its entirety (edit: Or maybe they would - see below). If anyone has something of...

Re: Semester 1 Chatter Today I missed my only worthwhile lecture so that I could catch X-Men 3. In cost-benefit terms, I know that I came out on top :). My attitude has been pathetic this semester. Of my three classes that don't have an exam, of late I have only been attending the lectures...

What do you (as a current or former secondary school student) think of the Minister's decision? As a school student, should an individual be free to attend a strike if they so choose, no matter the requirements of the Education Department and/or whatever their parents/guardians may say?

Sorry, but I stand by my comment - it's clear that, even though you seemingly appeared to agree with nathan, you do not think much of his comment given that you immediately followed this apparent admission with yet another baseless and paranoid attack against the muslims in Australia. Edit: Now...

banco, it pays to actually read what is the on screen before you reply.

She was a student at the school (as was the case in the first two movies). A good comic-book movie. It's a shame that the comics went off the rails - I'm glad that I walked away from the series on what could now be called a high note (Operation: Zero Tolerance).

Bloody oath, even the tectonic plates don't like some of the Islamic countries! This may suprise you, codereder, but the media cannot manufacture natural disasters or armed conflicts. The actual events as they are reported are distorted to a certain extent, yes, but that isn't to say that such...

Re: Islamic sex education Just how likely is that here in Australia, Banco? The slitting of a young woman's throat, I mean? Please let the above be the last comment of its sort. As much as any of you may not like this particular religion (or any religion for that matter), there's no need...

As a commentator said on 702, the leading figures of the Liberal Party are rightly opposed to a merger given that is suggestive of two near equal entities becoming one, but it's unlikely that they would object to the more moderate National MPs joining the Liberal Party en masse. Then again, if...

Re: Islamic sex education If you are providing an article or some other quoted piece for discussion, you must provide a link (or a reference if it isn't available online). Please, I really don't like having to provide a link just because the thread's starter was feeling lazy at the time.

So I'm an alarmist for stating the obvious by noting that there are privacy issues at stake, yet you are just following a line of thought by suggesting that my concerns may pose serious issues for the role of the police force? Eh, I think that it would be fair to say that we both think that...

I take it that you are still feeling quite dry over there, Waf?

Tuna sandwich, and soon I'll be moving on to an essay for one of my history units.

ABC taking its cleaners to the cleaners

Banco, keep in mind that there are a number of other factors at play - the number of people in society, the nature of the policing and justice systems (such as the number of and role of the polce and what actually constitutes a crime), the extent to which crimes are reported, the way in which...

Leaving aside the idea that 'economic viability' should determine the scale and location of such settlements, I take it that you are ignoring the pathetic housing and health conditions that face many indigenous Australians? Poverty in such cases is real, not relative, and next to nothing will be...

So would the alleviation of poverty in these areas - it's not a cop-out, but it's something else that must be considered if the situation is to be properly addressed.

... Actually, I can see how you might think that (you're now an alarmist, after all), but no, I'm not suggesting that restrictions be put in place beyond those that already exist. I'm merely worried about the way in which this method could be abused (intentionally or not).

Yes, much of that information is currently available, but not in so specific a form, and no FOI request would lead to the release of available household-level statistics for commercial gain. "it would seem that anything that can be reasonably seen from the footpath is in the public domain" is...

Troubled East Timor asks for help (7.17pm). East Timor has sent a request for help (police and military) to Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Portugal. Given that the Australian Government is still to receive an official request, help from this country is still to be offered, but as noted by...