As I mentioned in my post at the beginning of this week on Human Goodness, I was contacted by a guy named Duane who had put in a lot of effort to track down the original owner of a media player he bought online, so that he could send it back to him, First of...
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There are some things that just boggle my mind. This is one of them: a Queensland couple face possible gaol sentences for an abortion. I was stunned when I found out that abortion is still illegal in Australia. It’s ok if you’re a doctor though:
The case revealed a loophole in Queensland’s criminal code which...
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I read today (via Wikileaks) that Conroy’s Internet filter is on hold. Well, actually:
A spokeswoman for Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said yesterday the legislation would not be introduced next month’s or the June sittings of parliament.
So that means?
With parliament not sitting again until the last week of August, the laws are unlikely to be...
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I’ve finally been moved to write about the current child abuse/cover-up furore surrounding the Catholic church, and the pope (particularly his alleged actions as cardinal Ratzinger, when heading the Congregation of the Faith). I’ve avoided doing so till now, but it’s getting to me. It seems sometimes that the real issue is getting lost...
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I’m appalled. Saddened and appalled. Some time last year I heard that there was a plan to introduce ethics classes into public schools. I thought that was a great idea. It was a bittersweet moment, as it went along with finding out that there was religious instruction in public schools – which coming from...
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