Death on the Northern Territory frontier. “The crowd enjoyed the hanging and asked for more”
A look back at some of the more curious entries in the death records of the Northern Territory from the early years of last century.
Trashing Tony’s tough-love truancy travesty
The obvious point is that this sort of politically attractive - but fundamentally naive and cruel - quick fix does not work. To get kids back into school successfully takes more than tough love, fines or hawk-eyed cops. Success will come with resources, planning, proper encouragement, good role models, joyful love and humour.
Pointing the finger – Who are the dopers, who are the organised criminals?
The problem for the Australia Government now is that it appears that the public version of the Crime Commission report is just the tip of the iceberg. The Government and ASADA are in damage control and the countries top football leagues (Australian football’s AFL and Rugby League’s NRL) are in crisis.
Ten (Australian) questions for Cancer Jesus
If Cancer Jesus ever returns to Adelaide he can expect to be dragged from his private jet at the airport, hitched to the back of a truck with a rope, hauled into the city down Anzac Parade and his lifeless body hung for display from a light standard in Victoria Square while the crowds that once sang his praises to the sky bay for his blood. He doesn't deserve any better.
Death, violence and politics in the Northern Territory festive season
Someone in Acting CM Lambley’s position should be well aware that it is erroneous and possibly prejudicial to cry ‘murder’ when there has been no such conviction by a court. Murder is a very specific offence, and it does the NT Government no credit to have Ms Lambley respond in hysterical ignorance.
Is Sean Hannity a liar? Discuss.
If you want to own a longarm or handgun in Australia now you firstly need a legitimate reason (sport-shooting or employment-related reasons top that list), have to go through rigorous police checks and join a gun club. There is no presumption or right to gun ownership - it is a privilege.
An American radio diary: Guns, Hitler and let’s “lock up the nut-jobs!”
Roger Hedgecock: It has to do with taking guns away from people who might oppose the government ... The purpose of the second Amendment is to make sure you are sufficiently armed to resist tyranny ... People know where this is going ... buy your guns and ammo now while you can.
“A sense of unease and misgiving” – abuse and the Catholic Church on the Tiwi islands
"They used to go up to him and sort of play with him, wanking him, some of the kids used to suck him off. And I was one of them. There was a lot of others kids too that sucked him off and wanked him.”
Why cycling’s anti-doping system is broken: XZTT v Anti-Doping Rule Violation Tribunal
In XZTT v Anti-Doping Rule Violation Tribunal [2012] AATA 728 the AAT concluded that, in addition to the "egregious", "flagrant breaches" and delays by the UCI and Cycling Australia, the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority and the Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel "each misconceived their respective legal obligations under the ASADA Act and the NAD Scheme."
Armstrong speaks. Invokes Martin Luther King. World cringes.
Armstrong: "I just got one last request, can everybody say yes before I ask it? Lets have a helluva good time tonight. Thank You."