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Comment on Gen Y too lazy to vote in federal election by S. Smith

S. Smith — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:00:51 +0000

As a Gen Y voter I have spent a fair amount of time talking with other people of the Y generation about their thoughts on the 2010 Federal Election.

I speak for myself on behalf of most of the people I have spoken to when I say that in the case of this particular federal election, it has nothing to do with how “difficult” the forms are to fill out, it’s more about the fact that we are not really satisfied with either of the candidates of the two major political parties and are not confident in selecting them as the leader of our country, representing us on the world stage.

A lot of Gen Y’s are growing tired of being called lazy and apathetic, this is simply not the case but a generalisation. Sure there are some who fit that description, but not all and those of us who aren’t simply do not want to succumb to and fall for the absolute nonsense that is our Australian politics.

Comment on Kangaroo plan unacceptable: wildlife group by Nora Preston

Nora Preston — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:24:08 +0000

by fletcher’s own admittance, native grasses are not threatened with extinction, and the kangaroos are not responsible for the deterioration, agriculture is, therefore, kangaroos are not driving any earless dragons or legless lizards, etc to extinction either. Not only agriculture is responsible, so is toxic chemical spraying, over development, they are all human related destruction, and yet after this interview, fletcher again got up on 20 May 2010, at the grasslands workshop, at CSIRO in Gungahlin, and continued his erroneous, false statement, dishonestly attacking the kangaroos for the deterioration to areas shown in the google photos. Thankfully I was invited to this workshop, one of many, and corrected his false statements.

Comment on Kangaroo plan unacceptable: wildlife group by Menkit

Menkit — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:38:45 +0000

Ice cream for kangaroos? Is Linke mad? Kangaroos have been here 16 million years, perfectly happy to eat wild grasses, shrubs and leaves. They don’t need no stinking ice cream.
Does he think man is God and can somehow get kangaroos to conveniently eat dirt or air instead so as not to upset the farmers?
Get with the program Linke. Kangaroos eat grass and they have every right to continue eating grass and don’t be so damn stingy! Let them eat grass, breathe, hop and live with their families. Is that really too much to ask?
The problem is not kangaroos’ diet but humans’ diet. We need to quit eating meat and dairy and go back to plants only. Getting cows and sheep off the land will be the biggest improvement for this country we can make.

Comment on Kangaroo plan unacceptable: wildlife group by Milly O

Milly O — Thu, 27 May 2010 07:58:33 +0000

“Culling” is not the way to population control. These administrators have no environmental compassion or understanding of ecosystems. They forget that kangaroos are native animals, native to Australia and an integral part of our biodiversity. The “social” implications are due to roads, housing, industries and people! Before structures are built, they should have environmental impact statements to consider the costs and the way to avoid negative impacts on vegetation and wildlife. There needs to be corridors for wildlife, and under and overpasses. In over 220 years since European settlement, we still haven’t learnt to live in harmony with the land. We will never survive 40 thousand years like indigenous people with our rate of destruction!

Comment on Swine flu vaccine causes headaches across Australia by concerned taxpayer

concerned taxpayer — Sat, 22 May 2010 10:14:14 +0000

Why be surprised. Nicola Roxon only rushed to squander 120 million on the vaccine so as to deliver CSL massive windfall profits – it clearly had nothing to do with public health. Presumably she and her family must have millions of CSL shares stashed somewhere, or or she is just incompetent in the health portfolio, or probably both. There again her boss Kevin Rudd is so incompetent he even makes Roxon look half credible – scary isnt it.

Comment on Homeless rates increase despite Rudd’s pledge by Caroline Storm

Caroline Storm — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:20:25 +0000

Personal mentoring for our homeless is emphatically NOT “just what is needed to make a difference”. Just what is needed, just what will make a difference, is housing: simple, secure, long-term, low cost homes.
In Victoria the number of homeless who are severely mentally ill (with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and/or severe clinical depression) is said by David Wright-Howie, director, Council to the Homeless, to be about 40% of our homeless, some 10,000 people of a total 25,000.
In 2004 the labor government commissioned a report on mental health from the Boston Consulting Group. This report, extensive and thorough, stated that the seriously mentally ill (SMI) must be provided with adequate, secure, low cost, long term housing; the report shows how this would, in the long term, save money and also help ensure whatever recovery is possible for people with these incurable biological diseases of the brain. The report was published in 2006 and since then housing provision for the SMI has decreased in Victoria.
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has stated:
…one of the biggest obstacles in the lives of people with a mental illness is the
absence of adequate, affordable and secure accommodation. Living with a mental
illness–or recovering from it–is difficult in the best of circumstances. Without a decent
place to live it is virtually impossible.
This, from what is known as the”Burdekin Report”, was published SEVEVTEEN years ago. Tragically, it has been ignored by every state and federal government since then.
And the suicide rate of the seriously mentally ill continues to rise. We need not wonder why.

Comment on Coping with the emotional effects of injury by Coping with injuries - openside

Coping with injuries - openside — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:43:40 +0000

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Comment on Australians spice up anti-racist message by Annette Francis

Annette Francis — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:18:59 +0000

Kirilee is obviously a wonderful journalist, what a great insite to the topic of violence of the Indian students in Australia and the Vindaloo Against Violence dinner is a great idea.

Comment on ‘Gimme Shelter’ event helps homeless by David Bath

David Bath — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:07:39 +0000

Hello Lauren,

Well down with the video, I was there and played music on the night and your video captures the issues realy well. This with the other press is great coverage on the topic.

If you could contact me to see if you are available for video project this Sunday everning 18 Oct 09. Its a small arts festival called Feee Floral Frock Fringe Festival.

Look forward to here back from you and I can explain some more details.
thank you
David Bath
0403 990094

Comment on Sport ban ‘to hit Fiji regime hardest’ by Barney

Barney — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:59:42 +0000

It’s a shame that political influences will prevent the one of the world leaders of Rugby 7s from competing at one of the highest levels. I hope very much either the elections are brought forward or a way of omitting sports from the ban can be found so we can see some Fiji magic in India.