Australia is going to draft in new rules for social media regarding online trolls.
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Hi guys,
You talking about Thanksgiving and your Indigenous people made me wonder about how our history, which is not the most stellar. White Australia Policy etc and what changes are happening.
I knew there was a Day of mourning and Sorry day and Naidoc week but hadn't really known the history so much. I knew Sorry day was about the apology for the Stolen generation and the opposition to Australia day being the 26th January which Indigenous Australians call Invasion Day so it was very interesting and enlightening to read further.
Hope you find it interesting too.
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Day of Mourning (Australia) - Wikipedia
National Sorry Day - Wikipedia
NAIDOC Week | Australians Together
Regarding a Parliamentary review of Parliament House and politicians after a rape in one of the offices there. Hopefully the changes will be implemented.
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Our Federal Government was trying to put through a bill that would require voters to give ID at the polling stations. At the moment you rock up to your polling station, give your name, they look it up in the electoral roll which is in alphabetical order, check that your name against the address they have if there is more than one name like yours. Put a little mark against it, give you the ballot papers, you vote, stick the papers in the ballot boxes, go outside, you can buy a cake or a plant or sausage sanga to help the school or church whose hall it is, head on home. Simple
The bill was panned for its impact on vulnerable groups including Indigenous Australians and people experiencing homelessness.
Even the government-chaired human rights committee found there was no evidence it was necessary. The Australian Electoral Commission had found instances of voter fraud were “vanishingly small”.
The legislation would have forced voters to present a form of ID at polling stations and rewrite current rules asking people to provide their name and address. The changes have been labelled “racist” and “a solution looking for a problem” amid fears it would suppress and disenfranchise voters from Indigenous and multicultural backgrounds, as well as others who may have trouble providing acceptable ID.
Jacqui Lambie pulls support for voter ID laws prompting government to quietly kill bill | 7NEWS
Government drops push to pass controversial voter ID bill ahead of next election (sbs.com.au)
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-12-06/climate-change-earth-black-box-recorder/100621778
Earth is getting a black box to record our climate change actions, and it's already started listening
Its for future knowledge in case we wipe ourselves out with climate change. Now doesn’t that make you feel safe.
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Ahh to think we could have been speaking French, with fresh baguettes and fromage and champagne galore.
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https://amp.abc.net.au/article/100726406
What we can learn from Desmond Tutu, a man for whom forgiveness trumped vengeance.
An interesting analysis
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Hi
A tradition in Australia that Americans would not know of that you may like to know about.
Share the lamb!
Post-Christmas, there’s no tradition more anticipated than the release of the annual lamb ad.
Each year, Meat and Livestock Australia sends out a searing roast in honour of the Aussiest of meats – lamb.
This year’s campaign, “The Lost Country of the Pacific” celebrates Australia reuniting with the rest of the world after years of isolation.
If you are interested in the past ads if you go to YouTube and search Australian lamb ads.
Last years
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jDlXvtWHB40
Just a bit of light hearted fun.
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That was hilarious! Those ads are always well done and released a few weeks before Australia Day.
@matildagirl Thanks for sharing!