Freedom of political expression in Australia?
Dissent Cafe and Bar was shut down after complaint.
Police seize art posters depicting Trump, Putin and Netanyahu in Nazi uniforms
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/19/police-seize-art-posters-depicting-trump-putin-and-netanyahu-in-nazi-uniforms-from-canberra-bar-ntwnfb
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Media Conference:
… I don’t think the individual Police officers are the problem. I think the larger organisation needs to be scrutinised further about its training, and what it deems ‘appropriate’.
The ‘active incident’ in a general area does not excuse the heavy-handling of what occurred on a peaceful, incident-absent bus.
As consequence, an innocent person was injured AND traumatised. This should be considered heavily.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRQ4fewEpH-/?igsh=aGozY2NoZzFkYXl0
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ACT Policing Chief Scott Lee has issued an apology to a teenager mistakenly detained by police in Woden, while defending the actions of the officers involved. The incident followed reports of an armed robbery and multiple carjackings in the area. The alleged offender was later apprehended in Ainslie. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Stay up-to-date with the latest news and updates from the ACT region with the ABC NEWS app.
Very disappointing: The racial profiling. The lack of due process. The lack of professionality. The lack of dignity and respect for the ‘suspected’.
What on earth is taught at Police Academies in Australia?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-20/aboriginal-17yo-pulled-bus-gunpoint-mistaken-racial-profiling/106029782
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So far everything proceeding as predicted:
One way or another the students and teachers will continue on. The biggest question that has my interests, however, is the consequences that the members of the Board will face… https://the-riotact.com/next-steps-for-brindabella-administrators-to-comb-through-books-new-board-may-be-price-of-government-support/851775
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It’s absurd, and it’s true.
In Australia, it's 'easier to get a permit to destroy nature' than fix it. Here's why:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-31/environment-nature-destruction-permit-waterways-conservation/104729768
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Jailed whistleblower David McBride says he has faced threats from other inmates in Canberra prison - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-20/jailed-whistleblower-david-mcbride-gives-prison-interview/104619510
A milder example, but still a reminder about why Australian corrections facilities are a toxic place for ‘corrections’ and ‘rehabilitation’.
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Former military lawyer David McBride has given an interview to the ABC from the Canberra prison where he is serving a sentence of more than five years for leaking secret military documents to journalists.
Sharing the road with Cyclists (and other road users):
Motorists,
you save somewhere between 30 seconds to 5 minutes, rushing past cyclists on the road without care.
Is the time saved really worth the trauma and criminal sentence?
1. P-Plate work commuter: two-and-a-half year community corrections order (Cyclist dead: inattention when passing) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-23/lindsay-smyrk-court-cyclist-death-sentence-woodend/102514622
2. 21-y-o work commuter: three years in jail (Cyclist dead; erratic driving) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-24/21yo-driver-sentenced-to-jail-for-cycling-death-david-halliwell/12487928
3. 59-y.o. one year and nine months' jail (Cyclist with permanent/severe injury; inattention when passing and 'hit and run')
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-15/hit-run-driver-romano-andreucci-jailed/11709102
4. 39-y.o Professional Truck Driver, four year jail term
(Cyclist dead'; Driving under influence of drugs; Drive while using a mobile phone; sleep deprivation; etc.) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-15/truck-driver-jailed-over-nullarbor-cyclist-leif-justham/101761506
5. 36-y.o Professional Truck Driver. three years and four months in jail (Cyclist dead; inattention when passing and 'hit and run')
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-04/amala-paulson-jailed-fatal-collision-horsham-cyclist-liam-batson/102303428
6. 43-y.o Truck Driver, four years and two months in jail
(Cyclist dead; inattention turning at an intersection)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-02/truck-driver-mathew-gray-sentenced-4-years-killing-bendigo-teen/100263378
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Putting aside the particular individuals of this incident. (and its judgment)
... I'm wondering whether or not there was a 'conflict of interest' assessment undertaken by Corrective services.
The risks associated between mutually familiar people in a prison setting might need to be re-examined.
.. as well as the educational communication to inmates prior to their actual meeting with external workers and volunteers.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-23/act-narcotics-anonymous-volunteer-burned-tea-prisoner-throw/103622520
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Lawyers for Rebecca Krutsky, who threw boiling tea on a Narcotics Anonymous volunteer at Canberra's jail scalding her chest, neck and back, say she is now a changed woman and wants to apologise to the victim.
The fact of the matter is that the current older generation of Australians (Millennial and older) have all been raised to understand Public intoxication as a criminal justice issue, rather than a health issue.
If Australian Political circles, State and Federal, had put more into public awareness and agency reforms towards the idea of intoxication as a health issue needing medical attention, than Barnaby would have most definitely been treated with more respect.
Blaming bystanders just shows our Politicians debate the world from a tall Ivory tower, detached from reality and the history that shaped it.
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Ken S
