My brother down in Coastal Town tipped me off to another example of VicPol’s regard for the general public via this media release:-

Police search for missing man Keith

Tuesday 27 June 2023 5:05pm

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing man Keith.

The 70-year-old was last seen in Hood Street in Portland about 9am on 26 June.

His vehicle, a silver Holden Captiva, was located at the Cape Nelson Lighthouse carpark on 26 June about 5.30pm.

Police with the assistance of Air Wing and SES have been searching the area and are hoping to speak to anyone who may have seen the vehicle being driven between 10am and 5.30pm on 26 June.

Keith is described as having a medium build, approximately 170cm tall with grey receding hair.

Investigators have released an image of Keith and his vehicle in the hope someone may know of his current whereabouts.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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OK.
Sounds like maybe a routine “old guy wandered off” story.
Maybe a bit of memory loss or perhaps depression, with a bit of a hint that Keith may have taken the Big Leap.
Except a bit of Googlin’ by alert locals reveals that Keith was convicted of murdering and be-heading a ‘love rival’ in 2004, and Queensland Police had indicated two days beforehand that they wanted to talk to Keith regarding the disappearance of his then girlfriend in 1996.
Kind of relevant information if someone comes across him on a bush track somewhere, thinking he is nothing more than a wandering Grandpa.

So western civilisation will be preserved in Russia and, to some extent, China.</em

But China? I doubt it. While the Maoist hatred of individual enterprise has, as in Russia, faded with the realisation that it was necessary for economic prosperity, their pride in their ancient culture is stronger than ever. I think they will always want to denounce western values.

On talkback one of the justifications for rub and tugs dis and mis censorship bill is that it will stop people calling the fat little commie a commie.

Reasons why rub and tug is a commie:

1 During uni he hung out with the young Bolsheviks
2 Was the featured interview in an edition of the commie rag, the Tribune
3 Left uni and worked for tommy uren, the alp’s resident commie
4 Opposed all of Hawkie’s middle of the road policies
5 promotes the screech which is the brainchild of a commie skank, marcia langton and tommy the commie mayo
6 is bringing in the worst censorship laws, typical of commies, ever in Australia

Rub and tug is a commie, fact check true. So saying he is a commie may not be covered by the new dis and mis laws under the truth defence.

Noice!.. just back from swimming (1km) and all the buttons back plus my login details saved .. tho noticed a coupla comments about the sidebar .. guessing they are sarcasm cos no sidebar for me .

 Miltonf says:

July 1, 2023 at 3:08 pm

Now the Queen is gone you really wouldn’t piss on the Windsors if they were on fire.

I would.

So saying he is a commie may not be covered by the new dis and mis laws under the truth defence.

Will truth be a defence????

Daily Mail. Seems the fee for a killing is down to $50,000.

Inside the world of Australia’s hitmen: How much clients pay underworld figures to do their dirty work – and how foreign Triads and ‘Lebanese soldiers’ are driving down the price of murder

At 50k a pop I might have to check my list.

(Black) Market economics and competition at work. Let’s see Albo and Bowen stuff this up too.

Temporary emergency measure. We were getting data pillaged so much that it was degrading service for normal users!

I had the suspicion it was a temporary measure and somehow driven by necessity.

Two reasons:

1) Musk normally announces what he is doing so he can manage the message rather than leaving it to the malign left. Look at the blue checkmarks – all the whining from the left just made them look like self-important tight-arses.

2) I expect most people who sign up to twitter do so because they saw something (or things) whilst browsing sans account and decided they wanted to dip their oar as well. Stopping casual viewing, preventing people reading things they can’t just let slide, would crimp new memberships.

But it is weird he has not made more of an effort to explain it.

What is the deal with Truth Social? Can anyone (in the US) read it like twitter has allowed previously? If so Musk would be handing a gift to his competitor.

Daily Mail.

Aussie TikTok star left ‘hyperventilating and sobbing’ after accidentally spending $10,000 on VIP Taylor Swift tickets using her dad’s American Express card: ‘I’m a moron’

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Michael Mansell urges Anthony Albanese to dump Indigenous voice to parliament referendum and negotiate with ‘progressive’ opponents

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By matthew denholm
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3:46PM July 1, 2023
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Veteran Aboriginal activist Michael Mansell is urging Anthony Albanese to cancel the voice referendum in the face of falling support and instead legislate an advisory body and start treaty talks.

Mr Mansell, who is chair of the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania, told The Weekend Australian the Prime Minister should drop the referendum and negotiate with “progressive” voice opponents on alternatives.

The lawyer and leading advocate for Indigenous Tasmanians since the 1970s said these could include legislating a voice, Aboriginal-designated parliamentary seats and a national treaty and truth-telling process.
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“We would hope that the PM would abandon the referendum – he can say ‘it’s not going to get up, the opinion polls keep sliding, I don’t want to polarise the Australian people on this issue’,” Mr Mansell said.

theaustralian.com.au02:31
An Indigenous Voice will enable Australia to close the gap ‘better and more efficiently’
Assistant Education Minister Anthony Chisholm says with the implementation of an Indigenous Voice, it will… enable us to close the gap “better and more efficiently” than previously. “That’ll be a great outcome for government across the country if we actually are doing that in a more efficient way,” More

“Putting the so-called voice in the Constitution raises unnecessary constitutional concerns. They should stay away from a referendum and legislate now.”

Mr Albanese should reach out to “progressive” voice opponents to chart a unifying course forward for “real empowerment” of Aboriginal Australians, he said.

This could include states electing an Indigenous senator, as well as “getting on with truth telling and treaty”.

“We cannot get him to the table (on treaty) while he’s dealing with a referendum,” said Mr Mansell, who has stepped up his No campaign, including an addresses to the Royal Society on Sunday.

Newspoll suggests Tasmania has switched from a Yes state several months ago to a No state.

However, prominent Tasmanian First Nations Yes campaigner Rodney Dillon said the affirmative case could rebound, with himself and others stepping up their campaigns.

“It will probably fluctuate and I think it will be a close call in the end in Tasmania,” said Mr Dillon, of the Tasmanian Regional Aboriginal Communities Alliance.

He said Mr Mansell’s alternative would fail to provide long-overdue Constitutional recog­nition for Indigenous Australians.

“I think the voice is the best outcome for our people – it’s democratic and we’ll be recognised in the Constitution, where we’ve been invisible,” he said.

“This is a time when we can all come together and be part of something important.”

Mr Mansell, an attendee of the Uluru gathering that led to the Statement from the Heart, said the voice would of itself not achieve anything for Aboriginal people’s health, education or incarceration rates.

But Mr Dillon argued that the voice would improve both policy and programs.

“If we don’t have people there advising them (the government) what to do, we’ll keep getting the same results,” he said.

Rabz, somebody pointed out earlier today that all of Tucker Carlson’s episodes can be viewed at his website at:

Tuckercarlson.com

Aussie TikTok star left ‘hyperventilating and sobbing’ after accidentally spending $10,000 on VIP Taylor Swift tickets using her dad’s American Express card: ‘I’m a moron’

I am guessing she’s getting no argument from dad about the ‘moron’ self-assessment.
Of course, the true test will come when dad tells her he’s offloaded the tix for a bit under face value, and she’s making up the difference.

Michael Smith of michaelsmithnews.com today announced his imminent heart surgery. It will be major, as he has 3 arteries that are 90% blocked!

I wish him all the best. He is one of the good guys. Surgery is also the area that I believe medicos do best.

Half homes in remote lands of Martu people are fit for demolition

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By paige taylor
Indigenous Affairs Correspondent, WA Bureau Chief
@paigeataylor
4:08PM July 1, 2023
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Half of all the houses on the ­remote lands of the Martu people are in such poor condition they should be demolished, according to the first comprehensive survey of living conditions in the Western Desert.

An audit of the three Indigenous communities on Martu land northeast of the iron ore town of Newman counted a total of 80 homes, of which 40 were deemed to be “beyond economic repair”. People are living in most of the homes marked for demolition.

The Martu’s own Aboriginal corporation has continued to repair homes long after it was deemed economical to do so because people had nowhere else to live. In recent years, the Jamukurnu-Yapalikurnu Aboriginal Corporation has received $5.9m from the West Australian government to undertake essential maintenance across 57 properties.

However, the housing crisis in Punmu, Parnngurr and Kunawarritji is emblematic of a national ­crisis in remote housing.

Land councils and Indigenous corporations across Australia say many more Indigenous people want to live on homelands than the homelands can support.

At the Barunga Festival southeast of Katherine this month, Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney said the Indigenous voice to parliament could give practical advice on improving housing in the NT homelands.

Latest data from the Productivity Commission shows that in very remote communities, 55 per cent of Indigenous people were living in overcrowded ­accommodation in 2021. This is an improvement from 2016 when 59 per cent of houses in very remote communities were overcrowded.

For the Martu report, residents opened their homes to a survey team to show how minor damage can become major – in one case, a leaking shower brought down the walls of a bathroom.

Other residents demonstrated how snakes enter through gaps in the floors or holes where bathroom tiles had fallen away.

In each community, residents spoke of relatives living in the town of Newman who wanted to come home to Punmu, Parnngurr and Kunawarritji. While Newman has a bottle shop and pub, the three Martu communities are dry. They are home to some of Australia’s living treasures including elders who were born in the desert and lived nomadically, avoiding the white world until 1963.

Among the permanent residents of Purnngurr are senior law men and artists whose work on the Seven Sisters exhibition has been touring the world’s major museums since 2020.

However, the Martu report is more than a housing audit. It explains the Martu’s hopes for the ­future of their communities, including economic development.

The WA government paid for the survey of Martu housing as a way to quantify the problem before working out solutions. On Tuesday, senior Martu men and women met Premier Roger Cook and other ministers. They talked about the housing audit, and what to do next, and they stressed that their communities are viable only if they are given opportunities.

The Martu’s next big project is the joint management of the Karlamilyi National Park surrounding Parnngurr and Punmu. The Cook government is poised to do a deal with the Martu that would recognise their Native Title rights over the park and create jobs for the Martu who manage it.

“It’s important to all Martu that our communities are good places to live, work and play,” Martu chairman Simon Frank said.

The Voice will make all the difference, surely?

Richard
2 hours ago
Nowhere in the article was it mentioned that this happens at every site where housing is supplied. It is destroyed, and not by climate or snakes! I have personally seen what happens when housing is given to remote communities and it is not pretty. But nothing changes! “Whites” are always to blame for what the indigenous do to supplied housing!

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The Australian government has quietly pulled Moderna’s (Spikevax) covid-19 vaccine for children under 12 years and won’t explain why.

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“What they need is psychotherapy.”

I see one of the French commentary on F_Desouche refer to the the rioters as Bobos.
A lot of businesses looted and set on fire.
I don’t see a long term solution with France’s immigrant community who are not really interested in integrating.

That’s very sad for you and your mum Cassie.

And then there is ASTIC and Geoff Clarke’s corruption. With the Voice we are heading for a permanent redux of this.

Mention ATSIC and the Voice advocates shudder. That tells me that we should be reminding everyone of what happened. It was always predictable that Aboriginal power structures would prevail within ATSIC. And they did. Just as they will if the Voice is implemented.

It will be ATSIC on steroids.

It will be ATSIC on steroids.

ATSIC on steroids and enshrined in the Constitution, so we’ll need another referendum to get rid of it.

Just a reminder.

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Houellebecq is a literary truth teller.

He doesn’t muck around.

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The “Big men” in some of those communities have two houses – they live in one, while “whitefella” repairs the other – rinse and repeat.

A sermon from the mUnt.

Orthodox Christians are far more devoted to the concept of orthodoxy than Christ’s actual teachings.

Christ was very conservative on the truth of his own teachings. I think he expected his followers to act likewise.

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

John 5:24

Christians are concerned with Christ’s teachings. The fact that they value them so much means they are committed to actual orthodoxy. Not as dead tenets, but as words of life and personal transformation.

Again, Jesus himself in the Sermon on the Mount:-

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”
Matthew 7:24

Christian orthodoxy is Jesus’ teaching. Through his very words in the Gospels and through the words of the writers of the Bible. There will be some of course who will have their own hobby horses and shibboleths, but any thinking Christian values the Bible as the very words of Christ and endeavours to live by them.

Real orthodoxy is a life commitment to Jesus and all he taught. Contra to your ignorant dismissal, I know many Christians who endeavour to live by his words, and when they don’t they trust in his grace and mercy.