The title is quoted from this ABC Online article with respect to the special regulations in force from yesterday until the end of this month that relate to the behaviour of onlookers and protesters to the Roman Catholic World Youth Day event, which takes place over 5 days (July 15-20) later this month. Read more »
Allison Pearson is outraged that her 12 year old daughter knows all about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases, because this will apparently ruin the youthful romantic yearnings that all teenage girls should have by right, yet paradoxically this very lack of romantic claptrap filling her brain about boys, replaced as it i Read more »
The blogosphere is starting to buzz. What’s the buzz? AP has kicked up about bloggers posting short, linked excerpts without paying. Read more »
From the section of the paper actually called Unusual Tales.
Court overturns father’s grounding of 12-year-old [link]
“At her age, children test their limits and it’s up to their parents to set boundaries.
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Two years ago, nine men and boys raped a ten year old girl in the town of Aurukun.
My previous posts on the subject:
“Naughty little girl”, explains rape apologist Crown Prosecutor in gang rape of ten year old girl
Qld Premier Anna Bligh on the Aurukun rape case: video
Indigenous voices on Aurukun; and the Law Society tells the public to butt out Read more »
Alan Leek points out in a letter to the SMH that he has a unique viewpoint on this case with a history of being both a police officer and an art exhibitor. Because that is a “front-page” link which will point to different Letters to the Editor tomorrow, I have reproduced the text in full below and will discuss my responses after the quoted material. Read more »
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