676 thoughts on “Melbourne cup sweep 2016”

1. In an escalation of tensions inside the Coalition, NSW Liberals, speaking on condition of anonymity, said their state was the most multicultural and, apart from Tony Abbott, no one from NSW was willing either to amend or repeal section 18C of the act.

   You’d think Turnbull would also vote for amend or repeal …

2. freefall852,

   [ We let Murdoch take over our government and our public broadcaster. ]

   I’ll say! Check out the articles from this edition of the OZ! It’s not just a propaganda sheet for the Coalition but covers pretty well all the far RW nut jobs.

   Poor fellow my country. I can foresee quite a challenging and nasty future for my kids & grand kids. Every horrible aspect of the US condition is destined to be repeated here and I can’t see any way it can be avoided given the stranglehold that the likes of Murdoch has with the Australian media.

   http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/climate/one-nation-call-for-audit-over-csiro-climate-claims/news-story/eee35aff8b4d9fb6a199f267700b8b37

3. Time for A NEW THREAD, I think.

   Comments closing here soon. I’ll put up BK’s Dawn Patrol as the first comment in the new place.

4. Turnbull the dud lawyer. And a lying bastard.

   Gotta love #politicslive readers.

   Aruna Sathanapally, a barrister at the Sydney bar and visiting lecturer at Sydney University, has clarified more on the process of complaints under section 18C.

   To recap, Malcolm Turnbull seemed to suggest that the Human Rights Commission was pursuing the QUT case under 18C.

   Turnbull said:

   I think the Human Rights Commission has done a great deal of harm to its credibility by bringing the case against the Queensland students….

   Now, frankly, what the Human Rights Commission needs to do is reflect on whether, in making its decisions as to which cases to pursue and which cases not to pursue, it has been doing so in a manner that enhances the reputation both of the commission and respect for the Racial Discrimination Act.

   It seemed to me (no lawyer) that Turnbull was at odds with the Commission’s advice on the website that it does not pursue the cases so I asked for a clarification of the process.

   This is from Sathanapally:

   In short, the process is the same across all grounds of what is referred to as “unlawful discrimination” which includes age discrimination, sex discrimination and race discrimination. The Commissions role, as you’ve identified, is to conciliate. Complaint to the Commission is required before a person can proceed to either the Federal Circuit Court or Federal Court. The Commission’s role is to inquire into and attempt to conciliate the dispute, in a private and informal way.

   It does not make determinations, nor does it bring legal proceedings (though it may seek to intervene). The relevant provisions are sections 46P-PN of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act.

   The AHRC has, and employs, the power to terminate (dismiss) complaints on various grounds, including that they are trivial or vexatious.

   The AHRC does not make any determination on whether unlawful discrimination is made out, that is the job of a court… The AHRC cannot stop a court proceeding…</blockquote.
   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2016/nov/07/malcolm-turnbull-human-rights-commission-should-look-at-18c-process-politics-live

5. Putting this link up in the hopes that it will easier for me to read it here.

   Senator Culleton shows why we have unelected judges: to avoid them being swayed by public opinion or by self-interested politicians. #auspol https://t.co/QHv6OFEJXz

   — Ivana Kovac Kuti (@IKKsays) November 7, 2016

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