Irresponsibility
I noticed a recent media report that Australia was trying to shift responsibility for torture of someone we detained onto the nation who we had paid to jail them for us - see “Australia exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture on Manus, UN says” https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/14/australia-exposed-iranian-asylum-seeker-to-torture-on-manus-un-says “United Nations says man experienced ‘serious violence’ in detention but Australia argues it did not control PNG facilities”
This has been tried before - notably, companies that outsourced phone interactions to third companies, many of whom broke Australian laws or best business practice by being misogynistic, anti-LGBTQIASB+, racist, etc. Those incompetently direct companies (I can’t, in good conscience, refer to the companies as managed) lost a lot of customers that way (especially the ones who didn’t complain, they just didn’t come back ... ), and we now have a clarification of the obligations of companies with the introduction of the “positive duty” in the Sex Discrimination Act to prevent discrimination (see https://humanrights.gov.au/know-your-rights/rights-of-individuals/workplace-rights/positive-duty-sex-discrimination-act).
That also sets a pretty fair precedent for expecting the same for other protected attributes, IMO.
Politics and hate
Also of note, the neolibs are going to oppose the National Security Law that they wanted - which seems the classic obstruct-at-any-cost-to-anyone of the ultimately clearly politically incompetent Tony Abbott.
A key indicative action has also been the neolibs move to exclude protection of LGBTQIASB+ people on the flimsy pretext that “there are things still to discuss”. No, actually, there aren’t: the debates have been held, and the haters lost them (especially on Equal Marriage, after which there has been a continuous, increasingly shrill and malicious backlash - on all such matters). What they are doing now, IMO, is trying to reverse moves to make Australia a more decent, modern nation, and go back to their mediaeval theocratic perversion of democracy rather than change themselves into decent human beings - they want to show their true colours by preaching their religious hate: “The shadow home affairs minister, Jonno Duniam, warned of the risk of unintended consequences, including from possible legal challenges. “That is, of course, gravely concerning when we’re talking about laws that could be construed to prevent a Christian preacher from being able to offer a sermon that some might interpret a certain way … as meeting thresholds of offence, feeling fearful,” he said. “If someone can try and attempt to demonstrate intent on the part of a Christian preacher, they could be caught up in these laws.”” My view is that ALL religions should be equally held to account for their hate - especially against minority groups.
See “Coalition set to vote against Labor’s hate speech and gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack” https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/14/senior-liberals-urge-colleagues-to-vote-against-labors-hate-speech-and-gun-laws-in-wake-of-bondi-terror-attack-ntwnfb “It comes after opposition leader Sussan Ley has spent weeks calling for better legislative protections to tackle antisemitism”
Disconnection and being controlled by the politico-media elite
And on top of all that has been a brilliant article by Amy Remeikis, which is what moved me to write this post: “Malinauskas' Adelaide Festival mess reveals a political class disconnected from the people – Amy Remeikis” https://www.deepcutnews.com/p/adelaide-festival-fiasco-exposes “From Adelaide to Bondi, the political-media class are deciding the "correct" view – and targeting those who dare to dissent”
This was triggered by the exclusion of a Palestinian writer from the Adelaide Writers Week and the powerful, quick, and widespread backlash led by the arts world: “Whether it’s overt political calls and dictums surrounding the royal commission into what led up to the Bondi attack, or floppy justifications for cancelling Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah’ appearance at the Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW), or the faux-rage targeting cartoonist Cathy Wilcox over legitimate political commentary, there appears no end to the unrelenting campaign to paint genocide opponents as hatemongers.” This came on the heels of similar actions by the Bendigo Writers Festival, and the media response contrasts with the media response to the terrorist tragedy at Bondi, and the problem of political false equivalences: “... That he seems shocked at the response shows he still refuses to learn. And that seems to sit at the core of the disconnect we are witnessing growing between politicians and the mainstream media on one side, and the public on other – a refusal to learn, to evolve, to bend. That rigidity in thought means they both can’t and won’t see the shifting sands in front of them.”
This is one of those articles that should be read and then deeply considered.
Being duped/"scammed" by the ultra wealthy elite
Finally, I found the following a useful summary/introduction/review of key history: “How the Rich Took Over the Economy” https://youtu.be/gAV0bkTHui8 “Wealth inequality didn’t just “happen”, it was engineered. This video breaks down the economic decisions, geopolitical shifts, and global power structures that created today’s extreme concentration of wealth. From Bretton Woods to Volcker, Thatcher, Reagan, the IMF, and the rise of financialisation, this is the story of how the modern economy was rebuilt for the super rich and what it means for the rest of us.”
Possible flaws
Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:
- there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”;
- I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
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