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Stay safe out there. There is lot about Australia I don't agree with, living here is not so bad after reading this.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...gration-arrest?CMP=bsky_gu#Echobox=1753465667
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...gration-arrest?CMP=bsky_gu#Echobox=1753465667
Lot of very sad things going on in the world right. But then there always have been.
https://hir.harvard.edu/police-violence-australia-aboriginals/
Well at least if you're white eh?
An investigation of an Aboriginal death earlier this year outside of the criminal justice system starkly raised the broader issue of systemic racism, this time in the healthcare system. Even though 27-year-old Naomi Williams had been to the hospital 18 times for prenatal care, she had never received a proper diagnosis, treatment, or referral to a specialist from her local rural hospital. She was six months pregnant when she died, along with her unborn baby, of septicaemia. Williams’ case clearly showed that racially discriminatory treatment in hospitals can lead to death in circumstances which are preventable with earlier, appropriate intervention. Even before Williams’ death, Aboriginal people living in the area complained of racist treatment at the hospital, yet this case only demonstrates the well-documented poor health outcomes for Aboriginal people across the country. Aboriginal life expectancy is nine years less than that of non-Aboriginal people. Australia is a wealthy country ranking third internationally, behind Norway and Switzerland, on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). However, the HDI ranking for Aboriginal people within Australia is similar to that of El Salvador.
Compounding these discrepancies, Aboriginal people in Australia are among the most imprisoned people in the world. In 2017, Australia reached the point where Indigenous imprisonment rates within Australia outstripped those of Black Americans in the United States. Aboriginal people are slightly more than 3 percent of the Australian population but comprise 28 percent of the adult prison population and over 50 percent of juvenile detainees.
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WHAAAAAAAAT??? I thought only America had racial discrimination.
Oh shit no. Australia would b, (with racism in its DNA), on a level with the US when it comes to its treatment of Aborigines and how they went about treating asylum seekers coming into Australia.
Australia government, ( from colonial times has used a document to stating the continent was, terra nullius, (land without people), before and after Whiteman colonised the country.
Eddie Marbo spent years making a case to recognise, (his then island), Mer Island in the Tories straight, as being inhabited with tradition islanders and not terra nulis.
Courts finally recognised and overturned terra nullius, (33 years ago in 1992), so the people could sue and seek lands taken from them.
The proviso, in handing down the court's decision was aborigine and Torres straight islanders couldn't seek recompense before 1975. Had to prove a longstanding, ongoing and cultural presence to any land disputed.
https://aiatsis.gov.au/ntpd-resource/742
History of Eddie's fight
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06...ok-on-australian-government-and-won/101120100
Treatment of Aborigines in remote areas, ( mostly), has been atrocious. Not only deaths in custody but how miners have been institutionalised and treated. Solitary confinement a, making them wear spit bags over their heads for days, physical and mental abuse in general.
A lot of similarities between the US and Australia on the treatment of native Indians and Australian Aborigines.
The US had pushed Indians on to reservations.
Australia has pushed Aborigines into communities, (another word for towns)In these communities there are numerous tribes made to live together. These can b traditional enemies and when the beer flows old traditions get flamed. No real opertunities for work so high unemployment, ( talking 80-90%), creating enormous social problems with Alcohol, drug, domestic violence, sexual assaults and incest.
Done a lot of work in Aboriginal and Torres straight communities building houses. Have seen the devastation of this.
As an Ex pat Kiwi, I was made welcome, (mostly) once the found out where I came from because of NZ's national rugby sports team. The All Blacks. I think they related to the team, (a lot of islanders and Maori make up the team), with the name All Blacks, also a team name more relatable to their own skin colour.
Working alongside Aussies with a lot of their racist views and comments made for some uncomfortable moments. A couple of hairy moments while being stuck on an Island, with no way off, with irate locals driving around looking for someone because some dickhead abused and assaulted a local girl.
Over here they were also hunted down, killed and woman raped with out any consequences. Their retaliation and revenge against settlers was quite brutal. Of course that only gave white Australians a reason to retaliate, killing not only the perpetrators, also tribes or communities whoever was closes or could b found.
https://www.theaustraliatoday.com.a...-behind-some-of-australias-settler-memorials/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10...rked-turning-point-australian-history/7919894
https://www.creativespirits.info/ab...es-the-frontier-violence-thats-hard-to-accept
And I haven't started on the treatment of asylum seekers. This might sound a tad familiar.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article...as-un-says-it-violated-human-rights/j6hclrcyk
Australia payed the contractors to house and run the detention facility. I think they paid for the construction as well.
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It would be impossible to find a country with a lily-white conscience when it comes to racism. Though it would probably be true to suggest that depth of hatred, level of wrongs committed and legal basis associated with racism vary widely.
Countries with least racism might include Iceland, Denmark, Canada, Holland? Ain't going the other way to nominate most racist.
Countries with least racism might include Iceland, Denmark, Canada, Holland? Ain't going the other way to nominate most racist.
Canada's history with its indigenous people is almost as bad as ours (U.S.). I believe discrimination is more cultural than racial in most circumstances.
What I Dont Understand here .
Say for the sake of reasoning that there is a need for a workforce of 100 000 Hispanics
Illegals and legals in Florida.
Applying pressure and repatriate 20 000 of them
20 000 working hands are not there .. anymore Someone cant get his Fruit picked. He is not gonna be impressed
And these I would not expect to be liberals .Voting to the left so to speak.
.Some can say just hire someone else ..But that is not always possible and certainly not to the salary and conditions
Illegals typically work for.
I once was at a construction site lot of building projects. Happening
The competent skilled carpenters had job offers.
Went to the boss
" Across the street we can get this sum .. In the paycheck ... payment you need to raise "
There was even rumors about Brick layers getting appearance money for even show up at work
many years ago $ 800 in Brown envelope under the tub or we go somewhere else.
Why would they pay .. Answer because there was contract terms
fex
A building for selling Christmas trees finished 3 .d week in January Instead of mid November is huge
difference.
I Think Orange Picking would be the same .. The fruit falls down and rotten
Am I missing something here ??
Say for the sake of reasoning that there is a need for a workforce of 100 000 Hispanics
Illegals and legals in Florida.
Applying pressure and repatriate 20 000 of them
20 000 working hands are not there .. anymore Someone cant get his Fruit picked. He is not gonna be impressed
And these I would not expect to be liberals .Voting to the left so to speak.
.Some can say just hire someone else ..But that is not always possible and certainly not to the salary and conditions
Illegals typically work for.
I once was at a construction site lot of building projects. Happening
The competent skilled carpenters had job offers.
Went to the boss
" Across the street we can get this sum .. In the paycheck ... payment you need to raise "
There was even rumors about Brick layers getting appearance money for even show up at work
many years ago $ 800 in Brown envelope under the tub or we go somewhere else.
Why would they pay .. Answer because there was contract terms
fex
A building for selling Christmas trees finished 3 .d week in January Instead of mid November is huge
difference.
I Think Orange Picking would be the same .. The fruit falls down and rotten
Am I missing something here ??
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Italy is doing the same thing, they have a detention center in Albania that the EU (similar to the UN) is declaring it illegal.
There is however a lot of issues with these illegal migrants, a friend in Brisbane has had to move her family and business away because; gangs of migrants armed with machetes are bringing their form of justice (crime) with them. In Italy they have taken over a city like warlords! the humane treatment goes both ways I guess.
That is so cool! Rare behind the scenes of how it’s done!
Is that a Logitech controller in his hand???
I don't know. At least it's not a Single Action Colt.
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Presented without comment but perfect for this thread.
https://soranews24.com/2025/07/28/h...n-for-the-first-time-at-suzuka-8-hours-final/
https://soranews24.com/2025/07/28/h...n-for-the-first-time-at-suzuka-8-hours-final/
Guns don't kill people. Logitech controllers kill people.
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