by cameron | Mar 6, 2007 | Australian politics
The “NoGodBlog“, the official blog of the American Athiests, is all excited about the announcement that on March 12th, a U.S. Congressman/woman is apparently going to announce that he/she is an atheist. This is obviously a big deal in the country where, according to Richard Dawkins, a recent poll indicated that the majority of U.S. voters said they would not vote for an atheist.
I’m wondering how many “outed” atheists we have in Australian politics? We need a site which tracks such matters, something like “They Work For You“, the U.K. site. I’d love to see one of those operating in Australia. Does anyone have any idea where to find out the religious stance of Aussie pollies?
by cameron | Mar 5, 2007 | Australian media, Australian politics, censorship, Podcast, US politics
My guests today are Dr Kris Klugman PhD and Bill Rowlings from Civil Liberties Australia. I invited them onto the show to help me understand what’s happening with a variety of civil liberty matters such as:
David Hicks
Dr Phillip Nitschke’s book
Attorney-General Phillip Ruddock
Banning of Muslim books
Sedition and other “anti-terrorism” laws passed in Australia
The use of fear as a tool of manipulation
Free Speech
An Australian Bill of Rights
The troubling rise of the Christian Right in Australia
Gay marriage
If you are troubled, as I am, by these issues, then get off your backside and DO something about it. Join the CLA, write a blog, record a podcast, run for politics, create some street art, just DO SOMETHING non-violent. Don’t get sucked into this bullshit mindset of “what difference does it make?”. That’s what “they” want you to think. Remember – you boil a frog slowly.
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by cameron | Mar 2, 2007 | Australian politics, censorship
I was just thinking tonight that someone should get a copy of Nitschke’s “The Peaceful Pill Handbook”, scan it, pdf it, and release it on the web as a free e-book. Then, I thought, why doesn’t Nitschke do it himself? I’m pretty sure he doesn’t see the book as a big money maker. Why not make it available as a free e-book? If he released it as an Acrobat document (or even as a Microsoft Word document), people in Australia could print their own copies and hand them to elderly relatives.
So if any of my readers in Canada or the USA want to assist in the euthanasia of an immoral law, pick up a copy of the book here. Read it and tell us what’s in it.
by cameron | Mar 2, 2007 | Uncategorized
Next week I’ve got a few interesting interviews lined up that you can submit ideas for.
The first is a round table debate between Phil Burgess, public policy and communication general manager at Telstra, and Garry Barker from The Age, and myself, about all matters Telstra. If you have any questions you’d like us to put to Phil, let me know.
The second is an interview I’m doing with Bill Rowlings, CEO, Civil Liberties Australia, about the Nitschke book banning and the general state of civil liberty in Australia. Again, if you have any questions you’d like me to put to Bill, let me know.
I’ve also got Brian Flemming, director of “The God Who Wasn’t There” coming on to discuss Christian mythology. Same goes for Brian.
by cameron | Mar 1, 2007 | Uncategorized
We don’t have many technology venture capitalists in Australia but it’s generally agreed that Mike Zimmerman from TVP is one of the good ones. And such good taste in eyewear!!
