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  1. Kurve

    Current No Body No Parole - Is it working?

    Is it working? Tasmania is lagging, the rest of the states with some form of 'No body no parole' rule in place. NSW section 135(3)(e) of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW). QLD section 193A of the Corrective Services Act 2006 (Qld) SA section 67(6) of the Correctional...
  2. Marcel Proust

    Summer Tokyo 2021 Basketball Thread - August 7 When We Got Bronze

    Papa Giannis is smacking china atm
  3. foreigner

    My pledge for Australia

    Dear fellow Australians let us make the following pledge and be good to each other. Please copy and share in all social media, let us unite and be Australian. "At this unprecedented and challenging juncture in our history, as a true Australian I pledge to be kind, courteous and helpful towards...
  4. The Speaker

    The End of Holden

    After a long decline, the end of Holden's manufacturing has caused the brand to sharply decline, and it will soon pass away. Few Australian brands are more 'iconic'. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-17/holden-car-brand-axed-after-160-years-in-australia/11972092
  5. P

    Golf Golf Course rankings, and general golf course chat thread

    Golf Australia 1Royal Melbourne west 2Cape wickham 3Barnbougle dunes 4Lost farm 5Peninsula-Kingswood north 6Kingston heath 7Royal Melbourne east 8Victoria 9Royal Adelaide 10The national Gunamatta 11NSW GC 12St Andrews beach 13The National Moonah 14Ellerston...
  6. The Speaker

    Rolling World Cup squad thread

    Seeing as the World Cup is happening before the Ashes and no-one really seems to know what our best ODI team looks like, it's time for this thread to match the Ashes one. Now, it's very much the selectors' fault that we have no idea what the best ODI line-up looks like, because they never pick...
  7. M

    Current America's 'worst serial killer' Samuel Little

    How an Australian helped identify America's 'worst serial killer' Samuel Little It was a confession of pure evil, a stunning moment, and Bundaberg-born forensics specialist Angela Williamson was thrilled. Key points: Samuel Little confessed to more than 90 murders The killings took place...
  8. Andonis1997

    A-League 2018/19 - Round One

    It's back! All times in ACDT:
  9. Kurve

    Current Misogyny as a Hate Crime

    A hate crime (also known as a bias-motivated crime or bias crime) is a prejudice-motivated crime, an act of violence or hostility directed at another which occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership (or perceived membership) in a certain group. In 2016, local...
  10. The Speaker

    Social Science Australian dialects

    Generally if you're going to talk about Australian dialects, someone who vaguely knows what they're talking about will come in and say that there are three of them: broad (Paul Hogan), standard (Hugh Jackman) and cultivated (Geoffrey Rush). In addition, they'll say that broad and cultivated...
  11. Kurve

    Current Private Prisons - Arthur Gorrie Australia's powder keg.

    Secret reports and insider accounts from prison officers and former inmates reveal Brisbane's Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is overcrowded, increasingly violent and unsafe — even for the staff. 'There's going to be a staff fatality' Peter and another Arthur Gorrie officer "Carol" spoke to...
  12. Restricted Free Agent

    Ashes 3rd test @ The WACA

    Thursday 1:30pm (AEDT) Teams England: No changes Australia: M. Marsh in for P. Handscomb #InMarshWeTrust
  13. Restricted Free Agent

    *NOT FOOTY* Australia Legalises Gay Marriage!!!

    Congratulations to all gay Australians and HFC members. You are real and your relationships are valid. This is a historical day. Thank you to all the people who fought for years to help make this possible.
  14. Restricted Free Agent

    Australia V England 2nd test of the 2017/18 Ashes @Adelaide Oval

    The second match in the five match ashes series starts on the 2nd of December 2017 and will be played at the Adelaide oval. Session times (Not taking into account delays) (All times are subject to change) Session 1: 2:30pm - 4:30pm (AEDT) Session 2: 4:50pm - 6:50pm (AEDT) Session 3: 7:30pm -...
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