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Weak troll but interesting issue as it touches on issues of animal laws. On the one hand animals do not have the ability to consent so therefore all sex with animals would be rape. However as animals are also the property of their owners are they as owners entitled to treat animals however...

In making the original statement the onus is on the slanderer to prove their accusation. For example if I called someone fat, ugly or stupid then I would need to substantiate that claim when I made it. "My god that fat bastard weighs 85kgs and he's only 11", etc etc. Concepts of...

Though doing so may have contractual implications in the workplace or other situations.

Different things are different.

I'm not sure if defammation/libel has come into bullying cases before, it would certainly make for an interesting scenario. Truth being the defense to defamation claims could you then see a school principal determining whether or not student X is actually stupid/slutty/ugly/etc and therefore the...

Should Australia even be trying to host the World Cup? Why/Why not? Is it the place of Government to fund major sporting events?

http://www. theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/its-the-poor-who-will-pay-for-copenhagens-circus/story-e6frg6zo-1225809976343

http://www. news.com.au/technology/abc-website-tells-kids-when-they-should-die/story-e6frfro0-1111116454821 Is this a political statement made by the ABC to children? Is it appropriate for the ABC to make political statements? If so does this still apply to children?

http://www. smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/students-right-to-be-nasty-on-net-upheld-20091214-ksdj.html An interesting example of the ongoing tension between freedom of speech and freedom from undue harrasment. What are people's thoughts on the issue?

I think it is failing to generate interest because it is predictable and also it is 'old news'.

Why do you think central planning/regulations will work for the economy if you don't think they work for the roads?

Or maybe only men who own property?

I think the example of California provides an indication of how effective something like this might be......

Re: Strong and effective climate change policy, that doesn't involve a great, big new Hint: people elect governments. And China will be the winner. Everyone else saves the world from climate change while China profits from pollution.

Ok so we're waiting for you explanation of how and why the USSR really was a workers paradise, free-est society in the land, etc etc.......

hahaha classic Turnbull

Re: Strong and effective climate change policy, that doesn't involve a great, big new Probably the best strategy if we are being honest.... after all even if there was global action then stopping climate change would be very very hard.... and a certain level of change is now inevitable....

Re: Strong and effective climate change policy, that doesn't involve a great, big new Actually I think that the US, China, India or the EU* could act alone and have a meaningful impact... but more importantly why should Australia do anything before a global agreement is reached??? *albeit not...

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