[Australian] Govt defends torture stance
“Australian prisons obviously did not engage in torture and it was against the law, Mr Downer said. ”
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” “We think UN officials should seek the agreement of the federal, as well as in this case the state governments, to have access to our prisons, not just get off the plane at Melbourne airport and get a cab to Pentridge and walk into the prison,” he said.
“We probably wouldn’t have any objection to somebody coming and having a look, but we would want them to seek our agreement to do so.”
Australia joined countries such as China, Cuba, Libya and Nigeria in voting against the proposal, which was eventually accepted by a large majority in the UN’s economic and social committee. ”
Monthly Archives: July 2002
news.bbc.co.uk front page now confronts
news.bbc.co.uk front page now confronts you with a choice:”I am in the UK” yes/no. They say it’s so they can give you more relevant news and sports, and you don’t miss out on any information, but I’m still not sure it’s a good or necessary thing. I think I’m probably better at deciding what’s relevant to me.
Fat Americans sue fast food
Fat Americans sue fast food firms
“McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken misled customers by enticing them with greasy, salty and sugary food. ” … “”I always thought it was good for you. I never thought there was anything wrong with it,” he said. ”
Today I saw a job
Today I saw a job ad for a “sales specilaist” with “ASP models, Java, J2EE, Webspere, XML and general Internet technologies” and “Ideally with Dutch, Italian, Spanish, French & German”.
Evil bear vs evil food.
Australia the fifth best country
Australia the fifth best country to live in, via the BBC. ‘Course, Iceland is the seventh, so I guess they’re not basing it on the weather!
Flippancy aside, it’s pretty shocking to look at the bottom 15 countries of the table. Life expectancy less than 40 years old, 172 dead babies for every 1,000 live births.
E$$O parody logo competition
China blasts US withdrawal of
China blasts US withdrawal of population funds ” The US is the only country to deny funding to the agency for non-budgetary reasons.”
Remember the insults of Paul
Remember the insults of Paul Keating?