To think Australia have really gone and done it now?? Shocked and disgusted.

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Australia have removed themselves from the UN Refugee Convention.

here...this happened only today

They've basically decided that ANY refugee coming to Australia on a boat will now be "processed" on one of their offshore facilities....like Manus Island where there have been numerous suicide attempts and conditions are DREADFUl with people slepeing in places with no doors or in metal storage containers...this is in HIGH heat.

I am shocked. And disappointed... we are talking about refugees here. People already traumatised and lost. The places they're being sent to now are already under investigation for their disgusting conditions.

I don't care enough to find any references however I recall that there have been a few instances of over-zealous public sector workers putting restrictions on Christmas celebrations and causing small-scale localised discontent.

Certainly the 'christmas is banned' crew are a bit daft but no less so than the 'nobody has ever said a bad word about xmas' crew.

'I don't care enough to find any references'

Well that says it all really!

Do try harder next time.

Damn you beat me down for sure there. I'll go have a cry.

Well you do sound slightly overwrought. Maybe you just need some rest.

Christmas is a religious ceremony - if you are a Christian you celebrate CHRISTmas by singing nice hymns and going to church ...I haven't read anything about either being banned EVER

squoosh we have the same calendar, May 17th word of the day - "overwrought".

Sadly I haven't had a paper calendar since 1997.

Lol, why resort to evidence when you have the 'widely known' card to play

Ive asked for evidence that christmas etc are 'not allowed', am I expected to give evidence for a negative?

Only the gullible or racists still spout that crap as fact.

This thread has taken a strange turn. I don't know what Christmas has to do with anything.

"Sadly I haven't had a paper calendar since 1997".

What on earth does that mean?

Go back and have a read of fluers posts, then it will become clear.

It seems a strange thing to go back, search for, and bring up again since this thread is about people seeking entry to Australia and the conditions they find themselves in.

There have been some very well thought out and interesting points made since.

I still don't know how a paper calendar would be relevant.

It's a response to the preceding post. Thought that was obvious.

overprotection Fri 17-May-13 16:59:04
squoosh we have the same calendar, May 17th word of the day -"overwrought".

Add message | Report | Message poster squoosh Fri 17-May-13 17:00:30
Sadly I haven't had a paper calendar since 1997.

Threads derail. It happens.

Are you being deliberately obtuse? Strange.

The poster said we had the same calendar, as in they displayed the same Word of the Day. I replied by saying I do not have a paper calendar.

Nothing cryptic there.

Jesus Christ.

Are you drunk?

What are you on about, Cartoose? None of that is hard to understand.

If you are done derailing the thread, can we go back to talking about Australia now?

It's OK if you don't get it all.

Do you usually have a problem with English comprehension?

If not, is it possible that you might be having a stroke? (serious question)

Good lord, have some salt and vinegar on that chip cartoose.

Oi, midnite scribbler , who're you on EB? I'm BadgerBasher

Ex member. I used to be on there, but the moderation got a bit silly. I still go along every so often to read as a guest, but I don't contribute anymore. Nothing ever seems to change over there :)

You are supposed to seek refuge in the first safe place you come to. Australia isNOT the first safe place anyone would.come to.