fasgnadh wrote:
> "Minister pressures uni over history reading list"
>
> - ABC 30/9/2006
>
> The beginning of yet another assault by Howard
> on Free speech and balance, as his Minister
> tries to impose tory PC in place of Academic freedom!
>
> "Macquarie University has affirmed its commitment to
> academic freedom, after receiving a letter about course
> material from the former education minister and now
> Defence Minister, Brendan Nelson."
>
> Poor bastards, the Ministry of Truth will now find
> some one to financially punish them.. using some other
> pretext of course, but it will be clear to all why
> they have been punished - for disobeying their political
> Masters.
>
> "A spokesman for Dr Nelson says he was acting on behalf
> of a concerned student when he wrote to the university
> asking for the inclusion of more conservative material
> on the reading list for a history subject."
>
> This is the worst kind of political interference,
> pressure to choose material because it supports a
> particular partisan political perspective, rather
> than on Academic merit alone!
>
> "The letter urges the vice-chancellor to give the matter
> his personal attention."
>
> How often dose the minister lend his personal
> attention to placing political pressure on the University
> to accept politicians imposing a Politically Correct
> ideology.. only on behalf of the conservative factions?
>
> "A spokesman for Macquarie University says it is preparing
> a response to the Minister and is also preparing an enhanced
> policy on academic freedom."
>
>
>
>
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>
> "A US intelligence report has found the Iraq war gave birth to a new
> generation of Islamic radicals and the terrorist threat had grown"
>
>
> "A national intelligence estimate in April said Islamic radicalism
> had mushroomed worldwide and the Iraqi War was one reason"
> - AFP Reuters 25/9/2006
>
>
> "We swear by the Southern Cross to stand truly by each other
> and fight to defend our rights and liberties." - Eureka Oath
>
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> The Official [Est. June 2000] aus.culture.true-blue FAQ ;
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>
http://geocities.com/fairdinkum_trueblue/faq.html
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>
> The true-blue Homestead;
>
>
http://geocities.com/fairdinkum_trueblue/
>
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> The true-blue Hall Of Fame;
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>
http://www.geocities.com/trueblue_hall_of_fame/index.html
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> The Tuckerbox;
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http://www.geocities.com/true_blue_tucker_box/index.html
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Howard wants a dust-up?
O.k.
If we don't fight they will keep doing this.
Our democracy is not enough. Voting once every 3-4 years is clearly
insufficient in a world where communications are so connected, where
issues are so imminent.
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