Well Christopher, do you still believe what you are saying given the second lot of suicide bombings in Bali?

My heart goes out to victims, families and friends.

Kay

Skippy I see your point about Matt's comment. However if he actually did his homework he might have discovered reasons why ethnic data is not collected in Australia contained in an AIC report.

Scott Poynting also examines the gang rape moral panic in his book, and rather than condone the horrible crimes committed, he seeks to understand the media coverage that occurred during that time.

For example did you know that out of 7 gang rape victims, there included three which had greek and italian backgrounds. Matt tends to get carried away with his conspiracy theories, which unforunately make him less convincing and more desperate than anything else.

People like Matt tend to resort to pre-determined conclusions one thinks, when if they actually had a look they would discover a whole new reality. Certainly one does not dimiss 'ethnic crime', although we must agree that the term 'ethnic' in itself is fraught with definitional dilemas. It is not white Australia who determines who is Australian or not, after all what values was this country built on in the first place?

Well Kay/kalweb,

let me cite my own conclusion:

So there is no reason to panic. When analysing the terrorism threat to Australia, one must clearly differentiate between Australian interests overseas and Australia’s homeland. While attacks on Western targets in Indonesia and other countries in the region are likely to happen in the foreseeable future, chances of a devastating attack on Australian soil remain fairly low.

I have read this with some interest and some well founded debate reasons for and against. I agree that Australia or anyone should not expect an attack, your Gov does that............but be ready for it when it does.

chrismic and Drako

Did you or your families lose people in the recent Bali Bombings? We did!

Kay