ttbn,

<<Of course he is not "entitled" to permanent residence.>>

It is all emotional and I agree. The PM may have got some brownie points here from some, but not from me.

Armchair critic,

<<I don't know the full story, but just based on the abc article you provided NathanJ, I've got no problem allowing this bloke to be one of the million people we let in each year.>>

The problem with this argument is that we have other people who have been waiting for long time periods for their visa matters to be resolved and some even deported as they could not have their matters resolved. We have had people sent back to places that are terrible to live in.

Yet this guy, the bollard man from France, a pretty nice place I would argue to live in gets the right to live here for as long as he wants and for a bit of basic activity that really shouldn't be common practice here in Australia.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/19/as-we-celebrate-the-permanent-residency-granted-to-sydneys-bollard-man-the-deportation-bill-looms-over-others

The current situation here is based on discrimination and not fair. For those sent back to the middle east for example and have died, but done lots of good things in Australia, it's not fair.

Of course they weren't covered in the media - so we leave them out.

Did this bloke actually defend others or merely himself ?

Nobody owes anyone a permanent-residence:
Permanent-residence is an entry form of accepting someone into a society, thus it is completely at the mutual discretion of that society and the people it wants to admit.

On the other hand, nobody has a right to kick innocent and harmless people out from or deny entry into, one of God's blessed continents. One's ability to live wherever they wish on God's land is a natural God-given freedom which societies have no moral right to interfere with.

Land belongs to God, not to societies.

Yuyutsu

It’s difficult believing left wing politicians believe in God.

Subscribing to ttbn’s stated belief makes sense of the issue of religion and belief in a omnipotent being we believers call God, is difficult to equate to leftist Politicians captured by Nietzsche Think.

Dear Graham Young:

If your reading this, the SSL certificate for your OLO website expired on 18/4, making access to this site risky and convoluted ....( my research)!
Can you comment on it please.

DD,

Did inform GY of that fact some days past. reply; "It’s an expired security certificate. Sorry, haven’t had time to buy and install a new one."

The Frenchman, let him in, who really cares in the "great scheme of things". Not me!

God, god(s) "It’s difficult believing left wing politicians believe in God" It difficult to believe even the Pope believes in God. In my regular discussions with "believers", I ask "define God". The simplistic explanation of an old man with a white beard sitting in the clouds somewhere, is the easiest to understand, but most likely incorrect. Defining God, if there is such a thing, as a spiritual being is more plausible, but as likely as the old guy in the clouds. Food for thought, maybe God is us, our own spirituality, and not a being at all. I put that concept to the Christians I meet with, and they find it difficult to move away from the concept of God the being

Jujitsu

*Land belongs to God, not to societies*

The human concept of God , parallels the human concept of time.

Time, light and God form the trilogy; another way to view the Christian doctrine of the trinity.

The spirit travels in the vehicle of time.

So when you say the land belongs to God, not to societies, I think you should explain that one with more depth.

Paul 1405
from Nimbin…How! (Meaning greetings, ((with one hand raised like a Nazi salute))!

The expired certificate will greatly complicate donating, by adding security risk on the web site donation link, (already unworkable by my experience ).

I’m glad to learn I’m not alone. Finally we stand briefly on tha same planet.