On the yearning of both our left wing parties to censor us, the current push is on social media. The M.A.D bullet has missed us, so for now it's only kids under 16 who will affected - if the Commissars can actually come up with a way to police the legislation.

Unless Online Opinion is classed as social media, I don't use the thing that the politicians fear so much. If we didn't have such things as Facebook, X, and the others I've probably not heard of, would it make any difference?

Not that long ago, there was nothing but newspapers, radio and TV. We all managed to pick the good from the bad (politicians), recognise their lies and bullsh.t, and go out and voter to punish or reward them for their service, or lack of service by deciding which mob we wanted.

Life was fine then. Politicians were not the downright scum they are now. Do we really need all the online yapping?

The hounds are off and running with no fox in sight. 34 pieces of legislation and no debate in sight.
What was there to debate, there was 34 questions.
Meat will not be put on the bones until next year.
Rampant mind running, seeing things that may never happen, blind inuendo m&d is alive and well, reform the senate skiddish headline, blame Albo for what the senate does, most people have two eyes, think before you hit the keyboard, change nappy twice a day.

How do we even know whether the real plan for social media has nothing to do with kids at all?
The plan to block kids may in fact be a plan to force all others to provide identification.
And given what's going on in the UK, well none of it looks good.

It's not just the Senate that needs reform: the whole of government in Australia needs to be pulled into line. I like the this from the Page Research Centre:

“Government is a necessary institution especially in its primary roles of national security, the administration of justice and the rule of law” …. But, “... the scope of government should be limited and accountable, and not liable to infringe on the rights of citizens”.

An IPA survey in October 2024 on the M.A.D Bill showed that Australians were even more opposed to it than they were to the Voice.

60 percent against the Voice, but 68% of Australians were ‘concerned’ that the laws (M.A.D Bill) would be used by government officials for political purposes, such as limiting public debate and censoring certain opinions.

What percentage of Australians want welcome to country/acknowledgment of country?