Yes my thoughts are known.
But she toughed it out in Parliament today.
Exposing Tony Abbott for the shallow bloke he is.
Now if we all leave our biases at the door.
And our dislikes.
We may be forced to see just how bad both leaders are.
We too may see both Abbott and Turnbull about to have their last crack before announcing they will leave Parliament.
That is IF they fail.

'evening to you BAZZ & RUNNER...

If that's the case our kids are being taught material that's patently untrue or straightout erroneous, it's no wonder our educational standards have declined ! That's commensurate with a crime, I reckon ?

The only stuff our kids should be taught, other than the normal compulsory academic subjects, are English, Maths & Science, as well as an optional choice of a couple of subjects chosen from the traditional 'humanities' - IS THE TRUTH ! We OWE our kids that !

Gee, if we do nothing else for our kids in our lifetime, they are entitled to receive an education based solely on one absolute imperative, THE TRUTH. Hell, isn't there enough rubbish permeating throughout everything now ? At least with the truth, they have an 'ideal' on which to build their own perspective on things. At the very least, we owe them that !

Thanks for that, I do appreciate your contributions.

Dear o sung wu,

Ah, the "truth..."

There comes the day when you discover
your child reading 'questionable material."

Mine came when a nine year old girl came into
the library and told me about the 'great story'
she had just read, and that in the book, 'Zoe
and her boyfriend French kissed' she told me
excitedly!

She went on to explain how great a French kiss was!
Great indeed!

In retrospect - I began to realise that if you
had a six-to-ten year old
who liked to read, this in many ways was an unavoidable
aspect of our cultural landscape. It makes sense to be
aware of what your children are reading, and to make
sure that the best books - including classics old and
new, are available to them.

A lot of material out there
is simply banal. For example there is a boat load of
children's books that are often categorised as "problem
books." In these books - magic is out, reality is in,
and the result is - terribly depressing episodes that
somehow pass for children's literature.

In many cases the stories are not expansive odes to the
human condition but puny tales about social conditions or
family life. The "facts" of life instead of the truth
about life. Issues like divorce, death, homosexuality, abortion,
racism, and disabilities become the main characters of the books.
And for the child who has no other recourse, they provide a
flash of comfort. Mostly however, they are experiments by writers
who feel compelled to play the role of social worker.

This is not to damn all books that are written in the
realistic mode. A vast number of realistic books are written
without a social agenda or the need to
be explicit of titillating, and they are
marvellous, humourous, powerful, disturbing,
illuminating, everything one might want in a good read.

Our role as parents is not to protect children from the truth,
but to protect them from something less than the truth.
And the truth is that - yes, French kissing may be wonderful,
but love is even better!

Now fellas it is my hope we can keep safe our civility to each other.
And too, please consider, the right to hold different views.
Teaching Climate Change is NOT TEACHING LIES.
If you wish you can say it is wrong, say it is natural not man made, say if you wish it is a scam.
But watch this space.
The United Nations warns about it.
Obama is about to truly confront it.
Taste the air, lift you head and taste it, international acceptance of it is near.
Do Churches stop teaching of evolution.
Should we teach our kids to avoid scientists.
A tip, watch it impact on the Federal Election, it will.
Abbott has backed his party into a corner.
He under the bluster leads a faction of non believers.
As public opinion tightens, the quick answer to dumping current policy's on climate change is dumping Abbott.
That will be climate changes impact on this election.

It is common knowledge that Gillard lied about the carbon tax.

"there will be no carbon tax under the government I lead" is not only a promise that there would be no carbon tax, but a promise that she would vigorously enforce it.

The speed with which Juliar reneged to gain one seat showed clearly that at the time of making the promise that she had no intention of enforcing it.

Ipso facto Gillard is a Liar.

To me Julia Gillard is someone who ran down John Howard for doing a much better job yet her administration is one of the most dismal failures in Australia's history.
The scary part is she has supporters.