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    1. New Zealand & Australia ISPs and telcos block access to sites hosting Christchurch shooting video

      New Zealand ISPs are blocking sites that do not remove Christchurch shooting video New Zealand Mobile Carriers Block 8chan, 4chan, and LiveLeak And, in Australia: Telco giants block websites...
      15 votes
    2. The Australian government has formally recognised the extinction of a tiny island rodent, the Bramble Cay melomys - the first known demise of a mammal because of human-induced climate change.

      The current news report: 'Our little brown rat': first climate change-caused mammal extinction The recent government statement: Stronger protection for threatened species The news report from...

      The current news report: 'Our little brown rat': first climate change-caused mammal extinction

      The recent government statement: Stronger protection for threatened species

      The news report from 2016: First Mammal Species Goes Extinct Due to Climate Change

      The scientific report from 2016: Confirmation of the extinction of the Bramble Cay melomys Melomys rubicola on Bramble Cay, Torres Strait (PDF)

      8 votes
    3. Hakeem al-Araibi returning to Australia after Thai court rules extradition case be dropped

      Hakeem al-Araibi returning to Australia after Thai court rules extradition case be dropped This is a follow-up to this previous story: Refugee footballer Hakeem AlAraibi to remain in Thai prison...

      Hakeem al-Araibi returning to Australia after Thai court rules extradition case be dropped

      This is a follow-up to this previous story: Refugee footballer Hakeem AlAraibi to remain in Thai prison after bail request rejected

      4 votes
    4. Man says he doesn’t have to lodge tax returns because he’s not a ‘person’

      Man says he doesn’t have to lodge tax returns because he’s not a ‘person’ Based on his patterns of speech - "who stated his name was Glen, of the family Polglaise" - and his argument that he's a...

      Man says he doesn’t have to lodge tax returns because he’s not a ‘person’

      Based on his patterns of speech - "who stated his name was Glen, of the family Polglaise" - and his argument that he's a human being who waives his right to recognition as a person, he seems to be a "freeman on the land" (also known in the USA as a "sovereign citizen").

      18 votes