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Social responsibility of the media
The heading said – ‘Retarded’ bikie laws gets him Angry GUESS which Aussie rock icon turned politician has branded the Newman Government’s anti-bikie laws as “retarded”. And reading it made me so...
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Disability and beauty – the beauty within
A long time ago on a planet far, far away, I was a lawyer in training. At the time, it was called articles of clerkship. Articles of Clerkship no longer exist in Queensland and haven’t for quite a few...
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Changing Places
Oh Skippy. I used to be one of your biggest fans. Have you really fallen so far that you think it’s okay to use the disabled toilets for your drug use? Disabled toilets are like disabled car spaces....
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Speak up
I’ve had a week where there has been more than enough occurrences of people using the “r” word and the “s” word on social media. It’s always a tricky situation, particularly when you don’t know the...
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Proving competence
Sometimes I wish I had the answers instead of the problems. About a week ago, I heard about the difficulties a woman with cerebral palsy was having. She is an adult, runs her own business, uses a...
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Is the word “spastic” hate speech?
I have an incredibly strong willed sister. She is never afraid to say what she thinks. She is outgoing, intelligent, well-liked and friendly. And always there ready to fight for the underdog. She...
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Road Safety messages – At what cost?
I’m going to state the obvious. Being a parent isn’t easy. I really struggle with raising my boys to have self confidence and security in who they are as individuals. Each of them has their own...
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Charity begins at home – Disability Charity
Let’s see how many people I can offend with this post on disability charity. If Charity and Disability were on Facebook, their relationship status would be “it’s complicated”. It’s often a relationship...
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My husband looked at me the other day as if I had two heads. He’s a good man. He is sometimes prone to thinking that political correctness has gone mad. However, he is the first to say that the use of...
View ArticleTruth in fundraising
I don’t know if it’s the same in other countries, but charities in Australia have turned into lucrative businesses that have little to do with supporting the cause they are fundraising for. The other...
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