13May03
Report on children in Australian Government Desert Concentration camps for refugees
"..Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, NSW University and NSW psychiatrists.
..of the 20 children interviewed, all displayed at least one mental disturbance and 37 per cent said they had been physically assaulted...
Co-author Dr Zachary Steel says all the children had witnessed an event of self-harm, where a man repeatedly slashed himself with a razor.
"One of the children was even splashed with blood. They were living in nothing short of a nightmare,"
children three years old also reported having been kept in solitary confinement.
Systematic State Child Abuse
[btw what is 37% of 20 children?]

Todays thoughts on Australia

Systemic State Child abuse - see above

Worlds most greedy nation:
Vastly more arable land than anywhere else, exports 20 million tons of wheat,
Yet imprisons refugees in desert prisons.

Probably the worst treatment of indigenous population of any rich nation

Among the top industrial greenhouse polluters

The least tolerant and least friendly place I have lived (NZ > UK > USA > Aus)
(this may be merely because I'm getting old)

Demolishing a once great scientific and university system

Bellicose to the point of supporting GeorgeW


OTOH: Beautiful land, mild climate, fabulous resources, clean cities, clean air...