Digital divide report shows thousands of Australians in remote communities still don't have internet access >:(

What about the Tim Tams?

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Dec 10^th, 2024 at 9:51am:

What about the Tim Tams?

;D

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 10^th, 2024 at 9:47am:

Digital divide report shows thousands of Australians in remote communities still don't have internet access >:(

Dirty because they don't have access to porn???

Even if they did have access - it would be at the taxpayers expense because they have no way of paying for it.

And they don't want to pay - they expect it for free.

How many of those people are actually trying to "get away from it all," with a bunch of hand wringing Brians following them to the far reaches of the bush fretting that they don't have ATMs, free busses and decent wifi?

What about the Tim Tams and the cost of a bottle of scotch? You have to have real priorities... fair go!

They get free fly-in RFDS regular doctoring etc and free flights for serious treatment....

freediver wrote on Dec 10^th, 2024 at 11:47am:

How many of those people are actually trying to "get away from it all," with a bunch of hand wringing Brians following them to the far reaches of the bush fretting that they don't have ATMs, free busses and decent wifi?

Can't go proud traditional on country without wi-fi dreaming.

Oh, dearie, dearie, me, you're such a Troll, Soren and of course, a Racist.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::)

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 12^th, 2024 at 7:44pm:

Oh, dearie, dearie, me, you're such a Troll, Soren and of course, a Racist.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::)

Oh, dearie, dearie, me, you're such a Troll, Brian and of course, a cultural Marxist.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::)

freediver wrote on Dec 10^th, 2024 at 11:47am:

How many of those people are actually trying to "get away from it all," with a bunch of hand wringing Brians following them to the far reaches of the bush fretting that they don't have ATMs, free busses and decent wifi?

Brian is clutching his pearls.   ::)

Remote communities have access to the internet, its as simple as getting starlink.

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 10^th, 2024 at 9:47am:

Digital divide report shows thousands of Australians in remote communities still don't have internet access >:(

Wi fi dreaming.

Sing it. Dance it.

A Trolling and Racist we all must be, to please, Soren.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::)

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 12^th, 2024 at 9:01pm:

A Trolling and Racist we all must be, to please, Soren.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  ::) ::)

You said it Karnal.

Leroy wrote on Dec 12^th, 2024 at 8:25pm:

Remote communities have access to the internet, its as simple as getting starlink.

I've heard that's pretty good.

Why would remote communities want to have internet access?

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 12^th, 2024 at 10:11pm:

Why would remote communities want to have internet access?

Traditional lifestyle, innit?  Doing things their way... you know.

How the silly walls come crumbling down every time some fool comes up with something like this.  I suppose they haven't got a fish and chip shop or a club with pokies, either.... FFS... few good restaurants .... Macca's chain...

I mean, providing internet service might go a long way towards relieving social problems in those communities. But, who can afford a computer in remote communities?

Could you imagine tech support?

"Dis compooter is farked up. Wud you gunna do about it?"

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 12^th, 2024 at 11:20pm:

I mean, providing internet service might go a long way towards relieving social problems in those communities. But, who can afford a computer in remote communities? Could you imagine tech support? "Dis compooter is farked up. Wud you gunna do about it?"

If they have "mobile coverage" they have internet access.

Good grief when they are having tribal clan fights within communities they film it on mobile phones & upload it to Youtube.

And in case old girly skirt virtue signalers like Bwyan have been living under a rock - as I suspect - the Govt has moves afoot to censor the internet & crack down on companies over content deemed not suitable by some hired Gestapo agent.

Not forgetting that with young people the internet and mobile smart phones cause many "social problems" not relieve them - with peer pressure & the capability to bully others 24/7.

Bwyan wouldn't have a clue.

History has portrayed Australia’s First Peoples, the Aboriginals, as hunter-gatherers who lived on an empty, uncultivated land, without IT. History is wrong.

In this seminal book, Bruce Pascoe uncovers evidence that long before the arrival of white men, Aboriginal people across the continent were building phone lines, transmitters, harvesting data, and then preserving the surplus and storing it in houses, sheds, or secure servers; and creating elaborate internet cafes and manipulating the landscape for WiFi reception. All of these behaviours were inconsistent with the hunter-gatherer tag, which turns out to have been a convenient lie that worked to justify dispossession.

Using compelling evidence from the records and diaries of early Australian explorers and colonists, he reveals that Aboriginal systems of dat production and IT management have been blatantly understated in modern retellings of early Aboriginal history, and that a new look at Australia’s past is required — for the benefit of us all.

Dark Elon, a bestseller in Australia, won both the Book of the Year Award and the Indigenous Writer’s Prize in the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards.

Frank wrote on Dec 13^th, 2024 at 9:06am:

History has portrayed Australia’s First Peoples, the Aboriginals, as hunter-gatherers who lived on an empty, uncultivated land, without IT. History is wrong. In this seminal book, Bruce Pascoe uncovers evidence that long before the arrival of white men, Aboriginal people across the continent were building phone lines, transmitters, harvesting data, and then preserving the surplus and storing it in houses, sheds, or secure servers; and creating elaborate internet cafes and manipulating the landscape for WiFi reception. All of these behaviours were inconsistent with the hunter-gatherer tag, which turns out to have been a convenient lie that worked to justify dispossession. Using compelling evidence from the records and diaries of early Australian explorers and colonists, he reveals that Aboriginal systems of dat production and IT management have been blatantly understated in modern retellings of early Aboriginal history, and that a new look at Australia’s past is required — for the benefit of us all. Dark Elon, a bestseller in Australia, won both the Book of the Year Award and the Indigenous Writer’s Prize in the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards.

That's not far off the BS Abu was spinning, in his lamentation that the Aborigines were not more violent in the name of Islam.

Gnads wrote on Dec 13^th, 2024 at 7:30am:

If they have "mobile coverage" they have internet access. Good grief when they are having tribal clan fights within communities they film it on mobile phones & upload it to Youtube. And in case old girly skirt virtue signalers like Bwyan have been living under a rock - as I suspect - the Govt has moves afoot to censor the internet & crack down on companies over content deemed not suitable by some hired Gestapo agent. Not forgetting that with young people the internet and mobile smart phones cause many "social problems" not relieve them - with peer pressure & the capability to bully others 24/7. Bwyan wouldn't have a clue.

That is just the thing. Having a television in the homes is not good enough. They spend their days watching television, playing sports, or eating a mediocre diet. I would not be surprised if they don't do reading at all. The idea of getting through a novel would be foreign to them.

I doubt that indigenous community members would use the internet for ideal purposes. They might whack off to pornographic videos. And that might relieve the social tensions in those communities. But, as you say, the community might use the internet to upload fights that they have.

It is all about trying to get attention (and money) to relieve their boredom.

Alice Springs in turmoil: Shock history of teenagers in alleged baby assault


The two teenagers who allegedly broke into a home in Alice Springs and left a baby with a brain bleed and a fractured skull had collectively been charged with more than 300 other offences and been bailed 35 times.  And were currently on bail.


Internet access's too good for 'em.

https://www.news.com.au/national/northern-territory/resign-now-babys-skull-bashed-woman-raped-in-her-sleep-in-latest-alice-springs-crime-wave/news-story/ca882c1c12fb68d2680be61c05c3e656

‘Resign now’: Baby’s skull bashed, woman raped in her sleep in latest Alice Springs crime wave

Furious Alice Springs locals have unleashed on NT leaders after a baby’s skull was fractured during a terrifying home invasion.

Fed-up Alice Springs locals have unleashed on Northern Territory leaders after a newborn baby’s skull was fractured during a terrifying broad daylight home invasion.

A man has also been charged with breaking into a woman’s house and raping her as she slept, as police scramble to respond to the latest escalation in violent crime rocking the troubled outback town.

NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro and Police Commissioner Michael Murphy rushed to Alice Springs on Thursday, where they were heckled by furious local businessman Darren Clark.

“Where have you been, Chief Minister?” Mr Clark yelled in video shared to his Action for Alice social media pages.

“Where have you been? We have a woman and her baby flogged with an iron bar. You told us you were going to protect this town. Our women are scared. The place is terrified. You do nothing. You promised you would. Why has it taken you so long, Lia? Why?”

He also took aim at Mr Murphy.

“Don’t say you’ve got more police because you haven’t got the police, Murphy,” Mr Clark said.

“You haven’t got the police and you know it. Don’t come out with that fluff today. What are you going to do, shut a couple of pubs down? Absolute disgrace, Lia.

“You’re an absolute disgrace. You promised us. You promised this community. It was your election number one mandate. What have you done? Nothing. Even your local members are quiet.

“They’re silent. Have you gagged them, too? It’s time to step up or get out, all of you. This town deserves better. Off you go, go and do your political spin, we’re all waiting for it, we know what’s coming.”

In a follow-up video outside Alice Springs police station, Mr Clark accused Ms Finocchiaro of moving her press conference inside “because she doesn’t want to face the people of Alice Springs out here”.

“It’s time you resign now, Finocchiaro, that’s enough,” he said. “Step down, Lia. Hiding away in the police station.”

The Country Liberal Party (CLP) returned to power after eight years of Labor government following a landslide election victory in August.

The CLP campaigned hard on stamping out crime, with Ms Finocchiaro vowing on election night to “get on top of our law and order and crime issues”.

Two boys, aged 16 and 17, have been charged over the alleged attack on Wednesday that left the two-month-old girl with a fractured skull and a brain bleed.

The Australian reported on Friday that the pair had collectively been charged with almost 300 other offences and bailed 35 times — and were on bail at the time.

Emergency services were called to the home in Larapinta after reports two males had unlawfully entered the property about 2.30pm on Wednesday, confronting the woman who was at home with five children.

Police allege one youth searched the home while another threatened the woman as she held her two-month-old baby before assaulting her with a detachable metal freezer handle, striking her so hard it rebounded and hit the infant.

The two youths allegedly fled the scene with the woman’s handbag and vehicle keys but were located by police a short time later, with one of the teens placed under arrest.

A second youth allegedly fled in a vehicle but after a short pursuit was also arrested by Northern Territory police.

The woman and child, who sustained a serious head injury, were rushed to Alice Springs Hospital before being flown to Adelaide for further treatment where they remained in a stable condition.

Detective Superintendent Regional Crime Paul Lawson said police responded “en masse” to the alleged incident, and thanked the first responders who attended.

“This is an absolutely shocking incident,” he said in a social media video.

“I’m shocked. The community is shocked. First responders are shocked. Our thoughts go out to the victims of this incident, their families. I cannot even think about what they’re going through.”

The two boys have been charged with aggravated burglary and robbery. They also face charges of unlawfully causing serious harm, aggravated assault and theft.

The children’s father, a government employee, was at work at the time.

“It’s upsetting, it’s angering, it’s frightening, it really is,” he told The Australian.

He added he didn’t have any faith in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese being able to fix the issues in Alice Springs.

“It wouldn’t be the same if this was happening to him,” he said. “What do you say that doesn’t fall on deaf ears?”

The horrific attack comes after nine days of escalating violence in the Northern Territory town which has seen crime move away from the inner city into the suburbs.

There have been reports of abduction, sexual assault, home burglaries, home invasions and stolen motor vehicles since December 3.

See Chapter 2.....

Racism this is... chapter 2 - where are all the luvvies weeping uncontrollably and rocking back and forth on their haunches about 'scrimination', and 'racism', and 'lack of falcon internet' etc, to work on while munching down a packet of Tim Tams:-

"On Saturday night, a 22-year-old man allegedly climbed into a woman’s bedroom window and sexually assaulted her while she was sleeping.

He was charged with two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, gross indecency without consent, aggravated burglary, being armed with an offensive weapon and traffic offences.

In another incident on Thursday, three young males allegedly demanded alcohol from a 57-year-old man in his home, threatening him with weapons including a baseball bat and a tomahawk.

The youths fled the scene in a stolen Mitsubishi. A 19-year-old and a 16-year-old were later arrested, while one offender remains outstanding.

NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy said it was “totally unacceptable and people needed to feel safe in their homes”.

“We’ve seen a shift from really public space and inner-city activity to activity in the suburbs,” he said on Thursday.

“We’ve met with the team this morning and given really clear instructions about repurpose, as well as the operational response of four or five police cars, night police cars, calling and responding to calls for public assistance.”

Mr Murphy said officers would target specific locations and focus on people who should not be there.

“Our thoughts are with all the victims of crime, especially the mum and the two-month-old baby who are in Adelaide and seeking medical attention,” he said.

Ms Finocchiaro issued a statement on Thursday acknowledging the “hurt, fear and anger” in the Alice Springs community, which felt the system had “let them down for a very long time”.

“The recent tragic events highlight the dire consequences of years of policy failure,” she said.

“The high level of violent offending is not acceptable and takes a huge toll on our community and emergency responders. People have a right to be safe in their homes. The community deserves to be safe.”

As part of the territory’s response to escalating crime in Alice Springs, the chief minister said a Fugitive Taskforce would target people with outstanding warrants, high-risk repeat offenders and urban streets.

“Alice Springs will be divided into five sectors, four urban including the CBD, and one rural sector,” she said.

“This means Operation Ludlow will be divided into intensive patrols in those sectors and supported by additional police to give highly visible, high engagement policing.”

The Chief Minister is expected to hold urgent meetings over the coming days with community bodies and announce further measures to reduce crime.

“I thank our police for their brave and diligent work to ensure the offenders could not cause further harm to our community,” she said.

“I thank all of the first responders who provided urgent care to the victims.”

There are going to be vigilante groups going on the hunt for any indigenous person that even dares to say "white ****". Not that I am advocating that. The free ride is over. As a conquered race, indigenous Australians should be subjected to the same rule of law as the rest of Australians.

There might be international condemnation of Australians for expecting indigenous Australians to pull their weight. But, eventually, the youtube videos will make the rounds and the world will understand.

So what?
Parts of NSW don’t have ‘phone or internet access, known as ‘’dead spots’’

As for the NT and their crime problem, just reinstitute self defence laws and pass a law that puts home invaders outside the protection of the law.

Remote communities - move.

Frank wrote on Dec 14^th, 2024 at 8:28pm:

Remote communities - move.

Leave them where they are. We tried that experiment of moving people from remote communities to Mackay, Emerald, Rockhampton and Gladstone in the late 1990s. It was a big social failure. Some people you just cannot civilise.

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 15^th, 2024 at 12:18am:

Frank wrote on Dec 14th, 2024 at 8:28pm: Remote communities - move. Leave them where they are. We tried that experiment of moving people from remote communities to Mackay, Emerald, Rockhampton and Gladstone in the late 1990s. It was a big social failure. Some people you just cannot civilise.

Fine, don't move.

But they then shouldn't kvetch about being remote, ffs.  They want to live in the middle of nowhere - but with all the facilities and services (provided and paid for by other) of the middle of a city somewhere.

The North Sentinelese islanders want internet access too.

Frank wrote on Dec 15^th, 2024 at 8:54am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 15th, 2024 at 12:18am: Frank wrote on Dec 14th, 2024 at 8:28pm: Remote communities - move. Leave them where they are. We tried that experiment of moving people from remote communities to Mackay, Emerald, Rockhampton and Gladstone in the late 1990s. It was a big social failure. Some people you just cannot civilise. Fine, don't move. But they then shouldn't kvetch about being remote, ffs.  They want to live in the middle of nowhere - but with all the facilities and services (provided and paid for by other) of the middle of a city somewhere.

Indigenous people have a culture of being egotistical. Other people have something, then they want it, too. Even those few that live in cities among the white and Asian people still have this idea that everything should be provided for them.

The stories that I have heard about what the unemployable indigenous Australians want are quite amazing. If they run out of money, they just ask for more. They get fed. They get housed. The law won't touch them. I feel sorry for those indigenous Australians who have genuinely tried to integrate into the wider community of towns and such, but have to put up with the bullshit of those indigenous people that have been so spoiled by modern conveniences that they don't bother contributing to society.

My parents live on a street where about one-third of the residents are of indigenous heritage. Some are good neighbours. A couple of households are just so rotten to the core that I wish that they pack up their stuff and leave.

Internet access? They are more interested in the football or smoking pot to be bothered with what is on the computer.

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Dec 13^th, 2024 at 2:55pm:

Racism this is... chapter 2 - where are all the luvvies weeping uncontrollably and rocking back and forth on their haunches about 'scrimination', and 'racism', and 'lack of falcon internet' etc, to work on while munching down a packet of Tim Tams:- "On Saturday night, a 22-year-old man allegedly climbed into a woman’s bedroom window and sexually assaulted her while she was sleeping. He was charged with two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, gross indecency without consent, aggravated burglary, being armed with an offensive weapon and traffic offences. In another incident on Thursday, three young males allegedly demanded alcohol from a 57-year-old man in his home, threatening him with weapons including a baseball bat and a tomahawk. The youths fled the scene in a stolen Mitsubishi. A 19-year-old and a 16-year-old were later arrested, while one offender remains outstanding. NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy said it was “totally unacceptable and people needed to feel safe in their homes”. “We’ve seen a shift from really public space and inner-city activity to activity in the suburbs,” he said on Thursday. “We’ve met with the team this morning and given really clear instructions about repurpose, as well as the operational response of four or five police cars, night police cars, calling and responding to calls for public assistance.” Mr Murphy said officers would target specific locations and focus on people who should not be there. “Our thoughts are with all the victims of crime, especially the mum and the two-month-old baby who are in Adelaide and seeking medical attention,” he said. Ms Finocchiaro issued a statement on Thursday acknowledging the “hurt, fear and anger” in the Alice Springs community, which felt the system had “let them down for a very long time”. “The recent tragic events highlight the dire consequences of years of policy failure,” she said. “The high level of violent offending is not acceptable and takes a huge toll on our community and emergency responders. People have a right to be safe in their homes. The community deserves to be safe.” As part of the territory’s response to escalating crime in Alice Springs, the chief minister said a Fugitive Taskforce would target people with outstanding warrants, high-risk repeat offenders and urban streets. “Alice Springs will be divided into five sectors, four urban including the CBD, and one rural sector,” she said. “This means Operation Ludlow will be divided into intensive patrols in those sectors and supported by additional police to give highly visible, high engagement policing.” The Chief Minister is expected to hold urgent meetings over the coming days with community bodies and announce further measures to reduce crime. “I thank our police for their brave and diligent work to ensure the offenders could not cause further harm to our community,” she said. “I thank all of the first responders who provided urgent care to the victims.”

Fine words from Murphy, he’s the upholder of the law and when some outnumbered ‘’white’’ bloke kills a couple of attackers inside his own home, Murphy and the NT Government will be down on him like a tonne of bricks.

Move the federal Ministry of Indigineous Affairs to Alice Springs and the National Indigenous Australians Agency to Fitzroy Crossing.

And change the name Indigenous to Aboriginal - that one's been won at the poll ...... heh, heh, heh.

Sorry, mates - you're shut off because this is White Man's Sacred Business, understand?  That OK with you?

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Dec 25^th, 2024 at 8:00pm:

And change the name Indigenous to Aboriginal - that one's been won at the poll ...... heh, heh, heh. Sorry, mates - you're shut off because this is White Man's Sacred Business, understand?  That OK with you?

                           breaking Devastating News .....                 remote small and widespread communities in danger of isolation   ..... action demanded ....

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Dec 25^th, 2024 at 8:00pm:

And change the name Indigenous to Aboriginal - that one's been won at the poll ...... heh, heh, heh. Sorry, mates - you're shut off because this is White Man's Sacred Business, understand?  That OK with you?

The language of race theory is the sort of obscurantist quagmire favoured by frogs with degrees in critical communications. The slightest misstep brings social and political ruin. Worst of all, across well-meaning but accident-prone countries like the US, Canada and Australia, the terminology seems to change monthly. Across a lifetime in these gently woke nations, the same person can move through being black, Indigenous, Aboriginal, Afro-American, First Nations, or a person of colour.

Not to be outdone, the climate debate over the past 30 years has morphed with the ease of a moulting caterpillar through problematic descriptors and contestable diagnoses. We began with global cooling and switched to global warming. Then we went to climate change, followed by a climate ­crisis, to a climate emergency, to a climate catastrophe.  The only way forward is an ­Atmospheric Armageddon.
Greg Craven

Indigenous people have only been in Australia for the last 250 years.

Leroy wrote on Dec 27^th, 2024 at 10:59am:

Indigenous people have only been in Australia for the last 250 years.

That is a very good point, concisely made.