1. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have finally agreed on an election debate. The pair will go head to head this Sunday night at the National Press Club in Canberra from 6:30pm.
The debate will be moderated by the ABC, but all networks will air a feed of the footage. Mamamia’s election blogger Scott Limbrick will be live tweeting the debate from the @Mamamia account.
2. A Brisbane women whose twin toddlers starved to death will not be charged for murder. The 35-year-old made an earlier plea of manslaughter, which has been accepted.
The woman’s defence team argued that if the woman was ‘in denial’ after the death of her toddlers, she could not have possibly have intended to kill them. You can read more about the case here.
3. A two-year-old girl was hospitalised after a dog attack yesterday. She is in a serious condition in the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
This attack comes less than a week after 2-year-old Deeon Higgins was attacked and killed by a family dog, which prompted Miranda Devine to call for a ‘dog buyback’ scheme.
4. Labor’s new candidate for the federal seat of Forde is former Queensland premier Peter Beattie. Beattie has declared himself the “underdog” in the race for the seat, which is currently held by the LNP.
At a press conference yesterday Mr Beattie said: “I’m not taking anything for granted … This will be the toughest fight that I’ve ever been in in my political career. I’m not the favourite in this seat. I am the underdog in this seat. I have a battle ahead of me.”
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"Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have finally agreed on an election debate. The pair will go head to head this Sunday night at the National Press Club in Canberra from 6:30pm."
... so we'll hear from the right wing about who can really terrorise refugees. But what about a progressive view? Where is Christine Milne's invitation. Are the boys afraid they'll be shown up?
Looks like another man has been presumed guilty and is being punished without the benefit of a trial.
If Rolf Harris is found guilty, then he deserves the full force of the law. However, there must come a time where the presumption of innocence is taken seriously. We cannot continue to have a lopsided trial by media. It simply isn't fair and courts are the appropriate forum. If a Judge grants bail and sets conditions of bail, then fair enough, but who the hell am I, or anyone else to punish a man on allegations?
Let the courts deal with it, until then, stop with the vilification of the innocent (yes, he's innocent until a court says otherwise)
Obviously the many women who have accused him don't feel he is innocent until proven guilty.
Sometimes the presumption of innocence of the accused sounds very much like the presumption that the accuser is a liar.
And if you found yourself in the position of being unfairly and incorrectly charged of a crime and the media assumed you were guilty, you would be glad for the way our legal system works, too.
The presumption of innocence until proof of guilt is found is not a presumption that the accuser is a liar. The very fact that the suspect has been arrested and a trial will occur is a way of saying the accuser has a case. The purpose of a trial is to seek and show evidence that what the accuser says is indeed correct.
Be glad our system works this way. One day you may find yourself relying on it to work this way for you.