Recent Submissions
Posted by The Editor Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:04:00 GMT
‘Exception Review Consultation – Equal Opportunity Act 1995’:
We totally oppose any alterations to Section 75, 76 and 77 of this Act. To remove these Religious Exemptions is an abuse of our human rights.
Under many UN Declarations, Conventions, Treaties and in International Law, people have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. Governments must have respect for the liberty of parents and, where applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own convictions.
“Inquiry into the Sexualisation of children in the contemporary media environment”. The failure of the Advertising Standards Bureau and the Australian Association of National Advertisers (self regulated)in failing our children robs them of their childhood and is another form of child abuse.
The major long term effect will begin to unfold in the not too distant future bringing with it major health problems for the young.
Providing each secondary school child with a computer will lead to more abuse through students being able to access pornography, chat rooms, My Space and YouTube. Filters do not work.
Sexualtiation is encouraged through the magazines available for young children. Parents need to be more vigilant when it comes to these magazines.