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Manus, Nauru detention: this is not our Australia
As PNG rules detention on Manus Island illegal, the situation on Nauru worsens daily, with self-harm and child suicide attempts rife.
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TYPOGRAPHY
“A true sense of inclusiveness that celebrates diversity and multiculturalism. And finally that special larrikin mentality that does not take itself too seriously.”
The designer on what inspired the ABC’s new font. The font will also have “a coastal and outback feel” reflecting “the open spaces of a wide brown land”. Every letter is cut from a lamington.
LEGO
“It was an internal mistake.’’
The Lego vice-chairman expresses regret at refusing artist Ai Weiwei’s request for bulk Lego blocks for a work in Melbourne. The real mistake, though, was the earnest, excessively didactic work Weiwei ultimately produced.
TERRORISM
“He’s a little moron ... He has the intelligence of an empty ashtray. He is the perfect example of the Grand Theft Auto generation who thinks he lives in a video game.”
The lawyer for Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam gives his client a character reference in the French newspaper Liberation.
REFUGEES
“We have caused them enough suffering already. This is a sick game and it needs to end.”
The Labor MP finds conscience where her party has none. It might be a sick game, but Richard Marles is very proud of the straight-to-jail rules.
POLITICS
“If Hillary Clinton were a man, I don’t think she’d get 5 per cent of the vote. The only thing she’s got going is the woman’s card.”
The Republican frontrunner reminds us of how all the other female US presidents cruised to power. In line with traditional payment models, it is hoped she gets 80 per cent of the vote.
INQUEST
“Millions of pounds of public money were spent retelling discredited lies.”
The British shadow home secretary criticises police for their defence of conduct during the Hillsborough disaster. An inquest this week found police culpable and the 96 dead to have been unlawfully killed. The Sun kept the truth off its front page.
