This is my tumblr blog dedicated to all the things I love about Australia. (Please don't tell anyone I'm secretly an American.)

I went to Australia for 2 weeks in 2010, and I hope to go back in January to study at Bond University!

Is this really a thing for Australians? This humor is appallingly racist, homophobic, misogynist...its like LISTENING to /r/funny in cd format. What the hell?

I thought Australia h ad pretty strict censorship laws, how did this hate masquerading as humor get past it?

Hi guys, I'm posting under sock right now because I'm still not completely sure what to do. Basically I am a young woman who sent her phone to Kogan on a warranty claim (the phone wasn't charging correctly). I was in a bit of a rush so I just sent it as is, without thinking to wipe my phone like a smart person.

When my phone came back, I turned it on in excitement. The first thing I looked at were notifications, where there was one failed bluetooth transfer notification. I barely use my bluetooth and it was weird because to was to "Dan Phone". I have never paired my device with anything and it had a history of being paired with that device. The file transfer was of images with a timestamp of 201301... the exact same format my camera has when it takes photos. The dates timestamped were prior sending it to servicing (so it couldn't be them taking a photo and sending it to themselves). When I went to press the "failed outbound transfer" notification to see if it opened the file, the notification disappeared... leaving no evidence behind at all (I know it was stupid I should've screencapped it but I just didn't think it through).

I don't have any naked photos or anything like that. What I have is a lot of photos with friends and as a young girl with a social life I have a lot of photos of me with other girls. Sometimes some that might be shot at a risque angle but I never deleted it because it was a friend and I wouldn't think of it that way. I looked at the day that the timestamp indicated and the only photos there were of me and my female friend who was wearing a halloween costume dress (that wasn't full on but was a little sexy).

I looked up if I could find out if there was someone named Dan who worked in Kogan tech support and sure enough there's a linkedin profile of him.

I don't know what to do, I thought of writing a complaint but I decided to look into this first. The Kogan tech support team seems to be a very small team, and knowing the sort of possible culture, this could just exacerbate the situation. Even if I straight up try to ring and confront him, he's the one with the photos of me, and I have no evidence. It really is just my word against his.

I know that if I just posted this straight on reddit, people would just assume I had naked pics and now I'm panicking. I'm creeped out. I know I have no sex photos or anything but it's just not on. And in a sad way there's nothing I can do about it. What I'm really scared of is my photos popping up creepshots style. And the notification was just for failed transfers, for all I know he could've copied every single photo from my phone. And he did it bluetooth style, not usb which really makes me suspicious it was done very discreetly.

So what do? What do I do?

This thread is basically filled with people ranting about how much they hate Halloween and how it's a stupid American holiday and how they don't want to be bothered by kids asking for lollies (heaven forbid they ask for "candy") and so forth.

I lived in Canada for a year and experienced Halloween while I was over there. It was AWESOME! Everyone gets into the spirit, dresses up, goes out and has fun! I have been annoying my family and friends lately by complaining about how little Halloween stuff there is over here, in fact.

Why the hate for Halloween? :(

lately I've been listening to something wonky, a podcast about australian politics and media and I've found it mostly excellent so far. does anyone here have any favourite podcasts that focus on similar topics?

I've been engaged in a fairly parallel war over on facebook against a page called "12 yo sl**ts" that featured a couple of men (who I wont doxx as per rules, though its damn tempting!) from Queensland Australia (QUT) that featured stolen links of children in sexualized outfits with men commenting about doing bad things etc to them. I'm sure this would feel familiar.

Anyway, I filed a formal complaint to ACMA and got this response!

The complaints also with Queensland Police and now its been established (Theres certainly precedent) that its illegal to pornify kids (duh) I'm hoping they act to grab these shits and press charges.

Complaint Reference: ACMA-******

Dear NOT 4 U REDDITORS

I refer to the complaint that you lodged with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (the ACMA) on 28 September 2012 about certain online content.

The internet content specified in your complaint has been found to be hosted outside Australia. The ACMA is therefore required to take action in accordance with Schedule 5 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (the BSA).

Further, following investigation of your complaint, the ACMA:

· Found that the content was potential prohibited content, in accordance with the definitions under clause 21 to Schedule 7 of the BSA.

· Referred the content to the makers of Internet Industry Association (IIA) approved filters.

· Referred the content to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

The ACMA’s decision concerning the content is made with reference to the National Classification Scheme.

Further Information

Information about the ACMA’s role in regulating online content, including what is prohibited or potential prohibited content, is available at the ACMA’s website.

The Internet Industry Association (IIA) code of practice for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and information concerning approved filters can be found at the IIA’s website.

The ACMA is a member of the International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE). The mission of INHOPE is to support and enhance the performance of internet Hotlines around the world; ensuring swift action is taken in responding to reports of illegal content making the internet a safer place.

Thank you for bringing this matter to the ACMA’s attention

There are clues in this on how to deal with the creeper situation here on Reddit! Freeurgegr speech, to wit, is for neckbeards.

edit: And yes, I'm aware of the dangers of colluding with the great firewall of australia. Honestly though? We are talking about childrens sexual safety here, so honestly I don't give a fuck. I'm here to take your freedom of speech creepers.

Holy shit the Shadow Minister is hilarious. Apparently Tony Abbott can't be a misogynist because he has female relatives, and being accused of being a misogynist is just as bad as Alan Jones comments.

HEADDESK.