Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks was attacked last week for depicting the prophet Mohammed as a dog. Why the sensitivity? Academic and broadcaster Waleed Aly explains everything to Crikey intern Matt de Neef.
Violence
Female-female violent crime rate triples
When did females become so nasty to each other, asks Sarah McKenzie.
How lollies are turning your kids into violent adults
Following on from the iconic delayed gratification marshmallow test, comes the news that children who eat lollies every day during their childhood have more of a propensity towards violence as adults.
The bloody cost of living 24/7
The sad truth about the prevalence of public violence is that it has more to do with our changing social habits than anything else, says Shaun Carney. The law can’t help; only slowing down can.
Guy Rundle: Digging deep for the roots of urban violence
Respect: that is the demand beneath most of the violence that’s suddenly become more visible, mobile, and common.
Sydney nightclubbers give voxpop gold
Ninemsn canvases insightful eyewitness reports from violence in Sydnety’s King’s Cross.
APEC fear and loathing: we can’t protest here, it’s bat country
Despite water cannons, neo-Nazi provocateurs and legions of twitchy cops, the APEC protests actually manifested less violence than the average inner-city Saturday night.
Tips and rumours
Andrew Metcalfe, secretary of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, will take up the role of head of ASIO from 1 July with current dep sec Bob Correll taking over as secretary of Immigration. Kava imports have been banned as part of the Federal Government’s “Child abuse response”. I live in the mining town of […]
