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Recommendations Recommendation 1 6.12 The committee recommends that the Australian Government extend the activities of the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce to support victims of abuse in Defence, to 30 June 2015. including allowing new complainants to make claims up Recommendation 2 6.21 The committee recommends that the Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Office (SeMPRO) develop resources to clearly advise persons considering contacting SeMPRO regarding options for the collection of forensic evidence and support options for former members of Defence.
Recommendation 3 6.22 The committee recommends that the Australian Government provide additional resources to SeMPRO to facilitate further outreach activities and personal support to victims of sexual assault in Defence.

Recommendation 4 6.27 The committee recommends that following the next interim report of the Taskforce, the Minister for Defence table a formal substantive response to the systemic issues identified in the DLA Piper Review.
Recommendation 5 6.29 The committee recommends the Australian Government introduce amending legislation to remove the three year minimum service requirement for eligibility for Non-Liability Health Care (NLHC) and to make NLHC available to any person who has had completed any service.
Recommendation 6 6.33 The committee recommends that the Minister for Veterans' Affairs direct the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) to commence consultation with veterans' representative organisations and to report back on: • • the legal and practical barriers there are to victims of abuse in the ADF succeeding in establishing the facts necessary to access entitlements to DVA benefits; what Defence and DVA could do and what resources they will require to gather and share information which could assist such individuals to establish those facts to the satisfaction of DVA and tribunal decision- makers; xi • what can be done in liaison with veterans' groups, other Australian Government agencies and community groups, and what resources will be required to reach out to individuals affected by abuse who may be eligible for DVA benefits – including individuals who have previously applied and been rejected.
Recommendation 7 6.36 The committee recommends the Department of Veterans' Affairs examine options to provide financial assistance to support a national, sustainable community-based approach to assisting veterans who have suffered abuse.

Recommendation 8 6.44 The committee recommends that the Taskforce and the Australian Government assess the appropriateness of a range of responses to abuse in Defence, in addition to determining whether a Royal Commission should be established.
The welfare of victims of abuse in Defence should be the primary consideration in any decision made.

Recommendation 9 6.49 The committee recommends that no further parts of Volume 2 of the DLA Piper report should be released in summary or redacted form.

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Harm being done to Australian children through access to pornography on the InternetSubmission 80 Harm being done to Australian children through access to pornography on the InternetSubmission 80 Harm being done to Australian children through access to pornography on the InternetSubmission 80
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Name: Taliah Hodgkinson Submission: Not here for the Murdoch Monopoly.

Its abuse on our media Media diversity in AustraliaSubmission 1092
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Dear Senate Select Committee on Tobacco Harm Reduction Regarding tobacco harm reduction; vaping legislation.

I am 43 years of age, 30 year smoker reformed by vaping.

Since the age of 18 I was always trying to quit, conservatively estimate at least 100 times.

I tried all the different methods including hypnosis, self hypnosis, nicotine replacement therapy, compulsory help and other.

Towards the end of smoking, cigarettes were killing me.

I couldn’t breathe properly, so I couldn’t sleep.


I would wake up feeling tired, I knew I hadn’t been breathing, it was getting quite serious.

I believe the body tends to let you know when something is critical.

I had seizures in bed at night and some apparently near death experiences (I never exactly defined that with an MD) that had me preparing loved ones for my departure and writing a last will and testament.

I have been vaping for 16 months and breathing is substantially better.
I had a wheeze and coughing fits that cleared.

I would think a lot of the issues about vaping and the evidence have been discussed, hopefully without bias.

If I was going to say one thing about the situation it would be that it seems a crime cigarettes are legal at all.

If vaping were to be so highly regulated as to make it almost impossible for the majority seeking smoking cessation to achieve, while cigarettes remain legal, presents as very degressive compared to other parts of the world.
I believe vaping therapy saved my life.

Now, when that is taken away, vapers may be able to stay away from smokes, if having no illusion what they do.

Sadly, experience has shown the drive for nicotine, when causing those to go back to cigarettes, perhaps easily defined as madness, is more likely than not.

Legitimately a difficult debate.

If vaping is too readily available and may encourage young people is the serious issue.
We do not know the longest-term effects of vaping, as we do not for many consumer products, beside more and more convincing evidence that it should be better than smoking.

And we certainly know what smoking does and they are readily available over-the-counter and young people are very much smoking cigarettes today.

Thank you for your consideration Sincerely Tobacco Harm ReductionSubmission 154Tobacco Harm ReductionSubmission 154
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Dear Australian Government, I am a citizen concerned with the harm internet pornography is causing to our children and young people and insist that the Government must enforce Internet filtering of porn at the ISP level.
Here are some of the reasons I am concerned: - Children have very easy access to smart phones, tablets and computers - Online pornography is also very easily accessed and a growing number of children are viewing it at an early age - Recent studies have shown that exposure to pornography has measurable negative effects on brain development and behavioural outcomes - Online pornography is increasingly violent in its content, particularly against women, and exposure correlates with children's acceptance of violent attitudes and beliefs - Violence against women is often linked back to early and repeated exposure to pornography - Violence towards, and abuse of, children is often linked to early and repeated exposure to pornography - Children increasingly access the Internet outside their home environment - and previous inquiries in Australia have not adequately addressed the question of children's (those under 18 years-of-age) exposure to online pornography and the harm caused because of that access.
Please enforce Internet filtering of porn at the ISP level.

Kind regards, Katie Harm being done to Australian children through access to pornography on the InternetSubmission 179
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Dear MPs Pornography is causing an epidemic of harm to young people in Australia.

It is a travesty that the average of exposure to porn is 11yo and it is nothing like what we grew up with decades ago.

It is destroying the future relationship of our young men and women we must do all we can to stop this harm.

The UK is leading the way in seeking to ensure that kids don’t have easy access to porn sites, let us follow their example.

Age verification is essential to take this disaster seriously.
Yours sincerely Scott Berry Inquiry into age verification for online wagering and online pornographySubmission 10
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Dear Committee Secretary We submit to the Senate Enquiry investigating the harm that online pornography is doing to young people and children our views on this matter for your kind consideration.

We are very concerned that children and youth under the age of 18 have easy and ready access to online pornography, especially as they are required to have tools such as laptops or iPads and access to the internet for their schooling.
Although schools may implement internet "nanny" software to prevent access to certain web sites, students find their way around these blocks, and monitoring outside of the school environment is not effective.

We believe that all should be done, wherever possible, to protect the children of our nation from the harmful effects of exposure to pornography and violence at an early age and the potential behavioural outcomes as a result of these influences.
We strongly support the proposal that the Government enforce internet filtering of pornography at the ISP level.

Thank you for your attention in this matter.

-- Yours faithfully Charles and Deborah Leonard Harm being done to Australian children through access to pornography on the InternetSubmission 183
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Tobacco Harm ReductionSubmission 413 I am behind this petition because I was immensely disappointed when the government tried to make vaping illegal without any consultation with the public or scientific professionals.

I believed that the attempted legislation was mates looking after mates in the tobacco industry, and still do.

I hope my submission is of benefit.

Have a great day, Tobacco Harm ReductionSubmission 413
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Dear Committee Secretary I am deeply concerned about the harmful effects of internet pornography on children.

I am aware of numerous academic studies and research which verifies that pornography is having an appalling measurable impact on young people and children and therefore our society in general.
More recently there was a 'Pornography and harms to children and young people Symposium' held in Sydney and The Weekend Australian had a half-page article 'Porn Makes Kids Predators' saying "doctors and child abuse experts are warning that easy and accidental access to violent pornography is turning children into copycat sexual predators, with schools and parents often oblivious to the abuse."
This is not “ rocket science” though, it is common sense that children and pornography are inherently incompatible and only harmful consequences in behavioural patterns, attitudes, and desires will result if children are exposed to pornography sites.

Online pornography is easily accessed, even beyond the control of those parents who monitor their children’s activities on the internet at home, so the significance of the problem is manifesting itself in society today.
the introduction of filtering pornography at the Internet Service Provider level to help parents in the raising of children and reduce the harm of pornography on children and our society.

Kind Regards Graeme Jones Harm being done to Australian children through access to pornography on the InternetSubmission 414
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Dear Sir/ Madam I am extremely concerned about the freedom of religion and speech being corroded or destroyed in our country today.

Already Christians cannot express a viewpoint against gay marriage, abortion, euthanasia etc.

without being labelled ‘homophobic’ and ‘hateful’ amongst many other venomous names.

We know the name calling is trying to silence us but we will keep speaking the truth for as long as we can.
This gay marriage issue goes way beyond changing the definition of marriage (that was instituted by God since the beginning of time) It’s about denying us the freedom of speech, and attempting to destroy the normal family unit structure.

In an already broken society, this is totally absurd.

The public have had very little confidence in our politicians for decades now, as you well know, but you want us to trust them to make a decision on our behalf on such a life changing issue?
Utterly ridiculous and un-democratic!

Allow Australians to cast a vote on this - please.

(The 98% who are NOT gay!)

Why should a 2% minority group wield such power on issues that will ultimately affect ALL of us??

It’s more than baffling.

We expect our politicians to have more intelligence than to be bullied about by gay lobbyists.

Can you honestly say that you cannot see what is really happening or going on here?

Come on!

Wake up!
Come on!

Wake up!

Sincerely (Mrs) Margaret Fusco Sent from Windows Mail Inquiry into the status of the human right to freedom of religion or beliefSubmission 122
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To the Hon Kevin Andrews If we don't have freedom of speech what do we have?

Control I am deeply concerned that peoples freedom of religion/belief are already trying to be undermined by the introduction of 'Safe Schools' Coalition Australia program being implemented across Australia.
This program tramples the religious freedom of children & their parents with the forced indoctrination of children with a radical sexual ideology - undermining & usurps the authority of parents to raise their children according to their beliefs/religious convictions about marriage & family.

Sexual orientation anti discrimination laws have a definite impact on freedom of speech and religion.
Incrementalism leads down the road to anti discrimination laws that elevate sexual behaviour to a protected legal status.

Further elevating sexual behaviour by opening the door to same-sex marriage would exponentially expand homosexual rights and shrink the rights of those who believe in gender, in traditional marriage.
If same sex marriage is recognised it will undermine freedom of religion/belief and freedom of speech in every part of the culture, from the classroom to the courtroom,& parliament, from private affairs to business, from the family to our fundamental freedoms.

Certainly there is no constitutional, historical, or logical basis for same-sex marriage.

There is no cultural mandate.The weight of history does not come down on the side of same-sex marriage.
Denying the people of Australia a plebiscite on same-sex marriage is denying them the right to be heard.

WE DON'T want such a radical change to the' marriage act' to be made by politicians.

WE WANT THE FREEDOM TO VOTE AND BE HEARD, THE FREEDOM TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE WITHOUT NAME CALLING.

MORALITY IS NOT BIGOTRY.

Yours sincerely Mrs Joyce Ditton.

Inquiry into the status of the human right to freedom of religion or beliefSubmission 92
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Hi.

These are concerns that I have regarding freedom of belief, religious and otherwise.

According to mainstream media, "everyone" wants same sex marriage to go ahead.

Those who don't are bigots, sexist, or any number of names.

Regardless of the truth that this is the CURRENT law, as well as the traditional stance for the history of Australia.

A vocal and sometimes militant minority are shutting down debate by name calling instead of dealing with facts or discussion.
The ABC is Australia's Tv station - it rarely provides a balanced viewpoint, and is pushing same sex strongly, even though the majority of Australians neither want it nor approve.

The same argument, shaming of anyone who opposes the progressive line, involves gender and/or queer theory.

As a teacher, I will not teach the gender falsehood that is espoused under the Safe Schools banner.
It is not a proven science - there is plenty of evidence to the contrary - it should not become something taught as fact, nor should parents be excluded from the right to know what their child is being taught.

Abortion is not an option for me because I believe life is sacred.

Doctors who pledge to uphold life should not be bound to refer patients to someone who will kill their child.
Notwithstanding the importance of individual belief, if I "believe" that I am a rock, I should not have the right to crush anyone in my path.

Sent from my iPad Inquiry into the status of the human right to freedom of religion or beliefSubmission 105
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To the review committee, Terms of reference: To inquire into and report on practices and procedures relating to question time.

From: Date : August 2019 Inquiry into the practices and procedures relating to question timeSubmission 3 The Australian public have become increasingly disillusioned with the poor behaviour and lack of relevant information and explanations offered by its representatives during Question Time.
The following is a list of recommendations which would lead to better outcomes for the Australian people by creating a place for real debate, questions and answers in Question Time rather than simply campaigning by political parties.

1.

An independent Speaker and deputies.

2.

Follow up questions allowed immediately.

3.

More questions without notice.

4.

Questions taken from electors or members of the gallery in each sitting.

5.
5.

No Dorothy Dixers - No questions and answers scripted by ministerial staffers, with the exercise only seen to serve the purposes of talking up the Government, berating the Opposition and wasting time.

6.

Must attempt to answer all questions succinctly in a two minute time limit and no taking questions on notice to avoid taking a position.

If questions are not answered directly or are answered with irrelevant information than immediate warning then expulsion if it continues.
Pay is docked for each expulsion.

7.

Code of conduct including no yelling or name calling.

Ejection from chamber for obnoxious behaviour, salary docked.

8.

Random Sobriety Testing for drugs and alcohol.

While sitting, 0.0 to be blown to be eligible to vote in the house.

9.

Use of a prop or costume leads to immediate suspension and docking of pay.

10.

Salary docking for non-attendance unless bona ﬁde emergency.

Inquiry into the practices and procedures relating to question timeSubmission 3 11.
Electronic voting in chamber so all may vote with their conscience instead of only on party lines.

12.

Digital real time fact check by independent body.

These suggestions seek to improve the practices and bring change to the procedures in Question Time to bring about true debate rather than politicking and time wasting.

These changes would also have the added beneﬁt of improving the low respect accorded many politicians by the Australian public.

Thank you for your consideration.


Yours sincerely, Concerned citizen Inquiry into the practices and procedures relating to question timeSubmission 3