#victoria australia

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by Dion J. Pierre

Australian officials and nonprofit leaders on Thursday issued statements addressing antisemitism, following a damning report exposing bullying and harassment of teenage Jewish students attending public schools in the state of Victoria.

On Sunday, Australian daily The Age reported the stories of three students who have either refused going to school or hid their Jewish identity to avoid allegedly racist behavior continuously meted out by their classmates. A 13-year-old Brunswick Secondary College student was called a “dirty Jew,” flashed Nazi salutes by his classmates, and assaulted; a 14 year old Brighton Secondary College student found a swastika graffitied on her desk and someone threw a note at her that said, “Jewish rat;” a 12 year old Rowville Secondary Sports Academy student was told that all Jews were supposed to die with their “hands up.”

The report elicited a response from Victoria’s Department of Education, which said the students’ accounts are “distressing and disturbing and taken extremely serious.” Speaking to The Australian Jewish News, Dvir Abramovich of the Anti-Defamation Commission, a Jewish civil rights organization, said the students’ accounts “are another example of what happens when antisemitism spirals out of control and is allowed to grow toxic and unchecked by teachers.”

Jewish students in Victoria have reported similar experiences before. In June 2022, harrowing details of antisemitic bullying and violence were revealed in an Australian federal court during a civil trial to determine whether Brighton Secondary College, located in Melbourne, violated the Racial Discrimination Act when it allegedly ignored the antisemitic bullying of five Jewish students who said the school has a “prison culture.”

Former Brighton student Liam Arnold-Levy testified that no action was taken after someone punched him in the stomach and threatened to slit his throat, nor when others called him “Jewboy,” “f***ing Jew,” and told him to “die in an oven.” In another incident, a school official allegedly accused him of “being dramatic” when a group of female students “violently” pushed him.

A verdict in that case is forthcoming.

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Love all these fucking GCs being like 'well what are we supposed to do to stop Nazi's showing up to support our rallies' like my dude what do you think antifascists do?? If there's none in your movement cause they're all busy fighting against you that is literally your own fucking problem.

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Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (1867–1943) - The Selector's Hut (Whelan on the Log), Summit Drive, Eaglemont, Victoria, Australia, 1890, oil on canvas

This painting was created at The Mount Eaglemont Estate, Victoria, Australia. The model for this painting is Jack Whelan, who was the caretaker-farmer of the estate.

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Today marks 15 years since Black Saturday, a series of horrific bushfires in which 173 people lost their lives across the state of Victoria, Australia. More than 2000 houses were destroyed and 450,000 hectares burnt.

There are places which still have not grown back. But there are also communities which have done significant healing and shown incredible resilience.

Today we remember them. And we remember the staff and volunteers who fought the fires, who manned the recovery centres, who had to go through the destroyed houses looking for human remains, who participated in the clean up, and all of the other roles.

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For my fellow Australians, this is like if they hit The Big Banana

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Kanye west was banned from Victoria, Australia by the premier

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^Two women in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, c. 1922

rayeshistory.com

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18 Fun things to do in Bendigo this weekend

18 Fun things to do in Bendigo this weekend

Looking for fun things to do in Bendigo this weekend? Bendigo is a bubbling city located in the heart of Victoria Australia. The city is one of the richest goldfields in the world, and its mines have produced more than 780,000kg of gold. Bendigo is a wonderful city with a ton of enjoyable activities to offer visitors of all ages. Explore the downtown area and the historic district to see the…

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I won't say it's great having a long commute

But the view from the train's not bad

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A split granite boulder from Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia, taken in November 2019.

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State Library of Victoria - Reading Room.

Photo by Rebecca Dominguez, September 2023

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( by itchban)

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Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (1867–1943) - A Southern View, Olinda, Victoria, Australia, 1933, oil on canvas

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A blast from my past, saved here to share with other Victorians when needed. Articles about these wacky shoes are rarely found. I never had a pair of these, but I went to school with people who did.

From ABC Ballarat’s webpage.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-24/treads-vintage-shoes-1970s-fashion/100084642

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“I ♡ lesbians”

“It is nice to be loved”

found in Melbourne, Australia