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- sue on Same sex adoption steps ahead I was brought up in a not so nice upbringing. As long as any human being who want to adopt, regardless of sex, race, ... more
- Bll Speirs on Workers call for earlier pub closing As a previous club employee I am fully in agreement in the closure of ALL clubs and pubs at 3am. The sooner the better. more
- Greg O on Hand keys over to young drivers? I tried a different approach with my son. I made a car for him at age 15 and told him he would have to buy his own car if he ... more
- Sam on Labor's historic alliance with Greens This is no different to a bankrupt bookmaker trying to cash a cheque bringing this lot of fools into the fold and whose plan ... more
- Sam on Premier Keneally's state of disgrace What! State of disgrace! Well, I will go one better than that!It is a State of absolute, resolute, wanton, engineered, full ... more
- Greg O on Labor's historic alliance with Greens I can just imagine what this country will be like if we have a Labor/Greens Government with the Greens holding the balance ... more
- Greg O on Blowout in Coalition election costings? Did anyone really think Treasury was not going to find a hole? It happens every time. Claims like this in each party's ... more
- Sam on Gay kookaburras found offensive? As a child I clearly recall the word 'gay' was regarded as a beautiful English word generally associated with a lovely rose! ... more
- Sam on Labor's historic alliance with Greens A dangerous, volatile situation which I hope and pray will be doomed to failure in every way! In the meantime, the ... more
- Sam on Premier Keneally's state of disgrace Yes, agree it would be sensible to call a NSW election now rather than stretch it out for another 5 months and 27 days when ... more
- Coco on Do you support same sex adoption? God also encouraged a lot of disgusting and vain and downright evil stuff. I wouldn't base my moral judgements on 'his' ... more
- Mark on Gay kookaburras found offensive? Why change the word "gay" in books, songs and ice creams. Sould i chnage my name if I was christend Gay? The meaning "gay"is ... more
- Pete on Gay kookaburras found offensive? When kids say how gay ? they mean as in homosexual , thats what the word gay means now ,remember Golliwogs ???? more
- Doug on Blowout in Coalition election costings? Yeah Tony for PM , yeah right , great move that more
- Doug on Gay kookaburras found offensive? Sadly whether we like it or not "gay " now means homosexual, so to sing the song and say gay , well you're saying ... more
- Jan on Do you support same sex adoption? It is disgusting that the children in this case dont get to have a say I am not against gay people at all however I do think ... more
- Rosemary on Do you support same sex adoption? No!! I would never agree to this. It is totally wrong.A child should be brought up in the right way. With a Mum & Dad. Not ... more
- maureen abela on Hand keys over to young drivers? my son learned to drive in my 1948 fx holden,14 years ago.fully original.i agree with sam totally.new cars are just to fast ... more
- Tim on Blowout in Coalition election costings? 'One of those things that we have to establish is trust in what they're actually saying.' more
- John Denman on Labor party beyond salvation In regard to the Keneally government and attempting them to perform backflips, I recently emailed Ms Keneally regarding ... more
TWO MURRAYS BLOG: Bullying
The parents of a MELBOURNE teenager who was bullied so much she took her own life are considering suing the four men who drove her to suicide.
RAE and DAMIEN PANLOCK also want the law changed, so workplace bullies can be sent to jail. When we understand what happened, it is difficult to argue against MR and MRS PANLOCK.
*19 year old BRODIE PANLOCK endured more than 12 months of abuse from her workmates at CAFÉ VAMP in suburban HAWTHORN in MELBOURNE.
*The court was told: she was held down by her colleagues, fish oil was poured into her bag, she was drenched in chocolate sauce, had rat poison left in her pay envelope, and was constantly told she was worthless.
*She was also teased about an earlier suicide attempt... and finally she could take it no more. She jumped off a car park in September 2006, and died in hospital three days later.
WORKSAFE VICTORIA took the owner of CAFÉ VAMP and some of his staff to court... alleging they failed to provide a safe workplace.
The owner, MARC LUIS DA CRUZ, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a safe workplace and environment... he and his company were fined a total of 280 thousand dollars, while BRODIE PANLOCK’s three workmates were fined a total of 90 thousand dollars for failing to take reasonable care for the health and safety of BRODIE PANLOCK.
It seems a very cheap price to pay for the life of a young woman described by her mother as her... little ray of sunshine - a beautiful girl who was full of compassion.
RAE PANLOCK says as far as she is concerned, the four men who drove her daughter to do what she did should be in jail... but the law does not allow for jail terms in matters such as this.
RAE PANLOCK says the law should be changed; she says the four men who tormented her little girl should have been jailed, to send a message to other workplace bullies, and to send a message as well to young victims: stand up for yourself, and seek help.
