Today in Rock History

Today in Rock History is a music orientated segment where we would like to encourage readers to share their thoughts and tastes in music and discuss the various aspects of any music topic.

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More Free Speech Not Less Is Needed

If we really want to tackle the rise in hate online (which recent debates seem to suggest we do), public order legislation and the weight of the criminal law will never work. It is only through open and public debate and better education that we can enact change.

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Remembering Why They Fell

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ANZAC Day: For Skippy

He was an Aussie serving with the NZ Army…he trained at Puckapunyal, Canungra and Singleton…many of the places mentioned in this song he has been to.

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ANZAC Day: True Unsung Heroes

Wyn Fountain served as a Welfare Officer in the Middle East and Europe and was away for over four years. Later he ran a very successful business in New Zealand and, with wife Shirley, grew a great family.

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ANZAC Day: Lest we forget

This is my ANZAC Day tribute posting. ANZAC Day means a great deal for me and my family. I suppose it is because we have a connection to the original ANZACS in 1915 and Gallipoli, and to a veteran of a war much fresher in our minds, Vietnam.

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Face of the Day

Chief Petty Officer Tapene, from Hikurangi, north of Whangarei, enlisted in 2001. He specialised in communications and has since deployed throughout Asia, Hawaii, the Gulf of Arabia and Australia.

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The BFD Nightcap

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Wednesday Weapons

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The BFD Daily Roundup

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Today in Rock History

Today in Rock History is a music orientated segment where we would like to encourage readers to share their thoughts and tastes in music and discuss the various aspects of any music topic.

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The Intifada Comes to America. Now What?

“Death to America!” We are used to that chant. Maybe too used to it.

If you are old enough, you heard it in 1979 during the Iranian hostage crisis when supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini invaded the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

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Not the ‘Weed’ That You Grew up With

Cannabis Legalization Has Led to a Boom in Potent Forms of the Drug That Present New Hazards For Adolescents

Today there are many different cannabis concentrates that have high levels of THC, typically ranging from 40% to 70%, and more than 80% in some cases, depending on the method of extraction.

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A Diesel in the Shed

Today, after Aussies have enjoyed decades of abundant reliable cheap electricity from coal, green energy gambling has taken Australia back to that era which kept a diesel in the shed.

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