Geoff, I assume this comment was made after the sentencing process by the Court? Meanwhile, I get that feeling of "words fail" . Words fail to protect us even though, apparently naming something, is supposed to give us power. Not always for those us cinched into a corner by an assailant intent on doing us harm. These experiences do not go away though sometimes, some of us are elevated to the heady heights of being a survivor and making good from these wrongs. Some of us collapse under the weight of too much. So although resilience is a fine thing, there can be too much, even for the finest and best of us. - ro.watson
Anne W Think I saw it on Independent Australia , click on Politics. By the way , it looks phony to me. I watch the Parliament and I don't ever remember seeing her dress like this . - Carole/m
Animals don't rape and murder. Criminals who are 'on parole' for horrendous sex crimes do. No-one is safe while ever these (in Bayley's case) repeat offenders aren't kept behind bars. Of course they will offend again, you could bet your life on that. So finally Bayley now faces 35 years in jail. What a shame for Jill's sake that wasn't his very first sentence. Did such a revolting crime have to be committed before he got the sentence he deserved? When are we going to get the zero tolerance message across? These criminals are not at all frightened and continue to offend. RIP Jill Love and peace to her family - Kaz
Totally agree with majority of comments here - wish we had more of the integrity & honesty that Tony Wndsor & Rob Oakeshott have displayed in our parliament. 2 of the good guys & hope they both stay on after next election. Chris, I hear what you're saying, but that's more or less giving in to a threat of bullying, surely? Don't you have a bit more fight in you or sense of integrity/ right & wrong than to just vote for a party in the hope that they don't f*** you over if they get in, rather than who you believe is the better quality candidate? - Caroline B
Hi Don't Blame Me - I'm a bloke so here's my comment. I'll start by saying I'm not blind to the Governments' failings, however I am riveted every time I watch and listen to Julia Gillard - intelligently & deftly answering questions across numerous portfolios and trying to keep questions focused on important policy while stupid journos keep asking about leadership challenges. She has smarts and charisma and we'll be shall be worse off for losing her. Compare that to Mr Abbott who can barely strong a (believable) sentence together. Try getting any of the Liberal trolls on any site actually listing what they think their beloved Tony will actually achieve - they won't. It's all terrible Julie, terrible Labour. Dutifully parroting exactly what they have been spoon fed by Uncle Rupert. PM GILLARD ROCKS ! - ViinietheDog96
It has been stated (somewhere) that looking at women's breasts is healthy for a man. Therefore Ms. Gillard should be thanked for trying to improve the health of the men in the opposition. - sue Bell
His defence said he sould be able to walk free some day.....?????? Words fail. - Geoff Of Epping
He will kill again as soon as he can when he is released. Mark my words. - Shane
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I'm sorry Sambo we are a civilised nation, we do not kill prisoners and we do not let the mob decide. - sue Bell

Categories: News and Opinion

WORLD POPULATION: QUICK FACTS

By The Hoopla

October 31, 2011

It’s sobering to think that on New Year’s Eve, 1999, when Australia looked forward to hosting the Olympic Games, there were a billion fewer people on the planet.

A mere 12 years – that’s all it’s taken to add a billion more souls to Earth.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words (make that an even billion), so here The Hoopla brings you the most startling on-line graphs, timelines and videos to help you make sense of how our successful species has exploded in numbers.

The UN predicts the world’s population explosion: visualized. The Guardian. UK

The World at Seven Billion. The BBC

World population. Wikipedia.

There, how does that feel?

Cosy?

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4 Responses to this article

MrsP2011 October 31, 2011 Reply

Scary.
ivor.farkas August 17, 2012 Reply

A lot of small countries should also offer asylum to Assange.
There’d be no risks in it : safety in numbers.
Note, that there is a vacancy for a new Nonaligned Nations club

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