Nerdboy's Notes
Random ramblings about things that I have learned, things that have surprised me, or issues that I think are worthy of discussion.
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What Shaped Me #11 - A Sailor’s Suicide (opens the original)
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Warning. This article contains discussion of suicide including physical, emotional and psychological impacts.I started writing this article about two years ago when I started putting together my ‘What Shaped Me’ series of articles. But I have been to and fro about whether I should or should not write about this significant moment in my life. Is it right to write about someone who died by suicide? Is it acceptable to talk about the impact that the suicide had on those left behind? I wasn’t sure a
What Shaped Me #10 - Restorative Engagements (opens the original)
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In March 2011 news broke about an appalling incident at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) where a male officer cadet live-streamed an intimate encounter with one of his female colleagues to his ‘mates’ in a room close by. Known as the ‘Skype sex scandal’ or ‘ADFA Skype incident’, this event, along with a number of other seriously bad personnel matters, including an Australian Human Rights Commission review conducted by Elizabeth Broderick, eventually lead to the establishment of the De
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