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Re:Australians who won't unlock their phones could face ten ... by josephagoss on Thursday August 16, 2018 @03:17PM (#17777678)
Regarding your example of this person being forced into a mental institution, are you able to provide a source? I'm interested in learning more especially as I'm living in Australia, this is quite terrifying indeed.
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Re:Australians who won't unlock their phones could face ten ... by cmroanirgo on Friday August 17, 2018 @06:08AM (#17781605)
There's a gofundme.com page [0], but I'd recommend reading this article (by a queensland lawyer) titled 'Fixated Folk' [1]

[0] https://www.gofundme.com/barrister-needed-for-fiona-wilson

[1] https://www.nystlegal.com.au/2017/05/26/fixated-folk/

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Re:Australians who won't unlock their phones could face ten ... by d0lph on Thursday August 16, 2018 @04:36PM (#17778224)
I did a search for "Fiona Wilson Australia fixated" and got back a few articles, not familiar enough with AU news to determine what is tabloids and what is not. Please post if anyone finds something reputable.
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Re:Australians who won't unlock their phones could face ten ... by deepspace on Thursday August 16, 2018 @05:03PM (#17778398)
Same here. The most comprehensive write-up I could find was the blog post linked below. It contains a list of references but they all seem to point to irrelevant content, or to shady-looking 'news sources'.

http://www.blotreport.com/australian-politics/are-the-though...

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Re:Australians who won't unlock their phones could face ten ... by Bendingo on Friday August 17, 2018 @12:21AM (#17780268)
This source [1] is not tabloid and has conducted thorough investigations of other stories [2][3] that MSM ignores.

[1] https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/queenslan...

[2] https://independentaustralia.net/jacksonville

[3] https://independentaustralia.net/ashbygate

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Re:Australians who won't unlock their phones could face ten ... by kirrent on Thursday August 16, 2018 @04:51PM (#17778306)
Did the same search. Everything is a tabloid or worse. Nothing reliable.
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Re:Australians who won't unlock their phones could face ten ... by ShorsHammer on Thursday August 16, 2018 @11:48PM (#17780156)
Wow that's a scary argument from authority, but you are right, only dubious blogs currently write about it.

The mainstream media are highly aware of the case, they are all legally blocked from mentioning it until the trial is finished.

A good article on the fixated persons unit by a QLD lawyer: https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/queenslan...

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