US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks

Re:US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks by inopinatus on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:29AM (#36920115)

the Australian government does not give a fuck about Australian citizens getting themselves in deep shit overseas, never has, never will

and it's because the ones that persist in doing so would wear their entitlement on every bloody sleeve so hard until every consulate is jammed up dealing with the procedural consequences of every half-cocked larrikin pisshead that tries stealing a tuk-tuk or whatever, and by the gods we export enough of them, sorry world

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Re:US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks by eastbound on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:37AM (#36920187)

That may be your perception. On the other hand, there are posters in your airports saying that if an Australian uses prostitution overseas, he will be arrested when he comes back.

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Re:US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks by wzdd on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:46AM (#36920271)

No there aren’t, as a quick search for the legality of prostitution in Australia would have told you.

You may have missed the word “child”, as sex tourism of this kind is unfortunately still a problem.

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Re:US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks by nmfisher on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:47AM (#36920281)

Wait, really? I haven't seen these before.

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Re:US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks by jbsimpson on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:51AM (#36920325)

are you sure it wasn't prostitution but child abuse overseas that was illegal?

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Re:US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks by dkjaudyeqooe on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:04AM (#36920433)

I think he meant child prostitution, which is a popular pursuit for some Australian* men in certain Asian countries.

* But not exclusively, see Gary Glitter for instance.

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Re:US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks by inopinatus on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:51AM (#36920326)

That's the point, though, isn't it? Fun fact: when you come back, you are no longer overseas, so now the Australian government once again gives a fuck about you! In principle, at least.

And they're not my airports. If they were, parking would be cheaper

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