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2008/28: The shooting of Tyler Cassidy: did Victoria Police officers act appropriately? (This item's news media sources are published After September 1 2008 and thus are suitable for 2009 VCE students) 2008/27: Should the Bali bombers have been executed? (This item's news media sources are published After September 1 2008 and thus are suitable for 2009 VCE students) 2008/26: Should Australia cull its saltwater crocodiles? (This item's news media sources are published After September 1 2008 and thus are suitable for 2009 VCE students) 2008/25: Do Australia's national guidelines on organ donation give donors sufficient protection? (This item's news media sources are published After September 1 2008 and thus are suitable for 2009 VCE students) 2008/24: Should kangaroos be commercially farmed in Australia? (This item's news media sources are published After September 1 2008 and thus are suitable for 2009 VCE students) 2008/23: Is Google Street View a threat to privacy? (This item's news media sources are published After September 1 2008 and thus are suitable for 2009 VCE students) 2008/22: Should Melbourne impose a permanent 2.00am lockout on clubs, bars and hotels? (This item's news media sources are published After September 1 2008 and thus are suitable for 2009 VCE students) 2008/21: Should the Victorian Government remove abortion from the Crimes Act? (This item's news media sources are published After September 1 2008 and thus are suitable for 2009 VCE students) 2008/20: Does the Catholic Church in Australia offer sufficient support to those who claim to have been abused by clergy? 2008/19: Should conductors return to Melbourne's trams? 2008/18: Should jumps racing in Victoria be banned? 2008/17: Is Australia responding appropriately to the sexualisation of children by the media? 2008/16: Should Australia develop a federal charter of rights? 2008/15: Should Bill Henson be prosecuted and his work banned? 2008/14: Should plastic bags be banned? 2008/13: Adolescent drinking: should it be legal to supply alcohol to minors on private premises? 2008/12: Animal welfare: should Australian farmers cease mulesing immediately?

2008/11: Should Channel Nine have been prevented from screening in Victoria the gangland drama, 'Underbelly'? 2008/10: Should the federal government pay compensation to the Stolen Generations? 2008/09: Was the response of the police and the media to the Corey Worthington party excessive? 2008/08: Are the Melbourne Zoo and the Healesville Sanctuary caring properly for the animals in their charge? 2008/07: Should the Channel Deepening Project proceed in Port Phillip Bay? 2008/06: Should bikes by banned during peak hours on Connex and V-Line trains? 2008/05: Should Australia use desalination as a means of addressing water shortage problems? 2008/04: Was Ben Cousins treated fairly by the West Coast Eagles and the AFL? 2008/03: Should the Australian Government have temporarily halted the admission of African refugees? 2008/02: Should women be bishops within the Anglican Church of Australia? 2008/01: Should girls under 16 be banned from being fashion models?