Captain Australia — The Real Life Superhero

Captain Australia announces real life superhero patrol 12 February

by Captain Australia11 February 2010

I will be in the Fortitude Valley of Brisbane, patrolling in an effort to help, monitor, reduce or report on:
- illicit drug use and distribution
- drunken buffoonery and violence
- the plight of the homeless
-the plight of the homosexual
- the use of undue force by security personnel
- gangs and gang members
I should be on patrol from [...]

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Open Letter from Captain Australia (the Real Life Superhero) to the People of India

by Captain Australia5 February 2010

Dear People of India
I am Captain Australia, the Real Life Superhero.
I would like to address the recent spate of violent crimes directed against Indians living within Australia.
I’d urge you to consider for a moment that these criminal acts are not racially motivated. What we’re seeing is a criminal minority expressing their emptiness and hate, and [...]

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Captain Australia, the real life superhero, patrols the notorious red-light district of Kings Cross, Sydney

by Captain Australia2 February 2010

Captain Australia’s Crime Fighting Journal, Entry#44
Captain Australia Theme Song
The video sequence below documents my evening patrol of Kings Cross, on the 27th of January 2010. This depraved part of Sydney is a dark place, and the thing that concerns me the most is that the people passing through it just don’t seem to understand or [...]

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“Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression”. –Dodie Smith

by Captain Australia29 January 2010

Captain Australia’s Crime Fighting Journal, Entry#43
Captain Australia Theme Song

On wednesday night, I patrolled Kings Cross. I didnt have my videographer with me, and didnt expect to be able to provide pictures or film, but at the last minute I was able to hire a photographer through an intermediary so as to protect my secret [...]

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“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty.” — Mother Theresa

by Captain Australia15 January 2010

Captain Australia’s Crime Fighting Journal, Entry #42
Captain Australia Theme Song
I have been reading and researching about homelessness. In Australia, it’s the indigenous folk who are disadvantaged, alongside those with drugs, alcohol or mental health issues. I’m learning that just below the surface there is a large pool of itinerant homeless living in our major cities, [...]

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Southbank Patrol 8 January 2010

by Captain Australia8 January 2010

Captain Australia’s Crime Fighting Journal, Entry#41
(Captain Australia Theme Song) (Twitter: RealLifeHero)
Yesterday I went out on patrol, intending also to collect better quality photography for my online journal. There is a young man who is assisting me in this, his story is interesting – he emailed me last year seeking help for depression and we [...]

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A New Beginning

by Captain Australia28 December 2009

Captain Australia’s Crime Fighting Journal, Entry#40
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I’ve been thinking carefully about what awaits me in the New Year.
Just today I heard of a man released from prison (parole board granting early release). This man had beaten and tortured his six year old son to death about 15 years ago.
It’s reminded me how important [...]

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Karaoke Captain Croons

by Captain Australia21 December 2009

Captain Australia’s Crime Fighting Journal, Entry#39
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(last patrol post 35, last training post 37)

I’ve noticed an unusual help request, which I will excerpt for you below:
Do-Rod December 20, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Yo Captain you probly don’t remember me but we meet at schoolies week and I been watching your site since then coz [...]

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Captain Christmas Consumerism

by Captain Australia18 December 2009

Captain Australia’s Crime Fighting Journal, Entry#38
Captain Australia Theme Song
Most Recent Crime Patrol: Entry 35
Most Recent Training Exercise: Entry 37
Good Evening, Citizens. I’m going Christmas shopping tonight (and will also keep my eyes open for shoplifters and drunken misbehaviour). Later I will upload some video to this post with a Christmas Greeting (and documenting any crime [...]

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Training Exercise : Attacked from Ambush

by Captain Australia11 December 2009

Captain Australia’s Crime Fighting Journal, Entry#37
Captain Australia Theme Song
Today I took three students into the bush and we conducted a stealth, infiltration, survival and close combat training exercise. I am continually frustrated by the poor quality of the video, I only hope you can get a sense of how the exercise went.
The conditions were [...]

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