Has anyone noticed that Lyle Shelton always manages to turn everything around and make it about him?

My article Lyle Shelton calls the police puts Lyle’s silly trantrumette into perspective.
Has anyone noticed that Lyle Shelton always manages to turn everything around and make it about him?
My article Lyle Shelton calls the police puts Lyle’s silly trantrumette into perspective.
ACON says of its Pride Inclusion Programs:
Pride Inclusion Programs are social inclusion initiatives of ACON. ACON was established in 1985 as the AIDS Council of NSW and is now Australiaâs largest HIV prevention, HIV support and LGBTI health organisation. An important part of ACONâs mission is to help make the places where our community members live, work, study and play more inclusive of LGBTI people, improving the mental health and wellbeing of our community through the reduction of stigma, discrimination and social exclusion.
Pride in Diversity is one of these programs:
Pride in Diversity is the national not-for-profit employer support program for LGBTI workplace inclusion specialising in HR, organisational change and workplace diversity. Pride in Diversity publishes the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI), Australiaâs national benchmarking instrument for LGBTI workplace inclusion from which Top Employers for LGBTI people is determined.
Amongst the Pride in Diversity Foundation Members is IBM:
Foundation Members
Pride in Diversity, together with ACON, proudly acknowledges the dedication and support from our foundational members who were the early leaders in Australia for recognising and pursuing LGBTI workplace inclusion.
- Australian Federal Police (AFP)
- Department of Defence
- Goldman Sachs
- IBM
- KPMG
- Lend Lease
- Telstra
Included in the 2017 Principle Partners (Sponsorship) is IBM:
2017 Principal Partners (Sponsorship)
Principal Partners generously support Pride in Diversity over and above membership through sponsorship or substantial support of signature events and/or publications. We sincerely acknowledge and thank our Principal Partners for 2017. Pride in Diversity Principal Partners (via membership) are recognised on the List of Members page.
- Accenture
- Deloitte
- Dell
- Deutsche Bank
- Goldman Sachs
- IBM
- Lendlease
- Macquarie Group
- Out Leadership
- PwC
- The Star Entertainment Group
- The University of Queensland
IBM has declared their “support of the LGBT community”:
Mark Allaby is IBM’s Financial Market Expert:
As of May 31 2018 the public ASIC register indicated Mark Allaby was still a Director of the Lachlan Macquarie Institute:
In March 2017 The Australian reported that Mark Allaby had resigned as a board member of the Lachlan Macquarie Institute, but either that news story was lacking factual accuracy, or LMI had breached their requirements to update ASIC of a change in board membership.
To help understand the ideology of the Lachlan Macquarie Institute, it is helpful to know that it is an initiative of the Australian Christian Lobby. This is evidenced in the ACL’s July 5 2018 newsletter:
It is also evidenced in the WHOIS record for lmi.org.au, which shows the domain name is currently (and was previously) registered to the Australian Christian Lobby:
Domain Name: LMI.ORG.AU
Registry Domain ID: D407400000000366462-AU
Registrar WHOIS Server:
Registrar URL:
Last Modified:
Registrar Name: TPP Wholesale Pty Ltd
Registrar Abuse Contact Email:
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone:
Reseller Name:
Status: serverRenewProhibited
Registrant Contact ID: C2008705-AU
Registrant Contact Name: John Austin
Registrant Contact Email: natoffice@acl.org.au
Tech Contact ID: C804789-AU
Tech Contact Name: Digerati Solutions
Tech Contact Email: domains@digeratisolutions.com.au
Name Server: NS1.CWS-SERVERS.COM
Name Server: NS2.CWS-SERVERS.COM
Name Server: NS3.CWS-SERVERS.COM
DNSSEC: unsigned
Registrant: AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN LOBBY
Eligibility Type: Non-profit Organisation
Eligibility ID: ABN 40075120517>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2018-07-07T08:19:45Z <<<
Alongside LMI’s Mark Allaby is Lyle Shelton, also a Director on the board:
Lyle Shelton is the immediate past Managing Director of the Australian Christian Lobby. He stepped down from the role, and the organisation’s board, on Feb 2 2018 to pursue a career in politics as a senatorial candidate for the Australian Conservatives.
Martyn Iles, the current ACL Managing Director, also happens to be on the LMI board as Secretary:
Adding to the litany of anti-LGBTIQ equality personalities on the LMI board is Lyle Shelton’s disgraced ACL predecessor, Jim Wallace:
The ACL and Lyle Shelton have a strong record of opposing equal rights for LGBTIQ people and eroding their dignity. This has been an obsession of Lyle Shelton and the ACL going by an analysis of Lyle’s Twitter output while he was employed by the ACL.
The Lachlan Macquarie Institute board is peppered with people whom many would consider to be the arch enemies of the LGBTIQ community.
Mark Allaby’s presence as a Director of the Lachlan Macquarie Institute, an organisation that in no way distances itself from the hateful and intolerant values of the Australian Christian Lobby, makes it clear that he shares the values of the board members he sits amongst, and of the organisation that enables his board.
LMI claim they “prepare Christian men and women for leadership and public service”:
As a centre for leadership and public service, we offer a range of short and long programmes for people of varying ages and professions. Each programme targets specific areas of public engagement, including public service, policy, politics, law, education, not-for-profit, and church. Programmes combine Scripture, social analysis, Christian apologetics, lawmaking, political science, and philosophy.
It is beyond belief that as an employee of IBM, a foundation member of ACON’s Pride in Diversity program, Mark Allaby shares an iota of his employer’s values when it comes to LGBTIQ inclusion and diversity.
It is beyond belief that Mark Allaby could be considered a role model in providing respect and dignity for his transgender and gender diverse co-workers or clients.
It is beyond belief that Mark Allaby could, with any shred of sincerity, afford respect for his co-workers or clients in same-sex marriages, considering the gargantuan campaign the ACL promoted and funded to oppose the passage of marriage equality.
It is beyond belief that IBM, by employing a person who is a Director of an organisation that prepares people to erode the legal equality of LGBTIQ Australians, could be sincere in its responsibility as a foundation member of ACON’s Pride in Diversity Program.
It is beyond belief that ACON are genuinely committed to “improving the mental health and wellbeing of our community” by keeping IBM as a member of their Pride in Diversity Program while Mark Allaby is simultaneously an employee of IBM and associated with the prominent anti-LGBTIQ-equality Lachlan Macquarie Institute.
ACON needs to sort this mess out, because until they do, their programme will remain a disgrace.
Whitestone Strategic, Perimeter Guardian and the Australian Christian Lobby are all closely connected.
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Whois response for lyleshelton.com.au:
Domain Name | lyleshelton.com.au |
Last Modified | 07-Jun-2018 15:01:17 UTC |
Status | ok |
Registrar Name | GoDaddy.com, LLC |
Registrant | Whitestone Strategic Pty Ltd |
Registrant ID | ACN 618607051 |
Eligibility Type | Company |
Registrant Contact ID | CR315360471 |
Registrant Contact Name | David Hutt |
Registrant Contact Email | david.hutt@whitestonestrategic.com |
Tech Contact ID | CR315360476 |
Tech Contact Name | David Hutt |
Tech Contact Email | david.hutt@whitestonestrategic.com |
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Name Server | ns11.nationbuilder.com |
Name Server | ns12.nationbuilder.com |
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Name Server | ns14.nationbuilder.com |
Name Server | ns15.nationbuilder.com |
DNSSEC | unsigned |
Controversial Canberra Liberals powerbroker Tio Faulkner has quit his position in the office of ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja.
Mr Faulkner recently resigned his position as director of electorate services but will stay on as ACT party president.
A second powerbroker, Stephen Doyle – Mr Seselja’s chief-of-staff, brother-in-law and Canberra Liberals campaign manager – has also left the ACT Legislative Assembly after he opted out of a contract renewal.
The exodus may stoke speculation Mr Seselja is contemplating a federal tilt in the 2013 poll.
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“To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.” — Oscar Wilde
In the wake of the deregistration of Lyle Shelton’s domain names lyleshelton.com.au and lyleshelton.net.au, and his subsequent claim this was an attempt to silence him, it’s interesting to note that he made no such fuss when his domain lyleshelton.org.au was also recently deregistered.
The Internet Archive shows us the presence of the domain lyleshelton.org.au:
Lyle Shelton had been publishing articles under lyleshelton.org.au, in parallel with publishing them on lyleshelton.com.au, evidenced by records of posts received via RSS subscription between April 12-20 2018:
April 12 2018
http://www.lyleshelton.org.au/why_truth_should_always_trump_prejudice
April 16 2018
http://www.lyleshelton.org.au/consequences_what_consequences
April 18 2018
http://www.lyleshelton.org.au/this_pathway_to_totalitarianism_must_be_reversed http://www.lyleshelton.org.au/qld_education_minister_drops_truth_bomb_about_safe_schools
April 20 2018
http://www.lyleshelton.org.au/here_s_what_the_chronicle_is_saying_about_my_call_for_conservatives_to_be_conservatives
On April 23 2018 the domain lyleshelton.org.au was no longer able to be reached:
The WHOIS record for lyleshelton.org.au indicated on April 23 2018 that it was in a pendingDelete (Client requested policy delete) status, effective April 20 2018:
Whois response for lyleshelton.org.au:
Domain Name lyleshelton.org.au Last Modified 20-Apr-2018 14:10:06 UTC Status pendingDelete (Client requested policy delete) Registrar Name GoDaddy.com, LLC Registrant Whitestone Strategic Pty Ltd Registrant ID ACN 618607051 Eligibility Type Other Registrant Contact ID CR315360472 Registrant Contact Name David Hutt Registrant Contact Email david.hutt@whitestonestrategic.com Tech Contact ID CR315360477 Tech Contact Name David Hutt Tech Contact Email david.hutt@whitestonestrategic.com Name Server ns10.nationbuilder.com Name Server ns11.nationbuilder.com Name Server ns12.nationbuilder.com Name Server ns13.nationbuilder.com Name Server ns14.nationbuilder.com Name Server ns15.nationbuilder.com DNSSEC unsigned
auDA says of the pendingDelete (Client requested policy delete) status:
Domain names that are deleted due to a breach of an auDA Published Policy will transition from a âRegisteredâ to a âPending Policy Deleteâ state at the time the deletion command is submitted by the registrar. At this time, the domain name will be published on the Official Domain Drop List for 14 calendar days after which it will be purged at the next drop cycle.
auDA policy states of a .org.au domain name:
SCHEDULE F
ELIGIBILITY AND ALLOCATION RULES FOR ORG.AU
The org.au 2LD is for non-commercial organisations.
The following rules are to be read in conjunction with the Eligibility and Allocation Rules for All Open 2LDs, contained in Schedule A of this document.
1. To be eligible in the org.au 2LD, registrants must be non-commercial organisations as follows:
a) an association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory; orb) a political party registered with the Australian Electoral Commission; or
c) a trade union or other organisation registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009; or
d) a sporting or special interest club operating in Australia; or
e) a charity operating in Australia, as defined in the registrantâs constitution or other documents of incorporation; or
f) a non-profit organisation operating in Australia, as defined in the registrantâs constitution or other documents of incorporation.
2. Domain names in the org.au 2LD must be:
a) an exact match, abbreviation or acronym of the registrantâs name; or
b) otherwise closely and substantially connected to the registrant, in accordance with the categories of âclose and substantial connectionâ set out in the Guidelines on the Interpretation of Policy Rules for the Open 2LDs.
The domain name lyleshelton.org.au appears to have breached all the auDA requirements of a .org.au domain name.
Lyle Shelton lost his lyleshelton.org.au domain name due to breach of auDA policy. The registrant for the domain name, David Hutt, would have been notified of this in advance of the domain being taken offline. Clearly David and Lyle weren’t able to sort out the discrepancies with their two other domain names before they were also found to be in breach of auDA policy.
Yesterday Lyle Shelton tweeted “my blog lyleshelton.com.au has been challenged & taken down”:
It’s worth pointing out that it was his domain name “lyleshelton.com.au” that was taken down, not his blog.
As of June 8 the auDA Drop List shows both “lyleshelton.com.au” and “lyleshelton.net.au” were flagged as Deleted Domain Names:
2018-06-21 | 15:01:47 | lyleshelton.com.au |
2018-06-21 | 15:02:31 | lyleshelton.net.au |
The Domain Name Drop List shows the date and time that Domain Names are eligible to be purged. When a Domain Name is purged, it becomes available for registration according to the policy of the Regulator. Unless restored the Domain Name will be purged at the next Purge Cycle, also as defined in Regulator Policy. The Purge Cycle is an automated process within the Domain Name Registry System.
auDA has some very strict rules for registering .au domain names, and it would appear that Lyle Shelton has not complied with the particular rules for a .com.au domain name.
The current WHOIS entry for lyleshelton.com.au (see below) shows that the registrant was Whitestone Strategic and the contact person is David Hutt.
The .auDA policy (see below) states that “Domain names in the com.au 2LD” must be “an exact match, abbreviation or acronym of the registrantâs name or trademark” or “otherwise closely and substantially connected to the registrant”.
It would appear that, as it currently stands, “lyleshelton.com.au” meets neither of these requirements.
It is incumbent on Lyle Shelton to ensure he abides by the .auDA rules for domain names if he want to use a .au domain name.
Whois response for lyleshelton.com.au:
Domain Name | lyleshelton.com.au |
Last Modified | 07-Jun-2018 15:01:17 UTC |
Status | pendingDelete (Client requested policy delete) |
Registrar Name | GoDaddy.com, LLC |
Registrant | Whitestone Strategic Pty Ltd |
Registrant ID | ACN 618607051 |
Eligibility Type | Company |
Registrant Contact ID | CR315360471 |
Registrant Contact Name | David Hutt |
Registrant Contact Email | david.hutt@whitestonestrategic.com |
Tech Contact ID | CR315360476 |
Tech Contact Name | David Hutt |
Tech Contact Email | david.hutt@whitestonestrategic.com |
Name Server | ns10.nationbuilder.com |
Name Server | ns11.nationbuilder.com |
Name Server | ns12.nationbuilder.com |
Name Server | ns13.nationbuilder.com |
Name Server | ns14.nationbuilder.com |
Name Server | ns15.nationbuilder.com |
DNSSEC | unsigned |
SCHEDULE C
ELIGIBILITY AND ALLOCATION RULES FOR COM.AU
The com.au 2LD is for commercial purposes.
The following rules are to be read in conjunction with the Eligibility and Allocation Rules for All Open 2LDs, contained in Schedule A of this document.
1. To be eligible for a domain name in the com.au 2LD, registrants must be:
a) an Australian registered company; or
b) trading under a registered business name in any Australian State or Territory; or
c) an Australian partnership or sole trader; or
d) a foreign company licensed to trade in Australia; or
e) an owner of an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
f) an applicant for an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
g) an association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory; or
h) an Australian commercial statutory body.
a) an exact match, abbreviation or acronym of the registrantâs name or trademark; or
b) otherwise closely and substantially connected to the registrant, in accordance with the categories of âclose and substantial connectionâ set out in the Guidelines on the Interpretation of Policy Rules for the Open 2LDs.
a) the content on the website to which the domain name resolves must be related specifically and predominantly to subject matter denoted by the domain name; and
b) the domain name must not be, or incorporate, an entity name, personal name or brand name in existence at the time the domain name was registered*.
POST SCRIPT – 14-Jun-2018
This morning the WHOIS record for lyleshelton.com.au reverted to ‘Ok’ status and the web site was available again.
Domain Name | lyleshelton.com.au |
Last Modified | 07–Jun–2018Â 15:01:17Â UTC |
Status | ok |
Registrar Name | GoDaddy.com, LLC |
Registrant | Whitestone Strategic Pty Ltd |
Registrant ID | ACN 618607051 |
Eligibility Type | Company |
Registrant Contact ID | CR315360471 |
Registrant Contact Name | David Hutt |
Registrant Contact Email | david.hutt@whitestonestrategic.com |
Tech Contact ID | CR315360476 |
Tech Contact Name | David Hutt |
Tech Contact Email | david.hutt@whitestonestrategic.com |
Name Server | ns10.nationbuilder.com |
Name Server | ns11.nationbuilder.com |
Name Server | ns12.nationbuilder.com |
Name Server | ns13.nationbuilder.com |
Name Server | ns14.nationbuilder.com |
Name Server | ns15.nationbuilder.com |
DNSSEC | unsigned |
The public ASIC register for the Australian Christian Lobby shows that when Lyle Shelton ceased being Managing Director of the Australian Christian Lobby he also departed the organisation’s board:
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Background here.