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ENVIRONMENT
- Ben O'Mara
- 06 August 2008
4 Comments
The iPhone is sexy and clever, but not everyone will benefit from this new technological drug of choice. Increased reliance on communications technology has emerged as a major issue in health promotion to multicultural Australia.
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RELIGION
- Carmel Pilcher
- 18 July 2008
17 Comments
The organisers of the WYD opening mass did not attempt to integrate Australian elements into the mass, but included them as added extras. The ritual structure of the mass requires creativity to make it connect with different audiences.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 26 May 2008
1 Comment
The text is from Professor Frank Brennan's 2008 Institute of Justice Studies Oration from 22 May 2008.
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AUSTRALIA
- Tom Cranitch
- 28 April 2008
16 Comments
With Anzac Day over, and the 100th anniversary of the
Gallipoli campaign just under a decade away, it's time to re-examine, re-frame, and hopefully tame the Anzac legend. You don't need to be an expert to understand that 'Anzac'
has a stranglehold over Australian public life.
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AUSTRALIA
With the expiry of a five-year ban, former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar
Ibrahim today regains his freedom to contest a Malaysian general
election or internal party election. He is undoubtedly the darling of the foreign press, but many Malaysians doubt his commitment to multiculturalism.
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AUSTRALIA
- Saeed Saeed
- 28 March 2008
6 Comments
The Australia 2020 Youth Summit seems destined to be a chinwag of the 'haves' to the exclusion of the have-nots. Realistic solutions to youth violence and alienation can only be achieved through holistic community approaches.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Peter Hodge
- 01 February 2008
1 Comment
There is a link between improved living conditions of Dalits and increased abuse at the hands of extremist Hindus. With these groups unlikely to back down, further empowerment will come at a cost.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michele Gierck
- 17 October 2007
3 Comments
Using anecdotal evidence to back up government policy is dangerous. There are as many positive anecdotes about Africans as Minister Andrews has negative. Teaching refugees, you build relationships, offer students the opportunity to express themselves, and know that their life stories are respected.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
But for its indubitable basis in reality, Shane Maloney's political thriller Sucked In would be fine therapy for those jaded Australians hoping to see an election year eruption of idealism in the affairs of state.
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MEDIA
- Tony Malkovic
- 18 May 2007
Tony Malkovic investigates an Australian Christian broadcasting service into the Asia-Pacific
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CONTRIBUTORS
- Maria Vamvakinou
- 17 May 2007
Maria Vamvakinou has been Labor Member for Calwell since 2001. Prior to her election, Maria worked for two State Labor Ministers and a Federal Labor Senator. Her main areas of interest are multiculturalism, human rights, foreign affairs, immigration and social justice.
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RELIGION
- Ursula Stephens
- 26 March 2007
2 Comments
Even though St Patrick's Day has not yet arrived, I have already received several cards and messages. Some came the old-fashioned way, delivered by the postman, but most were like my friend Colleen's, the virtual variety, and arrived with a "ping' in my inbox.
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