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MEDIA
- Lyn Bender
- 09 December 2010
10 Comments
Who is this Assange? Is he a messianic hero, larrikin, renegade, terrorist, or just a very naughty boy? As a psychologist my interest lies in history, as this is frequently re-enacted in our lives. And Julian Assange had a very unusual childhood.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Go and open the door .. stare at the bright blue sea .. for boats .. struggling southwards from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. .. Feel the rippling fear of refugees .. wondering if supplies will last .. or a hand reach out .. or turn and lock the door.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Stephen Minas
- 10 November 2010
10 Comments
How many foreign heads of state could be depicted in a cartoon in an Australian newspaper, as Indonesian President Yudhoyono was, in an act of sodomy? Despite widespread negative perceptions, Australia's neighbour is achieving many positive changes, quickly.
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AUSTRALIA
- Neil Ormerod
- 08 November 2010
61 Comments
Tony Abbott has been in public life for a long time. Most recently there has been his meteoric rise to leadership of the Liberal party and to a hair’s breadth from the prime ministership itself. Charming and disarming as he can be, there is something deeply disturbing in the way he carries out his public role.
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AUSTRALIA
- John Warhurst
- 03 November 2010
16 Comments
Adversarial politics can be seen as a necessary and positive aspect of Westminster style parliamentary politics. This does not include needless aggression that is expressed in a nasty tone and apparent anger.
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AUSTRALIA
- Farid Farid
- 29 October 2010
9 Comments
If smelly shoes are the last objects of resistance then the occupation of Iraq will never end. The culturally co-optive nature of benevolent groups to take on causes and speak on behalf of those who allegedly cannot speak for themselves is disturbing.
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MEDIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 28 October 2010
8 Comments
It has been argued that even if the leaks do endanger the lives of some allied soldiers, even more lives have been lost because governments have concealed the reality of the war. This utilitarian argument undermines Wikileaks' claim to be ethically superior to governments.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Jan Forrester
- 22 October 2010
11 Comments
The situation in Afghanistan is far more complex than the Australian parliamentary debate seems to credit. The international community and the Afghan government should be starting a bigger conversation about how a more transparent and accountable political culture can be encouraged.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Greg Foyster
- 08 October 2010
15 Comments
The situation in Afghanistan isn't getting better. It is getting much, much worse. If we are thinking about sending more troops to counter the Taliban, we must also think about accepting more Afghani asylum seekers fleeing the regime.
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CARTOON
- Fiona Katauskas
- 06 October 2010
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Ben Coleridge
- 01 October 2010
9 Comments
America has grown so used to triumphing in the conflicts of the 1990s that mere stasis is now easily viewed as retreat. But from Teddy Roosevelt to Barack Obama, each time America has become blind to the limitations of its power, it has been wrenched back to reality by failure.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Alison Sampson
- 16 September 2010
25 Comments
One day when I was out shopping for underwear five women in burqas came into the store.
Chatting and laughing, they headed straight to a selection of lacy
g-strings, holding up the garments for all to see as they checked sizes
and made loud comments about each pair of panties.
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