Search Results: extinction
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Brian Matthews
- 26 March 2008
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Camus' plague was a metaphor for the Second World War German occupation of France. Our plague is no metaphor. It's the truth of the planet's advancing impatience with its reckless colonisers.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Brian Matthews
- 13 February 2008
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This week we heard that the Ten Network has snared the rights to the forthcoming Indian Premier League series from Channel Nine. For three decades, broadcast cricket has been synonymous with Nine, which has delivered many advances including 'stump cam'.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Chris Johnston
- 12 September 2007
An archive of Chris Johnston's cartoons.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Peter Pierce
- 22 August 2007
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Future Perfect is ABC broadcaster Robyn Williams' sketch of much that imperils the human future. Whatever flaws and fancies there may have been in God's blueprint, Williams does surprisingly little to produce projections of his own.
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RELIGION
- James McEvoy
- 27 June 2007
A strong theme of 20th century philosophy and social science is humans as 'dialogical' beings. Our sense of self is defined only in relationship with others, and the other is understood on his or her own terms. But in recent years, this view of the world has been contested.
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CONTRIBUTORS
- Sean McDonagh
- 17 May 2007
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Sean McDonagh is a Columban missionary priest who is the author of several books. Originally from North Tipperary, he now resides at Dalgan Park, Navan, Co Meath in Ireland.
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AUSTRALIA
- Jonathan Hill
- 23 December 2006
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After a visit to Ngukurr in Arnhem Land, a return home to Sydney and the horrifying reality of a culture that measures progress by the extent to which humans can destroy the land.
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AUSTRALIA
- Stuart Braun
- 30 October 2006
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A decade of economic growth has been good for many Australians. The property market has boomed. Wages have spiralled. Equity markets continue to ride record highs. Ordinary Australians have grown rich—but others have missed out.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Gillian Bouras
- 04 July 2006
Or is it? Gillian Bouras gardens in Greece.
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ENVIRONMENT
- Tim Thwaites
- 16 June 2006
Archimedes would argue that such science forms the backbone of our society, in the way that adequate sewerage, clean water and good dietary information do more for human health than heart transplants and Viagra.
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ENVIRONMENT
Anthony Ham investigates renewed efforts at the IWC to resume commercial whaling
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Michael McGirr
- 21 April 2006
The National Museum of Australia in Canberra is both garage and op shop for the nation.
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