Search Results: News Corporation
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EUREKA STREET/ READER'S FEAST AWARD
- Selma Sergent
- 07 September 2011
13 Comments
A lot of people refused to leave. Sydneysiders with waterfront properties could not fathom that the mansions that had cost them millions of dollars were going to be under water. There were stories of eastern suburbs socialites loading their antiques into boats. And drownings. Lots of drownings.
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MEDIA
North Koreans admire their glorious leader and his visionary ministers, despite their poor economic and human rights record. By contrast, most Australians despise the current Labor Government, despite the high esteem with which it is regarded internationally. How can this be?
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MEDIA
- Catherine Marshall
- 22 July 2011
14 Comments
The public was quick to claim ignorance and condemn the theft of private information by News of the World. But ignorance is no longer an excuse, especially in these post-Princess Diana years where the role of the paparazzi, traitorous friends and dodgy journalists is well-known.
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 03 May 2011
69 Comments
Bishop Bill Morris' announcement that he had tendered his early retirement under Roman pressure will arouse debate in and outside the Catholic Church. In these first days of controversy, it may be helpful first to reflect on the impact that the action has on the people most affected by it.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 13 December 2010
3 Comments
The Federal Government announced the inclusion of nicotine patches in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Critics argue that smokers should take responsibility for their habit and pay the full cost of giving up. They miss the point of society.
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ENVIRONMENT
- H. A. Willis
- 08 December 2010
4 Comments
Like most small settlements along major highways, Eneabba is now bypassed, and reached via a side road. The company responsible for what will be one of Australia's dirtiest coal-fired power stations insists that 'prevailing winds will favour non-populated areas to the east and west'.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Colm McNaughton
- 29 March 2010
10 Comments
It is becoming clear that we are probably not going to avert cataclysmic forms of climate change. The foundational Greek and Hebraic imaginaries, the mythical
narratives that frame western civilisation, can no longer contain,
inform and explain what
we experience. We need new stories.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Sarah Burnside
- 19 February 2010
3 Comments
In 2009, the Federal Government embarked on consultations with
Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory about the Northern
Territory Emergency Response, commonly referred to as the Intervention. This is what they said.
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EUREKA STREET/ READER'S FEAST AWARD
- Ruth Limkin
- 02 December 2009
7 Comments
There are those who argue that the fight to stave off the negative impacts of climate change is a fight to save the world from humans themselves. Dialogue from population-control advocates fails to recognise the dignity of each person.
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ENVIRONMENT
- Sarah Burnside
- 29 October 2009
7 Comments
Australia's decision to reduce its intake of the endangered southern bluefin tuna has outraged the industry. The global fishing industry is unsustainable, and fishing is second only to climate change as
the greatest environmental threat to marine ecosystems.
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ENVIRONMENT
- Greg Foyster
- 28 October 2009
12 Comments
This Friday, proponents of clean renewable energy will gather to try to rally government support for Solar Systems, Australia's world-leading developer of solar energy technology, which went into receivership in September. They face an uphill battle.
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AUSTRALIA
- Sarah Burnside
- 26 October 2009
5 Comments
Mining states often view native title as bureaucratic
red tape that slows down the industry. But the Native Title Act has never given Aboriginal people a right of veto. The High Court recently set an unfortunate precedent that further hinders the ability of traditional owner groups to negotiate.
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