Keywords: Social Cohesion
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AUSTRALIA
Kevin Rudd's visit to Jakarta today and continued inter-cultural dialogue could do much to enrich Australia's friendship with Indonesia. Indonesia's labelling as a basket case of corruption and terrorism denies the significant strides the country has taken since its democratic reformation.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 02 April 2008
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The Rudd Government is consulting and working out what to do about the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The symbolism of reversing Australia's vote against the Declaration would need to be matched by more work in partnership with indigenous Australians.
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AUSTRALIA
- Colin Long
- 05 February 2008
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From Ubirr, the wetlands, verdant and abundant with birdlife, stretch to the fringing escarpment. In a place so full of the beauties of nature, one feels keenly the absence of its traditional owners. For Australian and overseas visitors to experience this view, they lost their land.
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AUSTRALIA
- Scott Stephens
- 14 November 2007
2 Comments
Perhaps the clearest indication of the underwhelming torpor that has
become the defining feature of the federal election
campaign, is the fact that its highlights have been provided by
luminaries of Labor past — Paul Keating and Mark Latham.
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AUSTRALIA
- Brian Lawrence
- 05 September 2007
Work plays an immensely important role in personal, family and community relations. We can expect that the Federal Government's Work Choices legislation will have a significant impact on its election prospects.
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AUSTRALIA
- Rodrigo Acuña
- 11 July 2007
Since 1998, the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela has brought Hugo Chávez to world attention as a major challenge to American foreign policy in the region. Novelist and historian Tariq Ali sees a lot of positives, such as the Banco del Sur (Bank of the South) joint venture that involves six Latin American countries.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins & James Massola
- 04 September 2006
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Last week, 'Jihad' Jack Thomas was recalled from a beach holiday with his family after he had a control order placed on him. Our capacity to respond to alarm is diminished by the media's manufacturing of monsters to sell papers and compete for ratings and website hits.
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EDUCATION
- Robin Jeffrey
- 04 July 2006
It is crucial that Australia increases its knowledge of Asia
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AUSTRALIA
Beth Doherty examines the Community, Adversity and Resilience report.
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AUSTRALIA
Andy Blunden examines proposals to target poverty and exclusion.
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AUSTRALIA
- Nicholas Dunstan
- 23 April 2006
Scrapping unfair dismissal laws will leave most Australian workers vulnerable. The effect on society could be profound.
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