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  • ENVIRONMENT

    Australian farmers sold short by cheap food

    • Sarah Kanowski
    • 09 March 2010
    10 Comments

    Throughout his 2007 election campaign Rudd pledged to address 'inflated grocery prices'. But Australians are spending less at the supermarket than ever before. Cheap food has come at a cost to the livelihoods of Australian farmers and the environment.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Burger buggers' price hike spin

    • Michael Mullins
    • 02 March 2009
    3 Comments

    McDonald's is increasing prices for those in lower socio-economic areas, and claiming the moral high ground at the same time. But it's rising star food chain Aldi that is showing the way with its uniform pricing policy.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    The place of plastic

    • Michael Mullins
    • 30 June 2008
    2 Comments

    Plastic is for when when durability is required. The use of plastics in the manufacture of household appliances has enabled them to be priced at a level affordable to most people. But single-use bags and bottles are just too costly to the environment.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Eating in and out in Rome

    • Hilary Reynolds
    • 18 September 2006
    1 Comment

    It’s fascinating what travel does for food prejudices. Tripe, abhorrent back in Australia, off-white spongy mounds in parents’ horror stories of post-Depression childhood, was trippa con spinaci on Taverna Guila’s menu.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Odds on

    • David Glanz
    • 10 July 2006
    1 Comment

    Long before there was a monopoly on gambling, there were nit-keepers, discovers David Glanz.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Hacking the parties

    • Terry Lane
    • 02 July 2006

    Terry Lane on The Andren Report.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Selective collectives

    • Nicholas Way
    • 05 June 2006

    The Federal Government abhors workers using unions to bargain collectively. But there is different thinking for small business.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Rancour in the rank and file

    • Nick Way
    • 27 April 2006

    Nick Way looks at the reasons behind poor morale among Victoria’s biggest union.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    The best that money can buy

    • Peter Yewers
    • 27 April 2006

    Sally Young’s The Persuaders: Inside the Hidden Machine of Political Advertising is an important book for those interested in political and social change, says Peter Yewers.

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  • INFORMATION

    Letters to Eureka Street

    • Joan Kimm, Michael Donovan and Tim Usherwood
    • 25 April 2006

    Letters from Joan Kimm, Michael Donovan and Tim Usherwood

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  • MARGARET DOOLEY AWARD

    Who is my neighbour?

    • Meaghan Paul
    • 21 April 2006

    Meaghan Paul’s personal epiphany.  

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  • Raffle T&Cs

    Raffle T&Cs

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