Keywords: Human Rights Charter
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AUSTRALIA
The great hope for the Beijing Olympics was that it would persuade China's government that human rights protection is good diplomacy and good business. The power of persuasion would be lost if conscience-bound competitors are prevented from commenting.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 25 October 2007
There are times when we Australians get the balance between national interest and individual liberty wrong, especially when the individual is a member of a powerless minority. One way of improving the balance is including the judiciary in the calculus, as has now happened in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
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AUSTRALIA
Minh Nguyen considers the challenges for the US under the influence of the neo-conservatives.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Moira Rayner
- 24 June 2006
Moira Rayner on Janusz Korczak and the early history of children’s rights.
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AUSTRALIA
Commonwealth cousins Australia and Canada are headed toward distinctly different futures
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INTERNATIONAL
- David Holdcroft
- 05 June 2006
David Holdcroft writes on the colourful culture at the World Social Forum.
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AUSTRALIA
The High Court’s judgment that the Family Court did not have the authority to release children from the Baxter detention centre provides a compelling reason for Australia to revisit the question of a Bill of Rights.
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AUSTRALIA
- John Langmore
- 30 April 2006
John Langmore reflects on the relationship between Australia and the United Nations
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RELIGION
- Bruce Duncan
- 23 April 2006
Bruce Duncan summarises the major statements of the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church.
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