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ARTS AND CULTURE

German soldier's ugly art
- John Bartlett
- 10 July 2008
2 Comments
Nations need to believe in the nobility of their soldiers — anything less would be unbearable. There is an excess of ugliness in German artist Otto Dix's Der Krieg Cycle, perhaps the most powerful and unpleasant antiwar statement in modern art.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Bars not always made of iron
- Jen Vuk
- 11 April 2008
By their very nature, zoos are perverse places. But this 'story of survival from the West Bank' is as much about a scarred community clinging to normality as it is about empathetic veterinarian Dr Sami and his endeavours.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Lifelong cyclist's test of faith
- Andrew Hamilton
- 05 March 2008
5 Comments
Brakes are useful when riding down a mountain at dusk, but they are not to be taken for granted. The god of cyclists gives and takes away, and punishes and rewards. Eureka Street June-July 1994
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RELIGION

The hard life of Christians in Bethlehem
- Abe Ata
- 13 December 2007
3 Comments
The situation of Christians in Bethlehem is difficult, and many are leaving. It is hard to shed tears for Jewish victims of the Holocaust while living under Israeli military occupation, and it is equally difficult being part of a Christian minority in a predominately Middle Eastern Muslim society.
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AUSTRALIA

Tough times ahead
- Jack Waterford
- 18 May 2007
It couldn’t make it as an issue in the federal election campaign, but the Howard Government is now embarked on radical change in Aboriginal affairs.
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AUSTRALIA

Catholic-inspired Bayrou seeks to break French left-right mould
- Stefan Gigacz
- 02 April 2007
1 Comment
French Presidential candidate Francois Bayrou could emerge as favourite for the run off as socialists and conservatives seek to block their rivals from the Presidency. The 55 year old practising Catholic has managed to carve out political positions that respect Church teaching without necessarily alienating other groups.
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RELIGION

Emotional and intellectual tensions rising in cloning debate
- Frank Brennan
- 30 October 2006
1 Comment
As senators reflected on the role of religious thinking in discussion of embryonic cloning, Senator Kay Patterson responded testily to Bishop Anthony Fisher: "Dear me, I might be excommunicated!" This week, the Australian Catholic University brings together two Catholic medical scientists, and two Catholic ethicists, with opposing views.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

9/11 movie more glossy heroism than gritty realism
- Tim Kroenert
- 16 October 2006
1 Comment
Among recent documentaries commemorating the fifth anniversary of September 11, one stood out as particularly harrowing. 9/11—The Falling Man makes a fascinating counterpoint to World Trade Center, the first mainstream feature film to turn its eye to that fateful day.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Different rememberings of the Battle of Long Tan
- Christine Gillespie
- 07 August 2006
2 Comments
It’s hard to put the dead to rest. 18 August 2006 is the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, in which 18 Australian and more than 245 Viet Cong soldiers were killed. There’s an invitation to go to Perth where they’re naming streets in a new housing development after six soldiers who did not return.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

The creatures & their words
- Peter Steele
- 06 July 2006
Peter Steele looks at poetry about the birds and beasts.
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AUSTRALIA

Perilous journeys
- Arnold Zable
- 04 July 2006
Refugee stories told by Arnold Zable.
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AUSTRALIA

Cuban rhythms
- Anthony Ham, Rosie Hoban
- 19 June 2006
From Cuba to Congo and back again | Children at war
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