Keywords: Australian Republic
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AUSTRALIA
- Scott Stephens
- 05 June 2007
3 Comments
John Howard’s "relaxed and comfortable" approach to national life, then, was not simply a rejection of Paul Keating’s aggressive, deliberate reforms. It represented a vile pandering to our cultural inertia, an affirmation of our basest tendencies.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Dr Coghlan is a specialist in applied epidemiology and is currently based at the Burnet Institute in Melbourne. He has been involved extensively in public health work in developing countries, and has worked for a range of organisations including Medecins Sans Frontieres, the International Rescue Committee, and the Australian Red Cross.
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AUSTRALIA
- 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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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 11 December 2006
Sometimes we need to look elsewhere to realise what is happening in our own backyard. Ireland is not Australia, but both countries have become prosperous at a time when many other developed nations are in the midst of an economic downturn.
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AUSTRALIA
- James Massola
- 13 November 2006
The US mid term election results have been decided, and the Democrats are sharing not only power with President George W. Bush, but also responsibility for his policies that continue to wreak havoc in the Middle East. The Australian government benefited significantly from the formerly Republican Congress.
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AUSTRALIA
- Morag Fraser
- 16 October 2006
1 Comment
In the Providence Journal, chief political columnist M. Charles Bakst notes that in the Democratic state of Rhode Island, "Bush" is just short of a swear word. The New York Times condemns the Detainee legislation in an editorial headed “Rushing Off a Cliff”. It doesn’t spare the Democrats either.
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AUSTRALIA
- Matthew Klugman
- 06 July 2006
Are they utopian or can they be realised? Matthew Klugman reports.
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AUSTRALIA
- Gavan McCormack
- 04 July 2006
Encouraging the North–South relationship offers the best hope for North Korea and the world
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AUSTRALIA
Commonwealth cousins Australia and Canada are headed toward distinctly different futures
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INTERNATIONAL
Tony Kevin’s diplomatic career has directly lead him to investigate SIEV X.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Michele M. Gierck, Daniel Marti, Fatima Measham, Philip Harvey
- 12 June 2006
Reviews of Bamboo Palace; The Suicidal Church; The Lowest Rung: Voices of Australian Poverty and
Flesh and Glory: Symbol, gender and theology in the Gospel of John.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Godfrey Moase
- 31 May 2006
Godfrey Moase casts a legal eye over Litigation: Past and Present and Adventures in Law and Justice: Exploring Big Legal Questions in Everyday Life.
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