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AUSTRALIA

Australia needs distance from US Iran attack planning
- Tony Kevin
- 03 October 2007
4 Comments
The next year will be scary. There can be no guarantee that the war of words but not bombs with Iran will continue until Bush's term ends. Bush and Cheney have a propensity to recklessness, and Australia should keep a safe distance.
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AUSTRALIA

Haneef case shaping future of Australian migration law
- Kerry Murphy
- 22 August 2007
5 Comments
Previously the Government has changed the Migration Act when Courts have held that the law was not to the liking of the Government. This week's judgment in favour of Dr Haneef — and the ourcome of the appeal — could be a very significant case in Australian jurisprudence.
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INTERNATIONAL

Law overboard in pythonesque Section 501 application
- Kerry Murphy
- 25 July 2007
5 Comments
Under Section 501 of the Migration Act, you can be told: 'you fail the character test, please respond, but we cannot tell you what are the accusations against you'. Dr Mohammed Haneef has experienced the worst case scenario.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Aloofness the price for master critic's knowledge and incisiveness
- Clive O'Connell
- 13 June 2007
2003 Nobel Literature prizewinner and Adelaide research fellow J.M. Coetzee, offers even-handed judgements about arcane authors. He assesses their work with an understanding assurance that abstains from proclaiming genius where there is only fitful talent.
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AUSTRALIA

Howard's blowtorch applied to Rudd's belly
- Jack Waterford
- 08 March 2007
2 Comments
Much of the little the public know about Kevin Rudd is about his mind, and that they seem to like. But so far they have little feeling for his heart, his instincts, his character, and how he responds to pressure.
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AUSTRALIA

Warne's world of Hollywood and the modern Ashes
- Binoy Kampmark
- 22 January 2007
3 Comments
Whatever criticisms have been levelled against Warnie, he is seen as the reviver of cricket. For better or worse, he brought cricket up-to-speed with other sports, in terms of quality, and scandal. Whatever criticisms have been levelled against Warnie, Australians remain loyal to his superiority. Warne is seen as the reviver of cricket, bringing slow bowling back from the desert.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Cricket King's saintly gestures
- Tony Smith
- 18 September 2006
The reactions of many Australians to the deaths of a crocodile showman and a racing car driver suggest that media images canonise our secular saints. Meanwhile the fictional Chris Anderson's love for his family and friends, and his integrity and humility, are very appealing characteristics.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Film reviews
- Morag Fraser, Lucille Hughes
- 10 July 2006
Reviews of the films Master And Commander: The Far Side of the World; In The Cut; Mystic River and Nicholas Nickleby.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Film reviews
- Morag Fraser, Brett Evans, Juliette Hughes, Gordon Lewis
- 08 July 2006
Reviews of the films The Quiet American; Tadpole; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Lovely & Amazing and The Fellowship of the Ring (extended version DVD).
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Cooking up a storm
- Juliette Hughes
- 02 July 2006
Lots of women are Nigella-ing around their kitchens as I write; she has a lot to answer for.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Our killing fields
- Bob Reece
- 24 June 2006
2 Comments
Bob Reece reviews Patrick Collins’ Goodbye Bussamarai: The Mandandanji Land War, Southern Queensland 1842–1852.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

White man’s law
- Eliza Bergin
- 15 June 2006
Eliza Bergin navigates Nicholas Hasluck’s The Legal Labyrinth
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