Most indigenous Australians appreciated Labor's wide consultation. Some were angered by elements of Brendan Nelson's speech. But he did well do bring the Liberal and National Parties with him, ensuring they did not rain on the national parade as they had in 1988 and 1997.
The Government's Clean Feed initiative will allow families to surf the Net without risk of stumbling upon adult content. But there is real concern that the definition of inappropriate content could be widened.
What matters is not where the 83 Sri Lankan asylum seekers will be processed – Christmas Island or Nauru – but the nature of their reception and processing.
Last week, 'Jihad' Jack Thomas was recalled from a beach holiday with his family after he had a control order placed on him. Our capacity to respond to alarm is diminished by the media's manufacturing of monsters to sell papers and compete for ratings and website hits.
The Torch Project creates plays that reconcile groups in conflict. Earlier this year it staged a play that dealt with the bitter dispute about safe injecting room that six years earlier had divided Mission from Church Congregation.
Minh Nguyen considers the challenges for the US under the influence of the neo-conservatives.
Pioneer? Racist? Or product of his time?
Has Michel Houellebecq earned the criticism that has come his way?
Lots of women are Nigella-ing around their kitchens as I write; she has a lot to answer for.
Australian responses to AIDS.
More evidence emerges for the stolen generation.
When we associate a year with a nation, the people of that nation have usually had little to celebrate. This has been the year of Iraq.
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