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Letters from Christine Bacon, Chris Curtis
The last state authorised execution in Australia—that of Ronald Ryan—occurred 40 years ago last week. 12 year old Frank Brennan felt it was wrong. His adolescent moral sensibilities found resonance in public debate, law reform and policy change.
Margaret Coffey reviews Sean McConville’s weighty tome, Irish Political Prisoners, 1848–1922, Theatres of War.
On your bus, Kerala leads, Sudan in Australia, Coming to terms.
Stowaways’ rights to seek asylum are being denied, argues David Manne.
Any excuse, Privatise or perish, Clear and present danger, Keep left unless undertaking
The people of Colombia’s Cacarica River Basin face an uncertain future.
The following is an edited text of an address given by Frank Brennan SJ as part of the Jesuit Lenten Seminar Series 2004.
The siege at Beslan drew the world’s attention to a long and bloody conflict
Avril Hannah-Jones looks at the effectiveness of protesting.
Matthew Lamb reviews Kisch in Australia by Heidi Zogbaum.
Over the last year a major chasm has opened between decisions of Australia’s High Court and those of the UK House of Lords and the US Supreme Court regarding issues of national security such as the long-term mandatory detention of stateless asylum seekers.
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