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ARTS AND CULTURE

Make sport, not war
- Brian Doyle
- 03 June 2009
1 Comment
Jimmy was a high school basketball superstar, who went to war after graduating and had both his hands blown off by a mine. Imagine a world where instead of violence, international disputes were decided via epic sports tournaments.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

What sort of person would work for a dictator
- Kerry Murphy
- 08 May 2009
Kamel Sachet, a 'hero' from the Iran/Iraq war, eventually made the rank of general. But he grew disenchanted with the rule of Saddam. As he tried to withdraw from active service, he became more religious as an observant Muslim.
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AUSTRALIA

How lax commentary is failing cricket
- Tony Smith
- 27 January 2009
20 Comments
Today's commentators seem determined to speak about anything but the cricket — their lunches, last night's frivolities, films, politics and, most of all, themselves. Much more than the Australian players, Test cricket commentators are in crisis.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Still following through
- P. S. Cottier
- 21 January 2008
When I turned twenty I thought the world could be changed like a pair of jeans ... At forty, I realised I'd better decide what I'd be when I grew up.
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AUSTRALIA

Could Australia become another island in the Indonesian archipelago?
- Paul Osborne
- 26 June 2006
2 Comments
Mr Howard has travelled to Indonesia to mend the rift in relations betwen the two countries. Critics of the proposed legislation designed to appease Indonesia, fear that Australia is in serious danger of surrendering its sovereignty by allowing another country to force its hand on policy matters, such as migration.
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