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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 26 May 2008
1 Comment
The text is from Professor Frank Brennan's 2008 Institute of Justice Studies Oration from 22 May 2008.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 14 April 2008
4 Comments
The modern Olympic torch relay was initiated by the Nazi
leadership in 1936 to uphold the image of the Third Reich as a dynamic and
expanding influence. Those who extinguished the Beijing torch in protest against human rights violations in Tibet recognise its origins and potency as a political symbol.
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AUSTRALIA
Kevin Rudd's China visit is proceeding brilliantly. But by announcing Australia's interest in a Security Council candidacy to the UN Secretary-General, he may have shown his hand before Australia is able to undo the damage the previous government did to our reputation in the
UN.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
The most profound shock to Australian foreign policy was not 9/11 but our change of government in 1996. Under Rudd Labor, Australia's international agenda is once again becoming less about national security and more about being a good international citizen.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Peter Lach-Newinsky
- 12 February 2008
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candles and candle holders for funeral ceremony.. hand bouquet for the deceased.. coffin storage fee at cemetery cool room.. technical cremation fee
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Brian Matthews
- 09 January 2008
1 Comment
What
with the Ashes being a let down, the One Day Internationals more
interminable than ever and Federer just too bloody good, serious
students of TV sport might instead turn their attention to the National Scrabble Masters Tournament. From 27 February 2007.
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AUSTRALIA
- Ben Coleridge
- 12 December 2007
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Russia's apathetic young people assert that even if they vote, nothing will change. They don't actually want things to change. They compare Russia with the troubled Yeltsin years. The economy and lifestyle have boomed, so why worry about free speech?
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 14 November 2007
42 Comments
Some religious schools have withdrawn from Amnesty because it has become pro-choice on abortion. But members of organisations such as Amnesty, which take a full spectrum approach to human rights, do not generally agree to every item in the organisations' policy statements.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 31 October 2007
11 Comments
The Chaser's 'Eulogy' was less about the celebrities whose deaths it celebrated, than it was about public perceptions of those celebrities. The desire to puncture the 'cult of celebrity' is a major plank in the Chaser's War.
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AUSTRALIA
- Carol Ransley & Toe Zaw Latt
- 17 October 2007
A new generation of young activists was born on the streets of Rangoon last month. The war being raged by the Burmese military against its own people has faded from the international headlines, but Burmese young people from all walks of life continue to step up their non-violent resistance campaign.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michele Gierck
- 17 October 2007
3 Comments
Using anecdotal evidence to back up government policy is dangerous. There are as many positive anecdotes about Africans as Minister Andrews has negative. Teaching refugees, you build relationships, offer students the opportunity to express themselves, and know that their life stories are respected.
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RELIGION
- Neil Ormerod
- 03 October 2007
9 Comments
In the past, Australia has produced a number of theologians and biblical scholars of international standing. But the future is bleak, with 37 per cent intending to retire within five years. Structural rationalisation must start now.
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