Keywords: President Obama
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AUSTRALIA
- Saeed Saeed
- 20 January 2009
6 Comments
Upon hearing my ambition to become a journalist, elders in my community
suggested I adopt a western pen-name to increase my chances of
employment. Obama's win goes a long way to short
circuiting the negativity in African Australian communities bred by
historical grudges and ineffective social services.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 12 January 2009
1 Comment
The execution of the Bali bombers is imminent, and Kevin Rudd has encouraged Australians to have the 'last gloat'. The Muslim world will interpret our gloating as Australia's endorsementof the Bush Doctrine in its dying days.
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AUSTRALIA
- Moira Rayner
- 07 January 2009
3 Comments
There are lessons to be learned from Sarah Palin's quip that the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull terrier is 'lipstick'. In Western politics, women are acceptable if they look 'youthful' and are attached to powerful men to whose authority they defer. (September 2008)
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ECONOMICS
- Colin Long
- 27 November 2008
20 Comments
The outcomes of the G20 meeting this month demonstrate the limited vision of many of the world's politicians in confronting the global financial crisis. If our leaders can't imagine a different future, it is up to us to do so.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 17 November 2008
5 Comments
Senator John McCain's gracious concession speech this month recalled an era when hate was
the norm. Big bankers are now being targeted with hate the has been inflicted on gays and other marginalised Americans, but there are better ways to heal America.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 11 November 2008
10 Comments
The great orator Obama is yet to put real shape on his message of change and hope. Should he harness the good will he has evoked across traditional boundaries and be granted a second term, he will be able to mount those steps at the Lincoln Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and proclaim to the world, 'Yes we can, because we have a dream'.
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AUSTRALIA
- Cecily McNeill
- 09 November 2008
8 Comments
Kiwi voters opted at the weekend for political newcomer John Key, over the steady management style of longtime leader Helen Clark. They may look back on the Clark days with nostalgia when they discover the new administration is most concerned with pleasing blue-chip investors.
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AUSTRALIA
- Jim McDermott
- 06 November 2008
5 Comments
Standing amidst the euphoric crowds in Times Square, it was like we were all in a fairy tale, waking from a horrible dream. That's not to say the problems our world faces are no less large or scary. But we've been reminded that more is possible than that which meets the eye.
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AUSTRALIA
- Bronwyn Lay
- 06 November 2008
6 Comments
If you see some Generation X’s out there in the street, smiling like drunk cats, forgive them their madness - it’s been a long time coming. We are letting our inner lives blend with the polis. We know it might all be fiction but like fiction; it makes us feel less alone inside.
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AUSTRALIA
- Tony Kevin
- 05 November 2008
13 Comments
After
America's worst president, Obama may prove its greatest.
Australians will have reason to celebrate his likely victory, although Obama has no
reason to be impressed by Australia.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 03 November 2008
28 Comments
The execution of the Bali bombers is imminent, and Kevin Rudd has encouraged Australians to have the 'last gloat'. The Muslim world will interpret our gloating as Australia's endorsementof the Bush Doctrine in its dying days.
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AUSTRALIA
- Alexandra Collier
- 31 October 2008
1 Comment
In Brooklyn, politics and Halloween overlap. On one house, a 'Vote McCain'
sign abuts another, declaring, 'Haunted House'. As the West Village prepares for its annual parade, the homeless sit in a curve, supplicating to the wealthy.
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