Keywords: Presidential Election
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AUSTRALIA
- Tony Kevin
- 29 September 2008
1 Comment
Both candidates in Saturday's presidential debate came across honourably, with the right note of steel. Obama will have pleased younger Americans with his empathy with their concerns, McCain older voters for his reaffirmation of traditional values.
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AUSTRALIA
- Charles McPhedran
- 11 June 2008
5 Comments
Barack Obama is more than just the rock-star candidate. His
speech in Minneapolis invoked the tradition of liberal
American reformers. For the majority of young
loft-living leftists in New York, Obama is our JFK.
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AUSTRALIA
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 04 June 2008
8 Comments
Jimmy Carter's meeting with exiled Hamas leader Khaled Masha'al contradicted US policy of not negotiating with terrorists. Hamas carries a popular mandate to establish Palestine as a sovereign state. Peace is not going to reign in Palestine or Israel if Hamas is excluded from negotiations.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 26 May 2008
15 Comments
Cardinal George Pell opposes a bill of rights
in any form, but there are pros and cons. Some judges are tempted to
extend their reach, running ahead of the public in forcing a social
agenda.
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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
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 02 May 2008
1 Comment
Saudi Arabia and Egypt snubbed the Damascus Summit. They left it in no position
to deal with either the political stalemate in Lebanon, or ongoing sectarian violence in Iraq. Aside from political demarcations, the Arab world is suffering from a growing rift between the ruling regimes and the people.
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AUSTRALIA
- Ben Coleridge
- 05 March 2008
1 Comment
When it comes to political debate, being a foreigner can be difficult. Former president Vladimir Putin's recent State of the Nation address, made on the eve of his departure from the presidency, called for national unity and 'stable development' to the exclusion of foreign influence.
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AUSTRALIA
- Bruno de Paiva
- 08 February 2008
1 Comment
South Korea's new Prime Minister Lee Myung-Bak is credited with turning a tiny fruitless company into the international household name Hyundai. Surrounded by headline-grabbing nations of Japan, China and North Korea, South Korea may be relatively unnoticed no longer.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 06 February 2008
8 Comments
Even senior traditional hard men of the Liberal Party like Bill Heffernan and Shane Stone have indicated that it is time to act. It is time for Brendan Nelson to draw the line so that we can move on, committed to reconciliation and improvement in Aboriginal health, education, and life expectancy.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 25 October 2007
1 Comment
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AUSTRALIA
- Scott Stephens
- 17 October 2007
11 Comments
The great hypocrisy of Kevin Rudd’s style of politics is that he launched his challenge for the Labor leadership twelve months ago with an appeal to Dietrich Bonhoeffer. One cannot help but be sickened by his recent rebuke of the politically and morally courageous Robert McClelland, for expressing unbridled opposition to capital punishment in Indonesia.
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AUSTRALIA
- Rodrigo Acuña
- 11 July 2007
Since 1998, the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela has brought Hugo Chávez to world attention as a major challenge to American foreign policy in the region. Novelist and historian Tariq Ali sees a lot of positives, such as the Banco del Sur (Bank of the South) joint venture that involves six Latin American countries.
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