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AUSTRALIA
- Antony Loewenstein
- 03 September 2010
31 Comments
The Australian Jewish News has condemned the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) for calling on Australians to boycott Israeli goods made in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories. The NCCA is supporting a campaign of groups determined to act where western political leaders have failed. Leaders including Barack Obama, Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott refuse to acknowledge what they are backing when they declare they are ‘pro-Israel’.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 30 August 2010
4 Comments
The Australian public is being delivered a profoundly misleading
subliminal message that, because the Taliban are active in the region, they
are tied up in providing relief for flood victims. We need to forget politics for a while and
think about the part we can play in helping Pakistanis through their
crisis.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 19 March 2010
4 Comments
The challenges and opportunities are to fund equitably all
networks in education and to ensure that robust morale and community
engagement are hallmarks of all parts of the network, including state
schools and emerging schools such as Muslim schools.
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AUSTRALIA
- Bruce Duncan
- 10 March 2010
12 Comments
In July 1953, the Vatican's agent Rosemary Goldie — who died on 27 February — met Santamaria but was unable to convince him of the need to keep Catholic Action out of direct political involvements. She was dismayed by the Movement's defiance of clear directives from the Holy See.
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AUSTRALIA
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 24 February 2010
8 Comments
Australia is committed to nuclear non-proliferation, and the 'Iran problem'
offers a chance for the Government to demonstrate its
commitment to its ally, the US.
This is tricky as Rudd came to office on a wave of
anti-war backlash against Australia's commitment to the
Iraq war.
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AUSTRALIA
- Aurelien Mondon
- 05 February 2010
7 Comments
The Haitians need help, but are not a failed people. Two hundred years ago, Haiti became a beacon of light and freedom for
all oppressed people. Colonialism was defeated, and the myth of white supremacy dealt a mortal blow. For this, the little country would pay.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- TIm Kroenert
- 12 November 2009
9 Comments
Michael Moore makes documentaries only in the sense that Today Tonight does investigative journalism. That's not to say he doesn't land a few well-deserving kicks while he's at it.
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MEDIA
- Paul Collins
- 01 October 2009
27 Comments
Since the axing of The Religion Report, mainstream ABC news and current affairs programs have missed a range of important religious topics and events. It seems unlikely that General Manager Mark Scott will be able to maintain religion as a viable reality on the ABC.
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AUSTRALIA
- Paul Cleary
- 20 August 2009
10 Comments
The first feature length film about Indonesia's invasion of East Timor and the deaths of six Australian journalists fails to inform the audience of the diplomatic dirty tricks, and Australian and American complicity.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 27 April 2009
21 Comments
Christians committed to interfaith dialogue were shocked that some Christian leaders have opposed the building of an Islamic school in Sydney. Rather than welcoming the newcomers, leaders' statements will bolster opposition based on fear and ignorance.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Michael McKernan
- 30 March 2009
3 Comments
With typical irreverence we have taken some glee in the
conflict between politicians and the military. Indeed in
our history there has been tension, not to say a distrust,
between the military and politicians in Australia.
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AUSTRALIA
- Peter Kirkwood
- 18 March 2009
3 Comments
When asked if America was winning the war in Afghanistan, Obama answered: 'No'. His call for dialogue with the Taliban reflects a form of inter-religious dialogue that goes beyond a lovey-dovey, 'underneath we're all the same' approach.
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