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1.3KFeatured - Row 1Asylum seekers and the paradoxical thinking of the Prime Minister
Manus Island detention centre was started under John Howard in 2001 but the real story began in 2013 with the Abbott Government’s...
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4.6KEconomyThe paradox of Christianity: Right or Left wing … ?
In a recent article1, Julian Burnside points out what seems to be a paradox. Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison, Malcolm Turnbull and Peter...
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1.8KCoroner & Legal
Tasmanian democracy is bought … democracy is sold …
“When corporate or other interests hand over cash to a political party they are entitled to expect that it will act in...
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1.3KHistory
Right of reply, free speech and editorial discretion …
Eric Abetz … First published March 6. Recently I read that the Tasmania’s Chamber of Commerce wants the Prime Minister to re-appoint...
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1.7KEconomy
The USA elections and our broken system …
*Pic: Gage Skidmore, Flickr Thank you Donald Trump! That subheading does not reflect my views as a citizen, but acknowledges that the...
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981Economy
Now Turnbull … what next?
Malcolm Turnbull’s accession to the prime ministership was greeted with a wave of euphoria, high expectations and even love. But was this...
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4.2KEconomy
Why has Scandinavia got it right and we haven’t?
Recently I spent some time in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Apart from being mightily impressed by the scenery, natural and man-made, I...
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3.8KEconomy
Is the Abbott Government fascist?
Since the last Federal election, people have been shocked at where Australia seems to be heading. So where is Australia heading? Towards...
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1.1KEconomy
The disastrous economics of the past 50 years …
Review: The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd. by Quentin Beresford. Sydney: NewSouth, 2015 Reviewed by John Biggs Despite its title, this...
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1.5KEconomy
Maxine’s story from the Trenches v Julia’s story from the Benches
Maxine McKew enters Parliament After years as a highly respected political reporter, Maxine McKew, in Tales from the Political Trenches, describes how...
