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961What The Chaser told the Queen
Crikey: In a controversial move, The Chaser’s Royal Wedding Show (scheduled to air live this Friday night on ABC2) has been cancelled...
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Why are US presidents so keen to be Irish?
Next month, Barack Obama will visit an Irish village where his great-great-great-great grandfather made shoes. He is thought to be the 22nd...
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Abolish the Legislative Council
With Tasmania’s budget blowing out and the problem forecast to only get worse, we need to take urgent action to turn the...
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God ’elp us all!
God ’elp us all! Thanks to the self-serving divining powers of the promoters of the Christian-God concept, Easter came late this year....
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The Passing of Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sai Baba has moved on, but his memory will not fade. He would often say, “I give you what you want, so...
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Aussie, Christian or universal values?
Those values Australians celebrate on Anzac Day – courage, bravery, solidarity and compassion for the fallen – are exactly the same values...
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Thinking About Anzac 2011
The latest ADF Academy scandal, followed by the highly publicised Etches – Wilkie story, and then by the news that the Academy...
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ANZAC Day as a Day for Peace
ANZAC Day can be an emotional time of year, as Australians and New Zealanders honour those who fell in war and those...
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Flying in the Face of Old Age (9): One Victorious Crocodile and Two Dead Pigs
CHAPTER NINE Public Decency A.E. Housman 1859-1936 Though some at my aversion smile I cannot love the crocodile. Its conduct does not...
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The Life of David Hume
The life of David Hume This year marks the 300th birthday of perhaps the most important philosopher to ever write in English....
