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1.6KHydro Past Constrains Future
Professor West’s report points out that these three metallurgical plants consume two-thirds of Tasmania’s annual electricity generation, pay less for it than...
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Coffee, glorious coffee!
“When you serve wine, the winemaker has done virtually the whole task for you. For the consumer, it’s a relatively simple process...
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Sober as a judge?
Supreme Court Judge, Justice Michael Kirby In 1988, Australia’s bicentennial year, along with several other photographers, I was commissioned by the Sydney...
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No conditions, no excuses Mr Rudd
Suspending the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) allows racially discriminatory actions to occur – and this is exactly what happened in the roll...
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The Israeli Brand
In March 2009 New York-based GfK Custom Research and British “place branding” consultant Simon Anholt released the global Nation Brands Index (NBI)....
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What makes a dissident stand up?
The life of dissident Fathi Eljahmi – who died this May after seven years in jail – remains a disturbing counterpoint to...
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Millions Will Starve as Rich Nations Cut Food Aid Funding, Warns UN
Aid agencies fear global disaster as support for World Food Programme hits 20-year low. October 12, 2009 “The Guardian” — TENS of...
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Honduras talks grapple with issue of Zelaya return
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Envoys for Honduras’ de facto leaders and ousted President Manuel Zelaya were still far apart on returning the leftist...
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The Population Myth
People who claim that population growth is the big environmental issue are shifting the blame from the rich to the poor. Tell...
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One Sunday at Beaconsfield
The travelling cabinet, the community forums, and the decentralized parliamentary sittings are all recent reincarnations of a political practice stretching as far...
