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763Coroner & LegalSara … Behind The Wire ,,,
Stories From Mandatory Detention Behind the Wire is an oral history project documenting the stories of men, women and children who have...
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990Coroner & Legal
Victorians explain how they will take over Aboriginal legal services in Tasmania
MARK COLVIN: The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service has given details of its takeover of the service in Tasmania. The Federal Government’s decision...
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1.1KEconomy
The Importance of Pope Francis’ Encyclical on the Environment
The Pope’s 184-page (246 paragraphs) Encyclical on the Environments was released today (last week). It is sweeping in ambition and scope. He...
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1.1KEconomy
Paul Ehrlich’s Population Bomb Argument Was Right
The more catastrophic consequences of human population growth predicted by Paul Ehrlich have not yet materialized, in part because he did not...
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795Economy
Securing Economic Rights … The Time has Come …
It is frequently claimed that Australians live in one of the world’s best democracies. Yet in the last 30 years, we have...
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931Economy
The Joe Hockey Real Estate Primer Part 2
*Pic: Treasurer Hockey and Finance Minister Cormann … and those cigars, pre-first-Budget … “So it has come to this.” – Last words...
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1.0KOpinion
Thinking … Positively …
*Pic: How to manage the relationship between negative and positive emotions (Hobvias Sudoneighm, Flcikr, CC by, 2.0) There is a fundamental asymmetry...
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766Economy
Washington’s “First Objective” …
*Pic of Paul Wolfowitz: All about Paul Wolfowitz, Wikipedia here Address to the Conference on the European/Russian Crisis, Delphi, Greece, June 20-21,...
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Statements
Motor Neurone Disease Day
Today, June 21, is Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Global Day, a day of recognition for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Motor Neurone...
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Statements
Unparalleled growth in Chinese visitors
The first international visitor figures released since the visit of Chinese President Xi Xinping show an unparalleled increase in visitors from China....
