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892Elisabeth Murdoch rounds on brother James
Tensions within the world’s most powerful media family were dramatically laid bare on Thursday when Elisabeth Murdoch set out her own vision...
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UK ‘threatens’ to raid Ecuador embassy over Assange
Britain has threatened to raid the Ecuadorian embassy in London if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not handed over, Ecuador’s foreign minister...
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Integral Ita
‘She was also described as sweet and winning in her address, prudent in word and work, constant in mind, and firm of...
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Frolicking with the pixies at the bottom of Lara’s garden
Last Monday I purchased a hard copy of the Mercury – something I haven’t done in months – and spent an enjoyable...
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The Murdochratic State
Anyone beguiled by appeals by the Murdoch press in Australia for the defence of “freedom” against the Leviathan of the state needs...
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Free speech debate is coloured by hypocrisy
The martyrdom of Saint Andrew of Bolt is stirring a stifled nation. ”Freedom of speech” rings from the battlements as this cherished...
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You Will Be Assimilated
Recently, Glenn Greenwald interviewed Chris Hayes about Hayes’s new book, Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy. I have the audiobook cued...
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West Papua: The cold wind of history
Like a cold wind through the corridor of history, are we witnessing a repeat performance of South Africa’s dark days, in Indonesia?...
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Arrogance, hypocrisy and wilful ignorance
The following is a compendium of letters that I have sent to various newspapers, chiefly The Mercury, The Examiner and The Advocate;...
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Mercury has left the building …
From this … … to this … More pictures … here • ABC 7.30: Mercury on the Move
