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959Is the World Really Safer Without the Soviet Union?
Virtually all American commentary about the end of the Soviet Union extols what the West is believed to have gained from that...
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The shake of Rupert’s power finger
Image: HERE Rupert Murdoch is the one man who really fits the media mogul mould, made famous by Evelyn Waugh’s fictional press...
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Support Alison Bleaney to clean up our water
Supporters of Dr Alison Bleaney, campaigner against over-use of pesticides and for clean, healthy water, have a Facebook page well and truly...
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The thumb is proving mightier than a pen
The artist John Olsen recently lamented the decline of handwriting. Many of us do. We bore our children with whimsical tales of...
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What is really needed to address climate change?
I’ll start at the beginning. Or about 56 million years ago, when the dinosaurs had only recently been extinguished and mammals were...
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Martine, Ellen, Steve or Mike?
The race is on and the markets are posted. Mercury editor Garry Bailey’s announcement that he is quitting on January 5 and...
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Oz writer wins on animal ethics
CHRISTINE Jackman, senior writer with The Weekend Australian Magazine, last night won the print category of this year’s Voiceless Media Prize. Jackman...
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Good reason to worry about our democracy
There’s been much talk recently about a decline in the ”civility” of our public debate. This follows a long period of anxiety...
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The protest against mining … Peruvian style
Picture: taken an hour ago, HERE Peru’s President Ollanta Humala has declared a state of emergency in a northern region that has...
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The Fox Eradication Program does not disclose personal information
This article was brought to my attention and I feel that it warrants a reply on behalf of the Program and its...
