National

Macquarie: More questions than answers

Our breaking story on the Australian Antarctic Division’s withdrawal from Macquarie Island (Macquarie Island pullout) has drawn a welcome, if very belated,...

The odds for a late election just got a lot shorter

Lennon, Betfair and the luxury suite: TASMANIAN Premier Paul Lennon enjoyed thousands of dollars’ worth of free hospitality at the Packer family’s...

Macquarie Island pullout

THE Australian Antarctic Division is shedding responsibility for Macquarie Island after a continuous presence on the island stretching back to 1948. This...

Some like it hot

What the Greens say: Wednesday, 4 January 2006 Heat on government as nation swelters: Greens The hottest year on record in Australia...

Women’s autonomy or state control?

THE abortion debate is never-ending. Impetus has been given to it by the federal Minister for Health’s funding (to the tune of...

Too gutless to save one of our own

John Howard’s dangerous way

IN 1968 British Conservative Enoch Powell warned of ‘blood in the streets’ if immigration to the UK from Commonwealth countries continued. We...

Cronulla: Is John Howard to blame?

The changing climate

Tasmanian Green Senator Christine Milne is calling on the Australian Government to recognise the damage climate change is doing to the local...

Dear Senators

Honorable Senators, TODAY you will be asked to ratify the ‘anti-terror’ laws proposed by the federal government. It is vital to understand...