BREAKING NEWS

3 Sep 2014

Asylum Seeker Declared 'Brain Dead' After Failed Treatment On Manus

Max Chalmers

Anger is growing at the news a young asylum seeker held on Manus Island has been declared brain dead after suffering a simple cut to his foot.

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BREAKING NEWS

3 Sep 2014

Abbott's Punishing Welfare 'Reforms' Voted Down In The Senate

Max Chalmers

Abbott Government plans to punish some of the most disadvantaged users of social welfare have today been torpedoed in the Senate.

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OPINION

3 Sep 2014

He's Not The Messiah, He's A Very Haughty Boy

Amy McQuire

White Australia's love for Noel Pearson does not mirror his ongoing relationship with blackfellas. Amy McQuire weighs in.

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police violence

2 Sep 2014

Police Violence Highlighted At Candlelight Vigil In Support Of Ferguson

Max Chalmers

Violence at the hands of police is not restricted to the United States, a point protestors made at a candelight vigil in Sydney yesterday.

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WAR IN IRAQ

2 Sep 2014

The Rush To War Ignores How We Got In This Mess In The First Place

Ben Eltham

The two major parties' determination to avoid a parliamentary debate on going to war in Iraq should ring more than a few bells, Ben Eltham suggests.

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higher education

2 Sep 2014

'Profits' Aren't The Problem In 'Corporate Universities'

Tim Jarvis

The struggle against the corporatisation of universities should focus on governance, not dollars and cents.

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OPINION

2 Sep 2014

Death By Suicide Comes In The Guise Of A Suitor

Liz Conor

Robin Williams' death has started a very important conversation. Liz Conor keeps it going... and keeps on going.

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climate change

2 Sep 2014

Consumers Lose, Polluters Win If Abbott Adopts RET Review Recommendations

Matt Grudnoff

The Warbuton Review into the Renewable Energy Target has given the Abbott Government the opposite of what it said it wanted.

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WAR IN IRAQ

1 Sep 2014

The Islamic State Is Right About The Borders Of The Levant And Iraq

Jessica Bloom

Unless we listen and heed the mistakes of our past, our engagement with the Middle East will continue to lurch from disaster to disaster.

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ANALYSIS

27 Aug 2014

Abbott's Blood Is In The Water And News Limited's Nowhere To Be Found

Chris Graham

It’s one thing to back a Prime Minister. It’s another thing altogether to die in a ditch for him. Over to you Rupert. Chris Graham explains.

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children in detention

22 Aug 2014

Children In Detention Put In Wrist-Locks, Choke Holds, Inquiry Hears

Max Chalmers

A Human Rights Commission inquiry into children in detention has today heard disturbing new evidence of the treatment of young asylum seekers.

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OPINION

1 Sep 2014

Bolt's Grip On Reality Is Tenuous. His Grip On History Is Even Worse.

Amy McQuire

What do you get when you take another stupid Tony Abbott quote and embellish it with a bit of Andrew Bolt spin? Amy McQuire takes a stab.

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OPINION

26 Aug 2014

Gaza: Mission Not Accomplished

Richard Hil

Real respect requires an understanding of history and a determination to remain engaged. Richard Hil issues an impassioned plea for peace.

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WAR ON GAZA

25 Aug 2014

300 Holocaust Families Sign Letter of Protest At Israel's War on Gaza

Amy McQuire

As Israel steps up its attack on Gaza, Jewish opposition is growing.

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middle east

31 Aug 2014

The Common Sense Case Against Western Intervention In Iraq

Michael Brull

The more things change, the more they stay the same, particularly when it comes to the West's engagement - and disasters - in the Middle East.

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higher education

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Just How Flexible Are Casual Academics?

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