war in syria

12 Oct 2014

Homage To Kobane: How Is The Left To Act?

Shannon Brincat

The challenge for the Left is in knowing how to respond properly to the plight of the Kurds, writes Shannon Brincat.

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ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

12 Oct 2014

Clans Unite Against Fracking In The Top End

Padraic Gibson

Opposition to mining - in particular fracking - is growing across the Northern Territory, with a protest yesterday in Borroloola uniting Aboriginal groups.

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OPINION

11 Oct 2014

Malala, We're All Proud Of You

Hayley McQuire

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Malala Yousafzai highlights the importance of culturally appropriate education back home, writes Hayley McQuire.

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OPINION

10 Oct 2014

One Of The Women In This Photo Has Grace, And One Of Them Is Just Named Grace

Chris Graham

Columnist for The Australian Grace Collier worries some of us are going to get Ebola and die. Chris Graham doesn't want to get his hopes up.

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ANALYSIS

10 Oct 2014

The Business Of Cutting Ourselves About

AL Jones

To cut or not to cut. That is the question that Andee Jones tackles.

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mining

10 Oct 2014

Invest In Society And Get On The Right Side of History

Julie Macken and Marina Lou

Opponents to coal mines in NSW and Indonesia have more in common than they think. And so do investors in those mines.

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NEWS

10 Oct 2014

Pyne Loophole Means Whitehouse May Escape Federal Scholarship Scheme

Max Chalmers

The Abbotts got a $60,000 secret scholarship, and the college that gave it may escape having to contribute to a public scholarship scheme.

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ANALYSIS

9 Oct 2014

Our First Defence To 'Threats To Our Freedom': Dump Freedom Safeguards

Ben Eltham

Australia's haste in rushing to war is matched only by the speed at which we've eroded the very freedoms we claim to be fighting for.

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NEWS

9 Oct 2014

40 Years On, Family Of Missing Aboriginal Boy Finally Gets An Inquest

Amy McQuire

A young Aboriginal boy went missing in Derby in 1974. His family is finally getting an official inquiry into what occurred.

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OPINION

8 Oct 2014

So You Say You Want A Revolution?

Iain Hall

Iain Hall goes where no Iain Hall has gone before – out of the comments section and into a story!

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media

9 Oct 2014

Hizb ut-Tahrir and Emma Alberici Tangle on Lateline

Max Chalmers

A barney on the idiot box... which is what it was really designed for. But who really won?

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war on muslims

2 Oct 2014

Want an Insight Into Life Under the Muslim Veil? How About Asking?

Somayra Ismailjee

Sending reporters 'undercover' in veils does nothing to grow cultural understanding, writes Somayra Ismailjee.

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WAR IN IRAQ

9 Oct 2014

From Pol Pot To ISIS: Anything that flies on everything that moves

John Pilger

On matters of war and Western dominance, very little changes writes John Pilger.

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OPINION

10 Oct 2014

One Of The Women In This Photo Has Grace, And One Of Them Is Just Named Grace

Chris Graham

Columnist for The Australian Grace Collier worries some of us are going to get Ebola and die. Chris Graham doesn't want to get his hopes up.

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OPINION

11 Oct 2014

Malala, We're All Proud Of You

Hayley McQuire

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Malala Yousafzai highlights the importance of culturally appropriate education back home, writes Hayley McQuire.

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