Tuesday, February 25, 2020
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Orwell's Essay on Politics and the English Language is more important than ever. Media - Murray Hunter - 4 comments
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Nuclear energy may be controversial, yet it could prove to be the much-needed circuit breaker to Australia's energy and climate change dilemma. Environment - Tristan Prasser - 32 comments
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Monday, February 24, 2020
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Queensland's Compulsory Third Party (CTP) vehicle insurance system is under threat as insurers push for the scheme to be changed to a no-fault system. Law & Liberties - Trent Johnson and Mark O'Connor - 5 comments
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We are all divided he says, into Euro-sceptics and Euro-philes. Some prefer their national customs, traditions and national governments; Others prefer forming a single unit out of disparate nations. Political Philosophy - Peter Bowden - 7 comments
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Friday, February 21, 2020
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Australian and international media have howled with indignant outrage at the notion they and their sources are accountable to 'onerous' national secrecy laws. Law & Liberties - David Pellowe - 8 comments
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Given the experience outlined here the decision to involve New Democracy in the upcoming NSW citizens jury suggests there will need for very close scrutiny. Political Philosophy - Tony Webb - 18 comments
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Contrary to Prime Minister Netanyahu's assertion, the occupation erodes rather than buttresses Israel's national security and cannot be justified on either security or moral grounds. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 5 comments
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Thursday, February 20, 2020
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The sale run in 2019 proved so poor that it saw the cessation of the Opel-based Holden Commodore and Astra in favour of SUVs. Economics - Binoy Kampmark - 5 comments
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Global warming threatens to destroy civilisation, runaway technology is taking over our lives, nuclear war remains an immediate existential threat, while the international system is wracked with bitter rivalries. Economics - Peter McMahon - 26 comments
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De Gaulle said that the UK was 'incompatible with Europe' and that she harboured a 'deep-seated hostility' to any pan-European project. International - Brendan O'Reilly - 7 comments
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
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Not many of us like being told how to live our lives, especially by those we don’t know and trust. It gets up our nose. Political Philosophy - David Leyonhjelm - 13 comments
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Trump's trial offered the opportunity to delve into the activities of the Bidens in Ukraine, while Joe Biden was Vice President and President Obama's point man in Ukraine. International - David Singer - 7 comments
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
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These expeditions took place in the early years of the Anglo-French cold war between 1763 and 1776. Society - Warren Reed - 5 comments
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The shift in economic power towards Muslim women, who are more oriented towards business and career rather than political agendas, is a massive influence on changing cultural aspirations. International - Murray Hunter - 1 comment
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Monday, February 17, 2020
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With such reanalysis coming to light, the CCCers must act quickly. The climate change tipping points, much like the 'peak-oil' tipping points have not happened. Environment - Charles Essery - 41 comments
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Every past administration knew full well that prejudicing the outcome would doom any prospective deal from the start, and thus settled on providing a general outline consistent with prior internationally recognized agreements. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 33 comments
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The reaction by Chinese authorities to the novel coronavirus (now named COVID-19) outbreak has been receiving its fair share of gushing praise from some medical circles. International - Binoy Kampmark - 4 comments
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Friday, February 14, 2020
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Shamefully, the federal government has decided to move ahead despite the unanimous opposition of the Barngarla Traditional Owners, native title holders over the area. Law & Liberties - Jim Green and Michelle Madigan - 31 comments
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You would have to be a brave man to write a book of historical fiction centred around Paul the Apostle because Paul is owned by so many who would protest at any historical or theological anomaly. Religion & Spirituality - Peter Sellick - 10 comments
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
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If we wallow in the Twittersphere, we would certainly be convinced that the cause of these tragic bushfires is climate change and that if only ScoMo would announce a 100% renewable target, the fires would immediately abate. Environment - Geoff Ellis - 36 comments
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Memories are imperfect repositories, but there is something to be said about those of actors being particularly susceptible. Media - Binoy Kampmark - 4 comments
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020
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People arrived in Australia at least 65,000 years ago, and by 40,000 years ago they had taken control of fire and changed vegetation across Australia. Environment - Vic Jurskis - 7 comments
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More than 15% of the world's population is stricken with a contagious and virulent infectious disease. At least 2% of those infected die. Health - Peter Curson - 6 comments
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
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There are more old people requiring residential care than there are beds available. So the power rests with the providers of care. Health - Peter Baume - 15 comments
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This has been the summer when we have been forced to see what we have collectively sought to avoid. Environment - Lyn Bender - 32 comments
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Monday, February 10, 2020
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A United Nations report released Wednesday, 20 November, 2019, warned that worldwide projections for fossil fuel production over the next decade indicate that the international community is on track to fail to rein in planet-heating emissions. Environment - John Avery - 53 comments
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Their partisan political strategy has cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars as the Democrats trashed long-established cardinal legal principles to pursue the President. International - David Singer - 34 comments
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Friday, February 7, 2020
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In this year of the presidential elections, President Donald J Trump shows little sign of cowering. International - Binoy Kampmark - 26 comments
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Thus, controlling the Palestinians' lives and their territory became synonymous with Israel's national security. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 19 comments
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Thursday, February 6, 2020
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One report notes that the UK’s carbon dioxide level, which reduced by 38% between 1990 and 2017, would have been four times higher if change had not occurred through political leadership. Environment - Chris Lewis - 63 comments
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Clinton's therapy has been one of self-denial and accusation of others, strained through a device that gives her miraculous exoneration for her own failings. International - Binoy Kampmark - 6 comments
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020
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Whatever the claims by the Democratic pollsters on the ground, the party has all the work to do ahead of selecting a candidate to make a fist of it come November. International - Binoy Kampmark - 6 comments
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Has our Prime Minister improved in his demeanour since the bushfire crisis? Domestic Politics - Mark Buckley - 24 comments
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020
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A major cause of Australia's fire problem has been the high 'fuel loads,' underbrush that, left to accumulate over years, acts as a tinder box for bushfires. Environment - Tom Harris - 28 comments
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Trump has no coherent foreign policy doctrine, no understanding of historical perspective, and no knowledge of the intricacies of various regional conflicts. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 12 comments
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Monday, February 3, 2020
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The experts who reviewed the Californian fires say '20% to 25% of the wildfire damage resulted from climate change', and '75% is the way we manage lands and develop our landscape'. Environment - Charles Essery - 90 comments
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Through the recent summer bushfire crisis sport organisations - specifically Surf Life Saving Clubs - were at the forefront of emergency service efforts. Sport - Michelle O'Shea, Hazel Maxwell and Megan Stronach - 5 comments
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Those who promised to be in attendance were the usual suspects of the Little England brigade who had been so successful in convincing citizens that leaving the European Union was tantamount to gaining one's freedom. International - Binoy Kampmark - 11 comments
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Friday, January 31, 2020
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China is a nation held captive by one man. A regal creature, she covers her bruises with jewels and keeps quiet at international dinner parties. International - Alexandra Marshall - 5 comments
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Do we need a new discipline to bring more focus to the changing nature of work: the types of jobs we'll see more of in the future, where they'll likely be located, and their other characteristics? Nation Building - Ross Elliott - 7 comments
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
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Barber argued that there were four presidential styles derived from a person being either 'active' or 'passive' and from being either 'positive' or 'negative'. International - Keith Suter - 24 comments
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Where possible, and as a matter of principle, it is better to expose social media to existing law and existing enforcement methods rather than introduce overspecialised specific legislation. Law & Liberties - Chris Whitfield - 7 comments
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
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Attempts to control the virus like those faced by SARS are turning into a nightmare and tells us much about facing the spread of viral infections. Health - Peter Curson - 14 comments
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This is the biggest case of its kind, and will determine, for an era, how journalism and the publication of nationally classified information is treated. Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 3 comments
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
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Recently Senator Bridget McKenzie, a National Party member, and Deputy Leader of the party, was found by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) to have acted outside the spirit of a $100 million sports grant program. Political Philosophy - Mark Buckley - 23 comments
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Of course, funerals are sad, and people do cry, justifiably. But it was the absence of any other note than the sad that left me in such a bad way. Religion & Spirituality - Peter Sellick - 8 comments
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