Thursday, May 26, 2022
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Alternatively, the Australian Government could follow the example set by our Kiwi cousins and take direct action on planning laws. Nation Building - Natalie Rayment - 17 comments
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While it is all very good to describe the bible as a great book of literature, if somewhat opaque in various places, this is not the view of the Church. Religion & Spirituality - Peter Sellick - 14 comments
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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What shape is this normal life going to take? Because one thing is certain, life will never go back to the way it was pre-pandemic. Health - Phillip Hickox - 10 comments
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Rarely in Australian history has a governing party suffered such loss in the face of an opponent unable to claim complete victory. Domestic Politics - Binoy Kampmark - 13 comments
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
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After a taxpayer paid $7.7M inquiry bill we still do not know who actually authorised the $86.4M contracting out of Victoria's COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Program's security arrangements. Education - Greg Mienczakowski and Greg Whateley - 4 comments
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No Palestinian Arab should have ever been classified as a refugee after having moved from one part to another part of former Palestine. International - David Singer - 6 comments
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Monday, May 23, 2022
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The issue is whether the fissures which the recent election loss have so exposed, can be contained within the Liberal Party's current 'broad church' of agreed beliefs and values. Domestic Politics - Scott Prasser - 19 comments
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Covid accelerated a global trend that long predated it: an awakening appreciation of what our suburbs offered, and the potential for their renewal. Nation Building - Ross Elliott - 4 comments
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Friday, May 20, 2022
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The Australian Government, principally through DFAT, has done a really poor job educating the Australian community on our regional relationships. and China's direct and growing challenge to our presence and influence. International - Jeffrey Wall - 9 comments
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For example, the Rupert Murdoch media empire owns two-thirds of the country's metropolitan print mastheads and some of Australia's most popular news websites. Domestic Politics - Andris Heks - 27 comments
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Election 2022 will result in Australians choosing a minority ALP Government. Many Independents will be elected and the Greens will enhance their numbers. Domestic Politics - Everald Compton - 18 comments
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Thursday, May 19, 2022
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It is akin to going to Bunnings Hardware with a competitor’s product and price tag and asking them to beat it by 10 per cent as part of their lowest prices guarantee. Domestic Politics - Scott Prasser - 7 comments
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So why have we not had an increase in MPs commensurate with our population increase? The answer does not reveal most of our politicians at their best. Domestic Politics - Philip Lillingston - 7 comments
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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When you have an election where one side has been in power for nine years, and appears to have run out of plans, and the other side fear any plan could lose them the election, you are left with nothing but personalities. Domestic Politics - Graham Young - 6 comments
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Albanese would be an unlikely Prime Minister. A former activist from Labor's Left faction it's fair to say that few would have ever seen him as a future leader let alone Prime Minister. Domestic Politics - Tim O'Hare - 4 comments
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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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This is not a reflection on Ukraine itself but the lesson some governments will take from NATO's reluctance to have a head-on clash with Russia. International - Keith Suter - 12 comments
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It is extremely common today to find academic research papers that present men in a negative stereotypical manner and for the media to publish articles based on the findings of that particular research. Society - Phillip Hickox - 5 comments
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Monday, May 16, 2022
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This means that 2,412 people whose deaths were registered as deaths Health - James McKeon - 20 comments
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Anthony Albanese stands besieged for suggesting a minimum wage increase which keeps pace with inflation. Specifically, that is 5.1%. Economics - Tristan Ewins - 14 comments
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Friday, May 13, 2022
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For the worst-crafted, most ineffectual policy of this election campaign it would be hard to go past Rich Uncle Albo's shared equity housing scheme. Nation Building - Graham Young - 20 comments
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Rebuilding relations with the Solomon Islands is just not going to happen while the current pro-China government is exercising a suffocating influence over the islands. International - Jeffrey Wall - 24 comments
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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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Reciprocity, compassion, and respect are the bedrock of morality and the foundation of community welfare. Society - Steven Schwartz - 13 comments
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The kingdom has become an aggressive strategic investor in sports events, hosting Formula One motor racing, boxing events, purchasing European football clubs and promoting wrestling. International - Binoy Kampmark - 1 comment
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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Fiscal deficit minus GDP gap equals inflation. Now the Fed must control the damage Economics - Michael Knox - 1 comment
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Thousands of rioters defiled what is venerated as a Muslim Holy Shrine -- converting it into a rallying point for flag-waving slogan-shouting Palestinian Arabs armed with rocks and Molotov cocktails. International - David Singer - 2 comments
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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Savannah was capable of circling the earth 14 times at 20 knots without refuelling. Nowadays a similar 14,000kW of installed power would cost around US$49 million in just fuel alone. Environment - Stuart Ballantyne - 8 comments
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A revised Iran nuclear deal based on the 2015 JCPOA could provide the basis for a new Biden administration strategy. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 1 comment
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Monday, May 9, 2022
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A few years earlier Wilton had given a speech to parliament pointing out that group most likely to commit suicide in this country were men like him – adult males struggling with marital separation. Health - Bettina Arndt - 14 comments
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Such an inner illumination of processes was never the intention of the US Supreme Court. For over two centuries, it had not seen the like of this. International - Binoy Kampmark - 4 comments
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Friday, May 6, 2022
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Starting with Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser, Don Chipp and Bob Brown, there has developed a monotonous uniformity in main-stream Australian politics. Domestic Politics - Viv Forbes - 32 comments
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The broad response during the campaign so far has been for both sides to promise more International - Jeffrey Wall - 19 comments
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Thursday, May 5, 2022
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But first, old thinking about schools needs to change to allow for the opportunities that the future presents and to avoid an inevitable shortage of places in suitable locations. Nation Building - Ross Elliott - 15 comments
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He has been seen, not always accurately, as the more moderate in an otherwise conservative Liberal Party, which has governed Australia since 2013. Domestic Politics - Binoy Kampmark - 6 comments
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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The perennial issue of using discretionary grant programs in an attempt to win seats has a long history. Law & Liberties - Rosie Williams - 2 comments
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If we can issue 160,000 skilled migrant and family visas a year, in addition to temporary visas, we can take in more refugees. Law & Liberties - David Hale - 31 comments
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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Is prolonged grief following the death of a loved one an illness? Who decides? And how? Health - Steven Schwartz - 6 comments
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Israel's harsh treatment of the Palestinians is designed to deepen Palestinian resentment and instigate 'controlled' violence. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 6 comments
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Monday, May 2, 2022
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Anzac Day this year marked the beginning of the 80th anniversaries of the key battles that defeated the Japanese advance during the Second World War in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and the Coral Sea. International - Jeffrey Wall - 5 comments
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The war in Ukraine has highlighted the unbearable stench of corruption that prevails in Putin's Russia and around the world. Law & Liberties - Guy Hallowes - 10 comments
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Friday, April 29, 2022
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Vladimir Putin's excursion into the Ukraine is just the latest chapter in man's quest for domination over man. International - Peter Bowden - 63 comments
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The communique of COP26 was, according to the Queensland Senator, a 'green light' for Australia to keep digging and 'supply the world with more coal because that's what brings people out of poverty'. Environment - Binoy Kampmark - 25 comments
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