Friday, August 16, 2019
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Many abortion advocates are strenuously denying that sex-selection abortion occurs in Australia, yet there is both anecdotal and research evidence that it does. Law & Liberties - Debbie Garratt - 40 comments
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The debate on prosecution of 'whistle-blowers' is characterised by hypocrisy and posturing all round. Law & Liberties - Brendan O'Reilly - 15 comments
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Thursday, August 15, 2019
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A high proportion of Tory votes will return to the Brexit party after Bojo's promises to deliver on October 31 implode. International - Arthur Dent - 3 comments
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History shows that a much smaller population could indeed survive in Australia without using mineral hydrocarbons, but life with zero man-made emissions would be grim. Environment - Viv Forbes - 9 comments
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019
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We will acknowledge that the world of 1901, when Australia was founded, no longer exists and Australians are now very different. Nation Building - Everald Compton - 10 comments
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Trump spent over a million dollars on Facebook ads with the word invasion in big letters to spread fear among his constituents. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 34 comments
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019
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But in the light of the threat of domination by a foreign power not interested in human rights, Australians chatter about things of very small significance. International - Peter West - 30 comments
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Was Jeffrey Epstein murdered? Accepting the premise without qualification, the next question followed: Who did it? MSNBC host Joe Scarborough was not giving anyone time to wonder. International - Binoy Kampmark - 11 comments
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Monday, August 12, 2019
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The IPCC summarises: estimates of global annual economic losses for an additional temperature increase of 2°C are between 0.2 and 2.0 per cent of income. Economics - Don Aitkin - 26 comments
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By 1934, Joseph Schumpeter and Wesley Mitchell had written that the business cycle contained a self-correcting normal rhythm which should be left to itself to do its work. Economics - Ben Rees - 4 comments
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Friday, August 9, 2019
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Is the right to bear arms an antiquated concept or a means of maintaining limited parity between the citizen and the state? Law & Liberties - Zeke Anderson - 26 comments
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On 25 November 2016, two young men, Ahmed Mohamed and Abdullah Chaarani, deliberately set fire to a mosque, the Imam Ali Islamic Centre. Religion & Spirituality - Laurence Maher - 41 comments
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Becoming the US running dog on enforcement was not going to sit well with Iran. The Mullahs are spoiling for a fight. International - Binoy Kampmark - 17 comments
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Thursday, August 8, 2019
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Each in its own way highlights the importance of knowing the back story rather than just a present day one-dimensional interpretation of it. International - Warren Reed - 9 comments
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The Democratic National Committee's (DNC) decision to exclude Fox News from hosting any of the 12 planned presidential primary debates has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Fox News. International - David Singer - 2 comments
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019
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There is a considerable risk that the Morrison government might be contemplating the enactment of discrimination laws that could ban so-called 'hate speech' on the basis of severe criticism of religion. Law & Liberties - Augusto Zimmermann - 7 comments
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The difference from what has come before is that Trump is not troubled by any sense of enduring history. There are no restraints, nor caveats. Pre-Trump history had to be bad, if not altogether rotten. International - Binoy Kampmark - 6 comments
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Tuesday, August 6, 2019
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Who wants freedom of speech folks taking a stand for Israel Folau's cousin, Josiah, who lost his job at a Roman Catholic College over his anti-Catholic rants? Law & Liberties - Spencer Gear - 17 comments
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This essay rises from musing about British PM Boris Johnson, Brexit and the European Union, and of course musing about our own situation in Australia. Political Philosophy - Don Aitkin - 1 comment
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Monday, August 5, 2019
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The processing of visitor visas has become secretive and completely divorced from applicants. Law & Liberties - Murray Hunter - 5 comments
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There is a growing consensus among Israelis that if Prime Minister Netanyahu forms the next government, Israel will lose an historic opportunity to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement based on a two-state solution, International - Alon Ben-Meir and Shabtai Shavit - 4 comments
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Friday, August 2, 2019
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Facing him as I hand over my passport. Trying unsuccessfully to look him in the eye. He quickly checks my face against the passport photo. International - Brian Hennessy - 21 comments
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The case presented in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York was never convincing but remains an aspect of a broader effort to inculpate WikiLeaks and Julian Assange in assisting the Trump campaign triumph. International - Binoy Kampmark - 21 comments
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The insistence by Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler to subpoena a reluctant Robert Mueller to testify before the Committee has proved an unmitigated disaster. International - David Singer - 6 comments
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Thursday, August 1, 2019
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It has to be a game changer when a book espousing communism is the talk of the town. It has done this by putting the discussion on a firm footing. Political Philosophy - David McMullen - 14 comments
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The HILDA report, released this week, showed that median disposable income in Australia dropped by $542 from 2009 to 2017, despite the fact that Australia has had the highest population growth rate in the developed world. Economics - Eric Claus - 28 comments
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019
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One of the great failings of our Canberra system is its continuing aversion to prosecuting identified traitors in the court system. International - Warren Reed - 10 comments
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Terrorism, piracy, smuggling, narcotics trade, human trafficking, and illegal immigrants are all major problems that need to be tackled at the country’s boundaries. International - Murray Hunter - 4 comments
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019
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The pressure on the captains, Joe Root and Tim Paine, will be intense, with every strategic and tactical decision subjected to rigorous scrutiny by cricket professionals and fans alike. Sport - David Rowe, Keith Parry and Matt Smith - 3 comments
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Chromosomes are the strings of DNA packed into the cell nuclei that makes you and me what we are. They are 46; we get 23 from our mother and 23 from our father. Education - Peter West - 32 comments
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He had all the attributes of the ruthless frontiersman: patriarchy, a tendency to sow his not-so-royal oats, a capacity for a certain work regimen, a firm disciplinarian. Society - Binoy Kampmark - 9 comments
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Monday, July 29, 2019
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The Australian Labor Party – which promised a sweeping range of climate initiatives – recorded its worst vote in decades with just one in three votes. In the resource rich state of Queensland. Domestic Politics - Ross Elliott - 9 comments
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As trust develops, Alliance links strengthen: government, institutional, professional, and individual. International - Don DeBats - 5 comments
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Friday, July 26, 2019
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When I was young and naive I believed that I was Australian. Political Philosophy - Alexandra Marshall - 27 comments
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Thus the nature of the Resurrection of Jesus is still a burning issue surrounded by vigorous debate. At the risk of misinterpretation, I will call these two views of the Resurrection, the physical and the spiritual. Religion & Spirituality - Peter Sellick - 50 comments
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Thursday, July 25, 2019
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If we can't get this right, we will surrender all right to lecture the world on democratic principles, or to brag about Westminster being the mother of all parliaments. International - Mal Fletcher - 8 comments
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The new British PM and Tory leader is a piece of truly befuddled work, one who still manages to play the card of the electable clown. International - Binoy Kampmark - 13 comments
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Pelosi’s concern for prolonging the stay of illegal immigrants rather than showing compassion for grieving American citizens is puzzling. International - David Singer - 9 comments
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Wednesday, July 24, 2019
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Nasr's move to stabilize the market is praiseworthy but should be seen as an attempt to quell fears of traders and financial analysts, especially just before the OPEC+ meeting in Vienna next week. Economics - Cyril Widdershoven - 5 comments
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The critics are right – the reason for entering politics ought to be service to the country rather than a lucrative professional career. Political Philosophy - David Leyonhjelm - 7 comments
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019
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While Australia played its part in 1969, we need reminding of how Australia (especially the ACT) squandered its heritage from NASA. Science & Technology - Brendan O'Reilly - 3 comments
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Most Australians currently working, or who have worked in our country's broader intelligence community, have a marked degree of sympathy for the AFP. Law & Liberties - Warren Reed - 6 comments
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Monday, July 22, 2019
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Combating the Soviet Union, and communism more broadly, was simply one aspect of an aggrandised fist fight, to be fought on the ground, the seas, and in space. Science & Technology - Binoy Kampmark - 11 comments
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If the bill is passed, the option of 'buying a womb' to address perceived reproductive injustices will be added to existing family formation options for men, that already allow them to adopt and foster. Law & Liberties - Charles Smith - 8 comments
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