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Refugee tourism now ‘exotic adventure’ »
THE Federal Government spruiks the arrival of P&O’s first cruise ship to dock at Christmas Island.
Federal election: promise to keep the baa-stards honest »
The seat of O’Connor in Western Australia will be the target of a campaign from The Animal Party, come next year’s federal election, writes Nick Rynne .
Stephen Conroy: Dear Crikey, here’s why you’re wrong »
It’s fighting words from Senator Stephen Conroy as he rebuts the “disingenuous” coverage of his Great Firewall of Australia. You can’t access RC-rated content in newsagencies, libraries, DVDs, cinemas or on TV, so why should it be allowed on the internet? asks Conroy .
2009: the year in Canberra »
Bernard Keane takes a look back at some of the key events of the year in federal politics.
Obama’s to-do list for 2010 »
NPR looks at a few small, routine chores Obama will need to take care of next year, like managing the global economy, closing Guantanamo, and avoiding a war with Pakistan.
Australia: a nation of dibber dobbers »
We Aussies like to think of ourselves as a bit anti-authoritarian, but the data says otherwise, writes Ben Packham : tens of thousands of us are secretly dobbing in our neighbors to the ATO, Centrelink, Crime Stoppers and the EPA.
How the climate change whining has got us nowhere »
As soon as you combine a worthy goal with politicians, disaster strikes. What if we skipped them and started taking climate change action ourselves? Like getting a climate change fighting fund started, suggests John Humphreys .
Essential Report: The Christmas edition »
There’s been a one point gain to the Coalition since the last Essential Report, but Tony Abbott is still to make any mark on the voter estimates for PM. Possum Comitatus crunches the numbers.
Albrechtsen: Our PM has no balls »
The people love him, but as Kevin Rudd done anything of great substance as PM? Instead, he avoids making difficult decisions — from the ETS to the stimulus package — to help ensure his popularity, writes Janet Albrechtsen .
No regrets on the road from Copenhagen »
Copenhagen changes nothing for Australian policymakers — but that won’t stop politicians from using it as a political weapon.