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30 years on and how much has changed?

bdiamond — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:51:55 +0000

It’s that time of the year again, when all of the government papers from 30 years ago get revealed to the public. The Oz have dedicated a whole section to it, from the Fraser government’s fear of refugees dividing the nation to new plans to the establishment of Australia’s first counter-terrorism squad.

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30 years on and how much has changed?

Limbaugh hospitalised and internet explodes

bdiamond — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:22:45 +0000

Rush Limbaugh, the notorious conservative US shock jock, is recovering after an emergency hospital visit in Hawaii hospital. The Atlantic Wire reports on the bitter internet battle between Limbaugh’s supporters and detractors.

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Terrorists, nukes and war: the tumultuous 12 months ahead

bdiamond — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:04:50 +0000

How will the US battle terrorist forces in Yemen? Will Iran’s nuclear program be halted? Can the war in Iraq end in a peaceful democracy? David Ignatius puts in his predictions for the biggest global political issues of the year ahead.

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Terrorists, nukes and war: the tumultuous 12 months ahead

Palin’s banned blogger list

John Bric — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:29:06 +0000

Finally, the official list of bloggers banned from attending an event for Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue have been revealed by Talking Points Memor. And husband Todd Palin was chief enforcer, responsible for bloggers including Dennis Zaki and Jesse Griffin being ejected from the venue.

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Iran on the brink of civil war

admin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:15:46 +0000

It’s not a revolution that seems inevitable for Iran, but rather civil war and social breakdown as the government and opposition divide the nation along religious and political lines. Abbas Barzegar reports from Iran.

China fails to live up to its aspirations

John Bric — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:59:42 +0000

If China wants to be regarded as a civilised and important nation than it shouldn’t execute foreign citizens who are suffering mental illness, like it did with Akmal Shaikh, writes George Pitcher .

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China fails to live up to its aspirations

Bartlett: The refugee torment continues

admin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:07:47 +0000

With hundreds of thousands of refugees living precariously in risk of human rights abuses in various parts of south-east Asia, it is amazing that Australia is claiming a couple of thousand refugees as a ’crisis’, writes Andrew Bartlett .

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The second Iranian revolution?

bdiamond — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:39:16 +0000

Iran is moving from election protests into a full scale civil disobedience campaign, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameni is much to blame. Can he save his regime or is its demise inevitable?

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Yemen: next stop for the War on Terror?

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:17:10 +0000

The would-be-bomber on the Northwest Amsterdam-Detroit flight claims he was trained and armed by al-Qaeda in Yemen. How did Yemen become the destination of choice for international jihadi’s planning terrorist attacks?

States of play: who are the most popular pollies?

John Bric — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:22:27 +0000

A different way to look at how the various political leaders of our country are travelling is to contrast their net satisfaction or approval levels against their two party preferred vote share. Possum Comitatus crunches the numbers.

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States of play: who are the most popular pollies?