A Starguide for Skeptics and Cynics
SagittariusThis week you have a chance to prepare your heart for the coming year. Think…More
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Part Three: The Switkowski Report
The Switkowski review of uranium mining and nuclear power has made an enormous and useful…More
Glowing Reports
When you hear the word nuclear, you tend to think of advanced, shiny new technology.…More
On a Rampage
My favourite part of Michael Moore’s film Fahrenheit 9/11 wasn’t George W Bush reading My…More
Intolerance, Terrorism and Fear
Foreshadowing his approach to the next election, Prime Minister John Howard asked rhetorically on 3…More
Misreading the Mid-Terms
The bare facts of the 2006 US mid-term elections are clear. The House of Representatives…More
Violence Hasn't Worked
First of all, I need to say that violence hasn’t worked. Israel , with its…More
Allah Made Me Funny
It hasn’t been a funny year for Muslims living in Western liberal democracies. First, they’ve…More
Coonan the Barbarian
From the sublime to the ridiculous. After what many considered to be the best ever…More
Measuring Up to the OECD
Australian education stands up well in some important international comparisons. In Organisation for Economic Co-operation…More