Pawn in the Games
According to Lisa Forrest’s recently published Boycott, the Australian Olympic Federation’s refusal to boycott the…More
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The Path of Most Resistance
In September last year, a river of 30,000 orange-clad monks, marching in peaceful protest at…More
The Perfect Torture
China says it has "ample evidence" that the Dalai Lama instigated and orchestrated the revolt…More
But I Only Ate the Chicken!
As most of us know, Australia’s new Prime Minister is a former diplomat. Comfortable in…More
Playing with the Big Boys
Kevin Rudd said Australia was returning to middle-power multilateralism, he really meant it. Not only…More
Toppling a Dictator
This interview, conducted in September last year, provides important background to the current situation in…More
Bush Still Loves Mush (Even if No One Else Does)
On the afternoon of Tuesday 25 March, Yousaf Raza Gilani was sworn in as Pakistan’s…More
America the Basket Case
In Travels with Charley in Search of America, John Steinbeck admitted that after cobbling together…More
A Half-Glass Full Kinda Guy
Most Americans grind their teeth when he’s in the media now. Six months before he…More
The Silent Insurgency
Last week a cook and a security guard were killed by a car bomb at…More