When peacekeepers need to raise their rifles
Sometimes the truth is so blindingly obvious that, in our efforts to be insightful and…More
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This week
Ugly Australia was on display this week. Shouting abuse at television screens, filling the airwaves…More
Letter from New York
For a shameless party girl, January 2005 will not be remembered as my most happening…More
'Let them hate us, so long as they fear us'
The horrors of September 11 led many to wonder where did such hatred originate. The…More
Beyond sex trafficking
What do Ashburton, North Fitzroy and Kew have in common, apart from being relatively affluent…More
I was mugged in Havana
I was mugged in Havana. It was the two-men-and-a-motorcycle routine that can happen anywhere and…More
The King's Peace in PNG
Alexander Downer, Foreign Minister, Australia: The reason some countries are poorer than others is in…More
New York City has the jitters
New York City will not cop a disputed result this time because whatever the reason,…More
Those evangelicals
Vinita Hampton-Wright is a successful novelist. From Chicago’s south side, she protested the Iraq war…More
Terror talk
In the wake of the Jakarta bomb and ensuing developments, six writers give their assessment…More