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Late Show Comedian Stephen Colbert Opens With A Monologue Mocking Ethiopian Air Disaster

By New Matilda on March 15, 2019 The Insider

If you’ve ever wondered at the capacity of Americans to misunderstand the world, and, shall we say, lack a little empathy for anyone not born in the good old US of A, an opening monologue of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert overnight might give you some insight.

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Anti-Science Australia Breaks With Tradition, Joins Science Treaty To Build And Host Massive Telescope

By Chris Graham on March 13, 2019 The Insider

In western nations, only America rivals Australia in terms of the government’s deep disdain for science, writes Chris Graham.

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The Strayan Defence: ‘I Didn’t Know It Was Racist’

By Chris Graham on March 10, 2019 The Insider

UPDATE: This story has been updated here… the owners of the balloon caught on tape repeatedly calling it the Golliwog balloon.

A balloon, in full blackface glory, has been flying over Canberra for years. But in 2019, it finally got banned from the Canberra balloon festival. The owners of the balloon are mystified as to why.

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Cardinal George Pell, finally convicted of sexual offences against children in late 2018.

Pell Conviction: Muslim Clerics Demand Australian Leaders Do More To Condemn Sexual Violence

By Chris Graham on March 7, 2019 The Insider

Said no Muslim cleric, ever. Chris Graham explains.

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OUTBACK TOUR: Wilcannia Threatens To Close Major Highway If Save Darling Pleas Ignored

By Chris Graham on March 3, 2019 Outback Tour The Insider

Aboriginal leaders from the Far West of NSW are threatening to close down the Barrier Highway – the main road linking Adelaide and South Australia to the eastern states – for a week if the NSW and federal governments continue to ignore growing calls for high-level inquiries into the management of the Murray-Darling Basin.

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