Howard the Infallible
The media hysteria surrounding Labor’s industrial relations agenda has an unspoken premise: that the Liberal…More
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China's African Adventure
Recent months have seen the Darfur region of Sudan become a cause célèbre. There was…More
Another Australian Abandoned
While the saga of David Hicks is drawing to a close, with his return to…More
Two Tutorials in Politics
When the Timor Sea Treaty was presented to the East Timor Parliament in 2002, Prime…More
Everyone Hates Hillary
Ask most people who the leading contender for the US Democratic 2008 Presidential nomination is,…More
Grey Dove Down
Nobody who respects metaphor is going to talk about the camouflage surrounding the Anglo-Saudi ‘Al-Yamamah’…More
The Hidden Story
There is perhaps no country on Earth more misunderstood in the West than the Islamic…More
Serbia Gets Bushed
As former Australian Foreign Minister Bill Hayden once said: ‘in diplomacy, words are bullets.’ US…More
Down to Earth Star Guide for Skeptics and Cynics
CancerAs if tomorrow’s winter solstice wasn’t incentive enough, the planets are also urging you to…More
The Australian, Free Speech and Hypocrisy
Last month, to considerable fanfare, Australia's major media organisations launched an organisation called Australia's Right…More