A Matter of Life or Death
On 2 December 2005 Van Nguyen, a 25-year-old Australian, was hanged by the State of…More
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Tears for a Monster
I almost choked on my Weetbix. There, in the newspaper, Gary Featherstone, music teacher, was…More
Keep the Martyrs Coming
Parents marched hand in hand with their children, alongside crowds of old men and busloads…More
Let the Digital Migration Begin
The Andrew Olle Media Lecture given by Communications Minister Helen Coonan was most impressive, and,…More
Ready to Riot
The centre of Nuku’alofa has been torched. We can now add Tonga to the list…More
The Girly Man
What makes a man a man? Definitely not a pair of undies with his name…More
A Starguide for Skeptics and Cynics
SagittariusThis week you have a chance to prepare your heart for the coming year. Think…More
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