What Happened To India's Feminist Spring?
I keep waiting for it to happen, but it never does. India's much-vaunted feminist spring,…More
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Coal Is Killing India's Poor
Is it immoral to argue against selling Australian coal to India? According to this article…More
The Honour Of Women In Peril
The word I needed was dishonour, I realised afterwards. He tried to dishonour me. All…More
India's Abysmal Nuclear Record
According to Gemma Daley, writing in the Australian Financial Review, Prime Minister Gillard has a…More
Burying Our Heads In The Boom
Last week produced two powerful stories that typified the perimeters surrounding the increasingly contested space…More
Where In The World Are Newspapers Booming?
Newspapers are widely held to be in serious crisis. In the West, the rise of…More
Will 'Dig It Up Fergo' Get His Way?
Julia Gillard insists she won’t shirk debate at the ALP National Conference this December in…More
A Sympathetic Listener
Religion is a major topic at talkfests these days, and the recent Sydney Writers’ Festival…More
India's New Martyrs To The Poor
The day Satish Shetty died started like any other. Shetty, a tall, heavyset man known…More
Writing About The Grey Areas
Melbourne-based commentator Andrew Bolt has made a habit of ridiculing this country’s only international award…More