"SELF DETERMINATION IS KEY TO THE WORLD PEACE"
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Federal Budget 29 Nov 2011
The Golden Road To Surplus
by Ben Eltham
The latest Treasury figures show why Australia’s economy remains the envy of the rich world. It’s another early Christmas bonus for the Gillard Government, writes Ben Eltham
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Water Policy 29 Nov 2011
Real Leadership Is The River’s Last Hope
by Lyndon Schneiders
Yesterday’s release of the Murray Darling Basin draft plan has unleashed the usual round of tit-for-tat comment. Only real political leadership will save the river now, argues Lyndon Schneiders
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Federal Politics 25 Nov 2011
Federal Labor’s Year Just Got Better
by Ben Eltham
2011 has been tough for the Government. Hundreds of bills have been pushed through but the polls have been dismal. The Slipper coup is a great end to the year for Julia Gillard, writes Ben Eltham
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Media 22 Nov 2011
You Wouldn’t Read About It
by Ben Eltham
The Gillard Government’s media inquiry has provided the big players with an opportunity to deny there’s anything amiss in the industry. That’s rank hypocrisy, argues Ben Eltham
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Federal Politics 15 Nov 2011
The Week The News Went Global
by Ben Eltham
Obama’s visit and the APEC forum have put international relations in the spotlight this week. It’s about time, even if the fanfare around a presidential visit drowned out the big issues, writes Ben Eltham
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Federal Politics 15 Nov 2011
Howes Says No To Green Jobs
by Lee Rhiannon
Illawarra unions and business groups devised a green jobs plan for the region in 2009. The Greens took it to Parliament – where it was rejected by Labor last week, writes Lee Rhiannon
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Nuclear Waste 15 Nov 2011
No Debate On Muckaty For Ferguson
by Jim Green
As Julia Gillard pushes to end the ban on uranium sales to India, resources minister Martin Ferguson won’t enter into debate on how we deal with nuclear waste at home, writes Jim Green
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Serco Contract 11 Nov 2011
The Immigration Department Responds
by Marni Cordell and Paul Farrell
We asked DIAC for comment on their contract with Serco and how it serves the welfare of staff and detainees. Their responses are chillingly bureaucratic
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Australian Politics
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Economics 2 Nov 2011
Save Capitalism From Greed
by Ian McAuley
The Occupy movement has registered global discontent about the failure of parasitic capitalism. Business and governments must work together to ensure the real economy flourishes again, writes Ian McAuley
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Qantas 1 Nov 2011
A Naked Conflict Between Profits And Wages
by Ben Eltham
The IR dispute that stopped the nation is a handy yardstick for gauging just how hostile our general public conversation has become to organised labour, writes Ben Eltham
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Mining 29 Sep 2011
Gina The Lion Heart
by Adam Brereton
Australia’s richest person has a vision of a northern libertarian paradise where the taxes are low and the workers are foreign. Adam Brereton looks closer at Gina Rinehart’s brave new world
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Mining 23 Sep 2011
‘Robot Trucks’ To Drive The Mining Boom
by Malcolm King
Big Mining is calling for jobs to be protected as it fights the mining tax – but it’s also investing in high tech robot trucks that don’t need drivers at all, writes Malcolm King
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Federal Politics 22 Sep 2011
Make Like Obama and Tax The Rich
by Ben Eltham
Wayne Swan is about to convene a major tax summit. He should look to Barack Obama’s plan to increase taxes on the wealthy for inspiration, writes Ben Eltham
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Coal Seam Gas 6 Sep 2011
Gas Drillers Look To Foreign Investors
by Miran Hosny
As local opposition to coal seam gas drilling intensifies, Dart Energy has taken the unusual step of listing selected assets on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Miran Hosny reports
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Science 26 Aug 2011
What’s Bigger Than Mining In WA?
by Myles Gough
Australia is in the running to build the world’s biggest radio telescope – but if the bid is successful, it may mean restrictions on mining in the West. Myles Gough on the next generation in radio astronomy
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Economics 24 Aug 2011
Mining Boom Blasts Jobs
by Ben Eltham
First Qantas, now BlueScope. These big job losses have nothing to do with the carbon tax and everything to do with high commodity prices. Ben Eltham on the other consequences of the mining boom
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Business & Consumerism
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Therapy For News Junkies 29 Nov 2011
We Are All Kyle Sandilands
by Zoe Krupka
Another week, another Sandilands scandal. We asked NM News Therapist Zoe Krupka why he does it again and again – and why we all tune in to watch
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Health 21 Nov 2011
The Help That Michelle Beets Needed
by Jenny Haines
Changes in health services management meant that Michelle Beets was too involved with the hiring and firing of Walter Marsh, writes former general secretary of the NSW Nurses Association Jenny Haines
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Same-sex Marriage 16 Nov 2011
Let’s Keep Changing Marriage
by Senthorun Raj
Julia Gillard is wrong: there isn’t a universal definition of marriage. The institution has changed and it’s time for the PM and her party to recognise this, writes Senthorun Raj
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Therapy For News Junkies 15 Nov 2011
How To Deal With A Schoolies Fantasy
by Zoe Krupka
As Schoolies Week kicks off the usual hand-wringing about teen sexuality is taking place. Why are we so obsessed with teen s-x, asks NM News Therapist Zoe Krupka
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Health Policy 11 Nov 2011
Better Access Cuts Will Hurt Most Vulnerable
by Andee Jones
This month, the number of psychology sessions Australians can claim on Medicare was cut by almost half. The move will affect those who need the service most, argues Andee Jones
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Ethics 7 Nov 2011
We Are All Philanthropists
by Sue Jackson
What’s the role of philanthropy in today’s society? Is it necessarily a force for good or does it make governments and the market less responsive? Sue Jackson on the growing trend of giving away money
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Ir 7 Nov 2011
Who’s Protected By Unfair Dismissal Laws?
by Joel Trigg
Gerard Henderson’s claim that unfair dismissal laws place a heavy burden on business is wildly exaggerated, writes Joel Trigg. In fact, the laws provide very little real protection for employees
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Education 4 Nov 2011
When The Rich Get Educated
by Sarah Burnside
Debate is heating up in the UK over the role of universities in the wake of recent fee hikes. Sarah Burnside on why the ‘user-pays’ approach to higher education sets a dangerous precedent
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Civil Society
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Editorial 27 Oct 2011
Don’t Be Haunted By The Ghost Of NM!
by Newmatilda.com
We’re doing all we can to keep New Matilda online – but we need your help. If you’re spooked by the thought of a world without NM, become a financial supporter of the site now
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Editorial 13 Oct 2011
Buy A Writer A Meal
by Newmatilda.com
Writers need to eat and NM writers like Ben Eltham are especially hungry creatures. Want to help? Chip in to the NM contributor budget and buy Ben lunch
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Editorial 29 Sep 2011
Thanks To All Our Supporters
by Newmatilda.com
It’s close to the end of our fundraising month at NM. Will we cross the line? With your help, yes! Read on for the final update on our supporter drive
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Editorial 27 Sep 2011
NM Is On The Line!
by Newmatilda.com
This is the last week of our supporter drive – if you haven’t signed up already, DO IT NOW. Having trouble using the system? We’ve set up a helpline to help you out!
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Editorial 22 Sep 2011
Do Your Bit For Media Diversity
by Newmatilda.com
Media concentration is one of the most frequent complaints we hear about Australian media. A few big players rehashing the same stories over and over again
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Editorial 19 Sep 2011
Still Not A Paid NM Supporter?
by Newmatilda.com
Let us convince you! People are asking lots of questions about NM’s campaign to recruit supporters. Read on for our answers to all of your questions about this process
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Editorial 15 Sep 2011
This Is What You’ll Miss If We Go
by Newmatilda.com
First Eltham, now Pobjie. We’re paywalling selected articles this month to encourage readers to sign up as NM supporters. Here’s the latest on our fundraising
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Editorial 13 Sep 2011
Sign Up: We’re Serious!
by Newmatilda.com
If we can’t recruit 1500 paid supporters by the end of September we’ll have to shut down in 2012. To give you an eerie premonition of our demise we’re now paywalling new articles by popular authors
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Editorial
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Climate Policy 30 Nov 2011
Leaked Emails Give Sceptics Another Boost
by Edward Miller
More damaging emails leaked just prior to climate talks in Durban? Edward Miller wasn’t surprised. How should journalists and advocates respond to efforts to sabotage climate policy?
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Climate Policy 29 Nov 2011
We’ve Got Climate Cred – Now What?
by Sophie Trevitt
With clean energy laws passed, Australian reps can speak with credibility about international climate policy. Sophie Trevitt reports on expectations about the UN climate talks in Durban
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Coal Seam Gas 23 Nov 2011
Premier Snubs Gas Opponents
by Kate Ausburn
Barry O’Farrell didn’t show up to receive petitions at a rally on goal seam gas this week. Community groups are concerned that the NSW Premier isn’t taking the issue seriously, reports Kate Ausburn
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Coal Seam Gas 22 Nov 2011
Scientists Disagree On Gas Emissions
by Kate Ausburn
A parliamentary inquiry into coal seam gas in NSW is underway – and the reliance of industry and the government on out-of-date research about gas emissions is under question, reports Kate Ausburn
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Uranium 21 Nov 2011
Do Nuclear Safeguards Work?
by Felicity Hill
International safeguards are in place to stop uranium destined for reactors being used for weapons. Felicity Hill explains how they work – and points to some of the limitations of the system
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Nuclear Politics 16 Nov 2011
Will ‘Dig It Up Fergo’ Get His Way?
by Felicity Hill
The PM’s comments on uranium sales to India sound like they came out of Martin Ferguson’s mouth. The Resources Minister will be remembered for digging Australia up quick and shipping it out cheap, writes Felicity Hill
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Coal Seam Gas 20 Oct 2011
Locals Target Commission Over Borehole
by Benjamin Vozzo
Illawarra community groups want the Planning Assessment Commission to stop another gas borehole in the region. Benjamin Vozzo reports from this week’s public meeting
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Coal Seam Gas 18 Oct 2011
Council To Push For Gas Ban
by Benjamin Vozzo
It’s not just residents who oppose gas drilling in the Illawarra. Wollongong Council promised protesters on the weekend that it would push to stop new boreholes in the area too, reports Benjamin Vozzo
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Global Footprint
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West Papua 30 Nov 2011
EXCLUSIVE: Detained Papuan Leaders Speak Out
by Alex Rayfield
New Matilda has obtained the first interview with West Papuan leaders detained after last month’s violent crackdown on the Third Papuan People’s Congress in Jayapura. Alex Rayfield reports
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Afghanistan 30 Nov 2011
Afghan Women Bear The Brunt Of Violence
by Hadi Zaher
Women in Afghanistan continue to battle violence and injustice – but reports of improved access to education and better health care are real reasons to be hopeful, writes Hadi Zaher
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Sri Lanka 28 Nov 2011
Tamils Call For War Crimes Tribunal
by Brami Jegan
As Tamils gathered this week to remember those who died in the civil war, the call for an independent investigation into war crimes in Sri Lanka is getting louder, writes Brami Jegan
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Best Of The Rest 28 Nov 2011
A Cold War Revival?
by Charles McPhedran
It’s 20 years since the Soviet Union dissolved and Russia has just entered the WTO – but it’s not happy about new American missiles in Europe, writes Charles McPhedran
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Sexual Assault 24 Nov 2011
Can You Be Pro Wikileaks And Anti-R*pe?
by James Arvanitakis and Sofia Lindstrom
Too many of Julian Assanges defenders have relied on damaging stereotypes about s-xual assault – and in doing so, are rebuilding old myths about r-pe, write Sofia Lindstrom and James Arvanitakis
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West Papua 23 Nov 2011
Why Now? A West Papua Backgrounder
by Jim Elmslie
NM has kept a close eye on West Papua as pressure in the breakaway Indonesian province builds. Long-time Papua watcher Jim Elmslie explains why the situation has escalated – and may get worse in coming months
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Philippines 23 Nov 2011
The Long Wait For Justice In Maguindanao
by Peter Sales
It’s the second anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre. The recent arrest of former president Gloria Arroyo for electoral fraud might pave the way to justice for the victims, writes Peter Sales
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New Zealand 23 Nov 2011
How Kiwis Make Minority Government Work
by Ben Raue
NZ goes to the polls this weekend and current PM John Key will probably get another go. Ben Raue on who’s contesting the election – and how NZ has been able to cope with minority governments since 1996
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International Affairs
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Media Inquiry 29 Nov 2011
We Need Tax Breaks For Media Diversity
by Bill Birnbauer
Big Media might not like it but there are many ways for government to encourage the growth of independent media and to invigorate investigative journalism, writes Bill Birnbauer
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Piracy 8 Nov 2011
Australia’s First Copyright Troll?
by Raena Lea-Shannon
Is the piracy party over? New Matilda’s media law expert Raena Lea-Shannon considers the prospects for a case against individual downloaders of films in Australia
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Wikileaks 3 Nov 2011
Assange Loses Appeal
by Paul Farrell
The UK High Court has rejected all four grounds in Julian Assange’s appeal against extradition to Sweden. Paul Farrell reports from the media circus in London on the reasons for the decision
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Sport 1 Nov 2011
Of Boat People and Thoroughbreds
by Tom Kavanagh
Foreign horses taking over our Cup! Why are we such bad sports about the internationalisation of racing, asks Tom Kavanagh
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Media 26 Oct 2011
News Ltd Journos On Wrong Side Of Paywall
by Adam Brereton
It might be a new digital experience for readers but News Ltd staff are outraged that they’ll have to pay to access their own work, reports Adam Brereton
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Media 24 Oct 2011
Papua A Media Black Spot
by Alex Perrottet and David Robie
The violence in West Papua this week has played out against a background of limited media freedom there and across the region, write the authors of a new report on media freedom in the Pacific
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Media 12 Oct 2011
‘We Took Nothing For Granted’
by Eve Vincent
Diana Gribble, who died last week, was an inspiring figure in Australian publishing. She spoke at length with Eve Vincent about her life and work. Here’s some of what she had to say
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Media 29 Sep 2011
Cultural Ignorance Is No Virtue
by Mark Fletcher
Those who decry the findings against Andrew Bolt misconstrue freedom of expression – and miss the nuanced discussion about ethnic and racial identity in the decision, writes Mark Fletcher
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Media and Culture
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The Media Ate My Brain 28 Aug 2009
Are Suri Cruise’s Spews News?
by Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith
In this week’s podcast, Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith wonder how interesting the daily life of a toddler can really be to the readers of Melbourne’s Herald Sun
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The Media Ate My Brain 13 Aug 2009
Sam The Koala Can Get Stuffed
by Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith
News that everyone’s favourite Clap-afflicted marsupial will be kept alongside Phar Lap at the Melbourne Museum was almost too much for our resident podcasters
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The Media Ate My Brain 3 Aug 2009
This One Goes Out To You, Kyle
by Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith
As Kyle Sandilands reveals he’s unable to perform his duties as the nation’s biggest nob for at least another week, Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith ask: who’s really to blame for the ‘incident’?
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Podcasts
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Satire 24 Nov 2011
Who’s Rooting For Team Australia?
by Ben Pobjie
Team Australia? No, it’s not a bad TV series about young Christians solving crimes and learning about democracy – it’s the way forward for multicultural Australia. And Ben Pobjie is head cheerleader
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Satire 10 Nov 2011
Love Me Tender
by Ben Pobjie
Should the Australia Network be run by the left-wing crypto-Stalinist ABC or the right-wing goose-steppers of Sky News? Ben Pobjie weighs in with some advice that will settle this matter once and for all
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Satire 27 Oct 2011
How To Occupy With Dignity
by Ben Pobjie
Australians are all for a good protest shindig but even so, the Occupy movement has had some public sympathy issues. Ben Pobjie is here with advice on how to win over hearts and minds
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Satire 13 Oct 2011
Blood Pledge Now Or Burn Up, Baby
by Ben Pobjie
When is enough enough? When there’s a carbon tax involved. The time for correct spelling and punctuation is over. Ben Pobjie has his say on the colourless gas that is changing our way of life
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Satire 29 Sep 2011
Does The Lucky Country Ban Pokies?
by Ben Pobjie
Forget about the one-armed bandits and start worrying about the thieves who want to steal our national joys from us. Ben Pobjie files from the pokie lounge
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Satire 15 Sep 2011
How To Keep Asylum Seekers Keen
by Ben Pobjie
Julia Gillard is treating asylum seekers mean and she sure is keeping them keen. Is this a brilliant strategy or a political duckdive, asks Ben Pobjie
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Satire 1 Sep 2011
When Did Prime Ministers Get So Precious?
by Ben Pobjie
So the PM threatened to sue News Ltd just because she was defamed. That blow to Andrew Bolt’s freedom of speech hit Ben Pobjie hard. He wrote this as he weighed up his principles
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Satire 4 Aug 2011
It’s Time To Let Kids Be Adults
by Ben Pobjie
Open your mind, look beyond the sparkles and you might learn something from child beauty pageants. Don’t let the naysayers shut them down, pleads Ben Pobjie
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Satire
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Federal Budget 29 Nov 2011
The Golden Road To Surplus
by Ben Eltham
The latest Treasury figures show why Australia’s economy remains the envy of the rich world. It’s another early Christmas bonus for the Gillard Government, writes Ben Eltham
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Water Policy 29 Nov 2011
Real Leadership Is The River’s Last Hope
by Lyndon Schneiders
Yesterday’s release of the Murray Darling Basin draft plan has unleashed the usual round of tit-for-tat comment. Only real political leadership will save the river now, argues Lyndon Schneiders
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Federal Politics 25 Nov 2011
Federal Labor’s Year Just Got Better
by Ben Eltham
2011 has been tough for the Government. Hundreds of bills have been pushed through but the polls have been dismal. The Slipper coup is a great end to the year for Julia Gillard, writes Ben Eltham
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Media 22 Nov 2011
You Wouldn’t Read About It
by Ben Eltham
The Gillard Government’s media inquiry has provided the big players with an opportunity to deny there’s anything amiss in the industry. That’s rank hypocrisy, argues Ben Eltham
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Federal Politics 15 Nov 2011
The Week The News Went Global
by Ben Eltham
Obama’s visit and the APEC forum have put international relations in the spotlight this week. It’s about time, even if the fanfare around a presidential visit drowned out the big issues, writes Ben Eltham
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Federal Politics 15 Nov 2011
Howes Says No To Green Jobs
by Lee Rhiannon
Illawarra unions and business groups devised a green jobs plan for the region in 2009. The Greens took it to Parliament – where it was rejected by Labor last week, writes Lee Rhiannon
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Nuclear Waste 15 Nov 2011
No Debate On Muckaty For Ferguson
by Jim Green
As Julia Gillard pushes to end the ban on uranium sales to India, resources minister Martin Ferguson won’t enter into debate on how we deal with nuclear waste at home, writes Jim Green
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Serco Contract 11 Nov 2011
The Immigration Department Responds
by Marni Cordell and Paul Farrell
We asked DIAC for comment on their contract with Serco and how it serves the welfare of staff and detainees. Their responses are chillingly bureaucratic
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- Unlawful killings in Sri Lanka – US May 25, 2012The United States has said that ‘unlawful killings by security forces and government-allied paramilitary groups are a major human rights problem in Sri Lanka, often in the predominantly Tamil areas.’ The 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices published by the U.S. State Department stated that “The major human rights problems were unlawful killings by […]
- What’s next for General Fonseka? May 25, 2012It has been a couple of days since the former military commander of Sri Lankan Army and common opposition’s presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka was released from the prisons and I can’t think of a better timing than this for me to express some of my thoughts related to these developments, which I am sure many here would share with me, at yet anothe […]
- China to help Sri Lanka launch satellite by 2015 May 25, 2012China will help Sri Lanka launch its first satellite by 2015, officials said. Local company SupremeSAT said it has reached an agreement with the Sri Lankan board of investment for $20 million for the project. It has entered into an agreement with China’s state-owned China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) for the design, manufacturing and launching of […]
- Lankan oppn asks govt to implement LLRC recommenda May 25, 2012(PTI) Sri Lanka’s main opposition party on Thursday asked the government to implement the recommendations of the country’s reconciliation commission and revive talks with the main Tamil party TNA to find a political solution to the ethnic issue. United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the Parliament said that recommendations of the […]
- SL military coerces Jaffna University students to closed-door talks May 25, 2012The commander of the occupying Sinhala military in Jaffna, Maj. Gen. Hathurusinghe, intimidated leaders of the boycotting students of the Jaffna University to come for a closed-door meeting at the occupation headquarters on Wednesday to tell them that the SL military would not provide security to students if they engage in political or social activities. The […]
- Sri Lanka’s Sarath Fonseka barred from political office May 25, 2012Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka is barred from political office for seven years, despite being freed from jail on Monday, his lawyer says. Mr Fonseka stood against President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a presidential election two years ago, lost and was imprisoned shortly afterwards. Mr Fonseka’s lawyer, Nalin Laduwahetti, says that the terms of his releas […]
- Sri Lanka sets up new courts to try war suspects May 24, 2012Sri Lanka is setting up new courts to accelerate cases against hundreds of Tamil rebel suspects three years after the end of the island’s bloody ethnic war, a government spokesman said Thursday. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said the justice ministry would open three courts near the former war zone in the northeast of Sri Lanka to hear charges against more than […]
- Slaying of Tamil-Canadian underscores enduring ethnic violence in Sri Lanka May 24, 2012Andrew Mahendrarajah Antonipillai believed he was protected. Family and friends tried to warn him of the danger he faced returning to his native Sri Lanka. But Mr. Antonipillai, a man his Montreal neighbours knew as ready to help anyone in need, shrugged them off, saying his Canadian citizenship would keep him safe. “They can’t do anything to me,” he told fr […]
- Reconciliation: The Symbolic and the Substantive May 24, 2012Photo courtesy JDS Against the backdrop of grave planetary changes, Sarath Fonseka’s release, G.L. Peiris’s visit to Washington DC and the third anniversary of the defeat of the LTTE, an evaluation of the requirements of reconciliation are in order. There is a need to distinguish between the symbolic and the substantive – both in turn playing their part in […]
- India’s Marxist Communist Party calls for withdrawal of Sri Lanka military May 24, 2012The Marxist Communist Party of India (CPI-M) in a press release on Wednesday called for immediate withdrawal of the Sri Lanka military stationed in Tamil areas of the island. In one of the five resolutions passed at the state committee meeting of the party held at Ealakiri in Tamil Nadu last Sunday, it was decided to urge the Indian government to diplomatica […]