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Tweet The fate of kidnapping rapist Ariel Castro will be watched by millions of men around the world who have done similar things, says Bob Ellis. Ariel Castro (screen shot from ITN YouTube video.) IT IS LIKELY that Ariel Castro, the Cleveland...
Tweet If you renounce your faith in Morocco, watch out! John Turnbull tells the story of Imad Iddine Habib and his fight against the combination of church and state. Imad Iddine Habib (image courtesy Butterflies and wheels). IMAD IDDINE HABIB...
Tweet Though it tries to maintain the rhetoric, Australia’s 2013 Defence White Paper appears to signal a strategic withdrawal from our middle-power status, argues Murray Hunter. (Image: screenshot from Network Ten YouTube video.) AUSTRALIA’S...
Tweet Why did the mayor of Blacktown Council grievously insult veterans on ANZAC Day? Peter Wicks reports on a shameful piece of party politicking on our important national day. IT IS A SHAME to have to write an article such as this regarding...
Tweet On ANZAC Day, Peter Wicks takes a look at a terrific organisation that’s helping returned service personnel deal with post-traumatic stress and helps smooth their path back to civilian life. ANZAC DAY means different things to different...
Tweet The Anzac Day tradition is powerfully strong in schools all around Australia, says history editor and school history teacher Dr Glenn Davies, who takes us through a typical ceremony. IN THE PAST few days, there have been school Anzac...
Tweet A poem by an ANZAC comrade, WR Whiteside, written at Whakatane in New Zealand, 3 April 1947. Of memories … forever dear Trysting place of loving hearts Of yesterdays … drawn near; Of long remembered faces Dimly thro the Veil...
Tweet Lest we forget. Our nations’ victories were paved with a multitide of mens’ blood and sweat and sacrifice. Gee presents a personal tribute to our nation’s warriors. ‘ read more »
Tweet Richard Cooke takes time out from penning comedy like The Checkout to explain why rightwingers love of violence made him change from young a conservative to (slightly older) leftie. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button read more »
Tweet Despite newspaper profits being in freefall, Rupert Murdoch is trying to massively expand his press holdings in the United States — what is going on? Rodney E. Lever explains. RUPERT MURDOCH is sailing through a heavy sea in his attempt...
