Annette’s story is not just another addition to Australia’s “stolen generation” narrative, writes Gillian Cowlishaw
13 Feb 09 Comments (2)Only joking
The stand-off between Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull has the vital element of farce: the juxtaposition of the incongruous, writes Norman Abjorensen
12 Feb 09 Comments (0)A strange tale of two diplomats
The contrasting treatment of Trent Smith and Matthew Hyndes raises troubling questions about the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, writes Geoffrey Barker
Comments (1)The Mediterranean solution
Italy’s new system for processing asylum seekers offshore – with its echoes of Australia’s Pacific Solution – is generating unrest on the tiny island of Lampedusa, reports Annika Lems
10 Feb 09 Comments (1)And then there were none…
N. Bibile considers the state of media freedom in Sri Lanka following the murder of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge (pictured)
06 Feb 09 Comments (1)Learning from Haneef
Lost in the Christmas rush was the release of John Clarke’s report on the Haneef affair. Andrew Lynch looks at what the inquiry did – and didn’t – uncover
05 Feb 09 Comments (0)Keith Jarrett and his archetypal standards
JAZZ | Like his trio music, Keith Jarrett’s solo concerts draw on enduring music forms, writes Andrew Ford
Comments (2)Slowly humanised
Judith Armstrong reviews Irène Némirovsky’s novel about a terrorist and his target
03 Feb 09 Comments (0)Making life easier for emitters
It seems paradoxical, but the Rudd government’s emissions trading scheme will stop individuals and governments from acting to reduce emissions, writes Richard Denniss
02 Feb 09 Comments (4)Wilderness of mirrors
More associates of the notorious nuclear technology trader A.Q. Khan look like avoiding prosecution, writes Geoffrey Barker in Lausanne
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