For people on Kiribati and Tuvalu facing increasing climate pressures, the description “refugee” has too many negative connotations, write Jane McAdam and Maryanne Loughry
30 Jun 09 Comments (1)Personal reasons
New Zealand’s National Party government has lost its first minister, while Labour easily retained Helen Clark’s old seat, writes Norm Kelly
Comments (0)The waiting game
That old diplomatic stand-by, “masterly inactivity,” might well be the best response to the events in Iran, writes Kevin Boreham
29 Jun 09 Comments (0)The rise and fall of a Canberra soufflé
Over the past week Canberra has fiddled while the world burns, writes Geoffrey Barker
25 Jun 09 Comments (0)Uniting the opposition in Iran
Ali Ansari, director of the Iranian Institute at the University of St Andrews, talks to Peter Clarke about the growing split in Iran’s ruling elite
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Getting serious about Pakistan
Pakistan needs a greater Australian investment in dollars and people, writes Geoffrey Barker
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The permanent shift to temporary migration
A serious debate about this fundamental shift in policy, and its implications, has barely begun, writes Peter Mares
Comments (4)Bad timing
As Peter Costello’s fortunes show, politics can be a matter of being in the right place at the right time, writes Peter Brent
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