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01 July 2004
A good way to close discussion of Iraq, Palestine or refugees is to accuse your opponents of holding the doctrine of moral equivalence.
Letters from Lachlan Harris and Joan Healy
In theory, the stage is set. An election could be as early as August, more likely October.
Thoughts from around the nation
E.J Banfield
The rise and fall of Colin Powell
Spanish royal wedding
The timelessness of great art is not just a matter of it still being around every time you happen to look.
While working on a couple of stories at La Trobe University, Archimedes was struck by the connections which can lead to significant outcomes in research. Then the stories merged ...
What shape is modern Western culture in today?
An ageing population may be the downfall of the Western empire
Poems by Kate Llewellyn
Dorothy Horsfield speaks to some articulate and revolutionary Islamic women
Christine Williams meets Peter Garrett.
Peter Davis examines progress on the road to peace in the Solomon Islands
Tony Kevin considers the cost of the free trade agreement.
Sir Gerard Brennan’s address at the launch of Mark McKenna’s This Country: A Reconciled Republic?
Morag Fraser meets recent travellers to East Timor.
Anthony Ham travels the enigmatic and affluent Saudi Arabia
Bruce Duncan looks at the role of the church following the war in Iraq
The forthcoming presidential elections in Indonesia are certain to surprise.
Don Gazzard visits the national libraries of France and Britain.
Percussion by Jay Verney is reviewed by Matthew Lamb.
Peter Yule’s Carlton: A History reviewed by Philip Harvey.
Gary Pearce reviews Lady Gregory’s Toothbrush by Colm Tóibín.
Matthew Lamb examines Bob Brown’s Memo for a Saner World.
Refuge, retreat and redemption
The legacy of the Felton Bequest
Reviews of the books: A man after his own heart; The Master; Car wars: How the car won our hearts and conquered our cities; and Travellers’ Tales.
Steve Gome looks at recent offerings from Opera Australia.
Mums watching Birth Rites on SBS will remember how damned irritating everyone around you can be when you are trying to get a quart out of a pint pot.