Keywords: Christmas Story
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INTERNATIONAL
- Andrew Hamilton
- 27 February 2007
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When we think of the rise and rise of Santa Claus, we might ask whether King Haakon was bringing a Trojan horse into the Christian camp when he brought Yuletide into Christmas. But he had good precedents. Outsiders continue to be important in retelling the Christmas story. This Christmas, Jan Egeland steps down as head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
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INFORMATION
Peter Beeson asks whether we really are facing an environmental crisis that cannot be remedied. (from January 30, 2007.)
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AUSTRALIA
- As told by William John Kennedy Snr
- 08 July 2006
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William John Kennedy Snr. is the oldest male Aboriginal elder in the State of Victoria. He fought in the Second World War. He worked on the railways. He campaigned for land rights. And he just happens to be my grandfather. To most people he’s known as ‘Uncle Jack’, but to me, he’s ‘Pop’. This is his story.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Morag Fraser, Brett Evans, Juliette Hughes, Gordon Lewis
- 08 July 2006
Reviews of the films The Quiet American; Tadpole; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Lovely & Amazing and The Fellowship of the Ring (extended version DVD).
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AUSTRALIA
- Morag Fraser
- 07 July 2006
Welcome to our Summer issue. As we prepared this holiday edition it was raining in Victoria.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Delia Falconer
- 06 July 2006
Are we writing too many of them? Is there a crisis of relevance in Austlit? No, argues Delia Falconer.
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INFORMATION
- Michael McKernan, Peter Pierce, Liz Curran, Peter Seidel, Frank Fisher
- 05 July 2006
Strange times, Cooling off in Tasmania, Where now for reconciliation?, Tides of history, Being scared of GM
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AUSTRALIA
- Arnold Zable
- 04 July 2006
Refugee stories told by Arnold Zable.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Kristie Dunn
- 04 July 2006
Kristie Dunn reviews Dark Victory by David Marr and Marian Wilkinson.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Mark Carkeet
- 26 June 2006
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June Saunders was a little-known Queensland poet with a wealth of potential
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Frank Brennan’s Tampering with Asylum prompts Peter Mares to look at this issue again.
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AUSTRALIA
- John Carmody, Morag Fraser, Peter Pierce
- 05 June 2006
Pride of Erin | Across the fence | Descending gloom
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