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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    The dark gospel of Martin Scorsese

    • Scott Stephens
    • 02 April 2007
    1 Comment

    Scorsese’s is a fallen world. Like Cain, his tortured characters are driven further into the wastelands – whether the desert or the untamed streets of New York – by their acts of almost mythical violence, until any remaining vestige of hope or virtue is finally extinguished.

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  • RELIGION

    Stark contrasts on Aboriginal Rights in Pope's Alice Springs address

    • Laraine Crowe RSJ
    • 27 February 2007

    On 29 November this year, many Australians call to mind the most fondly remembered Address given by Pope John Paul II during his 1986 visit to Australia. Most striking is the depth and decisiveness of the Address, and both Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and women who work to alleviate the disadvantage of Aboriginal people.

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  • INTERNATIONAL

    Respect for human rights requires debt cancellation

    • Angelica Hannan
    • 27 February 2007
    1 Comment

    To address the problem of Third World debt, citizens of developed countries need to place the satisfaction of human needs at the heart of government policy. A history of poor governance, greed, and cultural imperialism are at the core of the Global North’s exploitation of the South.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Arnhem Land vision for sanity in the city

    • Jonathan Hill
    • 23 December 2006
    10 Comments

    After a visit to Ngukurr in Arnhem Land, a return home to Sydney and the horrifying reality of a culture that measures progress by the extent to which humans can destroy the land.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Feature letter: Wadeye youth can master their destiny

    • Brian McCoy
    • 18 September 2006

    A crude distinction between "bush life of their ancestors" and "modern youth culture" makes hunting "ancestral", and heavy metal music "modern", as if modern men don't hunt, and those who do cannot enjoy heavy metal music.

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  • MARGARET DOOLEY AWARD

    Winners announced for the 2006 Margaret Dooley Award

    • Eureka Street magazine
    • 14 August 2006
    2 Comments

    The judge of the Margaret Dooley Young Writers Award has announced her decision. Click through to find out who won, and to read the winning entries!

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Charting a future course

    • Juliette Hughes
    • 09 July 2006

    Juliette Hughes interviews Dawn Cardona, principal of Darwin’s Nungalinya Theological College.

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  • INTERNATIONAL

    Pressure unrelenting

    • Andrew Hamilton
    • 07 July 2006

    The python is an emblem of Australian immigration policy that crushes asylum seekers in order to excrete them.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    The creatures & their words

    • Peter Steele
    • 06 July 2006

    Peter Steele looks at poetry about the birds and beasts.

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  • ENVIRONMENT

    Creating evolution

    • Tim Thwaites
    • 01 July 2006

    We are so used to the astonishing applications of genetics these days that a milestone has passed almost unnoticed.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Train lovers stoked and ready to go

    • Paul Daffey
    • 26 June 2006
    1 Comment

    Train lovers are usually first lured by steam engines and stations. Enthusiasts at the Model Railway Association pursue their passion in miniature. They are also found in busy railyards around Australia.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Grass roots

    • Lachlan Harris
    • 24 June 2006

    Local government meets Indigenous culture.

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