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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 07 October 2011
In the Australian media landscape, Eureka Street is countercultural, giving space to younger writers such as Ellena Savage. She edited Melbourne University's student newspaper Farrago in 2010, following a range of luminaries including Geoffrey Blainey, Morag Fraser, Lindsay Tanner, Kate Legge, Christos Tsiolkas and Nam Le.
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AUSTRALIA
- John Warhurst
- 19 September 2011
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If Rudd was re-installed as leader, Howard's Lazarus impersonation and Menzies' return to office in 1949 would have been outdone by the most remarkable twist ever in Australian politics. Only insiders know whether it might happen. Only voters know whether it might work.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 09 September 2011
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 26 August 2011
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 26 August 2011
Political commentator John Warhurst has devoted his working life to observing what motivates politicians, particularly their religious beliefs. He sees an Australian republic as a 'logical, necessary and natural evolution of Australian political and constitutional identity'.
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 11 August 2011
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'It's what happens when it's the school holidays and the kids are bored,' quipped one British Jesuit. 'Bit of heavy rain would put a stop to it.' His minimalist explanation rightly questions the apocalyptic theories that are being erected on the behaviour of excitable young people.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 29 July 2011
Anglican priest Scott Cowdell is a leading proponent of French-American thinker René Girard. He compares him to Charles Darwin due to 'the simple elegance of his theory for explaining a huge amount of diverse phenomena' relating to human motivation, culture and religion.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 29 July 2011
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 15 July 2011
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 15 July 2011
Austrian lay Catholic theologian, Wolfgang Palaver, is today one of the world's leading exponents of French-born philosopher Rene Girard's philosophy about the relationship between religion and violence. But Palaver had unlikely beginnings for his work as a professional Catholic theologian.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 11 July 2011
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In the wake of the News of the World scandal, the British Government media regulator Ofcom has deferred its decision on whether Rupert Murdoch and his executives are 'fit and proper' media owners. Ofcom does not define 'fit and proper', but it's more likely to be about moral rather than financial solvency.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 07 July 2011
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Channel 10's Can of Worms is not as lively or incisive as Q+A, but does try to get beyond frivolity. Asked a question about a youth who committed suicide after being bullied online, ex-footballer Jason Akermanis declared suicide was 'the most selfish thing you will ever do'.
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