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AUSTRALIA

Carols in the gangland
- Sarah Ayoub
- 18 December 2009
5 Comments
Men of dark hair and olive skin travelling in packs, bound by an unbreakable tradition. They have found a niche for themselves in South-West Sydney, and no matter how they are stereotyped, they continue to meet, greet and roar as they beat, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum, on their drums.
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AUSTRALIA

Getting smart, not tough, on bikies
- Moira Rayner
- 07 May 2009
4 Comments
No 'group' can be assumed to be full of criminals. Men form friendships out of common, innocuous interests. Laws introduced in NSW interfere with civil liberties and are likely to be ineffective at addressing organised crime.
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RELIGION

Why St Mary's conflict had to happen
- Alan Austin
- 15 April 2009
51 Comments
From the time Jesus decried the Pharisees for their adherence to rules over freedom and love, the leaders of radical Christian ministries have found themselves in bitter contention with their superiors. Peter Kennedy is no exception.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Gangsters are people too
- Tim Kroenert
- 26 March 2009
1 Comment
Let's face it, caricature is easy. Rhetoric that links bikies with terrorism and organised crime makes for sensational news, but good journalism demands more than that. So does compelling storytelling.
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AUSTRALIA

El Salvador: rise of the left
- Rodrigo AcuÑa
- 24 March 2009
1 Comment
US Republicans lobbied President Obama to impose hardships on Salvadorians livingin the US should the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front win last week's election. When the left did triumph, he did the opposite and congratulated the new leader.
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AUSTRALIA

New Zealand's dim new world
- Cecily McNeill
- 09 November 2008
8 Comments
Kiwi voters opted at the weekend for political newcomer John Key, over the steady management style of longtime leader Helen Clark. They may look back on the Clark days with nostalgia when they discover the new administration is most concerned with pleasing blue-chip investors.
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AUSTRALIA

Welcome workers from 'bipolar' Pacific
- Jonathan Ritchie
- 29 August 2008
5 Comments
Papua New Guineans have an abiding regard for Australia, and know far more about Australia than we do about their country. The introduction of the guest worker scheme sends a message to the Pacific of trust and respect.
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RELIGION

WYD blooms beneath the aphids
- Andrew Hamilton
- 11 July 2008
9 Comments
While observers remark on the superficiality of connection and meaning in Australian society, events such as World Youth Day encourage participants to be reflective. This can lead young people to larger human and civic values.
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AUSTRALIA

Zimbabwe needs the ballot, not the bullet
- Oskar Wermter
- 30 June 2008
4 Comments
Gangs of party youth rampage through working class Harare assaulting anyone suspected of voting against Robert Mugabe. When they kill, these youths — uneducated, frustrated, high on Mugabe's ideology of hatred — think they are defending Zimbabwe's sovereignty.
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AUSTRALIA

2020 Summit leaves marginalised youth cold
- Saeed Saeed
- 28 March 2008
6 Comments
The Australia 2020 Youth Summit seems destined to be a chinwag of the 'haves' to the exclusion of the have-nots. Realistic solutions to youth violence and alienation can only be achieved through holistic community approaches.
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AUSTRALIA

Reinado a product of Timorese trauma
- Sara Niner
- 22 February 2008
4 Comments
Post-traumatic stress syndrome affects one third of the population of East Timor. Some survive as empathetic, generous and forgiving people. Others, such as late rebel leader Alfredo Reinado, do not.
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INTERNATIONAL

Lessons for Australia to learn from Darfur
- Ursula Stephens
- 12 September 2007
1 Comment
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