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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 19 March 2010
4 Comments
The challenges and opportunities are to fund equitably all
networks in education and to ensure that robust morale and community
engagement are hallmarks of all parts of the network, including state
schools and emerging schools such as Muslim schools.
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INTERNATIONAL
- David Holdcroft
- 10 December 2009
3 Comments
The performers, in white-face make-up and baggy trousers, have two minutes to catch a driver's
attention and elicit a few rands. Their skill is as remarkable as the cultural and racial
ironies of their performance.
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ENVIRONMENT
- Maryanne Loughry
- 24 November 2009
6 Comments
Visiting Kiribati and Tuvalu it is obvious that both populations are dealing
with overcrowding, unemployment, poverty, pollution, and modernisation.
Climate change is a driver for some of these stressors as well as a
multiplier of their effects.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 23 November 2009
5 Comments
A Wesley Mission survey
of 1200 adults found that being bullied as children caused 70 per cent
of them to suffer from low self-esteem and a lack of assertiveness
later in life. Federal Labor must explain what has become of its promise to appoint a
children's commissioner.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Kerry Murphy
- 02 November 2009
3 Comments
When debating key issues such as the balance between sovereignty and the human rights of asylum seekers, we can sometimes forget that we're dealing with people. What's clear for advocates can pose difficulties for politicians.
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AUSTRALIA
- Kerry Murphy
- 15 October 2009
17 Comments
A hysterical response to the arrival of boats in Australia could undo
the progress we have made away from unjust policy. Most asylum seekers
have already experienced serious trauma. To return to a temporary visa
regime will separate families for years and cause anxiety.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Kerry Murphy
- 07 October 2009
13 Comments
Homosexuals in Iran and allegedly 'adulterous' women in some countries are at risk of execution. Such cases may not qualify for refugee status in Australia, but would benefit from a 'complementary protection' Bill currently before Parliament.
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AUSTRALIA
- Kerry Murphy
- 11 September 2009
1 Comment
On Wednesday, the Senate made two decisions which take immigration reform forward. The reforms
were approved with the support of the Greens and Independents, and one
Liberal Senator. Reading the Hansard gives some insight into the
current debate.
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AUSTRALIA
- Kerry Murphy
- 11 September 2009
6 Comments
Senator Judith Troeth is one of few Liberals who have spoken out against harsh features of immigration policy under Howard. In crossing the floor to vote with the Government this week, she said the Liberal Party 'has a proud story to tell on immigration, but both parties over the last 50 years have written some bleak chapters too'
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INTERNATIONAL
- Catherine Marshall
- 18 August 2009
5 Comments
One night 11 years ago I joined members of a local police commando to report on a mission to intercept Mozambique refugees travelling into South Africa. It is easier to 'tolerate the intolerance' in under-resourced, refugee-deluged South Africa than in Australia.
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RELIGION
- David Holdcroft
- 17 August 2009
7 Comments
Reflections on the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing can help us understand the major themes of Pope Benedicts's social encyclical, and explain why many critics of this radical document have
missed the point.
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AUSTRALIA
- Kerry Murphy
- 01 July 2009
1 Comment
'Migration reform' rarely has positive
connotations when dealing with refugees and asylum seekers. As asylum seekers continue to reach Australia by boat, reforms to Labor's immigration policies point to a more just approach.
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