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Plane tragedy prolongs Polish-Russian curse
- Tony Kevin
- 13 April 2010
4 Comments
The Devil himself could not have better orchestrated Sunday's air tragedy at Smolensk Airport. It was to be a symbolic moment of reconciliation between two neighbouring countries that have been separated by war.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Debunking the myth of Jewish communism
- Philip Mendes
- 05 February 2010
3 Comments
The myth of an international Jewish communist conspiracy has long been a central diet of anti-Semitic agendas. Dutch academic Andre Gerrits provides a dispassionate an balanced account of this contentious topic.
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ENVIRONMENT

Climate update from 'Hopenhagen'
- Sean McDonagh
- 10 December 2009
Columban missionary priest and environmental activist Sean McDonagh reports from the climate convention in Copenhagen, where negotiators have been told to 'go very far and very fast' and turn Copenhagen into 'Hopenhagen'.
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AUSTRALIA

Russia's Soviet nostalgia trip
- Colin Long
- 07 July 2009
15 Comments
It is strange to see so many symbols of the Soviet past alive and well in Russia. It is too simplistic to say this reflects nostalgia for Soviet times. Much of it is personal nostalgia. The intertwining of private and public memory is complex.
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AUSTRALIA

Gallipoli Diggers and the 'forgotten' holocaust
- Nick Toscano
- 20 April 2009
43 Comments
Although it was a military disaster, the battle of Gallipoli was a defining moment in Australia's history. But that same battle also marked a nation's destruction: a campaign was underway to exterminate the Armenian race.
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ENVIRONMENT

Australia shamed as climate reaches turning point
- Tony Kevin
- 05 December 2008
8 Comments
Barack Obama has deflected heat off the US at the current climate change conference in Poland. But in true Howardian style, Australia, by sitting on the sidelines, is sabotaging the conference's prospects of real-time progress.
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PEN's three-pronged pursuit of justice
- Arnold Zable
- 24 September 2008
3 Comments
There was good reason for keeping the message simple. We wanted our cards to get past the censors. There is a time for advocacy, and a time for simple words of support. Together they make up the 'human' and the 'rights' in human rights.
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ENVIRONMENT

Paying the climate change piper
- Tony Kevin
- 09 September 2008
7 Comments
In The Pied Piper of Hamelin, a town tries to buy a cheap solution to a terrible problem, and their children pay the price. In light of Garnaut's latest, coservative climate change recommendations, it seems we may need a Class 5 tropical cyclone slamming into Brisbane to jolt us into decisive action.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

The feminist eunuch
- Various
- 26 August 2008
1 Comment
What is Germaine to her personality? .. Her Catholic childhood I fear.
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AUSTRALIA

The provocative folly of Poland missile defence
- Tony Kevin
- 26 August 2008
9 Comments
The US Polish-Czech missile defence system will be both futile, and provocative to Russia - an irresponsible initiative typical of the outgoing Bush administration. This is dangerous baggage that Obama or McCain will now have to deal with.
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AUSTRALIA

US-backed Georgia pokes the Russian bear
- Tony Kevin
- 19 August 2008
7 Comments
Provocation by the US and the Saakashvili government has realigned the balance of power between Russia and the West. The Georgia conflict is the most important event in East-West relations since the fall of Soviet Communism.
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EUREKA STREET/ READER'S FEAST AWARD

Eureka Street Writers Awards winners announced
- Staff
- 19 July 2008
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