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AUSTRALIA

The gates to the secret house of death
- Andrew Hamilton
- 30 October 2024
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The traditions of All Saints Day and All Souls Day invite a rare reflection on death — a topic largely sidelined in contemporary Australia. Amid global events and various cultural spectacles, these days offer a quiet reminder to consider how we honour the dead and what that reveals about our values.
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INTERNATIONAL

Bitter harvests: The killing of Yahya Sinwar
- Binoy Kampmark
- 23 October 2024
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The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, architect of the October 7 attacks on Israel, has been hailed by Israeli and U.S. leaders as a significant victory and a turning point in the Gaza conflict. But as strikes continue, history suggests such assassinations often fuel further conflict, not lasting peace.
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INTERNATIONAL

In Laos, war isn't over even when its over
- Melody Kemp
- 04 October 2024
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By the time the last American bombs had fallen in 1973, Laos had attained the dubious title as the most heavily bombed country in the world per capita. An estimated 270 million bombs were dropped on this small country, 80 million of which remain unexploded.
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ENVIRONMENT

Burning truths
- Julie Perrin
- 12 July 2024
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In her new Quarterly Essay Highway to Hell, Australian climate scientist Joëlle Gergis pleads in language beyond the careful neutrality of traditional science-speak: ‘We need you to stare into the abyss with us and not turn away.’
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Nursing our health carers
- Michele Frankeni
- 21 May 2024
As someone who lately has been closer to witnessing the work of nurses and medical professionals than I’ve really wanted to be, I do not need persuading of their benefit to society. Perhaps every day should be ‘Hug a nurse day’.
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AUSTRALIA

Health: Where rights are gifts
- Andrew Hamilton
- 25 April 2024
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Good health is not an achievement to take credit for. It is something to be grateful for, a sign of good fortune as well as of good living. We must press for health to be seen as a right shared equally by all people throughout the world. And addressing that need in Australia must begin by strengthening our public health system.
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INTERNATIONAL

Myanmar is in a struggle for its life
- Anonymous
- 20 March 2024
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The Myanmar civil war has left the country devastated. Three years since a military coup, Myanmar is a humanitarian catastrophe. With over 2.7 million people displaced, the UN reported that 18.6 million people need humanitarian aid, 6 million of whom are children. A report from our correspondent in Myanmar.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Searching for the truth about a wartime massacre
- Juliette Hughes
- 15 March 2024
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Two books about a 1942 massacre of Australian nurses were released last year. One is reliable, the other is notable for factual omissions. If we leave something out, are we then guilty of censorship? Alternatively, if our truth-telling offends someone else, what is our justification for so doing?
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AUSTRALIA

40 Days: Generosity
- Andrew Hamilton
- 07 March 2024
Generosity is most heartwarming when it is a habit. We see it in people whose first inclination is to give something to a beggar, to stop and listen to a hard luck story, to think first of persons affected by war and economic crises and only secondly to policy, to welcome people into their homes and to go out of their way to help.
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AUSTRALIA

Behind the curtain: Are same-sex rooms needed in public hospitals?
- Erica Cervini
- 30 January 2024
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Public hospitals around the country introduced mixed gender rooms during the noughties to get patients to their rooms quicker after being in emergency. It has since become common practise, without significant debate or research.
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RELIGION

Beyond belief
- Ken Haley
- 15 December 2023
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The bandage around my knee drew the practitioner’s eye, and my attempt to talk it away as a minor issue was no match for her professional perseverance. While I waited, she called in a specialist from orthopaedics, who took a good look at the affected area and warned me that unless I presented myself at outpatients very soon, ‘this could kill you’.
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AUSTRALIA

HAFFing and puffing
- Peter Mares
- 21 September 2023
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Will the Housing Australia Future Fund make a dent on Australia’s housing crisis? After a political tug-of-war, the government's ambitious $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) has passed parliament, promising tens of thousands of new homes. But with over 170,000 households on social housing waiting lists and a skyrocketing rental market, the question remains: is the HAFF enough?
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Keywords: Nurses