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Peter Hartcher
Kim's bold Korea move backfires
It was a startling piece of news that designer jeans labelled "Made in North Korea" were going on sale in a trendy Swedish department store on December 1 last year.
Tim Colebatch
Shutting migration's back door
There is nothing inevitable about Australia having a population of 36 million in 2050. Whether it does or not is almost entirely a matter of immigration policy. With no net immigration, and fertility rates more or less where they've been for the past 35 years
The contributors More contributors
Julian Burnside
Pacific Solution revival is un-Christian Mr Abbott
The federal opposition is threatening to revive the Pacific Solution. Liberal leader Tony Abbott said last week that "the solution is to send a strong message that people who get here illegally can't expect to stay here". He said the message would solve the problem of overcrowding on Christmas Island.
Rebecca Giblin
No surprise people ignore copyright
Last Thursday, the Federal Court handed down a decision that comprehensively vindicated internet service provider iiNet in its battle against allegations of secondary copyright infringement. Hollywood's court loss to iiNet should offer hope to internet users.
The bloggers More blogs
Basil Hegazi
Monkey see, monkey monetised
4:38pm Ah, parenthood. It’s more about the journey than the destination...
John Birmingham
Make every party a tea party
10:58am Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Bounders Club. Cmdr. ...
Tom Arup
Green Loans: A Disaster Story
Green Loans has turned into an unmitigated disaster for the Government.
Andrew Dyson
Variations on a theme
10:50am Men at Work are being justly punished for a variation on a folk tune.
Features
Uneasy Truth
A witness to horror
Virginia Haussegger: Anyone who has witnessed the horror of a charred body and the putrid stench of burned flesh knows how these sights and smells are seared into your psyche.





























