National Times

11:52PM Tuesday February 09, 2010

The columnists More columnists

Peter Hartcher

Kim's bold Korea move backfires

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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.

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Tim Colebatch

Shutting migration's back door

Tim Colebatch

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

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The contributors More contributors

Julian Burnside

Pacific Solution revival is un-Christian Mr Abbott

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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.

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Rebecca Giblin

No surprise people ignore copyright

The government's proposed internet filtering laws have already provoked much public debate.

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.

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The bloggers More blogs

Basil Hegazi

Monkey see, monkey monetised

Pinch of Basil

4:38pm Ah, parenthood. It’s more about the journey than the destination...

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John Birmingham

Make every party a tea party

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10:58am Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Bounders Club. Cmdr. ...

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Tom Arup

Green Loans: A Disaster Story

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Green Loans has turned into an unmitigated disaster for the Government.

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Andrew Dyson

Variations on a theme

The Small Print

10:50am Men at Work are being justly punished for a variation on a folk tune.

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Features

Uneasy Truth

A witness to horror

Virginia Haussegger

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.

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National Times Video More video

Turnbull defies Abbott on ETS

Former opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull set to vote with the government in support of an ETS.

Editor's picks

Mark Davis

Rudd and Abbott enter home straight

In terms of the horse racing analogy, Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott have just rounded the final bend.

Chris Berg

Take the politics out of commerce

Don't blame companies for lobbying, blame politicians for taking the money.

Analysis

Climate change clash brews

Breaking down the Coalition's policy on climate change and how the battle is on for this year's federal election.

Mark Davis

Magic pudding appetising but unworkable

Tony Abbott's gamble on climate change is that the politics of his message overshadows the lack of substance of the new policy he unveiled this week.

CANVAS

Anwyn Crawford: Heritage rules at music festivals in the shuffle generation.

Times People

From the smallest bronze sculpture to his ambitious land art projects, Andrew Rogers has made an extraordinary series of marks on the world.

Alexandra Adornetto

Once virginity is lost, it's gone forever

There's no shame in saving your virginity for someone worthy.

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