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Australia you are not a good friend

Martyn Awayang Namorong I'M on my first visit to Australia right now - and what an introduction to your country. A two-week run of four major cities where I'm meeting politicians, journalists and ordinary Australians.

Fear campaign on resources tax is a furphy

John Perkins The miners' raucous opposition wilfully ignores the facts.

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Premature speculation about rubbers and resources tax

Mike Carlton In my final year at school, back in 1962, it was the done thing to carry a condom in your wallet. Just in case, we told each other, an expression of hope over experience if ever there was.

Facts behind the active decline

In a society that is facing serious health issues, the importance and quality of physical education in our public primary schools are often neglected.

How to rekindle interest in the great Australian stories

Michael Heyward We are in the thick of a debate about how we value our literary heritage. So many writers who matter are out of print. Australian studies are on the margin at many of our universities.

Children a gift that keeps giving

Adele Horin Does having children make you happy? Everyone assumed it did until the era of happiness research revealed parents to be a miserable lot.

Are Australians racist?

Angry tweets by two South African models - one white, one black - were reminders of that country's sad history of racial discord.

Why Australian literature is alive and well and living in our universities

Ken Gelder In the Sunday Age and elsewhere over the past few months, universities have been accused of failing to teach enough Australian literature.

War of words in 'the Toyota way' leaves clarity mortally wounded

Julie Szego Barely 24 hours after Toyota's retrenchment of 262 workers, the regrettable allusions to World War II began flying about.

Need new words to tell an old tale

Sharon Mascall-Dare Reporting of Anzac Day enlists a loyal corps of overused words and cliches.

Cherishing the Anzac spirit - as long as it's not going to cost

Damon Young 'Hector the Protector'', they called him: my great-grandfather. A farm boy from Kerang, Hector joined the Light Horse as a young man, fought on horseback in Egypt in 1916, then ended up in the...

Murdoch's magic: read all about it

Michael Wolff In my love-hate relationship with Rupert Murdoch, I have more recently dwelled on the core of ice that occupies his heart and allows him, pitilessly, to do whatever is necessary to protect his...

Time to pull the pin on Swans din

Heckler ARE sponsored folded cardboard clappers issued free at sporting events the vuvuzelas of Australian sport?

Too soon to lift sanctions on Burma

Tom Andrews It is reasonable for the United States and the international community to recognise what progress has been made in Burma with measured, prudent (and reversible) rewards.

Who are these haters that poison the well of our discourse?

Andrew Stafford People can be wise, considered, challenging and eminently reasonable, and they too can reach a wider audience than ever before. In practice, though, this rarely happens.

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