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Rio's Hu one of many - just like China's spies

14 Jul 09 | The unusual thing about the dubious detention of Rio's Stern Hu is that it has become so public. Arrests and the involvement of official law enforcement bodies in Chinese commercial matters are commonplace.

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On the track of ignorance

13 Jul 09 | Raising the school leaving age to 17 may do harm, Jenny Stewart writes. |

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Ripples from banning bottled water may spread

12 Jul 09 | THE CONCEPT of banning bottled water, it seems, has resonance with the public. In an online poll conducted by The Canberra Times, the majority 63 per cent supported such a ban.

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SBY's win a win for the region

11 Jul 09 | Final results will not be officially released until later this month, but a sampling of ballots cast in Indonesia's presidential election on Wednesday indicates that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyo will win.

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FREEDOM OR AFFRONT?

11 Jul 09 | Whenever she steps out on to the streets of Afghanistan, Malalai Joya is encased in what she refers to as a ''death shroud for a live body''.

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Dazzled by the sideshows

10 Jul 09 | What do political stunts add to debates about matters of substance? |

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Let's fix gold-pass polly folly

09 Jul 09 | A deep inquiry on the reward of federal MPs is required, John Warhurst writes.

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More power to government

08 Jul 09 | There is a trend for the executive to make use of crises and emergencies to act in an unaccountable way. Will the judiciary impose limits?

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Values blur in good and evil

07 Jul 09 | America's fight for freedom and democracy means little if it doesn't take responsibility for its practices of torture, IRFAN YUSUF writes |

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Off to Russia, without love

06 Jul 09 | Obama's visit to Moscow shows few promising signs, Kirill Nourzhanov writes.

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Save the planet - eat less meat

06 Jul 09 | To say Australians love eating meat is not an exaggeration for most people it makes up a large part of their daily diet. Until recently, arguments against our profligate meat consumption have been co...

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It is all happening again...nothing

04 Jul 09 | Editorial

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Splitting headache on health

03 Jul 09 | Rudd has lost his drive to deliver hospitals a big federal fix, Danielle Cronin writes.

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To safeguard human rights, give power to the people

02 Jul 09 | Debate on whether Australia should adopt a bill of rights has been overly polemical. Former NSW Premier Bob Carr has implied that support for a bill of rights is best understood as a power grab by law...

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Status the ticket to service

02 Jul 09 | The fact that a few people can attract special attention doesn’t mean that our political system is inherently corrupt or unfair

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So Michael Jackson is dead

01 Jul 09 | Year's biggest story not Iran or financial crisis - it's Wacko Jacko, Dave Curry writes. | How much was Michael Jackson ...

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Reality bites in drug debate

01 Jul 09 | A United Nations report on the drugs trade ignores the reality that prohibition does more harm than good, GEORGE MONBIOT says

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Bring human rights home

01 Jul 09 | Should Australia have a charter of human rights? This question is being asked across the nation by the human rights panel appointed by the Rudd Government last year. But it's a question that has never...

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