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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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