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Fishing for competence
In refusing to support an international trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna, Australia has helped push the fish to the brink of extinction. more
Silence, shame and sexual abuse
It is time for Pope Benedict XVI to acknowledge his share of responsibility in the sex abuse scandal that is rocking the Catholic Church.
Can Tony roll Kevin?
By any yardstick Tony Abbott is doing well as Leader of the Opposition. He is doing what opposition leaders should do by taking the fight up to the Government. But he will not be PM.
O other where art thou?
Until the media accurately depicts our multicultural society instead of the monocultural image it currently projects, vast numbers of Australians will never be considered 'truly Australian'.
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The man who threatened Rome
The Global Atheist Convention - which begins in Melbourne today - suggests more and more of us are non-believers. The story of renegade Catholic priest Peter Kennedy suggests a failure of organised religion to remain open to change is part of the problem. more
The honeymoon is over
Australia's honeymoon with Kevin Rudd may be over, but the marriage isn't on the rocks yet. more
Iranian cleric is a symbol of unity, not fear
Plans to deport an Iranian sheikh is not just the sad case of one man's battle to remain in Australia. It highlights the lack of justice and culture of discrimination facing many Muslims in this country. more
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Why Rudd is a border protection sceptic
If the buck does stop with Kevin Rudd, it hasn't found him yet, writes Scott Morrison in The Punch.
"Labor chose to roll back the border protection regime they inherited. No-one forced them to do it. They now need to own up to the consequences."
Look south
Jeff Kennett, in the National Times, says NSW should look south of the border for the way forward.
"Fifteen years of failure by successive governments has imposed a terrible and measurable cost on all Australians, but particularly the long suffering community of NSW."
The madness of crowds
Will Self, in the New Statesman, on the return of Britain's lynch mob.
"Britain's woeful attitude towards children who commit crimes - just like its determination to send teenagers to kill Afghan peasants - can be seen as a successful strategy of scapegoating."
The Big Vote
The New York Times will be live blogging the health care House debate and vote.
"A lot of Republicans today have argued that this health-care bill smacks of European socialism, or a European "nanny-state" government."
