November 23, 2013

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BOOK REVIEW: Stabbing us in the back

MUSIC CINEMA & BOOKSNovember 23, 2013

AUSTRALIA’S SECRET WAR: How Unions Sabotaged Our Troops in World War II by Hal G.P. Colebatch (Sydney: Quadrant Books) Hardcover: 340 pages ISBN: 9780980677874 RRP: AUD$44.95 Reviewed by Patrick Morgan The Japanese threat to Australia in the 1940s was the most profound crisis our nation has faced. During that period a great scandal occurred, a scandal up till now hidden from view. Many trade unions, particularly the maritime ones controlling our ports and shipping, sabotaged the war effort for their own ends. At crucial junctures when men and war materiel were needed for the Middle East and New…

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EDITORIAL: Foreign investment or foreign takeovers?

UncategorizedNovember 23, 2013

The $3.4 billion takeover bid for Australia’s largest grain-handler, GrainCorp, by American agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has brought into stark focus the issue of foreign ownership of Australian businesses. The federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey, will decide by mid-December whether to allow the takeover to take place, caught as he is between growing concerns…

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CANBERRA OBSERVED: Abbott government still cool towards the media

UncategorizedNovember 23, 2013

Tony Abbott has adopted a new way of dealing with the media that is more professional and businesslike, but there are dangers for the government in being too distant. The Abbott government’s relationship with the media was never going to be a close one. With some exceptions, media commentators and the Canberra Press Gallery were…

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LIFE ISSUES: Dr Nitschke promises death facility for Adelaide

LIFE MARRIAGE & FAMILYNovember 23, 2013

Founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International, Dr Philip Nitschke, can’t seem to let a euthanasia debate go by without seizing the headlines. As the South Australian parliament winds down for the year, and with only two possible days for debate of Independent MP Dr Bob Such’s Ending Life with Dignity Bill, Nitschke says that he intends to open a clinic in Adelaide. On Thursday, November 28, SA’s parliament goes into recess and will be prorogued ahead of the March 2014 state election. Melbourne’s Herald Sun reported on November 12: “A euthanasia clinic set up in Adelaide will…

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