Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States has been the only nation capable of exercising global military power. The US continues to exercise a stabilising influence over a number of potential flash-points around the world, including the Taiwan Straits, the Persian Gulf and in parts of South America. US military power –…
By the end of April, the new government-owned Kiwibank will have established half of its projected 300 branches around New Zealand, as the new bank moves to become a major player in the NZ banking system, most of which is foreign-owned. Established by the Government as a New Zealand Post offshoot, Kiwibank is targeting the…
The massive election victory secured by independence hero and former guerrilla leader, Jose “Xanana” Gusmao, in East Timor’s first presidential election, will act as a brake on the Fretilin-controlled government after independence on May 20. Gusmao’s win was expected, but the margin of his victory was uncertain after Fretilin attempted to sabotage him during the election campaign. In fact, he secured over 82 per cent of the vote, compared to some 17 per cent for Francisco Xavier do Amaral, according to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Both Gusmao and Amaral are former leaders of Fretilin, but broke with the organisation…
The Prime Minister’s decision, taken in conjunction with State Premiers, to permit human embryo experimentation while banning human cloning, takes Australia down the slippery slope by permitting destructive experimentation on the most defenceless of human beings. It is instructive to look at the history of government attempts to regulate the medical scientists over the past…
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