During last November’s police raids on terrorist suspects, the identities of people who had confidentially provided information to the authorities were leaked to the media. This betrayal will make people think twice before volunteering their services, warns John Miller, a former senior intelligence officer. He says that the cause of countering terror in Australia has…
The Government should not escape taking some responsibility for the AWB fiasco. The Howard Government has been strangely and dangerously complacent about the political fallout from the AWB affair. All last year senior ministers from the Prime Minister down staunchly defended AWB executives and backed its claims that no bribes were paid and that the…
In 1937, the 21-year-old B.A. (“Bob”) Santamaria took a prominent role in Melbourne University’s famous debate on the Spanish Civil War. He created pandemonium when he uttered the rallying cry, “Long live Christ the King!” What historical events and religious convictions prompted B.A. Santamaria to take this extraordinary and controversial stand? His son Joseph…
Students at Melbourne University may be required to complete a general arts/science undergraduate degree before they can commence studying for professional or specialist qualifications, writes Colin Teese. This radical proposal will inevitably result in a decline in student enrolments, but may be necessary to prevent a threatened decline in the university’s reputation for education excellence.…
The Labor Party has deep, intractable problems, according to seasoned Labor figure, NSW Senator John Faulkner. The optimists inside the federal parliamentary Labor Party believe that a stint on the Treasury benches will fix all the current problems besetting the party. Factional warring will cease; the spoils of office will be distributed to frustrated MPs…
Islamic terrorism has struck not only countries such as Britain, which have participated in the Iraq War, but also Muslim countries which have not, such as Egypt, Turkey and Indonesia. Dr Sharif Shuja examines the origins of Islamic extremism and the possible strategies for curbing it. The July bombings in the London Underground tubes and…