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COVER STORY Hazelwood closure will push up power prices in Victoria

Peter WestmoreNov 5, 20165 min read
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The foreshadowed closure of the Hazelwood power station in Victoria, which generates around a quarter of the state’s base-load power, will remove one of the…

COVER STORY Bill Shorten imposes his political will on the nation

Our Canberra ObserverOct 22, 20165 min read
COVER STORY Bill Shorten imposes his political will on the nation

For the foreseeable future same-sex marriage in Australia is on hold – ostensibly at least until after the next election. The only question now is…

COVER STORY Reaper mows down first child in the Low Countries

Paul RussellOct 8, 20164 min read
COVER STORY Reaper mows down first child in the Low Countries

Hot upon the heels of the news that the first reported case of euthanasia for a minor took place recently in Belgium, comes the news…

COVER STORY Shorten takes low road to defeat marriage plebiscite

Peter WestmoreSep 24, 20161 min read
COVER STORY Shorten takes low road to defeat marriage plebiscite

In the first week of Federal Parliament, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten introduced his own bill for a federal parliamentary vote on same-sex marriage, to defeat…

COVER STORY ‘Born that way’ far from being scientifically verified

Peter KelleherSep 10, 20168 min read
COVER STORY ‘Born that way’ far from being scientifically verified

Towards the end of August, The New Atlantis, a respected journal of science and ethics, published the report, “Sexuality and Gender”. The 143-page report examines…

COVER STORY Online census fiasco a cautionary tale

Peter WestmoreAug 27, 20165 min read
COVER STORY Online census fiasco a cautionary tale

The chaos following repeated denial-of-service attacks on the Federal Government’s online census has important messages for Australian governments that have been toying with the idea…