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COVER STORY: B.A. Santamaria: the making of a political warrior

Joseph Santamaria KCJan 21, 20061 min read
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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…

COVER STORY: HIGHER EDUCATION: Top university accused of elitism

Colin TeeseDec 3, 20051 min read
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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…

COVER STORY: CANBERRA OBSERVED: ‘A dangerous moment for our democracy …’

News Weekly TeamNov 5, 20051 min read
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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…

COVER STORY: THE WAR ON TERROR: Identifying and tackling the causes of terrorism

Dr Sharif ShujaOct 8, 20051 min read
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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…

COVER STORY: Is Canberra listening to ‘the real world’?

Peter WestmoreAug 27, 20051 min read
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The strongest political opposition to the Howard Government comes not from the Labor opposition, but from the new intake of senators.The resumption of Federal Parliament…

COVER STORY: BRAZIL: The slippery road to communist dictatorship

Augusto ZimmermannAug 13, 20051 min read
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Brazil’s governing Workers’ Party (PT), under its leader President Lula da Silva, makes no secret of its communist sympathies, writes Augusto Zimmermann.Since the early 1990s,…