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When did we get so lazy?
When did Australians get so lazy? I don’t mean doing less demanding jobs, taking more sickies, walking less, being TV couch potatoes or even getting other people to do our thinking for us. I mean, when did we change from being independent, problem solving, effort admiring, go-out-of-our-way-to-help-people people? We still bask in the rosy glow of bush heroes portrayed in movies starring Chips Rafferty and Jack Thompson, Hugh “Australia” Jackman and even Paul “Crocodile Dundee” Hogan; men … Read entire article »
Clouds of war gather over the Internet
The Internet is approaching a crisis. Authoritarian regimes censor and manipulate it to suppress dissent, western governments pursue online whistleblowers and Wikileakers, big business wants to track consumers’ every move. Supposedly liberal governments from the United States to Australia have proved as eager as their conservative predecessors to constrain it. And the media? They have largely been silent, uninterested, distracted or disempowered by the rapid collapse of the “free Internet” dream. Government of any kind has … Read entire article »
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Australia failed to score – so what?
Losing the bid to host the 2022 World Cup may seem like the end of the world to Australian soccer fans, but as the teeth grinding and recriminations slowly fade, the rest of the nation issues a collective sigh of relief. Those uninterested in football – Australia still doesn’t know what to call “the world game” – will be relieved on several fronts. Of course many will tut-tut at the unfairness of the process and the insult … Read entire article »
Who let the racist cats out of the bag?
Attacks on Indian students in Australia — and the protests they have sparked — have given the nation another of its periodic chances to examine its credentials as a friendly, peace-loving, multicultural society. This happens every couple of years, usually prompted by dramatic headlines which most recently have ranged from anti-Lebanese riots in Cronulla to increased arrivals of boatpeople. This time the issue revolves around racism: Is Australia a racist nation or just home to a … Read entire article »
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