Rowland Croucher
Lessons from Rwanda
Rwanda’s flashpoint is history’s turning point Date April 7, 2014 Editorial The killings in the central African republic of Rwanda began 20 years ago today. For 100 days, with appalling and systematic swiftness, the Interahamwe – militia from the ethnic Hutu majority – slaughtered at least 800,000 Tutsi men, women and children. This senseless spree, […]
Get moving: the key to health and fitness
Strong at every age Paula Goodyer April 07, 2014 Strength training now has considerable traction with the over-60s. Photo: AFR The debate is over – the key to health and fitness is to get moving, whether you are three or 73. If you still see exercise as an optional extra, not a health essential, science is finding […]
Raising GST: the best way for the Australian Government to raise more revenue
Lifting GST avoids more painful alternatives Date April 6, 2014 Peter Martin Economics correspondentSo you’re frightened by the prospect of a higher GST. You shouldn’t be. The alternatives are worse. One of them, outlined by the Treasury secretary Martin Parkinson on Wednesday, is deceptively painful. It’s doing nothing – just leaving the tax system on […]
Suicide statistics are getting worse: what can we do?
Helping people hold on to life Date April 5, 2014 Jack Heath More than 2500 people died by suicide in this country in 2012. This is deeply concerning. It is the highest number of suicide deaths in the past 10 years. Every one of these deaths is a tragedy for the person involved, and for […]
The Noah Movie: what do you make of it?
Noah story not for conservatives Thursday, April 3, 2014 By Karl Hand Russel Crowe stars in Noah. Noah Directed by Darren Aronofsky Starring Russell Crowe & Jennifer Connolly In cinemas now The self-avowed atheist Darren Aronofsky, who directed the recently released Hollywood epic Noah, called it the ¢â‚¬Å“least biblical biblical film ever ¢â‚¬ . Christian critics, such as National […]
Facial Scrubs wrecking the planet
Plastic microbeads in facial scrubs causing damage to environment Date April 6, 2014 Neil McMahon In a lather: Minute plastic beads from toiletries are making their way into the marine environment. Vanity – and our vulnerability to the power of advertising – are changing consumer habits from breakfast to bedtime, and contributing to an almighty […]
Divorcing? ‘Let’s Celebrate!’
Divorce parties all the rage as decoupling couples follow celebrities’ lead Date: April 06 2014 Angie Fox A few weeks shy of her 40th birthday back in August 2012, Sammie Black received her divorce papers in the mail and literally jumped around with elation. She was so excited, the now 41-year-old communications consultant and mother […]
Justice issues: Australia sometimes chooses to look away
US shows the way Date April 6, 2014 Daniel Flitton Senior Correspondent Australia should join the world leader in championing justice for human rights violations. Illustration: Matt Davidson Back in the days when George W. Bush would cheer on his mate John “Man of Steel” Howard, the chief aide to Australia’s foreign minister kept a […]
Nestles is buying rare clean water in poor countries to sell to the rich
Nestle vs. basic human decency Chip in $1 to stop them Rowland, Imagine being so thirsty that you drink water contaminated with raw sewage. According to the World Health Organization, over a billion people in the developing world lack access to sanitary drinking water, and 2 million people die every year as a result — most […]
Religious Persecution
Age of intolerance: the war on religion Date November 2, 2013 Barney Zwartz Religion editor, The Age. View more articles from Barney Zwartz In Somalia, al-Shabab, which slaughtered scores of people at a Kenyan shopping mall in September, has reportedly vowed to kill every Somali Christian. As Christian villager Asia Bibi languished in a Pakistani jail […]
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