Rowland Croucher
Syria’s Persecuted Christians
West must act decisively to protect Syria’s persecuted Christians JIM WALLACE THE AUSTRALIAN MAY 28, 2013 THE hardest test of foreign policy is not its intersections at the lofty geopolitical level but where it inevitably affects ordinary people, and nowhere is this test as difficult as in the Middle East. As I visited the area […]
Winter: I like it!
Winter, it’s a wrap BERNARD SALT THE AUSTRALIAN JUNE 01, 2013 Illustration: Sturt Krygsman Source: The Australian THERE are two types of people in this world. Those who like summer and those who like winter. I like winter. In fact, I am president of the Melbourne chapter of the Winter Appreciation Society. Let it be known throughout […]
When hope’s a delusion
RUTH OSTROW THE AUSTRALIAN JUNE 01, 2013 I READ an interesting term recently, “toxic hope”. An article on the website abusesanctuary.blogspot.com.au by US social worker Marc Sadoff says that toxic hope is waiting for someone to change when there is no realistic reason or evidence to believe that it will happen. Although the site deals […]
Same-Sex Marriage and parenting
Return prejudice to closet when it comes to same-sex marriage and parenting DAVID TANNER THE AUSTRALIAN JUNE 01, 2013 I HAVE a good friend who is a mother of two young children. Zoe, we’ll call her, has strong morals, is principled and is a strong supporter of social justice. I doubt I have met a […]
In this Digital Age, Big Brother is watching you!
Be warned, Orwellian logic has come full circle Date October 21, 2013 Joe Nocera Our privacy has slipped away in this digital world. Protesters attend a demonstration against secret monitoring programmes Prism, Tempora, Indect and show solidarity with whistleblowers Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning and others in Berlin. Photo: Reuters In his great and prophetic novel 1984, George […]
Australia’s ties to the U.S…. be *very* cautious… (former PM. Malcolm Fraser)
Can Australia claim to be a sovereign nation? Date October 21, 2013 Malcolm Fraser The increasing American attention to the Pacific is bad news for Australians. Illustration: Jim Pavlidis. Anyone who has a sense of pride in Australia as an independent nation, as a nation that can make up its own mind, whose values are […]
British doctor accuses Syrian snipers of targeting pregnant women
PHOTO: Snipers are accused of playing ‘games’ with their victims. (Reuters: Shaam News Network, file photo) MAP: Syrian Arab Republic Syrian snipers appear to be targeting pregnant women, according to a British surgeon who has just returned from the conflict zone. David Nott, who spent five weeks volunteering at a Syrian hospital, told The Times newspaper the gunshot […]
40% of Australia’s Homeless People Have a Job
Australia’s Kleenex workers ¢â‚¬“ used for dirty jobs then thrown away On Friday in Melbourne, a coalition of activists will be demonstrating in support of the hidden army of workers with desperate lives and no job security Godfrey Moase theguardian.com, Friday 18 October 2013 The crowd at Fluro Fightback in Melbourne, protesting against job insecurity Photograph: […]
Hell: Quotes & Views…
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company. Mark Twain ~~ The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict. Martin Luther King, Jr. or The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. Dante […]
First the Islamic car, now you can’t say Allah
Date October 18, 2013 Illustration: Simon Letch. Six years ago, Proton – Malaysia’s national car maker – teamed up with carmakers in Iran and Turkey pledging to develop the world’s first ”Islamic car”. Apparently automobiles had hitherto been non-Muslims. If that’s not absurd enough, this week we learnt it’s a good thing Malaysian cars can’t […]
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