Theo Theophanous
Power comes with a higher bar of moral scrutiny
Justice — it is appealed to by disaffected peoples, by minorities rediscovering their voice in the new world of identity politics and by nations seeking to address perceived historical wrongs. …
Provoking China is not in Australia’s national interest
The federal government has given Victoria until tomorrow (10 March) to explain why its Belt and Road Initiative deal with China should not be ripped up. Power to cancel the …
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A ‘Wog’s’ argument on why Eddie McGuire is no racist
Eddie McGuire is a Broady boy. Broady boys are not racists. How do I know this? Well, I am a Broady boy. Like Eddie I grew up in Broadmeadows. Unlike …
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Albanese’s reshuffle a missed opportunity
ACCORDING to Anthony Albanese, he went for a substantial reshuffle to his frontbench to “get the most out of Labor”. True, Albanese shuffled more individuals than Scott Morrison did but …
Why political parties must have diversity in membership
In September 2009 in the midst of a review of branch stacking in the Labor Party I wrote that: “If the new cultural elite succeed in narrowing the party’s base, …
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Why Andrews govt’s economic management practices shouldn’t be compared to Labor predecessors
In 1994 while shadow finance spokesman, I wrote a paper titled “Economic and Financial Management of Victoria under Labor”. It was an attempt to look honestly at what happened under …
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Some Aged Care homes and the Federal Government must share the blame for coronavirus crisis
Victorian communities have seen their elderly suffer immensely with a large number of deaths. But before we lay the entire blame for these failures at the feet of the Andrews …
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Opinion: It’s our duty to save our elderly
People have been quick to criticise the Andrews government during this pandemic especially over quarantine processes. But these same people seem reluctant to call out the Federal Government over lack …
Life –
The cost of staying silent on Hagia Sophia
The date 24 July 2020 will go down in modern Turkish history as the day Turkey buried its founder Kemal Ataturk’s secular legacy. For Christians, the day will hitherto represent …
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Cyprus caught in a geopolitical quandary: problems and opportunities
I noted with interest the speech of the Cyprus Ambassador to Greece at The Athens of World Hellenic Interparliamentary Association which contained a message of optimism and a message of …