Opinion
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Russia and China: Fighting on two fronts
Luciano Bosso recently wrote, “Answers to complex questions often have to be sought in the classics” to which we can add, to understand war and strategy, one must read and …
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The grief of losing a pet is very real
We lost our dog Leo on 4 May, 2022. Leo the Jack Russel gave us fifteen years of unconditional love. He fit in the palm of my hand when I …
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Paper tigers: Many once safe Liberal and Labor seats have dwindled
Something changed on the weekend and it was not just a government. The results, right across much of this country, sent a strong message to the major parties. Traditional Liberal …
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Vangelis – as Thucydides once said “The whole earth is the sepulcher of famous men”
An Argonaut of the Cosmos, Vangelis Papathanassiou departed from this life, a modern Jason from the land of the Argonauts of “little Greece”. A land which has given birth to …
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Paper tigers: Many once safe Liberal and Labor seats have dwindled
Something changed on the weekend and it was not just a government. The results, right across much of this country, sent a strong message to the major parties. Traditional Liberal …
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Minimum wages and wage growth in Australia: The role of politics
Minimum wages have become an important issue in the 2022 Federal Elections. Back in early 1980s, Economics 101 was telling us that increasing minimum wages would most likely lead to …
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So much more to do to build a stronger future
At the start of the campaign, the first thing I said is that I love Australia. It’s a love shared by Australia’s multicultural communities – so many of whom I …
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Cutting through the hubris, ideologies, records and promises to decide?
Three days prior to the 2019 election I wrote that the choice was between a salesman, Scott Morrison, and a visionary, Bill Shorten. Australians decided to vote for Morrison and …
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Five things the next government should do
As we grind our way through the final week of the federal election, many voters are still making up their minds. While the polls indicate the election is there for …
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The Greek Genocide and the recognition of the mass crime
With the advent of the disintegration phase of the Ottoman state in the late 19th century, with the Neo-Turkish movement in 1908 and the coalition of the nationalist movement of …