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The man who threatened Rome
The Global Atheist Convention - which begins in Melbourne today - suggests more and more of us are non-believers. The story of renegade Catholic priest Peter Kennedy suggests a failure of organised religion to remain open to change is part of the problem. more
The Army can do it, why can't Minister Macklin?
The work being carried out by the Army provides a stark comparison to the disgraceful amounts of money being wasted by the Government in tackling Indigenous housing.
Weekly wrap: The elephant in the womb
Zombie elephants, state visits, subsidised child-rearing and menacing homosexuals...they all faded into irrelevance with the tragic news that Michael and Lara couldn't work it out.
Different war, same mistakes
For those of us who lived through the pain, dishonesty and frustration of the war in Vietnam, Afghanistan is shaping up as a passable recreation.
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C'mon Tony, spit it out
Tony Abbott needs to get himself some, tcha, intensive speech therapy. Pronto. more
Equal pay for equal work
Bridging Australia's gender pay gap will make us a more productive nation, but more importantly it's just the right thing to do. more
Panel beater
It's a great idea, a unique show, and has a loyal fanbase that tune in every week - so why does Q&A fall down so badly? more
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The 10 commandments of footy tipping
With the NRL and AFL seasons almost upon us, Anthony Sharwood shares some divine tips on, well, tipping.
"Never tip against thine own team...If your team’s going down, do the decent thing and go down with them."
The battle for the Left
The Greens seem like Labor's allies, but they are rivals, says Nick Dyrenfurth in The Australian.
"Labor needs to convince progressive voters that it is the party of practical environmentalism and the Greens are pantomime politicians intent upon moral grandstanding rather than addressing an existential threat to humanity..."
Smokescreen
Blaming speculators for sovereign-debt woes is misguided. The Economist says banning them would be worse.
"The sovereign-CDS debate is a smokescreen to obscure an unpalatable truth."
Biden's disastrous Israel trip
Reihan Salam, in The Daily Beast, on Biden, Israel and America's waning influence abroad.
"...President Obama is presiding over an era of diminished American influence, in which allies and rivals alike feel comfortable thumbing their noses at a White House focused above all else on its domestic priorities."
