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newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Apr 29, 2008
In her Freilich Foundation lectures in 2005, Carmen Lawrence argued that fear was a crucial factor in shaping Australian public policy under the Howard government. A recent book of specialist essays on foreign policy …
Also tagged: australian politics
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Apr 23, 2008
Entering Ben Gurion International Airport is the first. The airport’s immigration booths are no different to any other in the world, except for those who fit a racial or political profile considered undesirable by …
Also tagged: racism, israël, palestine, israel palestine, gaza, occupied territories
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Apr 7, 2008
At the nadir of Howard’s War on Terror (WOT) campaign - amid the hysterics, the $15 million fridge magnets and the witch-hunts - I flew to Canberra. read more
Also tagged: hero, civil society, australian politics
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Mar 18, 2008
The ABC Chaser comedy team will face court in Sydney in July over their testing of APEC security in September 2007. It was a performance that attracted worldwide attention. read more
Also tagged: terrorism, chaser, apec, australian politics
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Mar 13, 2008
Phillip Shenon’s new book, The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation, has shed light on the Republicans’ fumbles in the weeks and months before the Al-Qaeda attacks. But what sort of light does …
Also tagged: 9 11, intelligence, investigation, bush administration, condoleeza rice, international affairs
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Feb 19, 2008
The bungled Mohamed Haneef case cost Australian taxpayers $7.5 million. That is what AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty revealed in a Senate estimates hearing yesterday. At its peak the investigation involved nearly 475 …
Also tagged: featured, afp, anti terror, kevin rudd, civil society, sacking, mohamed haneef, mick keelty