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Alex Schlotzer at ‘Share the Spirit’ Alex Schlotzer at »

27/01/2010 Contributing regional editor Alex Schlotzer interviews attendees of the Australia Day "Share [...]


Share the Spirit 2010 Share the Spirit 2010 »

By Alex Schlotzer Yesterday (Tuesday, 26 January) was Australia Day. It's the day that [...]


The Art of Happiness (Part Two) The Art of Happiness (Part »

     By Simon Hukin: The odd boy lay down by the football field; took out a slim volume of Mallarme... [...]


Opinion

Opposition in a Special Kind of Wilderness

Opposition in a Special Kind of Wilderness

By Alex Schlotzer The Liberal/National Opposition's Tony Abbott, Julie Bishop and Eric Abetz, joined by Finance spokesman Barnaby Joyce, are seemingly carrying out a successful formula for losing the next election.  The cute "in your face" attempts by these inept politicians (throw in Jamie Briggs and Alex Hawke for good measure as well) to [...]

The state of electronic civil disobedience in Australia: 2010

The state of electronic civil disobedience in Australia: 2010

By Alex Schlotzer Analysing and presenting an account of Australian electronic civil disobedience (ECD) has become somewhat of a yearly series for me, having written something like this for the last 5 years. In the past year there has been a significant increase in the level and sophistication of online activism in Australia though [...]

Election Fever and Abbott’s Angle

Election Fever and Abbott’s Angle

By Alex Schlotzer February in Australia and the political year has truly kicked off in excellent style after 6 weeks off during the end-of-year festive season. With only a couple of days since federal politicians returned to Parliament for the start of the sitting year, so far we’ve seen a deluge of hot air and rubbish from the Tories, [...]

Everything Is Just What It Is – Part V

Everything Is Just What It Is – Part V

By Jon Moore: We are a Pleistocene species living in the Holocene so we must use the sapiens in Homo sapiens to make full use of this unusual situation. The greatest of our skills is our ability to think. This is prescribed to some extent by our Pleistocene heritage but also supported by its curious origin. Of the many theories purporting to [...]

Altona By-election Brief

Altona By-election Brief

By Alex Schlotzer: Australians will head to the polls for a federal election sometime later this year and until the exact date is to be announced decided, any number of theories and speculative guesses abound. However political junkies will also no doubt be aware that this year will also see three state elections, with South Australia and [...]

Preview: The Regional Political Landscape in 2010

Preview: The Regional Political Landscape in 2010

By Alex Schlotzer While post-Australia Day is really when the regional “political” year cycle begins in Australia, there has already been a great deal of regional debate and analysis. Adding to some helpful electoral analyses by Antony Green and Possum Pollytics, I'm going to add some more discussion devoted to the coming year's political [...]

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Finding the Facts About Asylum Seekers

By Rich Bowden Two researchers from Western Australia's Murdoch University have joined to dispel the myths and misconceptions surrounding those seeking [Read More]


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Alex Schlotzer at ‘Share the Spirit’ Alex Schlotzer at »

27/01/2010 Contributing regional editor Alex Schlotzer interviews attendees of the [...]


RNZ Interview With Damian Baker RNZ Interview With »

Radio New Zealand International Don Wiseman recently interviewed Damian Baker, co-founder [...]


Interviews With Bougainville Residents Interviews With »

Damian Baker's interviews with Mekamui and local Bouganvillians about the effects of the [...]