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Six ways to turn the Solomon Islands' youth into a long-term asset.
by Russ Grayson - Thursday, April 01, 2004

Why buy Abrams Tanks? We need to look at more appropriate options.
by Gary Brown - Wednesday, March 31, 2004

Australia should be developing Indian industries, not opposing outsourcing.
by Elizabeth Mills - Tuesday, March 30, 2004

In plain English, what’s the difference between a militant and a terrorist?
by Peter Van Onselen and Wayne Errington - Monday, March 29, 2004

The Internet: new architecture of democracy or just flashy websites?
by Martin Stewart-Weeks - Thursday, March 25, 2004

The war in Iraq was wrong because it made the war on Terror harder.
by John Quiggin - Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Is it wise to link Australia's economic and security alliances with the US?
by Daniel Flitton - Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Reacting to partial intelligence is like diagnosing cancer without testing.
by Owen McShane - Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Dignity and stoicism: the Spanish people in the wake of Europe's 9-11.
by Judith Keene - Monday, March 22, 2004

Is the Australia-India relationship gaining momentum? An observer’s view.
by Dillip Dutta - Monday, March 15, 2004

India: a new economic powerhouse without government red tape.
by Mike Nahan - Monday, March 08, 2004

Howard Dean's legacy may be a better way forward for democratic activity.
by Lance Knobel and Greg Barns - Tuesday, March 02, 2004

The Australia cricket team needs a win in India - and so do our exporters.
by Tim Harcourt - Monday, March 01, 2004

India isn't quite perfect but she has good opportunities for Australia.
by Melissa Butcher - Monday, March 01, 2004

History demands that General Wiranto be tried for war crimes.
by Gwynn Mac Carrick - Monday, March 01, 2004

The five stages of globalisation: where it came from and where it is going.
by Peter McMahon - Friday, February 27, 2004

We must support and help develop the international rice industry, or else.
by Keijiro Otsuka - Thursday, February 26, 2004

Why did the CIA change its mind about Iraq after September 11, 2001?
by Jason Leopold - Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Racism thrives in era of electronic media and 'multi-task journalism'.
by Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem - Thursday, February 19, 2004

New Zealand's humanity puts the Australian government to shame.
by Andrew Bartlett - Thursday, February 19, 2004

The government must be crazy to agree to this 'free trade' agreement.
by Elizabeth Thurbon and Linda Weiss - Tuesday, February 17, 2004

So, what difference will the Free Trade Agreement actually make to our lives?
by Jane Drake-Bockman - Tuesday, February 17, 2004

Is the opportunity cost of our FTA with the US better trade with Asia?
by Greg Barns - Tuesday, February 17, 2004

The Free Trade Agreement is about securing our trading future.
by Alan Oxley - Tuesday, February 17, 2004

The International Year of Rice is more than a call for more recipes.
by Keith Suter - Friday, February 13, 2004

Incontinent times? Australia needs to develop a unique new world-view.
by Stephen Crabbe - Thursday, February 12, 2004

Why Democrats hate Bush and the GOP: it's their hypocrisy, stupid!
by Steven Siak - Tuesday, February 10, 2004

How can some of our returned service personnel be 'aliens' in Australia?
by Andrew Murray - Monday, February 09, 2004

Increased international pressure on the occupation of Western Sahara.
by Kamal Fadel - Thursday, February 05, 2004

The difficult trilateral relationship between Taiwan, China and the USA.
by Chin Jin - Wednesday, February 04, 2004

Addressing the youth bulge is critical to lasting peace in the Solomons.
by Russ Grayson - Tuesday, February 03, 2004

Closer military ties with the US won't compromise our independence.
by Peter Jennings - Friday, January 30, 2004

How can the world's response to US foreign policy be a misunderstanding?
by Ron Huisken - Friday, January 30, 2004

The pre-Iraq War spin on inconclusive intelligence was a shameful exercise.
by Gary Brown - Friday, January 30, 2004

Israel needs to accept responsibility for some of the region's problems.
by S Ross Jones - Wednesday, January 28, 2004

Australia should proceed with the 'Son of Star Wars' project quickly.
by James Cumes - Tuesday, January 27, 2004

The U.S. Democrats need to advertise Bush's lies about Iraq: here's proof.
by Jason Leopold - Thursday, January 22, 2004

The best and worst of the U.S. and how Australia compares - Part 2.
by Andrew Leigh and Justin Wolfers - Monday, January 19, 2004

Global problems can only be solved if we all unite as humans, not nations.
by Peter McMahon - Monday, January 19, 2004

The best and worst of the U.S. and how Australia compares - Part 1.
by Andrew Leigh and Justin Wolfers - Friday, January 16, 2004

When will the left get over it? Saddam was a brutal tyrant who had to go.
by Jim Nolan - Monday, January 12, 2004

Why the 'weapons of mass deception' are a death sentence for democracy.
by Ken Macnab - Tuesday, December 30, 2003

Past tribunals tell us how Saddam's trial can be carried out legitimately.
by Andrew Byrnes and Hilary Charlesworth - Tuesday, December 30, 2003

Why Australia should concentrate on entering the East asian trade bloc.
by John Edwards - Tuesday, December 23, 2003

Christmas 2003 brings new hope for peace in the Middle East soon.
by S Ross Jones - Monday, December 22, 2003

Why do we waste our time and effort being a part of the Commonwealth?
by Allan Gyngell - Friday, December 19, 2003

It is not reasonable for homosexuals to 'be discreet' in fear for their lives.
by Jenni Millbank - Thursday, December 18, 2003

National Missile Defence: The Maginot Line of the 21st century.
by Keir Semmens - Thursday, December 18, 2003

To defend our homeland, our forces must be equipped to operate overseas.
by Des Moore - Wednesday, December 17, 2003

The Iraqis could do worse than return to being a constitutional monarchy.
by David Flint - Tuesday, December 16, 2003

Predictions of the demise of the Kyoto Protocol are just more hot air.
by Steven Guilbeault - Friday, December 12, 2003

By invading Afghanistan and Iraq, the US has only stirred up the terrorists.
by Amir Butler - Friday, December 12, 2003

Bush in Baghdad: far from honest.
by John Hickman - Thursday, December 11, 2003

The Chinese will have the USA to thank if they become a hyperpower.
by James Cumes - Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Amrozi's invocation of Khaibar says much about the terrorists' mindset.
by Mark Durie - Tuesday, December 09, 2003

Don't call the promised land Canaan: a response to critics of Israel.
by Alan Gold - Friday, December 05, 2003

This 'little nation' packs a mighty wallop on the world stage.
by Alexander Downer - Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Australia: land of sweeping plains and flexible borders needing protection.
by James Ensor - Wednesday, December 03, 2003

The revised timetable for a new Iraqi constitution seems just about right.
by Jolyon Ford and Helen Irving - Monday, December 01, 2003

The situation in Iraq has improved and will continue to get better.
by Donald Walter - Monday, December 01, 2003

Palestinian right of return has a long history of wishful thinking.
by Philip Mendes - Friday, November 28, 2003

The fearful legacy of China’s autonomy from Western influence.
by Bernie Matthews - Friday, November 28, 2003

How and when can Australia stop being the odd goose out in Asia?
by Danny Sriskandarajah - Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Money, bombs and freelance terrorism - how is it all financed?
by Mark Lawson - Tuesday, November 25, 2003

If we're fighting a War on Terror, why buy tanks and naval air power?
by Gary Brown - Thursday, November 20, 2003

Book Review: our poor self-identity hampers international relations.
by Danny Sriskandarajah - Tuesday, November 18, 2003

Can China build an economic high-rise without democratic foundations?
by Chin Jin - Monday, November 17, 2003

Continued economic growth will make this the Chinese Century.
by Phil Ruthven - Monday, November 17, 2003

A trade agreement with China could bring big rewards for Australia.
by Peter Hendy - Monday, November 17, 2003

Despite the protestors' enthusiasm, the world is better off without Saddam.
by Stephen Barton - Friday, November 14, 2003

Book review: Griffith Review: an attempt to upend the traditional order.
by Natasha Cica - Thursday, November 13, 2003

So you think it's a bit rough when you can't water the front lawn?
by Imara Savage - Wednesday, November 12, 2003

What's so great about the US being the richest country in the world?
by Steven Siak - Wednesday, November 12, 2003

Will the Chinese people allow this to become the Chinese century?
by Michael Keane - Monday, November 10, 2003

The future for the New China - the writing on the wall.
by Tony Henderson - Monday, November 10, 2003

The last respectable prejudice: Anti-Americanism in Australia.
by Brendon O'Connor - Thursday, November 06, 2003

Britain and the European Union - Australian constitutional implications.
by David Flint - Thursday, November 06, 2003

Will Australia be able to catch the fourth economic wave with China?
by Paul Keating - Monday, November 03, 2003

The Bush Administration's biggest Iraq challenge lies in the UN.
by Ron Huisken - Friday, October 31, 2003

Hanan Ashrawi's hardline views are not worthy of this peace prize.
by Peter Wertheim - Friday, October 31, 2003

Ashrawi's critics could learn plenty about justice from her life's work.
by Stuart Rees - Friday, October 31, 2003

What is the prospect for a future without fear of nuclear weapons?
by Keith Suter - Thursday, October 30, 2003

Halliburton keeps doing biz in Iran, despite fines, concerns of terrorism.
by Jason Leopold - Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Will American-style celebrity politics come to dominate in Australia?
by Peter McMahon - Wednesday, October 29, 2003

The post-modern meaning of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s victory in California.
by Gabriel Ash - Tuesday, October 28, 2003

Free speech vs free trade - why can't Australians be honest about the FTA?
by Linda Weiss and Elizabeth Thurbon - Friday, October 24, 2003

Trouble brewing in Guatemala as the world looks the other way.
by Shannan Murphy - Friday, October 24, 2003

Mr President, here is why we opposed the Iraq war and pre-emptive defence.
by 41 Labor Members - Thursday, October 23, 2003

How can we end the misery created by the global arms trade?
by Helen Mirren - Thursday, October 23, 2003

Schwarzenegger's Californian election confirms America's retreat into fiction.
by Scott Stephens - Thursday, October 23, 2003

Would the end of violence in Palestine mean the end of Israel as we know it?
by S Ross Jones - Friday, October 17, 2003

Is occupying and rebuilding Iraq the best way to spend $190 billion?
by Ross Buckley - Friday, October 17, 2003

The spectre of nuclear war comes creeping back to haunt the world.
by Peter McMahon - Thursday, October 16, 2003

The Australian government is riding roughshod over Papua New Guinea.
by Tim O'Connor - Monday, October 13, 2003

Alexander Downer's comments are not enough to strengthen the UN.
by Marianne Hanson - Friday, October 10, 2003

International co-operation can help us all prevent and alleviate fire damage.
by David Kaimowitz - Friday, October 03, 2003

The US case for war in Iraq is clouded with propaganda and misinformation.
by Phillip Knightley - Thursday, October 02, 2003

The other victims of the Bali bombing are the Balinese who are left behind.
by Natasha Cica - Thursday, October 02, 2003

Despite the doomsayers, the United Nations is still open for business.
by Keith Suter - Thursday, October 02, 2003

The supposed clash of civilisations is really about higher book sales.
by Paul White - Wednesday, October 01, 2003

The conflict of interest in development assistance
by Pierre Huetter - Wednesday, September 24, 2003

What is the real state of the union?
by Patrick Hunout and Brent Shea - Monday, September 22, 2003

Only non-violence has the power to remove terrorism from the world.
by Patty Fawkner - Friday, September 19, 2003

The world's poorer peoples have been badly let down by the Cancun failure.
by Andrew Hewett - Friday, September 19, 2003

The developing countries have only hurt their own people in Cancun.
by Alan Oxley - Friday, September 19, 2003

The Cancun standoff reflects a shift in the balance of power at the WTO.
by Ross Buckley - Friday, September 19, 2003

When will we see some realistic moves to resolve the problems in Iraq?
by Gary Brown - Thursday, September 18, 2003

Diplomacy without compromise will not solve the North Korean problem.
by John Feffer - Wednesday, September 17, 2003

The Cancun meeting will be make-or-break time for 'free trade' advocates.
by Chris Roche - Thursday, September 11, 2003

September 11 two years on - has our region woken up to terrorism at home?
by Greg Barton - Thursday, September 11, 2003

Australians need to be better educated about the developing world's reality.
by Keith Suter - Thursday, September 11, 2003

It's Groundhog Day with Tariq Ali over the West's role in Iraq.
by Jim Nolan - Friday, September 05, 2003

The Roadmap will not lead to peace while each side waits for the other.
by S Ross Jones - Thursday, September 04, 2003

Does Japan's national consciousness make it a regional ally or dangerous?
by Adam Wand - Thursday, September 04, 2003

The UN's failure to integrate Falintil veterans may cause East Timor to fail.
by Edward Rees - Tuesday, September 02, 2003

The Bush Administration must drop America's insistence on going it alone.
by Clyde Prestowitz Jr - Tuesday, September 02, 2003

How can the current decline in the status of the Union be reversed?
by James Cumes - Monday, September 01, 2003

The $6,000 solution: fixing inequality in the United States starting with kids.
by Ray Boshara - Monday, September 01, 2003

How opposing racial stereotypes combine to create anti-Arab racism.
by Ghassan Hage - Monday, September 01, 2003

Globalisation: gains and losses.
by Saul Eslake - Friday, August 29, 2003

US farmers are better prepared for a US-Aust FTA than Australian farmers.
by Ben Rees - Friday, August 29, 2003

Is G W Bush's foreign policy ethical or is it just murderous blather?
by Joe Siracusa - Thursday, August 28, 2003

Three steps toward developing non-violent responses to armed aggression.
by Stuart Rees, Ken Macnab and Wendy Lambourne - Tuesday, August 26, 2003

Never mind the human rights record, Kopassus simply cannot be trusted.
by Gary Brown - Friday, August 22, 2003

The death penalty may be final but it's not foolproof and won't stop terrorism.
by Greg Barns - Thursday, August 21, 2003

Individualism vs collective action: is there a future for the United Nations?
by Kofi Annan - Friday, August 15, 2003

The war on terror is the new Cold War and will not help bring peace.
by Ken Macnab - Thursday, August 14, 2003

Book review: people hate that self-righteous American attitude.
by Peter McMahon - Thursday, August 14, 2003

Time to pressure Morocco to abide by the UN Security Council resolution.
by Kamal Fadel - Thursday, August 14, 2003

The challenges facing a post-Taylor Liberia: stability and security.
by Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem - Friday, August 08, 2003

Forget failed states, Africa could soon become the first 'failed continent'.
by Keith Suter - Friday, August 08, 2003

Could 'Terrorism Futures' be an accurate predictor of future terrorism?
by Justin Wolfers and Eric Zitzewitz - Thursday, August 07, 2003

The benefits of helping a livestock ride out of poverty and into world trade.
by Carlos Seré - Thursday, August 07, 2003

It's time the anti-war set was called to account for its failed intelligence.
by Robert Shilkin - Wednesday, August 06, 2003

The perils of independent media taking on the government in India.
by Jane Rankin-Reid - Friday, August 01, 2003

Why the Pacific nations must all pitch in to help in the Solomon Islands.
by Rabbie Namaliu - Friday, August 01, 2003

Forget Iraq - plenty of other states are a threat with their nuclear arsenals.
by Keir Semmens - Friday, August 01, 2003

How many more bubbles can the US economy throw up before it sinks?
by James Cumes - Thursday, July 31, 2003

Violence by neglect: the Beggarbabes on the streets of Indonesia.
by Duncan Graham - Monday, July 28, 2003

Where was the reality? Manipulation and misinformation in Iraq.
by Paul Malone - Monday, July 28, 2003

CIA probe finds secret Pentagon group manipulated Iraq threat intelligence.
by Jason Leopold - Friday, July 25, 2003

The Solomons deployment may be too little and it's certainly very late.
by Gary Brown - Friday, July 25, 2003

We need to sow seeds of development, not violence, in developing states.
by Masa Iwanaga - Thursday, July 24, 2003

Unless we curtail the arms trade, we face another violent century.
by Carmen Lawrence - Wednesday, July 23, 2003

Overseas Aid: a leg-up to struggling states, or corrosive deadweight?
by Pierre Huetter - Wednesday, July 23, 2003

The science of chemical warfare has left a deadly legacy in Vietnam.
by Bea Duffield - Monday, July 21, 2003

Armed forces in the Solomons without social justice could make things worse.
by Adrian Smith - Thursday, July 17, 2003

Fasten your seat belts - it's going to be a bumpy economic ride everywhere.
by Justin Wolfers - Thursday, July 17, 2003

The subtle differences between anti-Americanism and reasonable criticism.
by Brendon O'Connor - Tuesday, July 15, 2003

The importance of the Iraqi Shi'a to US plans to form an Iraqi government.
by Rodger Shanahan - Monday, July 14, 2003

International 'realism' is a recipe for endless war and fear without limit.
by Keith Suter - Friday, July 11, 2003

The West's, and Australia's, obsession with border protection is unrealistic.
by Greg Barns - Thursday, July 10, 2003

Does Aussie culture need protection from US cultural imperialism?
by Brendon O'Connor - Tuesday, July 08, 2003

The perils of a US alliance blind to our position in the eyes of the world.
by Scott Burchill - Friday, July 04, 2003

The CIA also exaggerated the Soviet nuclear threat during the Cold War.
by Jason Leopold - Friday, July 04, 2003

Can corporate-NGO partnerships save the environment? Part 2.
by Glenn Prickett - Wednesday, July 02, 2003

Australian fishing will struggle without co-ordinated international fish policies.
by Meryl Williams - Wednesday, July 02, 2003

Africa's plight: 'We need food aid otherwise we and our children will die.'
by Andrew Hewett - Tuesday, July 01, 2003

If push comes to shove, Iranians will unite to defeat an external threat.
by Amin Saikal - Monday, June 30, 2003

How the United States' perceptions of China have changed for the better.
by Jianwei Wang - Monday, June 30, 2003

Victory Over Want proposes a road map to a better world for everyone.
by James Cumes - Friday, June 27, 2003

Big banks to the rescue of threatened forests: No loans for shady firms.
by David Kaimowitz - Monday, June 23, 2003

White House silenced expert doubts about Iraq intel 6 months before war.
by Jason Leopold - Friday, June 20, 2003

The 'intelligence failures' are a ploy to discredit the Allies' great work in Iraq.
by Robert Shilkin - Friday, June 20, 2003

Latest developments in Jerusalem pose the question: where is God in history?
by S Ross Jones - Thursday, June 19, 2003

Can Islam have a democratic future? It has a glorious past and present.
by Surin Pitsuwan - Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Were the US military really dominant in Iraq? Or were they not really tested?
by Peter McMahon - Friday, June 13, 2003

Powell denies intelligence failure in Iraq but the evidence doesn't hold up.
by Jason Leopold - Friday, June 13, 2003

Lying, conniving political 'leaders' cannot keep their jobs following Iraq.
by James Cumes - Thursday, June 12, 2003

Acceptance of a new Japanese military is growing - and other changes.
by Adam Wand - Thursday, June 05, 2003

There are a thousand ways to fold a road map but only one way to read it.
by John Ditchburn - Wednesday, June 04, 2003

New foreign aid index says little about real support for developing countries.
by Helen Hughes - Tuesday, June 03, 2003

Social cohesion must be guarded against divisive political rhetoric.
by Gwynn Mac Carrick - Monday, June 02, 2003

The US must fight a complex society to win a lasting peace in Iraq.
by Gary Brown - Friday, May 30, 2003

Despite thin intelligence reports, the US plans to overthrow Iranian regime.
by Jason Leopold - Thursday, May 29, 2003

Havachat: Free, fair or foolish? The Australian-US FTA - Day 2.
by Doug Cameron and Alan Oxley - Tuesday, May 27, 2003

Havachat: Free, fair or foolish? The Australian-US FTA - Day 1.
by Doug Cameron and Alan Oxley - Monday, May 26, 2003

The socially corrosive effects of fear and prejudice as public policy.
by Carmen Lawrence - Friday, May 23, 2003

Hitchens v Hitchens, but not what you'd expect in the battle over Iraq.
by Stephen Barton - Thursday, May 22, 2003

Free trade and its critics? No rush - but when you have a spare moment ...
by Andrew Leigh - Tuesday, May 20, 2003

An Aussie expat's view from Riyadh: lack of security, fear and uncertainty.
by Matthew Cavanagh - Monday, May 19, 2003

US VP's former company continues to break laws while profitting from terror.
by Jason Leopold - Friday, May 16, 2003

The full cost of war: body bags and budgets vs the opportunity cost.
by John Quiggin - Thursday, May 15, 2003

There is no earthly way to avoid the temper of this time between times.
by Peter Sellick - Wednesday, May 07, 2003

Freedom, democracy ... and other things the US brings to Iraqi people.
by John Ditchburn - Wednesday, May 07, 2003

A note of caution on using the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
by Ian Hassall Emma Davies - Friday, May 02, 2003

Let's not celebrate the 40 years since Indonesia took over West Papua.
by John Saltford - Thursday, May 01, 2003

IT outsourcing to India: a blessing to Indians but a problem for Australians?
by Ray Marcelo - Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Australia must not be sucked into a US-led spiral of international violence.
by Peter Mullins - Tuesday, April 29, 2003

Dealing with the military - a double edged sword for NGOs.
by Lynn Arnold - Tuesday, April 29, 2003

Rebuilding Iraq needs no interference from politically meddlesome NGOs.
by Don D'Cruz - Monday, April 28, 2003

D'Cruz's opposition to NGOs is not concerned with their effectiveness.
by James Ensor - Monday, April 28, 2003

What should form the basis for the new democratic Iraqi constitution?
by David Flint - Monday, April 28, 2003

The world cannot afford incompetent leaders in power for the wrong reasons.
by Peter McMahon - Thursday, April 24, 2003

The delicate diplomacy of delivering humanitarian aid to a war zone.
by Russ Grayson - Thursday, April 24, 2003

Possibilities for lasting peace can be seen in the ashes of the Iraqi war.
by James Cumes - Wednesday, April 23, 2003

The 7 Deadly Sins George W Bush has committed to annoy European leaders.
by Thomas Zweifel - Wednesday, April 23, 2003

Size does matter when it comes to threatening the world ...
by John Ditchburn - Friday, April 18, 2003

Why did the pundits keep claiming the military campaign was in trouble?
by Mark Lawson - Thursday, April 17, 2003

Seeing the world through a green fog helps to obscure the pink mist.
by Natasha Cica - Thursday, April 17, 2003

The accuracy of the war in Iraq's news coverage leaves a lot to be desired.
by Stephen Barton - Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Using of force against the Iraqi regime is justified to prevent a greater evil.
by Geoff Hines - Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Sending troops into conflict must be a decision for Parliament, not the PM.
by Andrew Bartlett - Friday, April 11, 2003

How to build a stable Iraq after the liberation from Saddam's tyranny.
by David Flint - Friday, April 11, 2003

Australia rightly shares US peace aims.
by Des Moore - Friday, April 11, 2003

Let's not get stuck on CO2 - other gas emissions may be easier to reduce.
by John M Reilly et al - Wednesday, April 09, 2003

I was wrong, Iraqis want the war so they can be rid of Saddam.
by Ken Joseph - Tuesday, April 08, 2003

Future world stability does not require either a US or a UN hegemony.
by Michael Lind - Tuesday, April 08, 2003

The Iraq crisis reveals a different set of animal farm relationships.
by John Ditchburn - Friday, April 04, 2003

The violence and destruction over Nigerian oil interests must stop.
by Cam Walker - Thursday, April 03, 2003

Teachers should not be permitted to spread propaganda in the classroom.
by Kevin Donnelly - Thursday, April 03, 2003

Today's ALP leaders can learn much from Labour leaders of the past.
by Mark Latham - Wednesday, April 02, 2003

The Rule of Law loses twice: in Iraq and at the Cole Royal Commission.
by Peter Lewis - Wednesday, April 02, 2003

The cost to Australia's international standing of supporting the Iraq War.
by Gary Brown - Wednesday, April 02, 2003

The fate of the UN will determine the future following the War on Iraq.
by Peter McMahon - Tuesday, April 01, 2003

How can India become an economic powerhouse after years of state control?
by Ray Marcelo - Tuesday, April 01, 2003

The innocence of student protesters - they can't see their puppet strings.
by Tim Wallace - Monday, March 31, 2003

If the US is serious about rebuilding Iraq it will give the job to the UN.
by Andrew Hewett - Monday, March 31, 2003

The awful reality of war sinks in with casualties of US and British soldiers.
by David Kemp - Friday, March 28, 2003

The application of torture - even on terrorists - cannot be morally justified.
by Chris Sidoti - Friday, March 28, 2003

You shouldn't believe everything you see - especially when there's a war on.
by Mark Lawson - Thursday, March 27, 2003

John Howard should follow Thabo Mbeki if he wants to show leadership.
by Greg Barns - Thursday, March 27, 2003

Unlike the 1938 appeasers, Tony Blair is leading Parliament, not being led.
by Stephen Barton - Wednesday, March 26, 2003

An eerie quiet descends on Jerusalem as the bombs start to fall in Baghdad.
by S Ross Jones - Friday, March 21, 2003

It is perfectly legal for the US-led coalition to enforce resolution 1441.
by Darin Bartram et al - Friday, March 21, 2003

A US-led attack on Iraq without the UN isn't legal and may be a war crime.
by Don Anto et al - Friday, March 21, 2003

The Timor Sea Treaty is less a result of bullying than poor negotiations.
by Geoffrey McKee - Thursday, March 20, 2003

The GOP Strategy: Opponent Al and Nemesis Clinton.
by Jacob Rowbottom - Saturday, March 15, 2003

Australia needs to reassess its view of extremism in south-east Asia.
by David Martin Jones and Michael Smith - Friday, March 14, 2003

While the US threatens Iraq, Israelis and Palestinians continue to suffer.
by S Ross Jones - Friday, March 14, 2003

Are the world peace marches the start of the rise of global democracy?
by Peter McMahon - Tuesday, March 11, 2003

Lots of reasons why removing Saddam is good for world peace and stability.
by Mark Lawson - Tuesday, March 11, 2003

Is war with Iraq inevitable?
by Keith Suter - Friday, March 07, 2003

The real costs of Iraqi oil and the 'Security' council's arms exports.
by Warwick McKibbin - Thursday, March 06, 2003

A real 'war on terror' would put Australia's national interest first.
by Mark Latham - Wednesday, February 26, 2003

Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz's war on Iraq began before 1998 - now it's official.
by Jason Leopold - Tuesday, February 25, 2003

Why is Australia's anti-war movement taking Chirac's word over Bush's?
by Keir Semmens - Monday, February 24, 2003

We must all work to rebuild the crumbling international consensus.
by Peter Lewis - Thursday, February 20, 2003

Some scenarios for the aftermath of a US-led invasion of Iraq.
by Peter McMahon - Tuesday, February 18, 2003

We don't expect the powers of evil and vice to fulfill pledges or keep promises.
by Saddam Hussein - Friday, February 14, 2003

After September 11 and Bali - how dangerous are scientific publications?
by Bea Duffield - Friday, February 14, 2003

What will follow the war? Getting rid of Saddam may be the easy part.
by Rory Steele - Thursday, February 13, 2003

A US-led war in Iraq would be just - but I pray it will not eventuate.
by Tom Frame - Wednesday, February 12, 2003

Howard's no warmonger but he is right to engage us in a just war against Iraq.
by Neil Brown - Tuesday, February 11, 2003

Can corporate-NGO partnerships save the environment? Part 1.
by Glenn Prickett - Friday, February 07, 2003

Australia's defence forces should build goodwill at home, not wreck it in Iraq.
by Gary Brown - Thursday, February 06, 2003

This attack on Iraq is morally wrong - and I was involved in the last one.
by Gary Stone - Thursday, February 06, 2003

Invading Iraq would amount to mass murder of Iraqi civilians.
by Carmen Lawrence - Wednesday, February 05, 2003

The Oecussi Ambeno Enclave: part of East Timor isolated inside Indonesia.
by Arsenio Bano and Edward Rees - Wednesday, February 05, 2003

How the USA lost its unquestioned place as defender of world peace.
by Paul McGeough - Tuesday, February 04, 2003

Indonesia needs to bankrupt some international timber companies.
by David Kaimowitz - Friday, January 31, 2003

Major suspects escape justice while small fish fry in East Timor.
by Gwynn Mac Carrick - Friday, January 31, 2003

America's way of war is very different from that of other Western countries.
by Nevill Meaney - Tuesday, January 28, 2003

Australian government greed and unfairness over Timor Gap oil gives Timorese just cause for complaint.
by James Ensor - Friday, January 24, 2003

Saddam has been taking Iraqi blood in exchange for oil for years.
by Jim Nolan - Wednesday, January 22, 2003

The case has not been made for Australia to send forces to Iraq - yet.
by Michael O'Connor - Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Fixing the mess in north-west Africa: mission possible.
by Kamal Fadel - Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Australia needs to reassess its view of extremism in south-east Asia.
by David Martin Jones and Michael Smith - Tuesday, January 14, 2003

Pre-emption as American policy: issues and consequences.
by Gary Brown - Friday, January 10, 2003

War in Iraq will make a humanitarian tragedy into a disaster.
by Andrew Hewett - Thursday, January 09, 2003

Australia must help with the human cost of war in Iraq, too.
by Greg Barns - Monday, January 06, 2003

The latest Defence Update reveals an inability to deal with new realities.
by Gary Brown - Saturday, January 04, 2003

Defence Update grapples with the new developments in defending Australia.
by Des Moore - Saturday, January 04, 2003

A pre-emptive strike policy: fighting war, destroying order.
by Chris Reus-Smit - Thursday, December 12, 2002

Keeping our armed forces at home is a dangerous defence strategy.
by Des Moore - Thursday, December 12, 2002

Does military history hold the key to Western ascendency?
by Stephen Barton - Thursday, December 12, 2002

Reducing poverty in south-east Asia is the key to reducing extremism.
by James Ensor - Tuesday, November 26, 2002

'Anti-globalisation' protesters are no less rational than markets.
by James Arvanitakis - Monday, November 25, 2002

Modern wars can't be based on obsolete battle plans.
by Alan Dupont - Friday, November 22, 2002

The morality of child labor.
by Sam Vaknin - Thursday, November 21, 2002

Protesters ignore the benefits of trade.
by Alan Oxley - Thursday, November 21, 2002

Fair trade versus free trade – labour standards versus double standards.
by Phil Morgans - Monday, November 18, 2002

Free trade could be fair - if those preaching it were also practising it.
by James Ensor - Friday, November 15, 2002

Making the trade system fairer.
by Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss - Friday, November 15, 2002

Australia's trade agenda balances the developed and developing worlds.
by Mark Vaile - Friday, November 15, 2002

Trade can be made free, but
by Alan Moran - Friday, November 15, 2002

Reduce demand to limit supply: the economics of hate.
by Andrew Leigh and Justin Wolfers - Tuesday, November 12, 2002

Ridding Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction and its regime will almost certainly require military force.
by Des Moore - Tuesday, October 29, 2002

NGOs: the self-appointed altruists.
by Sam Vaknin - Friday, October 25, 2002

Civilised reasons to do something about Saddam Hussein.
by Mark Lawson - Thursday, October 24, 2002

The end of the delusion.
by Robert Manne - Wednesday, October 23, 2002

We must all seek to over-ride the narcissistic imperative.
by James Cumes - Tuesday, October 22, 2002

Backyard terror has global implications.
by John Carroll - Monday, October 21, 2002

Third World anger lies at the heart of terror attacks.
by Eric Louw - Monday, October 21, 2002

Extremists on both sides of the War on Terror are fanning the flames.
by Chris McGillion - Monday, October 21, 2002

From the carnage in Bali, a new partnership may be possible.
by Terry Flew - Friday, October 18, 2002

Terror, Poverty and Pragmatism: a perspective on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (Oct 17, 2002).
by Noel Preston - Tuesday, October 15, 2002

Coffee farmers face crisis.
by Andrew Hewett - Monday, October 14, 2002

The final words on the East Timorese language choices.
by Geoffrey Hull - Friday, October 11, 2002

The article by Alfred Deakin and the reply from Geoffrey Hull deserve comment.
by Sean Foley - Thursday, October 10, 2002

Never Mind the New Athenians – It’s the Old Athenians you have to be wary of.
by Roland Stephens - Thursday, October 10, 2002

The UN World Summit for Sustainable Development was a wasted opportunity to help the poor.
by Andrew Hewett - Tuesday, October 08, 2002

Who really bombed the Kurds?
by George Thomas - Tuesday, October 08, 2002

The other September 11.
by Troy Duncan - Thursday, September 26, 2002

Who dares to be the New Athenians?
by Stephen Barton - Wednesday, September 25, 2002

Portugese is not being forced onto East Timor as the official language despite claims to the contrary.
by Geoffrey Hull - Sunday, September 22, 2002

East Timor's administrative teething troubles.
by Alfred Deakin - Thursday, September 19, 2002

Amina Lawal - another woman facing death by stoning.
by Amnesty International - Sunday, September 15, 2002

Alternative global visions.
by Peter McMahon - Sunday, September 15, 2002

The US must work with its allies for genuine improvements in Iraq.
by Greg Barns - Sunday, September 15, 2002

The prospect of war in Iraq is a test of real leadership.
by David Flint - Sunday, September 15, 2002

The rhetoric of the war on Iraq is not supported by the facts of the matter.
by Stephen Senise - Sunday, September 15, 2002

Rice Research and Biotechnology.
by William Padolina - Friday, August 30, 2002

A Nobel Peace Prize for George W. Bush?
by James Cumes - Tuesday, August 27, 2002

Who owns the food of the poor?
by Ron Cantrell - Thursday, August 22, 2002

The economic reality of tit-for-tat destruction begins to hit home.
by S Ross Jones - Thursday, August 15, 2002

Appeasing Morocco is destablising north-west Africa.
by Kamal Fadel - Thursday, August 15, 2002

In praise of the pax Americana.
by David Flint - Thursday, August 15, 2002

East Timor's future prosperity depends on educating her young today.
by Sharon Tickle - Thursday, August 15, 2002

America against the world? Why don't we listen anymore?
by Clyde Prestowitz Jr - Tuesday, July 30, 2002

Update: Silenced Israel.
by S Ross Jones - Monday, July 15, 2002

The problem of people smuggling must be solved at its source.
by Helen Hughes - Monday, July 15, 2002

Doing business with East Timor.
by Alexander Downer - Monday, July 15, 2002

East Timor and rigged trade rules.
by Jeff Atkinson - Wednesday, June 26, 2002

The US Farm Bill is the latest duplicity in American
by James Ensor - Monday, June 24, 2002

Reduce super taxes now to prepare for the baby boomers' retirement.
by Philippa Smith - Saturday, June 15, 2002

The Israeli military are denying basic human rights in Jerusalem.
by S Ross Jones - Saturday, June 15, 2002

The Future of East Timor.
by Alan Dupont - Saturday, June 15, 2002

Tainted Jakarta lobby left stranded by history.
by Scott Burchill - Saturday, June 15, 2002

The International Criminal Court will strengthen Australia's global standing.
by Andrew MacLeod and Greg Barns - Saturday, June 15, 2002

No Indo-Pak nuclear war after all!
by George Thomas - Saturday, June 15, 2002

The OECD must live up to its obligations to the developing world.
by James Ensor - Saturday, June 15, 2002

In Defence of the 'Pacific solution' - part 2.
by Ken Parish - Saturday, June 15, 2002

We can feed the world; here's how.
by Norman Borlaug - Tuesday, May 28, 2002

The Old Men of Israel and Palestine must go.
by David James - Wednesday, May 15, 2002

Australia must let go of the Queen mother and the past she represented.
by Greg Barns - Tuesday, April 30, 2002

Helping Koizumi out of the box.
by Clyde Prestowitz Jr and Ed Lincoln - Monday, April 15, 2002

Social progress requires vision.
by Michael Albert - Friday, March 15, 2002

Disturbing the planet and blaming the mess on others.
by John Chuckman - Friday, March 15, 2002

Bombing Terrorism.
by George Thomas - Friday, February 15, 2002

Defence budget problems can be solved by a simpler structure.
by Mark Drummond - Wednesday, January 30, 2002

Australia's role in nuclear disarmament.
by Gino Mandarino - Tuesday, January 15, 2002

Was it legal? The Howard Government’s handling of MV Tampa.
by Binoy Kampmark - Tuesday, January 15, 2002

The other humans who pay for the death penalty.
by Kirsten Edwards - Saturday, December 15, 2001

Environmental issues should have a global policy focus.
by Shane Rattenbury - Saturday, December 15, 2001

The human rights of asylum seekers must be restored immediately.
by Caroline Green - Saturday, December 15, 2001

Australia as a good international citizen.
by Keith Suter - Saturday, December 15, 2001

Defence - not top of Howard's agenda.
by Michael O'Connor - Saturday, December 15, 2001

New values desperately needed.
by Greg Barns - Thursday, November 15, 2001

Commentators out of touch on refugees.
by David Flint - Thursday, November 15, 2001

The US media-led war on words.
by Troy Duncan - Thursday, November 15, 2001

Can existing institutions address globalisation and poverty?
by Trevor Rogers - Monday, October 15, 2001

The United Nations Charter requires the USA to protect human rights in Afghanistan.
by Patrick Byrt - Monday, October 15, 2001

The causes and consequences of the assault on the USA.
by George Thomas - Tuesday, September 25, 2001

Six lessons I've learned since the September 11 attack on the WTC.
by Josh Szeps - Monday, September 24, 2001

Recovering Japan's wartime past - and also the USA's.
by Steven Clemons - Saturday, September 15, 2001

NGOs and Corporate Power: is there a win-win solution?
by John Braithwaite - Saturday, September 15, 2001

A very bad day at the Racism Conference.
by Susan Harris - Monday, September 10, 2001

Book review: A Dirty Little War.
by Sam de Silva - Wednesday, August 15, 2001

Australia's globalisation challenge.
by James Ensor - Wednesday, August 15, 2001

Potatoes - imported.
by Gillian Brown - Wednesday, August 15, 2001

Will our global obligations survive the anti-globalisation movement?
by Trevor Rogers - Wednesday, August 15, 2001

Setting the record straight: free trade, NGOs and the WTO.
by David Robertson - Wednesday, August 15, 2001

Benefits and challenges of globalisation.
by Peter Costello - Wednesday, August 15, 2001

What is globalisation? Fact vs fiction.
by Saul Eslake - Wednesday, August 15, 2001

Global trade is currently neither free trade nor a level playing field.
by James Ensor - Wednesday, August 15, 2001

The focus on globalisation reflects growing opposition to its effects.
by Peter McMahon - Wednesday, August 15, 2001

The Serbian people want to bring Slobodan Milosevic to justice first.
by Vladimir Sukalovic - Sunday, July 15, 2001

Machiavellian-Athenian morality and the question of justice for Milosevic.
by George Thomas - Sunday, July 15, 2001

British Labour's second landslide?
by George Sumner - Friday, June 15, 2001

Bush, the Europeans, and missile defence.
by Philip Gordon - Friday, June 15, 2001

There is a fate worse than the death penalty in the US.
by Kirsten Edwards - Tuesday, May 15, 2001

Stemming the backlash against globalisation.
by Carol Graham - Monday, April 30, 2001

Bitter medicine: why the developing world can't get drugs.
by Mary Moran - Sunday, April 15, 2001

Millions of lives should take priority in South Africa.
by James Ensor - Sunday, April 15, 2001

A question of balance: the overconsumption and unavailability of internationally controlled drugs.
by Harmid Ghodse, Jacques Franquet and Herbert Schaepe - Sunday, April 15, 2001

TRIPS: protecting intellectual property or putting profits before people?
by Louise Sylvan - Sunday, April 15, 2001

Ten ways to make globalisation more democratic.
by Duncan Kerr - Sunday, April 15, 2001

It's not like the old days – elections are no fun when you're in office.
by George Sumner - Thursday, February 15, 2001

The global right rears its head in more than one location.
by George Sumner - Thursday, February 15, 2001

Britain’s Brand obsession.
by George Sumner - Monday, January 15, 2001

W’s the winner – but why?
by George Sumner - Friday, December 15, 2000

Vote buying in America: who benefits?
by Andrew Leigh - Thursday, November 30, 2000

The fuzzy math in the aftermath: vote counts and court battles for the US presidency.
by George Sumner - Wednesday, November 15, 2000

Ivy League Professors make the most of US Constitutional Crisis.
by Kirsten Edwards - Wednesday, November 15, 2000

Life in a Western Saharan refugee camp.
by Lyn Allison - Wednesday, November 15, 2000

Gotov Je (He's Finished)! Part 3: the final part ... so far.
by Vladimir Sukalovic - Wednesday, November 15, 2000

GOTOV JE (He's Finished)! Part 2.
by Vladimir Sukalovic - Tuesday, October 31, 2000

Things that make you go hmmm . . . part 2: the missing link.
by Kirsten Edwards - Tuesday, October 31, 2000

GOTOV JE (He's Finished)! Part 1.
by Vladimir Sukalovic - Sunday, October 15, 2000

Democrat or Republican: A high-stakes contest?
by George Sumner - Sunday, October 15, 2000

Things that make you go hmmm part 1: sex, politics and idealism in elite America.
by Kirsten Edwards - Sunday, October 15, 2000

Just doing it: Jim Keady vs Nike.
by Jim Keady, Leslie Kretsu and Mike Pierantozzi - Friday, September 15, 2000

Globalisation is opposed through ignorance: let's keep it factual.
by David Robertson - Friday, September 15, 2000

The debate debate.
by George Sumner - Friday, September 15, 2000

Battling for the center in L.A. and Philly.
by George Sumner - Tuesday, August 15, 2000

Is the nation-state obsolete?
by Michael Lind - Tuesday, August 15, 2000

Mining: When will the scandals stop?
by Jeremy Hobbs - Saturday, July 15, 2000

Picking a President: style or substance?
by George Sumner - Saturday, July 15, 2000

Australia must ensure that Asian Development Bank is Accountable.
by Jeremy Hobbs - Friday, June 16, 2000

Candidates Get Candid: Personal Matters In Public View.
by Jacob Rowbottom - Tuesday, May 16, 2000

Tales from the Welfare Jungle in the Good Ol' USA.
by Kirsten Edwards - Wednesday, April 19, 2000

Senate Race In Massachusetts: The Confessions of Kennedy’s Challenger.
by Jacob Rowbottom - Wednesday, April 19, 2000

Wake Up Independents: McCain’s No Moderate.
by Jacob Rowbottom - Wednesday, March 01, 2000

Londoners Struggle To Find Their Own Giuliani.
by Jacob Rowbottom - Wednesday, March 01, 2000

New Hampshire
by Michael Lee - Wednesday, February 09, 2000

American Links.
by Michael Lee - Sunday, January 30, 2000

Death by misadventure: the death penalty in America.
by Kirsten Edwards - Thursday, January 20, 2000

Sham or real democracy?
by Moonis Ahmar - Monday, November 15, 1999

Tony Blair's Bornemouth Speech.
by Tony Blair - Friday, October 15, 1999

The Last
by Vladimir Sukalovic - Tuesday, June 15, 1999

About War and Peace
by Vladimir Sukalovic - Saturday, May 15, 1999

NATO and international law.
by George Thomas - Saturday, May 15, 1999

The case against Saddam Hussein
by Tony Blair  - linked 26/9/02

We can love what we are without hating what - and who - we are not
by Kofi Annan - linked 15/01/02

Spreading the wealth
by Dave Dollar and Aart Kraay - linked 15/01/02

The mirage of progress
by Mark Weisbrot - linked 15/01/02

Good and bad terrorism?
by Joanne Mariner - linked 15/01/02

Is the value of the US dollar harming the global economy?
Special feature from the Economic Strategy Institute - posted 30/8/01

Globalization from below
by Jeremy Brecher and Tim Costello and Brendan Smith - Linked 15/1/01

The CATO Institute film on the consequences of NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia

The Third Way
by Gerard J DeGroot (Christian Science Monitor) - posted here 16/6/00

Reform in Iran
by Ignacio Ramonet (Le Monde Diplomatique) - posted here 15/3/00

The Pussy Whipped Princelings of the Press Corps
by Camille Paglia (Salon) - posted here 15/3/00

Israel and Syria on the brink of peace
by Alain Gresh Le Monde Diplomatique - posted here 15/2/00

Petition to Release Kosovar Political Prisoners in Serbia
by November/December

Still another Last Chance for Pakistan
by Stephen P. Cohen Chicago Tribune - posted 24/10/99

Report of Margaret Thatcher's Speech to Conservative Party Conference
by BBC (Link)

YU to Graham!!
byVesnai Baki - posted May/June

A witness to War
by Paul Watson - posted May/June

Not such conventional weapons
by Christine Abdelkrim-Delanne - posted May/June

 
 

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