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Saudis offer Russia secret oil deal if it drops Syria
Saudi Arabia has secretly offered Russia a sweeping deal to control the global oil market and safeguard Russia’s gas contracts, if the Kremlin backs away from the Assad regime in Syria. OPEC raised production by 400,000 barrels per day to 29.7m Photo: AP By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard 27 Aug 2013 The revelations come amid high tension in the […]
Australia should ‘let go of the US’ (ex-PM Malcolm Fraser)
Australia must assert its independence or risk being dragged into conflict with China. Illustration: Jim Pavlidis You might think that Australia is a strategic independent nation, but in fact, we never have been. From our foundation in 1901 to World War II, we relied on Britain for defence. We thought the Empire, the British navy, […]
Rupert Murdoch: destroyer of ‘fair and balanced’ news reporting
Murdoch’s election coverage ‘insult to Australians’ Date August 26, 2013 Fears for democracy: British Labour MP Tom Watson.Photo: Ken Irwin Even now, Tom Watson routinely memorises the number plates of unfamiliar cars outside his house. ”To be targeted like I was – to be followed by covert surveillance specialists, to have someone try to destroy […]
Another gay teenager attempts suicide…
Just received this message from a distraught parent (some names and details changed to protect the family’s anonymity). ~~ Hi Rowland. Terry is 16. He attempted suicide for the 5th time yesterday & is fighting for his life in ICU. All because he was honest on FB a year ago & said he’s Bi then […]
Egypt: bad news for Christians as well…
Australian Christian Egyptians Mourn Deaths and Injured During Country’s Violent Rampage Posted: 17 Aug 2013 04:19 AM PDT Reposted from Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese. See here. “We who stand for 80,000 Christian Egyptians in Australia are deeply saddened by events and the tragic loss of life in Egypt on Wednesday. No matter the difference in our political or […]
Information overload
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com If ever we had a case of information overload in human history it is in these days of the world wide web. No wonder it has been coined the information superhighway. We have so much information, and knowledge beyond measure. But is it good for us? Has it […]
The Politics of Climate Change
Politicians go cold as climate issue heats up Date July 17, 2013 Peter Christoff Instead of focusing on the looming peril of climate change, Australia’s leaders have reduced the issue to counting the dollars and cents. Digital image: Judy Green. Climate change is a dangerous political issue. It has helped unseat three prime ministers and […]
Australia – egalitarian?
Egalitarianism in Australia is just a facade Date July 17, 2013 Ross Gittins The Sydney Morning Herald’s Economics Editor We call each other mates but the widening gap between rich and poor tells the real story. One thing that makes me proud to be Australian is our tradition of egalitarianism. I love living in a […]
Black Churches Divided Over Same-Sex Marriage; and the notion of a ‘gay agenda’.
Sightings Black Churches Divided Over Same-Sex Marriage by Martin E. Marty Monday | July 15 2013 Two weeks ago Sightings picked up on some lines written by the influential Evangelical-oriented author, Eric Metaxas. “Not so fast,†he wisely enough cautioned those who consider legalized, same-sex marriage to be inevitable. And yet, hours after he posted […]
The four lessons of the Arab Spring
Democracy or disorder? The four lessons of the Arab Spring By Roger Hardy Middle East analyst 15 July 2013 Some commentators are saying it was all an illusion – that the Arab Spring, which appeared to be the harbinger of democracy, has brought nothing but disorder. Others go further and argue that Arabs, or Muslims, are […]
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