Truth of substance abuse

The media often stereotypes drug and alcohol use to be far greater among Aboriginal people. But is substance misuse a bigger problem for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than other Australians? Drinking alcohol is well-entrenched in Australian society and many Australians also engage... More

No wonder they're coming

The release of thousands of pages of sensitive United States military logs about the Afghanistan war has revealed a lot about combat operations, civilian casualties and friendly-fire incidents. The documents released by Wikileaks, an international organisation based in Sweden that publishes... More

Will to lead change lacking

Sunday night's debate between Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott clearly demonstrated Australia's urgent need for decisive, authentic, courageous and far-seeing leaders able to escape from populism. Just three days ago I listened as a former CSIRO scientist said neither the Federal Government nor... More

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Friday, 30th July 2010

Labor working hard locally Patricia Moran, Shepparton The article ``Labor is weakened'' (The News, July 29) evoked many memories for me of campaigns dating back to 1992 when Bernie Moran commenced as local branch Labor Party secretary. The household was abuzz for the four-six weeks before election day and busy with many local members and supporters coming and going. This election is much...Full Story

Monday, 28th June 2010

Dark cloud hangs over project John Pettigrew, Bunbartha It's election madness. Both our federal and state governments have just endorsed and supported a project ``transforming'' brown coal into a black coal equivalent for export from... Full Story.

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