Australia
One term of Tony will be good for the country

One dire and dismal term of Tony Abbott may be just the medicine to make Australians remember the ...  
The nationalism wedge

The Abbott Government is transparently using nationalism to drive a conservative political agenda ...  
Fighting bushfires: Lessons from Remembrance Day (Part 2)

Australia must learn from the Diggers and treat firefighting like war, says Captain Graham Bates ...  
Fighting bushfires in Australia: Lessons from 1918

Bushfires are causing Australia unsustainable losses in lives and assets, much of it preventable ...  
Order of Demerit

Awarding John Howard with an Order of Merit has diminished a once prestigious honour, says senior ...  
Elitist monarchy doesn't stand up to scrutiny

The royal family inherit positions of power and privilege in our system — yet escape any mean ...  
Indigenous Australians require recognition

    Rodger Hills   Indigenous people are not a minority in the community, says ...  
Reconciliation and national unification

    Brad Webb   Only by a true recognition of indigenous Australian ...  
The un-Australian constitutional monarchy

    David Gibson says that our constitutional monarchy, or rather the fact that we have ...  
John Curtin and Australia’s changing attitude towards the monarchy

    John Curtin played a formative part in Australia's developing nationhood and rel ...  
Wattle Day - our land's birthday

  Wattle Day is celebrated annually on the first day of spring, 1st September and is a far ...  
Southern Pacific Poms

    Australia has its own identity, there is no question of that. What it doesn't hav ...  
Republic! Australia's test of maturity

  The following is the text of Professor Patrick McGorry's speech to the National Rep ...  
Australian of the year says: “Grow up, Australia!”

    Professor Patrick McGorry, 2010 Australian of the Year The Australian of ...  
The institution of monarchy is the problem

  [caption id="attachment_1302" align="alignright" width="150"] Benjamin Jones[/caption] ...  
John Boston: royalty can't beer it

  [caption id="attachment_1250" align="alignright" width="150"] Dr Glenn A. Davies[/capti ...  
Flint wants titles

    Professor David Flint is so rusted onto yesterday he is again banging on about ...