politics

Listen up! Ms Gillard and Messrs Rudd, Abbott, Shorten, Turnbull et al:

Aborigines sorted conflict between male and female leaders a long time ago with a tradition of joint leadership. Clearly the empowerment of women has left the Parliament of Australia adrift in unchartered waters. When will you deign to listen to those with experience?

Canberra needs to get ready for a new way of doing things. The experiment with women in power worked. Joint leaders, women's and men's legislatures.

philip

As the United Nations Climate Conference take place, thousands of environmental activists and campaigners head to Cancun, Mexico, some to take part in open protests others to participate in the alternative grassroots Global Forum for Life and Environmental and Social Justice.

Stop the War Coalition today said the charging of three Australian commandos over last year’s killing of six Afghan civilians, including children, sheds light on the reality of this nine-year war – a war in which no-one knows how many Afghans have been killed.

News that the International Criminal Court was likely to lay war crimes charges if the commandos were not brought to book underscores the seriousness of the charges. Five children and a woman were killed after Australian troops threw a grenade into an Afghan home.

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Diversions nurturing indolence and supporting armchairs

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