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The stereotypical Australian is plain-speaking, fun-loving and optimistic, but lately the country has taken some knocks, including a devastating drought

Rudd was a safe bet

Rudd was a safe bet

Peter Wilby on Australian voters and the vision thing

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Rudd ends opposition years

Labor is back in power in Australia, but Frank Bongiorno questions, amid post-poll euphoria, how much this is continuity or Kevin Rudd's 'new page'

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Move over Howard

Kevin Rudd is poised to become Australia's new PM this weekend, ending nearly 12 years of John Howard's rule

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Still the lucky country

Still the lucky country

Julianne Schultz introduces a special report on Australia - a nation anxious to recover its old confidence and flair

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No more victims

No more victims

Indigenous people must stop expecting help from others and start taking responsibility, argues Noel Pearson, a leading Aboriginal lawyer

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A pretty determined bastard

A pretty determined bastard

A studious Christian who speaks fluent Mandarin is an unlikely political hero. But Kevin Rudd looks set to be next prime minister.

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Over here

Over here

There are thought to be some 200,000 young Australians in London. But why on earth would they leave the sun, surf and easygoing lifestyle of their homeland?

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Fidel Castro

The last revolutionary

The last revolutionary

Steve Richards

On Tory policy

Our future in their hands

Science

Religion and Darwin

Since the dawn  of time

James Macintyre

Miliband's dilemma

Brussels is back with a vengeance

Will Self

On Oscar Wilde

Where the Wilde things are

Film review

Bright Star

Bright Star (PG)

Books

Paul Auster

Invisible

Interview

Alain de Botton

The Books Interview: Alain de Botton

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