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How the Murdoch press keeps Australia’s dirty secret

By John Pilger - 12 May

News Corp papers across the world propagate the myth that prejudice has no effect on the lives of modern-day Aboriginal people.

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Julia Gillard leads the march for Anzac in the 51st state

By John Pilger - 20 April

As Washington releases another wave of terror on a faraway land, the Australian prime minister is reviving the spirit of Gallipoli and preparing her country to play its old role of deputy sheriff to Uncle Sam.

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The Christchurch earthquake and the need for flexible thinking

By David Blanchflower - 03 March

As Melbourne debates the merits of the myki travel card and New Zealand recovers from disaster, some thoughts on George Osborne’s UK growth strategy.

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Australia’s Katrina moment

By John Pilger - 29 January

Corruption and the cult of the market have made a natural disaster into an outrage.

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Bored with economic ills? Let's use the Samoan solution

By Peter McHugh - 30 December

Simply scrap 2012 and move to 2013 where things can only get better.

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Wake up to the real refugee issue, Australia

By Grace Jennings-Edquist - 20 December

The problem in this debate is not people smuggling.

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Brisbane under water

By Nicholas Fearn - 27 January

Rain, hail and toxic sludge – this Briton picked a bad time to move to to Queensland.

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The NS Interview: Helen Clark, head of the UN Development Programme

By Jon Bernstein - 14 January

“I had more power before but I’ve got more influence now”

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How fences could save the planet

By Mark Stevenson - 13 January

As politicians get bogged down in debating complicated strategies to fight climate change, Mark Stevenson meets an Australian accountant with an amazingly simple idea.

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