Recently Penny Wong was asked, What's your vision of the best Australia can be, in the world? She replied: I have a view that foreign policy is obviously an expression of the assertion and prosecution and protection of one's national interests and values; it is also the expression of identity. Referencing Gough Whitlam she continued … Continue reading Unspoken Realities: A Comment on the Howard Era
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When opposition to the death penalty is not opposition to the death penalty
My focus isn't generally on such immediate and potentially controversial matters but recent developments in Britain cause me to consider the issue of capital punishment. I won't address the British problem directly, other than to describe the background. My interest is closer to home in matters that are and were similar. The case of Kotey … Continue reading When opposition to the death penalty is not opposition to the death penalty
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