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Religion is not responsible for people committing acts of terror in its name. This has become a crucial issue in the current debate about terrorism legislation in Australia. On the eve of the introduction of new anti-terrorist laws in Australia, it has …

Thousands of people marched across Australia to show their disapproval of the Abbott government policies introduced since the September 7 election. Australians are not new to protests, having protested the Franklin Dam, the Iraq war and other specific causes, but it seems there …

Like a hermit crab, Sydney’s Lentil As Anything branch has now taken up long-term residence in King Street, Newtown after its temporary stint at Cookies and Milk. Launched in Melbourne by Sri Lankan refugee Shanaka Fernando in 2000, Lentil As Anything operates on …

How would you feel if you or a member of your family was involuntarily detained, forced to take medication with long term side effects, exposed to physical danger and given few means of redress, all at the hands of the State? This …

“Mister! Mister!” Children run barefoot along the dusty gravel behind my motorcycle, chanting the words like they’re some kind of ritual welcome. I can’t help but smile as I pass by. It always amuses me that gender gets lost in translation. Perhaps if …

Like the prospect of a giant meteor disintegrating Earth, climate change used to be one of those issues too abstract to consider changing your lifestyle for. But the recent media portrayal of extreme weather events has put environmentalism back on the map. …

Last week’s attack on Al Shifa hospital, where nearly 2,000 people are sheltering, demonstrates how civilians have nowhere safe to go and shows the current difficulties of providing emergency aid in Gaza. Gaza/Jerusalem/Paris, 29 July 2014 – The international medical organisation Médecins Sans …

As we climb to the top of the leader board of the fattest nations in the developed world, should we tax junk food or do we need to transform the food philosophies of the populace toward the 21st century foodies? A weekly food …

  When protestors took over ABC’s Q&A program in early May, chanting the rhythmic slogan “no cuts, no fees, no corporate universities”, Education Minister Christopher Pyne couldn’t stop himself from bursting into laughter. It was as though Pyne thought the concerns of …

In August 2013, the official Board of Studies home schooling registration package was updated to reflect changes to the NSW curriculum, potentially restricting how and what home schoolers are able to teach. The case will be reviewed in parliament in August, in …