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What’s happening in Korea?

What’s happening in Korea?

I love the Republic of Korea. It is a country I can visit over and over without ever tiring of its people, food, culture, or history. South Korea stands on the frontier of democracy and is technically still at war with North Korea, the communist backwater that is within striking
Zealots of the reading room

Zealots of the reading room

I didn’t really know what I was looking for, but with me that’s usually how these things begin. I was at the National Library of Australia in Canberra and in front of me were the two volumes of Manning Clark’s Select Documents in Australian History, published in 1950 and 1955.
You can’t negotiate on an empty stomach

You can’t negotiate on an empty stomach

The fall of French prime minister Michel Barnier has shocked the many New Caledonians still reeling from the economic, cultural and social damage wrought by six months of conflict across the archipelago. The collapse, and the ongoing political uncertainty in Paris, seems likely to delay crucial negotiations on New Caledonia’s
Who belongs in the Senate?

Who belongs in the Senate?

This has not been a great year for Pauline Hanson. On 1 November her actions were the subject of a lacerating judgement from Justice Andrew Stewart in the Federal Court case of Faruqi v. Hanson. Not mincing his words, the judge stated that “Senator Hanson has a tendency to make

What’s happening in Korea?

What’s happening in Korea?
I love the Republic of Korea. It is a country I can visit over and over without ever tiring of its people, food, culture, or history. South Korea stands on the frontier of democracy and is technically still at war with North Korea, the communist backwater that is within striking

Zealots of the reading room

Zealots of the reading room
I didn’t really know what I was looking for, but with me that’s usually how these things begin. I was at the National Library of Australia in Canberra and in front of me were the two volumes of Manning Clark’s Select Documents in Australian History, published in 1950 and 1955.

You can’t negotiate on an empty stomach

You can’t negotiate on an empty stomach
The fall of French prime minister Michel Barnier has shocked the many New Caledonians still reeling from the economic, cultural and social damage wrought by six months of conflict across the archipelago. The collapse, and the ongoing political uncertainty in Paris, seems likely to delay crucial negotiations on New Caledonia’s

Who belongs in the Senate?

Who belongs in the Senate?
This has not been a great year for Pauline Hanson. On 1 November her actions were the subject of a lacerating judgement from Justice Andrew Stewart in the Federal Court case of Faruqi v. Hanson. Not mincing his words, the judge stated that “Senator Hanson has a tendency to make